Title: Japanese / Yookoso.com Kanji
Tags: Joyo JLPT1 Grade8 JLPT2 JLPT3 Grade9 Grade3 Grade4 Grade5 Grade6 JLPT4 Grade2 Bushu:水 Bushu:个 Bushu:人 Bushu:化 Bushu:木 Bushu:手 Grade1 JLPT5 Bushu:心 Bushu:攸 Bushu:糸 Bushu:口 Bushu:艸 Bushu:艾 Bushu:言 Bushu:ノ Bushu:土 Bushu:日

Kanji: 茜
Back: Find more details for 茜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
madder
red dye
Turkey red
On-Yomi Reading(s): セン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あかね
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: #2422 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 蜂 蜜   [はちみつ]  [K]
(n) honey  [D] [Jisho]
- 蜜   [みつ]  [K]
(n) nectar; honey  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蜜 柑   [みかん]  [K]
(n) mandarin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 悪
Back: Find more details for 悪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bad
vice
rascal
false
evil
wrong
On-Yomi Reading(s):
アク
オ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わる.い
わる-
あ.し
にく.い
-にく.い
ああ
いずくに
いずくんぞ
にく.む
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
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: sub-human, ugly, twisted feelings are bad
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #530 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 悪い   [わるい]  [K]
(adj) bad; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 悪 戯   [いたずら]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) tease; prank; trick; practical joke; mischief  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 口   [わるくち]  [K]
(n) abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 魔   [あくま]  [K]
(n) devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 意 地 悪   [いじわる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) malicious; ill-tempered; unkind  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悪   [あく]  [K]
(n) evil; wickedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪しからず   [あしからず]  [K]
(adv) don't take me wrong, but ..; I'm sorry  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 化   [あっか]  [K]
(n,vs) (suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 口   [あっこう]  [K]
(n) abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 者   [わるもの]  [K]
(n) bad fellow; rascal; ruffian; scoundrel  [D] [Jisho]
- 善し悪し   [よしあし]  [K]
(n) good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- きまり悪い   [きまりわるい]  [K]
(adj) feeling awkward; being ashamed  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪さ   [わるさ]  [K]
(n) badness; mean mischief  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 意   [あくい]  [K]
(n) ill will; malice; spite; evil intention; bad faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 寒   [おかん]  [K]
(n) chill; shakes; ague  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 気   [わるぎ]  [K]
(n) ill will; malice; evil intent; ill feeling; distrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 賢い   [わるがしこい]  [K]
(adj) cunning; crafty; wily; sly  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 事   [あくじ]  [K]
(n) evil deed; crime; wickedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 質   [あくしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bad quality; malignancy; vicious; malignant  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 臭   [あくしゅう]  [K]
(n) stink; bad odor; stench  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 循 環   [あくじゅんかん]  [K]
(n) vicious circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 女   [あくじょ]  [K]
(n) wicked or ugly woman  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 人   [あくにん]  [K]
(n) bad man; villain  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 性   [あくせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) malignancy; virulence; malignant (cancer); pernicious (anemia)  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 天 候   [あくてんこう]  [K]
(n) bad weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 徳   [あくとく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vice; immorality; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 夢   [あくむ]  [K]
(n) nightmare; bad dream  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 役   [あくやく]  [K]
(n) villain; baddie; the villain's part  [D] [Jisho]
- 悪 用   [あくよう]  [K]
(n,vs) abuse; misuse; perversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 凶 悪   [きょうあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 悪   [けんお]  [K]
(n) disgust; hate; repugnance  [D] [Jisho]
- 険 悪   [けんあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dangerous; serious; gloomy; perilous; threatening; stormy  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 悪   [さいあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the worst  [D] [Jisho]
- 醜 悪   [しゅうあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ugliness; meanness; offensiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 悪   [ぜんあく]  [K]
(n) good and evil  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 悪   [そあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coarse; crude; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
- 憎 悪   [ぞうお]  [K]
(n) hatred  [D] [Jisho]
- 劣 悪   [れつあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inferiority; coarseness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 一 心 攸

Kanji: 旭
Back: Find more details for 旭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rising sun
morning sun
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あさひ
あきら
あき
てる
ひ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1417 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: 梓
Back: Find more details for 梓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): catalpa tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): シ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あずさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2301 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: 圧
Back: Find more details for 圧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pressure
push
overwhelm
oppress
dominate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
アツ
エン
オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.す
へ.す
おさ.える
お.さえる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: roof under pressure from earth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #718 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N2 Words
- 圧 縮   [あっしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) compression; condensation; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 圧   [きあつ]  [K]
(n) atmospheric pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 圧   [けつあつ]  [K]
(n) blood pressure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 圧 倒   [あっとう]  [K]
(n,vs) overwhelm; overpower; overwhelming  [D] [Jisho]
- 圧 迫   [あっぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) pressure; coercion; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 圧 力   [あつりょく]  [K]
(n,vs) stress; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 抑 圧   [よくあつ]  [K]
(n) check; restraint; oppression; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 圧 巻   [あっかん]  [K]
(n) highlight; best part; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 圧 勝   [あっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) complete victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 圧 倒 的   [あっとうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) overwhelming  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 圧   [かあつ]  [K]
(n) increasing pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 圧   [がいあつ]  [K]
(n) external pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 圧   [こうあつ]  [K]
(n) high voltage; high pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 気 圧   [こうきあつ]  [K]
(n) high atmospheric pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 血 圧   [こうけつあつ]  [K]
(n) high blood pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 圧   [じゅうあつ]  [K]
(n) pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 圧   [せいあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy; supremacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 圧   [だんあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) oppression; suppression; pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 鎮 圧   [ちんあつ]  [K]
(n,vs) suppression; subjugation  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 気 圧   [ていきあつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low (atmospheric) pressure; cyclone; bad temper; tense situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 圧   [でんあつ]  [K]
(n) voltage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厂 土

Kanji: 絢
Back: Find more details for 絢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): kimono design
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ジュン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2315 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: 綾
Back: Find more details for 綾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
design
figured cloth
twill
On-Yomi Reading(s):
リン
リョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1759 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: 鮎
Back: Find more details for 鮎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
freshwater trout
smelt
On-Yomi Reading(s):
デン
ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あゆ
なまず
あい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2201 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: 魚

Kanji: 安
Back: Find more details for 安 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
relax
cheap
low
quiet
rested
contented
peaceful
On-Yomi Reading(s): アン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やす.い
やす.まる
やす
やす.らか
あ
あす
あず
あっ
や
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: woman at home, resting at ease
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #144 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 安い   [やすい]  [K]
(adj) cheap; inexpensive; peaceful; quiet; gossipy; thoughtless  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 安 心   [あんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) relief; peace of mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 全   [あんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 安 定   [あんてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) stability; equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 安   [ふあん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) anxiety; uneasiness; insecurity; suspense  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 安 易   [あんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easy-going  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 安   [めやす]  [K]
(n) criterion; aim  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 安っぽい   [やすっぽい]  [K]
(adj) cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 静   [あんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 安   [ちあん]  [K]
(n) public order  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安らか   [やすらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful  [D] [Jisho]
- 安らぎ   [やすらぎ]  [K]
(n) peace; tranquility  [D] [Jisho]
- 安らぐ   [やすらぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to feel at ease  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 価   [あんか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low price; cheapness  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 楽 死   [あんらくし]  [K]
(n) euthanasia  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 芸   [あき]  [K]
former name of Hiroshima prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 住   [あんじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) living peaceably  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 上がり   [やすあがり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 心 感   [あんしんかん]  [K]
sense of security  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 全 保 障   [あんぜんほしょう]  [K]
(n) (military) security guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 打   [あんだ]  [K]
(n) safe hit (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 泰   [あんたい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) peace; security; tranquility  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 値   [やすね]  [K]
(n) low price  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 売り   [やすうり]  [K]
(n) discount; bargain sale; selling cheaply  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 否   [あんぴ]  [K]
(n) safety; welfare; well-being  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 物   [やすもの]  [K]
(n) cheap article (poor quality)  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 保   [あんぽ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) US-Japan Security Treaty; safety; security  [D] [Jisho]
- 安 眠   [あんみん]  [K]
(n) quiet sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 慰 安   [いあん]  [K]
(n) solace; relaxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 安   [えんやす]  [K]
(n) cheap yen  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 保 安 庁   [かいじょうほあんちょう]  [K]
Maritime Safety Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 安   [かくやす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheap; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 安   [わりやす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) economical; comparatively cheap  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安   [こうあん]  [K]
(n) public safety; public welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 安   [さきやす]  [K]
(n) lower future quotations  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 安 定   [ふあんてい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) instability; insecurity; crankiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 安   [へいあん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n) (1) peace; tranquility; (2) Heian era (794-1185)  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 安   [ほあん]  [K]
(n) peace preservation; security  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 暗
Back: Find more details for 暗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
darkness
disappear
shade
informal
grow dark
be blinded
On-Yomi Reading(s): アン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くら.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun goes dark, accompanied by sound
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1040 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暗い   [くらい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) dark; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 暗 記   [あんき]  [K]
(n,vs) memorization; learning by heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 抗   [ていこう]  [K]
(n,vs) electrical resistance; resistance; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 抗   [はんこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ暗   [まっくら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) total darkness; shortsightedness; pitch dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 暗い   [うすぐらい]  [K]
(adj) dim; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暗 殺   [あんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) assassination  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 算   [あんざん]  [K]
(n,vs) mental arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 示   [あんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) hint; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 議   [こうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) protest; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 争   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) dispute; resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 抗   [たいこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗に   [あんに]  [K]
(adv) implicitly  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗やみ   [くらやみ]  [K]
(n) darkness; the dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 闇   [くらやみ]  [K]
(n) darkness; the dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 雲   [あんうん]  [K]
(n) dark clouds  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 号   [あんごう]  [K]
(n) code; password  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 黒   [あんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) darkness  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 礁   [あんしょう]  [K]
(n) reef; sunken rock  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 黙   [あんもく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) tacit; implicit  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 躍   [あんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) secret manoeuvering; secret manoeuvers  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 菌   [こうきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) antibacterial; antimicrobial  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 原   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) antigen  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 告   [こうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) appeal; protest; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 生 物 質   [こうせいぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) antibiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 戦   [こうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 体   [こうたい]  [K]
(n) antibody  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 日   [こうにち]  [K]
(n) anti-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 暗   [めいあん]  [K]
(n) light and darkness; light and shade  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 欝   [あんうつ]  [K]
gloom; melanc  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 案
Back: Find more details for 案 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plan
suggestion
draft
ponder
fear
proposition
idea
expectation
bill
worry
On-Yomi Reading(s): アン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): アンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
宀 (うかんむり) – crown
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: consider plan around restful wooden table
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #206 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 案   [あん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) plan; suffix meaning draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 案 内   [あんない]  [K]
(n,vs) information; guidance; leading  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 案   [ていあん]  [K]
(n,vs) proposal; proposition; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 答 案   [とうあん]  [K]
(n) examination paper; examination script  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 案 外   [あんがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) unexpectedly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 案の定   [あんのじょう]  [K]
(adv,exp,n) sure enough; as usual  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 案   [ぎあん]  [K]
(n) legislative bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 案   [ほうあん]  [K]
(n) bill (law)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 案 件   [あんけん]  [K]
(n) matter in question; subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 勘 案   [かんあん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking into consideration; giving consideration (to); thinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 案   [けんあん]  [K]
(n) pending question; pending problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 案   [げんあん]  [K]
(n) original plan; original bill; motion; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 案   [こうあん]  [K]
(n) plan; device; idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n,vs) thought; consideration; meditation; ponder  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n) private plan; one's own plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 案   [しあん]  [K]
(n) tentative  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 案   [せいあん]  [K]
(n) definite plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 案   [そあん]  [K]
(n) draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 案   [そうあん]  [K]
(n) draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 案   [たいあん]  [K]
(n) counter-proposal; counter-suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 案   [はいあん]  [K]
(n) rejected bill (project)  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 案   [はつあん]  [K]
(n) idea; suggestion; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻 案   [ほんあん]  [K]
(n) adaptation (of story, text)  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙 案   [みょうあん]  [K]
(n) ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 案   [めいあん]  [K]
(n) good idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 案   [りつあん]  [K]
(n) draft; (rough) 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: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 宀 木

Kanji: 杏
Back: Find more details for 杏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): apricot
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
アン
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あんず
りょう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2159 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 杏   [あんず]  [K]
(n) apricot; apricot 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: 以
Back: Find more details for 以 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
by means of
because
in view of
compared with
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もっ.て
もち
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person uses plow as starting point
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #126 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 下   [いか]  [K]
(n) (1) below; under; the following; the rest; (2) and downward; less than; up to; not exceeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 外   [いがい]  [K]
(n-adv) with the exception of; excepting  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 上   [いじょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) more than; exceeding; greater than; this is all; over; above; and up; beyond; the above-mentioned; since; as long as; the end  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 内   [いない]  [K]
(n,n-suf) within; inside of; less than  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 以 前   [いぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) ago; since; before; previous  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 来   [いらい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) since; henceforth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 以 後   [いご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 以 降   [いこう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) on and after; hereafter; thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 以て   [もって]  [K]
(conj,exp) (1) with; by; (2) by means of; because; in view of  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 伊
Back: Find more details for 伊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Italy
that one
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かれ
これ
ただ
よし
いと
だ
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 9
Frequency: #703 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 会う   [あう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet; to interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社   [かいしゃ]  [K]
(n) company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 会 議   [かいぎ]  [K]
(n) meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 議 室   [かいぎしつ]  [K]
conference room; council room  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 場   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) assembly hall; meeting place; the grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 話   [かいわ]  [K]
(n) conversation  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 会   [きかい]  [K]
(n) chance; opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) church  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会   [しゃかい]  [K]
(n) society; public  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 覧 会   [てんらんかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 会   [かい]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) meeting; assembly; party; association; club  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 員   [かいいん]  [K]
(n) member; the membership  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計   [かいけい]  [K]
(n) account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning; bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 合   [かいごう]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 会   [ぎかい]  [K]
(n) Diet; congress; parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会   [こっかい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) National Diet; parliament; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会い   [であい]  [K]
(n) meeting; rendezvous; encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会う   [であう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet by chance; to come across; to happen to encounter; to hold a rendezvous; to have a date  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 会   [たいかい]  [K]
(n) convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 会   [とかい]  [K]
(n) city  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 宴 会   [えんかい]  [K]
(n) party; banquet  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 館   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) meeting hall; assembly hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 会   [かいかい]  [K]
(n) opening of a meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 会   [がっかい]  [K]
(n) scientific society; academic meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n,vs) chairmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科 学   [しゃかいかがく]  [K]
social science  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 会   [しゅうかい]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 会   [へいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) closure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 会   [え]  [K]
(n,vs) understanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 見   [かいけん]  [K]
(n) interview; audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 談   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) conversation; conference; discussion; interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) association; society; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 談 会   [ざだんかい]  [K]
(n) symposium; round-table discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n) another meeting; meeting again; reunion  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会   [そうかい]  [K]
(n) general meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 会   [めんかい]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- イエズス会   [イエズスかい]  [K]
Society of Jesus; Jesuits  [D] [Jisho]
- カトリック教 会   [カトリックきょうかい]  [K]
(n) Catholic Church  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 神 宮   [いせじんぐう]  [K]
Grand Shrine at Ise  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 丹   [いせたん]  [K]
Isetan (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 達   [いたて]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dandyism; vainglorious; showy; gallantry  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 呂 波   [いろは]  [K]
(n) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 会   [いいんかい]  [K]
(n) committee meeting; committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 師 会   [いしかい]  [K]
(n) medical association  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 動 会   [うんどうかい]  [K]
(n) athletic meet  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 期   [かいき]  [K]
(n) session (of a legislature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 年 度   [かいけいねんど]  [K]
fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 釈   [えしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) nod; salutation; greeting; recognition; bow  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 食   [かいしょく]  [K]
(n) dining together; mess  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 心   [かいしん]  [K]
(n) congeniality; satisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 則   [かいそく]  [K]
(n) society or club regulations; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 長   [かいちょう]  [K]
(n) president (of a society); chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 頭   [かいとう]  [K]
(n) society president  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 堂   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 費   [かいひ]  [K]
(n) membership fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 報   [かいほう]  [K]
(n) bulletin; report  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 式 会 社   [かぶしきがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) public company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 会   [けんかい]  [K]
(n) prefectural assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 碁 会 所   [ごかいじょ]  [K]
(n) commercial go-playing parlour  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 会 堂   [こうかいどう]  [K]
(n) town hall; public hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 聴 会   [こうちょうかい]  [K]
(n) public hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 員   [こっかいぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of National Diet; Diet member  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 事 堂   [こっかいぎじどう]  [K]
(n) (1) National Diet (Japanese parliament); (2) Capitol Hill (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) meeting; facing; confronting  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 会   [さんかい]  [K]
(n) adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会 者   [しかいしゃ]  [K]
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 会 社   [こがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) subsidiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議 会   [しぎかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 社 会   [しみんしゃかい]  [K]
civil society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 運 動   [しゃかいうんどう]  [K]
social movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科   [しゃかいか]  [K]
(n) social studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 学   [しゃかいがく]  [K]
(n) sociology  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 教 育   [しゃかいきょういく]  [K]
social education  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 資 本   [しゃかいしほん]  [K]
SOC; social capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 事 業   [しゃかいじぎょう]  [K]
social work  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 主 義   [しゃかいしゅぎ]  [K]
socialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 人   [しゃかいじん]  [K]
(n) upstanding member of society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 性   [しゃかいせい]  [K]
(n) sociality  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 的   [しゃかいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) social  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 党   [しゃかいとう]  [K]
Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 復 帰   [しゃかいふっき]  [K]
rehabilitation (in society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 福 祉   [しゃかいふくし]  [K]
social welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険   [しゃかいほけん]  [K]
social insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険 庁   [しゃかいほけんちょう]  [K]
Social Insurance Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 障   [しゃかいほしょう]  [K]
social security  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 面   [しゃかいめん]  [K]
(n) society or local news page  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 問 題   [しゃかいもんだい]  [K]
social problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 巡り会う   [めぐりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet fortuitously (poet); to meet by chance; to happen across  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) firm; company  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) inquiry; reference  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任 委 員 会   [じょうにんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) standing committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 化 社 会   [じょうほうかしゃかい]  [K]
information society  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 販 会 社   [しんぱんがいしゃ]  [K]
credit company  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 会 社   [おやがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) parent company  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 会   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n) whole assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 価 学 会   [そうかがっかい]  [K]
(n) Sokagakkai (lay organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会 屋   [そうかいや]  [K]
(n) extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別 会   [そうべつかい]  [K]
(n) farewell party  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 議 会   [そんぎかい]  [K]
(n) village assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域 社 会   [ちいきしゃかい]  [K]
regional community  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 議 会   [ちほうぎかい]  [K]
local assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 議 会   [ちょうぎかい]  [K]
(n) town council  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示 会   [てんじかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 窓 会   [どうそうかい]  [K]
(n) graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion  [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]
- 年 会   [ねんかい]  [K]
(n) conference; annual convention  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 覧 会   [はくらんかい]  [K]
(n) fair; exhibition; exposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 会   [ぶかい]  [K]
(n) section meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 科 会   [ぶんかかい]  [K]
subcommittee meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 忘 年 会   [ぼうねんかい]  [K]
(n) year-end party  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 会 議   [ほんかいぎ]  [K]
(n) plenary session; regular session  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち会い   [たちあい]  [K]
(n) presence; session  [D] [Jisho]
- 例 会   [れいかい]  [K]
(n) regular meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 合 会   [れんごうかい]  [K]
association; federation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 位
Back: Find more details for 位 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rank
grade
throne
crown
about
some
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くらい
ぐらい
ぞき
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person stands according to rank
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #276 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 位   [くらい]  [K]
(n-adv,n,suf,vs) grade; rank; court order; dignity; nobility; situation; throne; crown; occupying a position; about; almost; as; rather; at least; enough to  [D] [Jisho]
- 位 置   [いち]  [K]
(n,vs) place; situation; position; location  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 位   [たんい]  [K]
(n) (1) unit; denomination; (2) credit (in school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 位   [ちい]  [K]
(n) (social) position; status  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 下 位   [かい]  [K]
(n) low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte)  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 位   [じょうい]  [K]
(n) superior (rank not class); higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 位   [ゆうい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) predominance; ascendancy; superiority  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- どの位   [どのくらい]  [K]
(uk) how long; how far; how much  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 一 位   [いちい]  [K]
(n) first place; first rank; unit's position  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 位   [おうい]  [K]
(n) the throne; the crown  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 位   [かくい]  [K]
(n) everyone; ladies and gentlemen  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 位   [がくい]  [K]
(n) (university) degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 位   [こうい]  [K]
(n) imperial throne  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 位   [こうい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dignity; eminent; high ranking  [D] [Jisho]
- 首 位   [しゅい]  [K]
(n) first place; head position; leading position  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 位   [じゅんい]  [K]
(n) order; rank; precedence  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 位   [すいい]  [K]
(n) water level  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 位   [そくい]  [K]
(n,vs) enthronement  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 位   [ひんい]  [K]
(n) grace; dignity; grade; nobility; quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 位   [ぶい]  [K]
(n) part; position (in a whole, i.e. body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 位   [ほうい]  [K]
(n) direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 位   [ほんい]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; principle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 依
Back: Find more details for 依 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reliant
depend on
consequently
therefore
due to
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.る
よ
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
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #906 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 依 頼   [いらい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) request; commission; dispatch; (2) dependence; trust  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 依 然   [いぜん]  [K]
(adv,n) still; as yet  [D] [Jisho]
- 依 存   [いぞん]  [K]
(n,vs) dependence; dependent; reliance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 依 然として   [いぜんとして]  [K]
(adv,exp) still; as yet; as of old  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 依   [きえ]  [K]
(n,vs) devotion; (religious) conversion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 偉
Back: Find more details for 偉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
admirable
greatness
remarkable
conceited
famous
excellent
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えら.い
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
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1639 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 偉 大   [いだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) greatness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 偉い   [えらい]  [K]
(adj) great; celebrated; eminent; terrible; awful; famous; remarkable; excellent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 偉 業   [いぎょう]  [K]
(n) great enterprise; exploits  [D] [Jisho]
- 偉 人   [いじん]  [K]
(n) great man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 囲
Back: Find more details for 囲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
surround
besiege
store
paling
enclosure
encircle
preserve
keep
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かこ.む
かこ.う
かこ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: enclosure surrounds well
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #771 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 囲む   [かこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to surround; to encircle  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 囲   [しゅうい]  [K]
(n) surroundings; circumference; environs  [D] [Jisho]
- 範 囲   [はんい]  [K]
(n) extent; scope; sphere; range  [D] [Jisho]
- 雰 囲 気   [ふんいき]  [K]
(n) atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 囲い   [かこい]  [K]
(n) enclosure; paling; storage  [D] [Jisho]
- 囲う   [かこう]  [K]
(v5u) to enclose  [D] [Jisho]
- 囲み   [かこみ]  [K]
(n) enclosure; box; column; siege  [D] [Jisho]
- 囲 碁   [いご]  [K]
(n) Go (board game of capturing territory)  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 範 囲   [こうはんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extensive; vast range; wide scope  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り囲む   [とりかこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to surround; to crowd around  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 囲   [ほうい]  [K]
(n) siege; encirclement; envelopment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 委
Back: Find more details for 委 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
committee
entrust to
leave to
devote
discard
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆだ.ねる
まかせ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
女 (おんな) – woman
禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: entrust rice plants to woman
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #187 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 委 員   [いいん]  [K]
(n) committee member  [D] [Jisho]
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
- 委ねる   [ゆだねる]  [K]
(v1) to entrust to; to devote oneself to  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 会   [いいんかい]  [K]
(n) committee meeting; committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 長   [いいんちょう]  [K]
(n) committee chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 縮   [いしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) withering; atrophy; contraction; dwarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 嘱   [いしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) entrusting (with)  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 任   [いにん]  [K]
(n) charge; trust  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 取 委   [こうとりい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 委 員   [しっこういいん]  [K]
executive committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任 委 員 会   [じょうにんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) standing committee  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 女 禾

Kanji: 威
Back: Find more details for 威 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intimidate
dignity
majesty
menace
threaten
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おど.す
おど.し
おど.かす
いさ
たけ
たけし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
女 (おんな) – woman
戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1103 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 威 張る   [いばる]  [K]
(v5r) to be proud; to swagger  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 威 力   [いりょく]  [K]
(n) power; might; authority; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 威   [けんい]  [K]
(n) authority; power; influence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 威 嚇   [いかく]  [K]
(n,vs) menace; threat; intimidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 威 厳   [いげん]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 威 信   [いしん]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 威 勢   [いせい]  [K]
(n) power; might; authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 威   [きゅうい]  [K]
(n) (pitcher's) stuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 脅 威   [きょうい]  [K]
(n) threat; menace  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 威   [もうい]  [K]
(n) fury; power; menace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 戈

Kanji: 尉
Back: Find more details for 尉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
military officer
jailer
old man
rank
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イ
ジョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): イ
ジョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
寸 (すん) – glue
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2007 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 少 尉   [しょうい]  [K]
(n) second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 尉   [たいい]  [K]
(n) (military rank of) captain  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 尉   [ちゅうい]  [K]
(n) first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 寸

Kanji: 惟
Back: Find more details for 惟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consider
reflect
think
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イ
ユイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おも.んみる
これ
おも.うに
ただ
よし
のぶ
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: #2246 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: 意
Back: Find more details for 意 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
idea
mind
heart
taste
thought
desire
care
liking
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もと
よし
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
音 (おと) – sound
Henshall Mnemonic: a thought is a sound from the heart
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #99 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N4 Words
- 意 見   [いけん]  [K]
(n) opinion; view  [D] [Jisho]
- 注 意   [ちゅうい]  [K]
(n,vs) caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 意   [ようい]  [K]
(n,vs) preparation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 意 外   [いがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unexpected; surprising  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 志   [いし]  [K]
(n) will; volition  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 思   [いし]  [K]
(n) intention; purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 識   [いしき]  [K]
(n,vs) consciousness; senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 意   [けいい]  [K]
(n) respect; honour  [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]
JLPT N2 Words
- 意 義   [いぎ]  [K]
(n) meaning; significance  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 地 悪   [いじわる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) malicious; ill-tempered; unkind  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 意 気   [なまいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 気 込む   [いきごむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be enthusiastic about  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 向   [いこう]  [K]
(n) intention; idea; inclination  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 図   [いと]  [K]
(n) intention; aim; design  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 地   [いじ]  [K]
(n) disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 欲   [いよく]  [K]
(n) will; desire; ambition  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 意   [けつい]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 意   [こうい]  [K]
(n) good will; favor; courtesy  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 意   [ごうい]  [K]
(n) agreement; consent; mutual understanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 意   [どうい]  [K]
(n,vs) agreement; consent; same meaning; same opinion; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 意   [ねつい]  [K]
(n) zeal; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 意   [ふい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 味   [むいみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nonsense; no meaning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 意   [あくい]  [K]
(n) ill will; malice; spite; evil intention; bad faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気   [いき]  [K]
(n) spirit; heart; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 込み   [いきごみ]  [K]
(n) ardor; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 盛んだ   [いきさかんだ]  [K]
be in high spirits  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 地   [いくじ]  [K]
(n) self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 思 決 定   [いしけってい]  [K]
(n) decision-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 思 表 示   [いしひょうじ]  [K]
(n) declaration of intention  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 識 的   [いしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) consciously; deliberately  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 匠   [いしょう]  [K]
(n) design  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 図 的   [いとてき]  [K]
(adj-na) intentional; on purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 表   [いひょう]  [K]
(n) surprise; something unexpected  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 味 合い   [いみあい]  [K]
(n) implication; nuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 意   [こい]  [K]
(n) intention; purpose; bad faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 意   [こうい]  [K]
(n) kindness; favor  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 意   [こんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) kindness; intimacy; friendship  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 意   [さつい]  [K]
(n) intent to kill; intent to murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 意   [さんい]  [K]
(n) approval; assent  [D] [Jisho]
- 辞 意   [じい]  [K]
(n) intention to resign  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 意   [しつい]  [K]
(n) disappointment; despair; adversity  [D] [Jisho]
- 謝 意   [しゃい]  [K]
(n) gratitude; thanks  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 扱 注 意   [とりあつかいちゅうい]  [K]
handling warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 数 意 見   [しょうすういけん]  [K]
(n) minority opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 意 気   [こころいき]  [K]
(n) spirit; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 意   [しんい]  [K]
(n) real intention; true motive; true meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 意   [ずいい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) voluntary; optional  [D] [Jisho]
- 誠 意   [せいい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) sincerity; good faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 善 意   [ぜんい]  [K]
(n) good faith; good will; good intentions; favorable sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 意   [そうい]  [K]
(n) original idea; originality  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 意   [そうい]  [K]
(n) consensus of opinion  [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]
- 弔 意   [ちょうい]  [K]
(n) condolence; sympathy; mourning  [D] [Jisho]
- 敵 意   [てきい]  [K]
(n) hostility; animosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 得 意 先   [とくいさき]  [K]
(n) favorite customer  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 意   [にんい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) any; arbitrary; optional; pleasure; discretion; free will  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 意 識   [びいしき]  [K]
(n) sense of beauty; aesthetic sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 意に   [ふいに]  [K]
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 注 意   [ふちゅうい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 得 意   [ふとくい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) one's weak point  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 本 意   [ふほんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reluctance; unwilling  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 用 意   [ふようい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unpreparedness; carelessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 翻 意   [ほんい]  [K]
(n,vs) change one's mind  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 意   [みんい]  [K]
(n) popular will  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 意 識   [むいしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unconsciousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 題 意 識   [もんだいいしき]  [K]
awareness of the issues  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 意 義   [ゆういぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) significance; usefulness; meaningful; worthwhile  [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: 心 攸 音

Kanji: 慰
Back: Find more details for 慰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consolation
amusement
seduce
cheer
make sport of
comfort
console
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なぐさ.める
なぐさ.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: #1158 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 慰める   [なぐさめる]  [K]
(v1) to comfort; to console  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慰 安   [いあん]  [K]
(n) solace; relaxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 慰 謝   [いしゃ]  [K]
(n) consolation  [D] [Jisho]
- 慰 問   [いもん]  [K]
(n) condolences; sympathy call  [D] [Jisho]
- 慰 霊   [いれい]  [K]
(n) comfort the spirit (of the dead)  [D] [Jisho]
- 慰 霊 祭   [いれいさい]  [K]
(n) memorial 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: 心 攸

Kanji: 易
Back: Find more details for 易 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
easy
fortune-telling
ready to
simple
divination
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エキ
イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やさ.しい
やす.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sun bounces easily off lizard's changing legs
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #571 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 易しい   [やさしい]  [K]
(adj) easy; plain; simple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 貿 易   [ぼうえき]  [K]
(n) trade (foreign)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 容 易   [ようい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easy; simple; plain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 安 易   [あんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easy-going  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 易い   [やすい]  [K]
(adj,suf) easy  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 易   [かんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; easiness; quasi-  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 易   [こうえき]  [K]
(n) trade; commerce  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 易い   [たやすい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) easy; simple; light  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 簡 易 保 険   [かんいほけん]  [K]
postal life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 易   [なんい]  [K]
(n) difficulty; relative difficulty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 日

Kanji: 為
Back: Find more details for 為 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
do
change
make
benefit
welfare
be of use
reach to
try
practice
cost
serve as
good
advantage
as a result of
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ため
な.る
な.す
す.る
たり
つく.る
なり
びい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
爪 (つめ) – claw
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #831 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 為   [ため]  [K]
(n) good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; to; in order to; because of; as a result of  [D] [Jisho]
- 為さる   [なさる]  [K]
(v5aru) (hon) to do  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 為る   [する]  [K]
(vs-i) (uk) to do; to try; to play; to practice; to cost; to serve as; to pass; to elapse  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 為   [せい]  [K]
(n) cause; reason; fault  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 為す   [なす]  [K]
(v5s) to accomplish; to do  [D] [Jisho]
- 為 替   [かわせ]  [K]
(n) money order; exchange  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 行 為   [こうい]  [K]
(n) act; deed; conduct  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 為 政 者   [いせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 為 替 相 場   [かわせそうば]  [K]
exchange rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 為   [じんい]  [K]
(n) human work; human agency; art; artificiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 為 的   [じんいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) artificial; unnatural  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 為   [むい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) idleness; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 丶 爪

Kanji: 異
Back: Find more details for 異 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
uncommon
queerness
strangeness
wonderful
curious
unusual
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こと
こと.なる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: together again in different field--how strange
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #631 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 異なる   [ことなる]  [K]
(v5r) to differ; to vary; to disagree  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 常   [いじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strangeness; abnormality; disorder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 異 議   [いぎ]  [K]
(n) objection; dissent; protest  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 性   [いせい]  [K]
(n) the opposite sex  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 動   [いどう]  [K]
(n) change  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 論   [いろん]  [K]
(n) different opinion; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 驚 異   [きょうい]  [K]
(n) wonder; miracle  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 異   [さい]  [K]
(n) difference; disparity  [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]
- 異 国   [いこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 質   [いしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) heterogeneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 状   [いじょう]  [K]
(n) something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 色   [いしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unique; different color; novelty  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 端   [いたん]  [K]
(n) heresy  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 物   [いぶつ]  [K]
(n,pref) foreign substance; foreign body; xeno  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 文   [いぶん]  [K]
(n) strange tale; another story; variant (reading); strange report or tale  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 変   [いへん]  [K]
(n) accident; disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 名   [いみょう]  [K]
(n) another name; nickname; alias  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 様   [いよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer  [D] [Jisho]
- 異 例   [いれい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) exception; illness; singular; exceptional; unprecedented  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 異   [きい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) odd; strange; wonderful  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事 異 動   [じんじいどう]  [K]
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 異   [とくい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unique; singular  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 田

Kanji: 移
Back: Find more details for 移 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shift
move
change
drift
catch (cold, fire)
pass into
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うつ.る
うつ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: transfer many rice plants
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #448 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 移る   [うつる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to move (house); to transfer (department); (2) to be infected; to be contagious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 移す   [うつす]  [K]
(v5s) to remove; to transfer; to infect  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 動   [いどう]  [K]
(n,vs) removal; migration; movement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 移 転   [いてん]  [K]
(n,vs) moving; transfer; demise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 移 行   [いこう]  [K]
(n,vs) switching over to  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 住   [いじゅう]  [K]
(n) migration; immigration  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 民   [いみん]  [K]
(n) (1) emigration; immigration; (2) emigrant; immigrant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 移り変わり   [うつりかわり]  [K]
(n) change (e.g. season)  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 管   [いかん]  [K]
(n) transfer of control  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 譲   [いじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) transfer; assignment  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 植   [いしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) transplanting; porting; implantation; engrafting  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 籍   [いせき]  [K]
(n,vs) changing household registry; transfer (e.g. of one's name in the register)  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 送   [いそう]  [K]
(n) transfer; transport; removal  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 移   [すいい]  [K]
(n,vs) transition; change  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 移   [てんい]  [K]
(n) change; transference; metastasis  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 移   [へんい]  [K]
(n) change; alteration; transmutation; mutation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 維
Back: Find more details for 維 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fiber
tie
rope
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
これ
たもつ
つぐ
ゆい
ゆき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #643 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 維 持   [いじ]  [K]
(n,vs) maintenance; preservation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 繊 維   [せんい]  [K]
(n) fibre; fiber; textile  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 維 新   [いしん]  [K]
(n) restoration (e.g. Meiji)  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 繊 維   [ごうせいせんい]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibre  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 緯
Back: Find more details for 緯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
horizontal
woof
left & right
latitude
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よこいと
ぬき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1430 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 経 緯   [けいい]  [K]
(n) (1) details; whole story; sequence of events; particulars; how it started; how things got this way; (2) complications; position  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 緯 度   [いど]  [K]
(n) latitude (nav.)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 南 緯   [なんい]  [K]
(n) southern latitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 緯   [ほくい]  [K]
(n) north latitude  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 胃
Back: Find more details for 胃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stomach
paunch
crop
craw
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): イNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
田 (た) – rice field
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: fleshy stomach seen in field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1647 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 胃   [い]  [K]
(n) stomach  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胃 袋   [いぶくろ]  [K]
(n) stomach  [D] [Jisho]
- 胃 腸   [いちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stomach; gastrointestine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 田 肋 肉

Kanji: 衣
Back: Find more details for 衣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
garment
clothes
dressing
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ころも
きぬ
-ぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Henshall Mnemonic: collar and sleeves symbolize clothing
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1214 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 衣 服   [いふく]  [K]
(n) clothes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 衣 食 住   [いしょくじゅう]  [K]
(n) necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 浴 衣   [ゆかた]  [K]
(n) bathrobe; informal summer kimono; yukata  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 衣 装   [いしょう]  [K]
(n) clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress  [D] [Jisho]
- 衣 料   [いりょう]  [K]
(n) clothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 衣 類   [いるい]  [K]
(n) clothes; clothing; garments  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 衣   [ころも]  [K]
(n) clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 衣 替え   [ころもがえ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) seasonal change of clothing; changing (one's) dress for the season  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 衣   [はごろも]  [K]
(n) angel's raiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 衣 室   [こういしつ]  [K]
(n) locker room; changing room; dressing room  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 衣   [こくい]  [K]
(n) black clothes  [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]
- 着 衣   [ちゃくい]  [K]
(n) one's clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 衣   [はくい]  [K]
(n) white robe; (doctor's) white gown  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 違
Back: Find more details for 違 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
difference
differ
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちが.う
ちが.い
ちが.える
-ちが.える
たが.う
たが.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)
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #344 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 違う   [ちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to differ (from)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 間 違える   [まちがえる]  [K]
(v1) to err; to make a mistake  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 違い   [ちがい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) difference; discrepancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 違いない   [ちがいない]  [K]
(adj,exp) (phrase) sure; no mistaking it; for certain  [D] [Jisho]
- 違 反   [いはん]  [K]
(n) violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違い   [まちがい]  [K]
(n) mistake  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 勘 違い   [かんちがい]  [K]
(n,vs) misunderstanding; wrong guess  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 違   [そうい]  [K]
(n,vs) difference; discrepancy; variation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 間 違う   [まちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き違い   [いきちがい]  [K]
(n) misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement; crossing without meeting; going astray  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い違う   [くいちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 違 憲   [いけん]  [K]
(n) unconstitutionality  [D] [Jisho]
- 違 法   [いほう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) illegal; illegality; unlawfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 違 和 感   [いわかん]  [K]
(n) malaise; incompatibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違いない   [まちがいない]  [K]
(exp) I have no doubt; You can depend on it; certain  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 違い   [きちがい]  [K]
(n) madness; mad  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 違い   [すじちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cramp; sprain; illogical; intersection  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 違える   [みちがえる]  [K]
(v1) to be beyond recognition; to be quite a difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 互い違い   [たがいちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) alternate; alternation  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 違い   [ばちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,n) out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い違い   [くいちがい]  [K]
(n) discrepancy; different or conflicting opinions  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 違い   [くいちがい]  [K]
(n) discrepancy; different or conflicting opinions  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 違う   [くいちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to cross each other; to run counter to; to differ; to clash; to go awry  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 違い   [ひとちがい]  [K]
(n) mistaking one person for another  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 遺
Back: Find more details for 遺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bequeath
leave behind
reserve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イ
ユイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): イ
ユイ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)
Henshall Mnemonic: move on and leave behind something precious
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #647 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 遺 跡   [いせき]  [K]
(n) historic ruins (remains, relics)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 影   [いえい]  [K]
(n) portrait of deceased person  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 憾   [いかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) regrettable; unsatisfactory  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 棄   [いき]  [K]
(n) abandonment; desertion; relinquishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 言   [ゆいごん]  [K]
(n) will; testament; last request  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 構   [いこう]  [K]
(n) remains  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 骨   [いこつ]  [K]
(n) remains; ashes of deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 恨   [いこん]  [K]
(n) grudge; ill will; enmity  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 作   [いさく]  [K]
(n) posthumous works  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 産   [いさん]  [K]
(n) inheritance; bequest  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 志   [いし]  [K]
(n) dying wish  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 児   [いじ]  [K]
(n) orphan  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 失 物   [いしつぶつ]  [K]
(n) lost article  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 書   [いしょ]  [K]
(n) posthumous writings  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 族   [いぞく]  [K]
(n) bereaved family  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 体   [いたい]  [K]
(n) corpse; remains  [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]
- 遺 品   [いひん]  [K]
(n) articles of the deceased  [D] [Jisho]
- 遺 物   [いぶつ]  [K]
(n) relic; momento  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 遺 症   [こういしょう]  [K]
(n) prognostic symptoms; after-effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 遺 産   [ぶんかいさん]  [K]
(n) cultural heritage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 辷 込

Kanji: 医
Back: Find more details for 医 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
doctor
medicine
On-Yomi Reading(s): イ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.やす
い.する
くすし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Henshall Mnemonic: doctor's bag contains arrow, used for healing
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #437 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 医 者   [いしゃ]  [K]
(n) doctor (medical)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 医 学   [いがく]  [K]
(n) medical science; medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 医 者   [はいしゃ]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 医 院   [いいん]  [K]
(n) doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 師   [いし]  [K]
(n) doctor; physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 療   [いりょう]  [K]
(n) medical care; medical treatment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お医 者さん   [おいしゃさん]  [K]
doctor (polite)  [D] [Jisho]
- 医   [い]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) medicine; the healing art; doctor; cure; healing; quenching (thirst)  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 科   [いか]  [K]
(n) medical science; medical department  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 科 学   [いかがく]  [K]
medical college  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 局   [いきょく]  [K]
(n) medical office; dispensary  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 師 会   [いしかい]  [K]
(n) medical association  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 大   [いだい]  [K]
(n) medical university; medical school  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 長   [いちょう]  [K]
(n) medical director; chief physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 薬   [いやく]  [K]
(n) medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 薬 品   [いやくひん]  [K]
(n) medical supplies  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 業 医   [かいぎょうい]  [K]
(n) medical practitioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 科 医   [げかい]  [K]
(n) surgeon  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 科 医   [がんかい]  [K]
ophthalmologist; eye specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 医   [ぐんい]  [K]
(n) military physician or surgeon  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医   [しかい]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医 師   [しかいし]  [K]
dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 侍 医   [じい]  [K]
(n) court physician  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 治 医   [しゅじい]  [K]
(n) attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 獣 医   [じゅうい]  [K]
(n) veterinarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 医   [じょい]  [K]
(n) woman doctor  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 医   [せんもんい]  [K]
(n) medical specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 医 学   [ほういがく]  [K]
(n) legal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 匚

Kanji: 井
Back: Find more details for 井 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
well
well crib
town
community
On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い
いの
さい
ひ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
二 (に) – two
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #339 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 井 戸   [いど]  [K]
(n) water well  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 天 井   [てんじょう]  [K]
(n) ceiling; ceiling price  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 井   [い]  [K]
(n) well  [D] [Jisho]
- 筒 井   [つつい]  [K]
(n) round well  [D] [Jisho]
- 油 井   [ゆせい]  [K]
(n) oil 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 二

Kanji: 亥
Back: Find more details for 亥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the hog
9-11PM
twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガイ
カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い
り
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: 域
Back: Find more details for 域 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
range
region
limits
stage
level
On-Yomi Reading(s): イキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): イキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: lance in ground at sole entrance--off limit area
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #396 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 地 域   [ちいき]  [K]
(n) area; region  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 区 域   [くいき]  [K]
(n) limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 域   [りゅういき]  [K]
(n) (river) basin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 域 外   [いきがい]  [K]
(n) outside the area  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 域   [りょういき]  [K]
(n) area; domain; territory; field; region; regime  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 域 内   [いきない]  [K]
(n) inside the area  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 域   [かいいき]  [K]
(n) area of ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 域   [くういき]  [K]
(n) airspace  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 域   [こういき]  [K]
(n) wide area  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 域   [すいいき]  [K]
(n) waters; water area  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 域   [せいいき]  [K]
(n) sacred precincts  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 域   [せんいき]  [K]
(n) war area; battlefield; theater (military)  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 域   [ぜんいき]  [K]
(n) the whole area  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域 社 会   [ちいきしゃかい]  [K]
regional community  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 育
Back: Find more details for 育 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bring up
grow up
raise
rear
On-Yomi Reading(s): イク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そだ.つ
そだ.ち
そだ.てる
はぐく.む
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: educate child upside-down like piece of meat
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #369 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 育てる   [そだてる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to raise; to rear; to bring up  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育   [きょういく]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) training; education  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 育つ   [そだつ]  [K]
(v5t,vi) to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 育   [たいいく]  [K]
(n) physical education; gymnastics; athletics  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 育 児   [いくじ]  [K]
(n) childcare; nursing; upbringing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 育ち   [そだち]  [K]
(n) breeding; growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 育 成   [いくせい]  [K]
(n) rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 飼 育   [しいく]  [K]
(n,vs) breeding; raising; rearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 育   [せいいく]  [K]
(n) growth; development; breeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 育   [はついく]  [K]
(n,vs) (physical) growth; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育   [ほいく]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 育む   [はぐくむ]  [K]
(v5m) to raise; to rear; to bring up  [D] [Jisho]
- 育 英   [いくえい]  [K]
(n) education  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 務 教 育   [ぎむきょういく]  [K]
(n) compulsory education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 者   [きょういくしゃ]  [K]
(n) educationalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 的   [きょういくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) educational; instructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 教 育   [しゃかいきょういく]  [K]
social education  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 教 育   [せいきょういく]  [K]
(n) sex education  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 涯 教 育   [しょうがいきょういく]  [K]
education for life  [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]
- 養 育   [よういく]  [K]
(n) bringing up; rearing; upbringing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 亠 肋 肉

Kanji: 郁
Back: Find more details for 郁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cultural progress
perfume
On-Yomi Reading(s): イク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あや
かおる
い
か
ふみ
ゆう
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: #1920 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 磯
Back: Find more details for 磯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seashore
beach
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いそ
し
そ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1444 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 磯   [いそ]  [K]
(n) beach; shore; seashore  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 壱
Back: Find more details for 壱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
I
one
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イチ
イツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひとつ
い
かず
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
士 (さむらい) – samurai
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2351 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: 土 士

Kanji: 逸
Back: Find more details for 逸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deviate
idleness
leisure
miss the mark
evade
elude
parry
diverge
On-Yomi Reading(s): イツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そ.れる
そ.らす
はぐ.れる
いっ
はや
へん
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: #1524 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 逸れる   [それる]  [K]
(v1) to stray (turn) from subject; to get lost; to go astray  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 逸らす   [そらす]  [K]
(v5s) to turn away; to avert  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 逸れる   [はぐれる]  [K]
(v1) to stray (turn) from subject; to get lost; to go astray  [D] [Jisho]
- 逸 脱   [いつだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) deviation; omission  [D] [Jisho]
- 逸 品   [いっぴん]  [K]
(n) article of rare beauty; gem  [D] [Jisho]
- 逸 話   [いつわ]  [K]
(n) anecdote  [D] [Jisho]
- 秀 逸   [しゅういつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excellence  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 逸   [どいつ]  [K]
Germany  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 稲
Back: Find more details for 稲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rice plant
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
テ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いね
いな-
いの
しね
せ
な
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1038 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 稲   [いね]  [K]
(n) rice-plant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 荷   [いなり]  [K]
(n) Inari (fox deity, originally of harvests); flavoured boiled rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 刈り   [いねかり]  [K]
(n) rice reaping  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 妻   [いなずま]  [K]
(ik) (n) (flash of) lightning  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 作   [いなさく]  [K]
(n) rice crop  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 田   [いなだ]  [K]
(n) paddy field; rice field  [D] [Jisho]
- 稲 穂   [いなほ]  [K]
(n) ear (head) of rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 稲   [すいとう]  [K]
(n) wet-land rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 稲   [わせ]  [K]
(n) early ripening 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: 芋
Back: Find more details for 芋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): potato
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2418 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 芋   [いも]  [K]
(n) (1) (col) tuber; taro; potato; (2) yokel; bumpkin  [D] [Jisho]
- 薩 摩 芋   [さつまいも]  [K]
(n) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼き芋   [やきいも]  [K]
(n) roasted (baked) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 芋   [やきいも]  [K]
(n) roasted (baked) sweet potato  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 允
Back: Find more details for 允 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
license
sincerity
permit
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
じょう
まこと.に
ゆるす
まこと
のぶ
まさ
みつ
すけ
よし
ちか
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
厶 (む) – myself
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2358 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: 儿 厶

Kanji: 印
Back: Find more details for 印 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stamp
seal
mark
imprint
symbol
emblem
trademark
evidence
souvenir
India
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しるし
-じるし
しる.す
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
Henshall Mnemonic: hand presses down on person as on seal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #682 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 印   [しるし]  [K]
(n) (1) mark; (2) symbol; (3) evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 刷   [いんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象   [いんしょう]  [K]
(n) impression  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 目 印   [めじるし]  [K]
(n,vs) mark; sign; landmark  [D] [Jisho]
- 矢 印   [やじるし]  [K]
(n) directing arrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 印 鑑   [いんかん]  [K]
(n) stamp; seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 印   [ちょういん]  [K]
(n) signature; sign; sealing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 印 紙   [いんし]  [K]
(n) (revenue) stamp  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象 的   [いんしょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) impressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 象 付ける   [いんしょうづける]  [K]
(v1) to impress (someone)  [D] [Jisho]
- 印 税   [いんぜい]  [K]
(n) royalty (on book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 印   [はたじるし]  [K]
(n) (design on a) banner; slogan; emblem (on flag); insignia  [D] [Jisho]
- 朱 印   [しゅいん]  [K]
(n) red seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 印   [けしいん]  [K]
(n) postmark; (postal) cancellation mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 版 印 刷   [とっぱんいんさつ]  [K]
letterpress; relief printing  [D] [Jisho]
- 認め印   [みとめいん]  [K]
(n) unregistered (informal) seal; a signet (ring)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 卩

Kanji: 員
Back: Find more details for 員 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
employee
member
number
the one in charge
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いな
かず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: official members always talk of money
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #54 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 公 務 員   [こうむいん]  [K]
(n) government worker; public (civil) servant  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 員   [てんいん]  [K]
(n) shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 委 員   [いいん]  [K]
(n) committee member  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 員   [かいいん]  [K]
(n) member; the membership  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 員   [ぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of the Diet, congress or parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 員   [じむいん]  [K]
(n) clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 員   [ぜんいん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) all members (unanimity); all hands; the whole crew  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 工 員   [こういん]  [K]
(n) factory worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 員   [ていいん]  [K]
(n) fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 員   [まんいん]  [K]
(n) full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 員   [いん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) member  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 員   [きょういん]  [K]
(n) teaching staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 員   [こういん]  [K]
(n) bank clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 業 員   [じゅうぎょういん]  [K]
(n) employee; worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 員   [しょくいん]  [K]
(n) staff member; personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 員   [どういん]  [K]
(n,vs) mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 委 員 会   [いいんかい]  [K]
(n) committee meeting; committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 長   [いいんちょう]  [K]
(n) committee chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 員   [いちいん]  [K]
(n) person; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 員 数   [いんずう]  [K]
(n) numbers of members (things, people)  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 員   [えきいん]  [K]
(n) station attendant  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 員   [かいん]  [K]
(n) section staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 員   [きゃくいん]  [K]
(n) guest (associate) member  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 職 員   [きょうしょくいん]  [K]
(n) teaching staff; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 員   [きょくいん]  [K]
(n) clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 員   [かかりいん]  [K]
(n) official (e.g. customs); clerk in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 員   [けついん]  [K]
(n) vacancy; vacant position  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 員   [けんきゅういん]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 員   [げんいん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction of staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 員   [こうさくいん]  [K]
craftsman; handicraft worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 公 務 員   [こっかこうむいん]  [K]
(n) government official  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 員   [こっかいぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of National Diet; Diet member  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 委 員   [しっこういいん]  [K]
executive committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 員   [しゃいん]  [K]
(n) company employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 署 員   [しょいん]  [K]
(n) staff member; station employee; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 員   [じょういん]  [K]
(n) crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 組 員   [のりくみいん]  [K]
(n) crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 務 員   [じょうむいん]  [K]
(n) trainman; train crew  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任 委 員 会   [じょうにんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) standing committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 員   [じんいん]  [K]
(n) number of persons; personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 随 員   [ずいいん]  [K]
(n) member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 員   [せんいん]  [K]
(n) sailor  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 動 員   [そうどういん]  [K]
(n) general mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 員   [ぞういん]  [K]
(n) increase the number of personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 隊 員   [たいいん]  [K]
(n) group members  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 員   [だんいん]  [K]
(n) group member  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 公 務 員   [ちほうこうむいん]  [K]
local government employee  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 員   [とういん]  [K]
(n) party member  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 派 員   [とくはいん]  [K]
(n) correspondent  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 議 員   [ひょうぎいん]  [K]
(n) board of trustees; a council; board meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 員   [ぶいん]  [K]
(n) staff; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 員   [ふくいん]  [K]
(n) demobilization; repatriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 員   [へいいん]  [K]
(n) military strength; military personnel  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 員   [やくいん]  [K]
(n) officer; official; executive; staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 員   [よういん]  [K]
(n) essential member; necessary person; personnel  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 因
Back: Find more details for 因 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cause
factor
be associated with
depend on
be limited to
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.る
ちな.む
て
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: enclosed man has cause to depend on others
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #636 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 原 因   [げんいん]  [K]
(n) cause; origin; source  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 因る   [よる]  [K]
(v5r) to come from  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 因   [しいん]  [K]
(n) cause of death  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 要 因   [よういん]  [K]
(n) primary factor; main cause  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 因   [いちいん]  [K]
(n) cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 因   [いん]  [K]
(n) cause; factor  [D] [Jisho]
- 因 縁   [いんねん]  [K]
(n) (1) fate; destiny; (2) connection; origin; (3) pretext  [D] [Jisho]
- 因 果   [いんが]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cause and effect; karma; fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 因 子   [いんし]  [K]
(n) (math) factor; element  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 因   [きいん]  [K]
(n) cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 因   [しゅいん]  [K]
(n) primary cause; main factor  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝 因   [しょういん]  [K]
(n) cause of victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 敗 因   [はいいん]  [K]
(n) cause of defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 因 坊   [ほんいんぼう]  [K]
(n) grand master of the game of go  [D] [Jisho]
- 誘 因   [ゆういん]  [K]
(n) exciting cause; incitement; incentive  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 姻
Back: Find more details for 姻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
matrimony
marry
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): インNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1985 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 婚 姻   [こんいん]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) marriage; matrimony  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 引
Back: Find more details for 引 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pull
tug
jerk
admit
install
quote
refer to
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ.く
ひ.き
ひ.き-
-び.き
ひ.ける
いな
ひき
ひけ
びき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: bow with string waiting to be drawn
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #218 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 引く   [ひく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to pull; (2) to draw back; (3) to draw (a card); (4) to draw (plan, line, etc.); (5) to catch (cold); (6) to play (string instr.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 引   [じびき]  [K]
(n) dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 引き出し   [ひきだし]  [K]
(n) drawer; drawing out  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ越す   [ひっこす]  [K]
(v5s) to move (house); to change residence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 引っ越し   [ひっこし]  [K]
(n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 引 退   [いんたい]  [K]
(n,vs) retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 用   [いんよう]  [K]
(n) quotation; citation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引き止める   [ひきとめる]  [K]
(v1) to detain; to check; to restrain  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き出す   [ひきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 引っ掛かる   [ひっかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated  [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]
- 引っ込む   [ひっこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to draw back; to sink; to cave in  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 算   [ひきざん]  [K]
(n) subtraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 受ける   [ひきうける]  [K]
(v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 出す   [ひきだす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 分け   [ひきわけ]  [K]
(n) a draw (in competition); tie game  [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]
- 引 力   [いんりょく]  [K]
(n) gravity  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 引   [ごういん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し引き   [さしひき]  [K]
(n) deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 索 引   [さくいん]  [K]
(n) index; indices  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 引く   [ながびく]  [K]
(v5k) to be prolonged; to drag on  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引きずる   [ひきずる]  [K]
(v5r) to seduce; to drag along; to pull; to prolong; to support  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き下げる   [ひきさげる]  [K]
(v1) to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き起こす   [ひきおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き取る   [ひきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き受ける   [ひきうける]  [K]
(v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き上げる   [ひきあげる]  [K]
(v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き分け   [ひきわけ]  [K]
(n) a draw (in competition); tie game  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ掛ける   [ひっかける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; (4) to drink (alcohol); (5) to spit at (a person); (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 下げる   [ひきさげる]  [K]
(v1) to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 取る   [ひきとる]  [K]
(v5r) to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引き   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 引   [とりひき]  [K]
(n,vs) transactions; dealings; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引   [てびき]  [K]
(n) guidance; guide; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引き   [てびき]  [K]
(n) guidance; guide; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 値 引き   [ねびき]  [K]
(n) price reduction; discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 籤 引   [くじびき]  [K]
(n) (uk) lottery; drawn lot  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引きつる   [ひきつる]  [K]
(v5r) to have a cramp (spasm, convulsion, twitch)  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き延す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き延ばし   [ひきのばし]  [K]
(n) extension; prolongation  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き延ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き下げ   [ひきさげ]  [K]
(n) reduction; cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き換え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き起す   [ひきおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き金   [ひきがね]  [K]
(n) trigger; gunlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き継ぎ   [ひきつぎ]  [K]
(n) inheriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き継ぐ   [ひきつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to take over; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き合い   [ひきあい]  [K]
(n) reference; comparison; witness; deal  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き算   [ひきざん]  [K]
(n) subtraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き取り   [ひきとり]  [K]
(n) leaving; accepting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き受け   [ひきうけ]  [K]
(n) undertaking; underwriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き上げ   [ひきあげ]  [K]
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-floatation; raising  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き伸す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き伸ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き続き   [ひきつづき]  [K]
(adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き替え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [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]
- 引き抜く   [ひきぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to extract; to uproot; to pull out  [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]
- 引き戻す   [ひきもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to bring back; to restore  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き揚げ   [ひきあげ]  [K]
(n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-floatation; raising  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き離す   [ひきはなす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull apart; to separate  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き裂く   [ひきさく]  [K]
(v5k) to tear up; to tear off; to split  [D] [Jisho]
- 引け目   [ひけめ]  [K]
(n) weakness; drawing back  [D] [Jisho]
- 引ずる   [ひきずる]  [K]
(v5r) to seduce; to drag along; to pull; to prolong; to support  [D] [Jisho]
- 引っ掛る   [ひっかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated  [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]
- 引っ付く   [ひっつく]  [K]
(v5k) to stick to; to flirt with  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 延す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 延ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 換え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 金   [ひきがね]  [K]
(n) trigger; gunlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 継ぎ   [ひきつぎ]  [K]
(n) inheriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 継ぐ   [ひきつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to take over; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 止める   [ひきとめる]  [K]
(v1) to detain; to check; to restrain  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 出し   [ひきだし]  [K]
(n) drawer; drawing out  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 上げる   [ひきあげる]  [K]
(io) (v1) to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 伸す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 伸ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 責   [いんせき]  [K]
(n,vs) taking responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 続き   [ひきつづき]  [K]
(adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 替え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [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]
- 引 抜く   [ひきぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to extract; to uproot; to pull out  [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]
- 引 戻す   [ひきもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to bring back; to restore  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 離す   [ひきはなす]  [K]
(v5s) to pull apart; to separate  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 裂く   [ひきさく]  [K]
(v5k) to tear up; to tear off; to split  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠し引き出し   [かくしひきだし]  [K]
secret withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引き   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引く   [わりびく]  [K]
(v5k) to discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引く   [わりびく]  [K]
(v5k) to discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引 債   [わりびきさい]  [K]
(n) discount bond  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸 引   [きゅういん]  [K]
(n) absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け引き   [かけひき]  [K]
(n) bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 引き   [つなひき]  [K]
(n) tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 引 書   [てびきしょ]  [K]
(n) handbook; manual; guide  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 引き   [ぜいびき]  [K]
(n) tax excluded  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 引き   [はやびき]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving work (office, school) early  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 引け   [はやびけ]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving work (office, school) early  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 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]
- 籤 引き   [くじびき]  [K]
(n) (uk) lottery; drawn lot  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 弓

Kanji: 飲
Back: Find more details for 飲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drink
smoke
take
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イン
オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の.む
-の.み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Henshall Mnemonic: lack food, so swallow drink
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #969 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 飲む   [のむ]  [K]
(v5m) to drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 物   [のみもの]  [K]
(n) drink; beverage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 湯 飲み   [ゆのみ]  [K]
(n) teacup  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 飲み込む   [のみこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飲み水   [のみみず]  [K]
(n) drinking water  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 酒   [いんしゅ]  [K]
(n) drinking alcohol (sake)  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 食   [いんしょく]  [K]
(n) food and drink; eating and drinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 食 店   [いんしょくてん]  [K]
(n) restaurant; shops serving food and drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 料   [いんりょう]  [K]
(n) a drink  [D] [Jisho]
- 飲 料 水   [いんりょうすい]  [K]
(n) drinking water  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 食

Kanji: 胤
Back: Find more details for 胤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
descendent
issue
offspring
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たね
つぎ
つぐ
かず
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
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: ノ

Kanji: 院
Back: Find more details for 院 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Inst.
institution
temple
mansion
school
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): インNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: institute complete with surrounding hills
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #150 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 病 院   [びょういん]  [K]
(n) hospital  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 退 院   [たいいん]  [K]
(n,vs) leaving hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 院   [にゅういん]  [K]
(n,vs) hospitalization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 医 院   [いいん]  [K]
(n) doctor's office (surgery); clinic; dispensary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寺 院   [じいん]  [K]
(n) temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学 院   [だいがくいん]  [K]
(n) graduate school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 参 議 院   [さんぎいん]  [K]
(n) House of Councillors  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆 議 院   [しゅうぎいん]  [K]
(n) Lower House; House of Representatives  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 院 長   [いんちょう]  [K]
(n) director  [D] [Jisho]
- 院 内   [いんない]  [K]
(n) (1) inside the House (Diet); (2) inside the hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 院   [かいん]  [K]
(n) Lower House; lower (legislative) body  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 院   [がくいん]  [K]
(n) institute; academy  [D] [Jisho]
- 棋 院   [きいん]  [K]
(n) shogi (go) hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院   [ぎいん]  [K]
(n) congress or parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 院   [げいじゅついん]  [K]
(the Japan) Academy of Arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 児 院   [こじいん]  [K]
(n) orphanage  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 土 地 理 院   [こくどちりいん]  [K]
Geographical Survey Institute  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 院   [さんいん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) House of Councillors  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 道 院   [しゅうどういん]  [K]
(n) monastery; convent; cloister; abbey  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆 院   [しゅういん]  [K]
(n) lower house of the Diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 院   [しょいん]  [K]
(n) drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 院   [しょういん]  [K]
(n) Upper House; Senate; Lords  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 事 院   [じんじいん]  [K]
(n) National Personnel Authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 僧 院   [そういん]  [K]
(n) monastery; temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 院   [つういん]  [K]
(n) commuting to hospital  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 院   [にいん]  [K]
(n) the two houses of legislature  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 容 院   [びよういん]  [K]
(n) beauty parlour; hairdressing salon  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 院   [べついん]  [K]
(n) branch temple  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 老 院   [ようろういん]  [K]
(n) home for the aged; old people's home  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 院   [りょういん]  [K]
(n) both Houses of Parliament  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 陰
Back: Find more details for 陰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shade
yin
negative
sex organs
secret
shadow
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かげ
かげ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1393 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 陰   [かげ]  [K]
(n) shade; shadow; other side  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 日 陰   [ひかげ]  [K]
(n) shadow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 陰 気   [いんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gloom; melancholy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 陰り   [かげり]  [K]
(n) shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 口   [かげぐち]  [K]
(n) malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 性   [いんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) negative  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 謀   [いんぼう]  [K]
(n) plot intrigue; conspiracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 陽   [いんよう]  [K]
(n) cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 陰   [さんいん]  [K]
(n) shelter of the mountains; mountain recess  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 陰   [ものかげ]  [K]
(n) cover; under cover; shelter; hiding  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 陰   [こかげ]  [K]
(n) shade of tree; bower  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 欝   [いんうつ]  [K]
(iK) (adj-na,n) gloom; melanc  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 隠
Back: Find more details for 隠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
conceal
hide
cover
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イン
オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かく.す
かく.し
かく.れる
かか.す
よ.る
お
がくし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1089 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 隠す   [かくす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to hide; to conceal  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠れる   [かくれる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 隠 居   [いんきょ]  [K]
(n) (1) retirement; (2) retired person  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 隠し引き出し   [かくしひきだし]  [K]
secret withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠 語   [いんご]  [K]
(n) (1) secret language; jargon; cant; (2) humbug  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠 匿   [いんとく]  [K]
(n) concealment  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠 滅   [いんめつ]  [K]
(n) destruction; suppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 見え隠れ   [みえがくれ]  [K]
(n,vs) appearing and disappearing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 韻
Back: Find more details for 韻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rhyme
elegance
tone
On-Yomi Reading(s): イン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): インNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 音 (おと) – sound
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2148 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 韻   [いん]  [K]
(n) rhyme  [D] [Jisho]
- 韻 律   [いんりつ]  [K]
(n) rhythm; metre (poet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 韻   [よいん]  [K]
(n) reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note; lingering memory  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 音

Kanji: 右
Back: Find more details for 右 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): right
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ウ
ユウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みぎ
あき
すけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: right hand to the mouth
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #602 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 右   [みぎ]  [K]
(n) (1) right hand side; (2) above; afore-mentioned; foregoing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 左 右   [さゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) left and right; (2) influence; control; domination  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 右 往 左 往   [うおうさおう]  [K]
(n) move about in confusion; go every which way; going right and left; this way and that  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 手   [みぎて]  [K]
(n) right hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 側   [みぎがわ]  [K]
(n) right side; right hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 中 間   [うちゅうかん]  [K]
(n) between right and center fielders (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 派   [うは]  [K]
(n) right wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 方   [うほう]  [K]
(n) (1) right side; (2) style of Japanese court music  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 翼   [うよく]  [K]
(n) right-wing  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 腕   [みぎうで]  [K]
(n) right arm  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 右   [きょくう]  [K]
(n) extreme right  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 宇
Back: Find more details for 宇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eaves
roof
house
heaven
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いえ
たか
ひろ
ひろし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: child lies stiff under roof, set to go to heaven
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #883 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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]
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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 羽
Back: Find more details for 羽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
feathers
counter for birds, rabbits
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は
わ
はね
しゅう
ば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羽 (はね) – feathers
Henshall Mnemonic: feathered wings
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #748 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 羽   [はね]  [K]
(n) feather; plume; wing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 羽   [わ]  [K]
(n-suf) counter for birds; counter for rabbits  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 根   [はね]  [K]
(n) shuttlecock  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 羽 衣   [はごろも]  [K]
(n) angel's raiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 撃く   [はばたく]  [K]
(v5k) to flap (wings)  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 織   [はおり]  [K]
(n) haori (Japanese formal coat)  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 田   [はねだ]  [K]
Haneda (Tokyo airport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 毛   [うもう]  [K]
(n) feathers; plumage; down  [D] [Jisho]
- 羽 目   [はめ]  [K]
(n) panel; wainscoting; plight  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 羽   [しらは]  [K]
(n) white feather  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 雨
Back: Find more details for 雨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rain
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あめ
あま-
-さめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Henshall Mnemonic: rain from heavenly clouds
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #950 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 雨   [あめ]  [K]
(n) rain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 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 N2 Words
- 雨 戸   [あまど]  [K]
(n) sliding storm door  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雨 具   [あまぐ]  [K]
(n) rain gear  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 天   [うてん]  [K]
(n) rainy weather  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雨 雲   [あまぐも]  [K]
(n) rain cloud  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 期   [うき]  [K]
(n) rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 季   [うき]  [K]
(n) rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 降り   [あめふり]  [K]
(n) in the rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 宿り   [あまやどり]  [K]
(n,vs) taking shelter from rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 垂れ   [あまだれ]  [K]
(n) raindrops  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 水   [あまみず]  [K]
(n) rain water  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 量   [うりょう]  [K]
(n) rainfall  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 漏り   [あまもり]  [K]
(n) roof leak  [D] [Jisho]
- 俄 雨   [にわかあめ]  [K]
(n) rain shower  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 雨   [こうう]  [K]
(n) rainfall; rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 雨   [ごうう]  [K]
(n) heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 雨   [しぐれ]  [K]
(n) drizzle; shower in late autumn or early winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 中 豪 雨   [しゅうちゅうごうう]  [K]
local downpour; severe rain fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 雨   [こさめ]  [K]
(n) light rain; drizzle  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 雨   [おおあめ]  [K]
(n) heavy rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 雨   [ながあめ]  [K]
(n) long spell of rain  [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]
- 風 雨   [ふうう]  [K]
(n) wind and rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 風 雨   [ぼうふうう]  [K]
(n) storm  [D] [Jisho]
- 霧 雨   [きりさめ]  [K]
(n) drizzle; light rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 雷 雨   [らいう]  [K]
(n) thunderstorm  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 卯
Back: Find more details for 卯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the hare
5-7AM
fourth sign of Chinese zodiac
sign of the rabbit
east
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
モウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う
あきら
しげる
い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2400 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: 卩

Kanji: 丑
Back: Find more details for 丑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sign of the ox or cow
1-3AM
second sign of Chinese zodiac
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うし
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2305 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 渦
Back: Find more details for 渦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
whirlpool
eddy
vortex
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うず
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1789 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 渦   [うず]  [K]
(n) swirl  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 渦 巻き   [うずまき]  [K]
(n) whirlpool; eddy; coil  [D] [Jisho]
- 渦 中   [かちゅう]  [K]
(n) vortex  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 唄
Back: Find more details for 唄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): songs with samisen
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うた
うた.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2051 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 唄   [うた]  [K]
(oK) (n,n-suf) song  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 唄   [ながうた]  [K]
(n) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment; type of waka  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 浦
Back: Find more details for 浦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bay
creek
inlet
gulf
beach
seacoast
On-Yomi Reading(s): ホ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #977 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 浦   [うら]  [K]
(n) inlet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 運
Back: Find more details for 運 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
carry
luck
destiny
fate
lot
transport
progress
advance
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はこ.ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Henshall Mnemonic: army on move needs luck and transport
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #255 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 運   [うん]  [K]
(n) fortune; luck  [D] [Jisho]
- 運ぶ   [はこぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 運 動   [うんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) motion; exercise  [D] [Jisho]
- 幸 運   [こううん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good luck; fortune  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 運 河   [うんが]  [K]
(n) canal; waterway  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 運   [ふうん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; fate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 運 営   [うんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) management; administration; operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 送   [うんそう]  [K]
(n) shipping; marine transportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 賃   [うんちん]  [K]
(n) freight rates; shipping expenses; fare  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 搬   [うんぱん]  [K]
(n,vs) transport; carriage  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 命   [うんめい]  [K]
(n) fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 輸   [うんゆ]  [K]
(n) transportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 用   [うんよう]  [K]
(n,vs) making use of; application; investment; practical use  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 運   [かいうん]  [K]
(n) maritime; marine transportation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 運び   [はこび]  [K]
(n,n-suf) progress; pace; carriage; step; stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 休   [うんきゅう]  [K]
(n) service suspended (e.g. trains)  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 航   [うんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 行   [うんこう]  [K]
(n) motion; revolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 転 士   [うんてんし]  [K]
(n) mate; (ship's) officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 運 輸 省   [うんゆしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 良く   [うんよく]  [K]
(adv) luckily  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 運   [きうん]  [K]
(n) opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 運 転   [しうんてん]  [K]
(n) trial run; test run  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 運 動   [しゃかいうんどう]  [K]
social movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 運 動   [せんきょうんどう]  [K]
participation in election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 命 運   [めいうん]  [K]
(n) fate; doom  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 運 動   [ろうどううんどう]  [K]
labour movement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 雲
Back: Find more details for 雲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cloud
On-Yomi Reading(s): ウン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くも
-ぐも
き
ずも
のめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Henshall Mnemonic: billowing rain-clouds look like two noses
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1256 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 雲   [くも]  [K]
(n) cloud  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗 雲   [あんうん]  [K]
(n) dark clouds  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 雲   [あまぐも]  [K]
(n) rain cloud  [D] [Jisho]
- 雲 行き   [くもゆき]  [K]
(n) weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs  [D] [Jisho]
- 雲 雀   [ひばり]  [K]
(n) skylark  [D] [Jisho]
- 雲 泥の差   [うんでいのさ]  [K]
(n) wide difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 雲   [せいうん]  [K]
(n) blue sky; high rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 雲   [ふううん]  [K]
(n) winds and clouds; elements; situation; state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 雨

Kanji: 叡
Back: Find more details for 叡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intelligence
imperial
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あき.らか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 又 (また) – furthermore
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: 又

Kanji: 営
Back: Find more details for 営 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
occupation
camp
perform
build
conduct (business)
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いとな.む
いとな.み
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
Henshall Mnemonic: ornately roofed barracks with joined rooms
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #303 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 営 業   [えいぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) business; trade; sales; operations  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 営   [けいえい]  [K]
(n,vs) management; administration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 運 営   [うんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) management; administration; operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 営む   [いとなむ]  [K]
(v5m) to carry on (e.g. in ceremony); to run a business  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 営み   [いとなみ]  [K]
(n) work; life  [D] [Jisho]
- 営 業 所   [えいぎょうしょ]  [K]
business office; place of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 営 繕   [えいぜん]  [K]
(n) upkeep (of equip.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 営 団   [えいだん]  [K]
(n) corporation; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 営 農   [えいのう]  [K]
(n,vs) farming; agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 営 利   [えいり]  [K]
(n) money-making; commercialized  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 営 者   [けいえいしゃ]  [K]
(n) manager; proprietor  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 営   [けんえい]  [K]
(n) prefectural; under prefectural management  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 営   [こうえい]  [K]
(n) public management  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 営   [こくえい]  [K]
(n) state management  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 営   [しえい]  [K]
(n) municipal management  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 営   [じえい]  [K]
(n) independent; self-employed; self-supporting; operating own business  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 営 業   [じえいぎょう]  [K]
(n) independent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 陣 営   [じんえい]  [K]
(n) camp (group of same ideological beliefs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 営   [ちょくえい]  [K]
(n) direct management  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 営   [とえい]  [K]
(n) operated by the metropolitan government  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口 小 尚

Kanji: 影
Back: Find more details for 影 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shadow
silhouette
phantom
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かげ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #464 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 影   [かげ]  [K]
(n) shade; shadow; other side  [D] [Jisho]
- 影 響   [えいきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) influence; effect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 撮 影   [さつえい]  [K]
(n,vs) photographing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 人 影   [ひとかげ]  [K]
(n) man's shadow; soul  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 影   [いえい]  [K]
(n) portrait of deceased person  [D] [Jisho]
- 影の内 閣   [かげのないかく]  [K]
shadow cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 影 絵   [かげえ]  [K]
(n) shadow picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 影   [げんえい]  [K]
(n) phantom; vision; illusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 影   [じんえい]  [K]
(n) man's shadow; soul  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 影   [とうえい]  [K]
(n,vs) projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 影   [おもかげ]  [K]
(n) face; looks; vestiges; trace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彡

Kanji: 映
Back: Find more details for 映 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reflect
reflection
projection
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うつ.る
うつ.す
は.える
-ば.え
あきら
え
てる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: center of sun shines brightly
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #404 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 映 画   [えいが]  [K]
(n) movie; film  [D] [Jisho]
- 映 画 館   [えいがかん]  [K]
(n) movie theatre (theater); cinema  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 映す   [うつす]  [K]
(v5s) to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)  [D] [Jisho]
- 映る   [うつる]  [K]
(v5r) to be reflected; to harmonize with; to come out (photo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 映   [はんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) reflection; influence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 映える   [はえる]  [K]
(v1) to shine; to look attractive; to look pretty  [D] [Jisho]
- 映 像   [えいぞう]  [K]
(n) reflection; image  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 映し出す   [うつしだす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to project; to reflect  [D] [Jisho]
- 映 写 機   [えいしゃき]  [K]
(n) projector  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 映   [じょうえい]  [K]
(n) screen projection  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 映   [だいえい]  [K]
Daiei Motion Picture Company  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 映   [ほうえい]  [K]
(n,vs) televising  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 栄
Back: Find more details for 栄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flourish
prosperity
honor
glory
splendor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エイ
ヨウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さか.える
は.え
-ば.え
は.える
え
さかえ
しげ
てる
なが
ひで
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tree flourishes gloriously under ornate cover
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #920 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 栄 養   [えいよう]  [K]
(n) nutrition; nourishment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 栄える   [さかえる]  [K]
(v1) to prosper; to flourish  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 栄   [はんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) prospering; prosperity; thriving; flourishing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 栄え   [はえ]  [K]
(n) glory; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄える   [はえる]  [K]
(v1) to shine; to look attractive; to look pretty  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 冠   [えいかん]  [K]
(n) laurels; garland  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 枯   [えいこ]  [K]
(n) vicissitudes; ups and downs  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 光   [えいこう]  [K]
(n) glory  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 誉   [えいよ]  [K]
(n) honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 学   [えいようがく]  [K]
(n) dietetics; nutritional science  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 士   [えいようし]  [K]
(n) nutritionist  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 失 調   [えいようしっちょう]  [K]
(n) malnutrition  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 素   [えいようそ]  [K]
(n) nutrient  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 栄   [きょえい]  [K]
(n) vanity; vainglory  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 栄 心   [きょえいしん]  [K]
(n) vanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 栄   [きょうえい]  [K]
(n) mutual prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 栄   [こうえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) honour; glory; 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: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 永
Back: Find more details for 永 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
eternity
long
lengthy
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なが.い
え
と
のり
ひさ
ひさし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water looks icy for a long time
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #846 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 永 遠   [えいえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 久   [えいきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; immortality  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 永 住   [えいじゅう]  [K]
(n) permanent residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 続   [えいぞく]  [K]
(n) permanence; continuation  [D] [Jisho]
- 永 代   [えいたい]  [K]
(n) permanence; eternity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶 水

Kanji: 泳
Back: Find more details for 泳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): swim
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): およ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: long swim in water
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1223 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 泳ぐ   [およぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to swim  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 水 泳   [すいえい]  [K]
(n,vs) swimming  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 泳ぎ   [およぎ]  [K]
(n) swimming  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 泳   [えんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) long-distance swimming  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 泳   [きょうえい]  [K]
(n) swimming race  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 泳ぎ   [せおよぎ]  [K]
(n) backstroke (swim.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 泳ぎ   [ひらおよぎ]  [K]
(n) breaststroke (swim.)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 瑛
Back: Find more details for 瑛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sparkle of jewelry
crystal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エイ
ヨウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あき
あきら
てる
え
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: #2393 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: 王 玉

Kanji: 英
Back: Find more details for 英 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
England
English
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はなぶさ
あ
あい
え
すぐる
はな
ひ
ひで
よし
ら
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: England has superior plants in its center
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #430 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 英 語   [えいご]  [K]
(n) the English language  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 英 文   [えいぶん]  [K]
(n) sentence in English  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 和   [えいわ]  [K]
(n) English-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 英   [わえい]  [K]
(n) Japanese-English  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 英 字   [えいじ]  [K]
(n) English letter (character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 雄   [えいゆう]  [K]
(n) hero; great man  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 育 英   [いくえい]  [K]
(n) education  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 気   [えいき]  [K]
(n) excellent talent  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 知   [えいち]  [K]
(n) intelligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 文 学   [えいぶんがく]  [K]
(n) English literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 明   [えいめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 訳   [えいやく]  [K]
(n,vs) English translation  [D] [Jisho]
- 俊 英   [しゅんえい]  [K]
(n) excellence; genius  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 英   [せきえい]  [K]
(n) quartz  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 衛
Back: Find more details for 衛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
defense
protection
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もり
い
まもる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
行 (ぎょう) – journey
Henshall Mnemonic: opening to go on guard for almost five years
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #400 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 衛 星   [えいせい]  [K]
(n) satellite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 自 衛   [じえい]  [K]
(n) self-defense  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 衛 生   [えいせい]  [K]
(n) health; hygiene; sanitation; medical  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 衛   [ごえい]  [K]
(n) guard; convoy; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 守 衛   [しゅえい]  [K]
(n) security guard; doorkeeper  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 衛   [ぼうえい]  [K]
(n) defense; protection; self-defense  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 衛 生 的   [えいせいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) hygienic; sanitary  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 自 衛 隊   [かいじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Maritime Self Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 衛   [このえ]  [K]
(n) Imperial Guards  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 衛 生   [こうしゅうえいせい]  [K]
sanitation; public health  [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 官   [じえいかん]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Self Defense Force official  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛 隊   [じえいたい]  [K]
(n) self-defence force  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 衛   [しんえい]  [K]
(n) monarch's guards  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 衛 星   [じんこうえいせい]  [K]
man-made satellite  [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]
- 前 衛   [ぜんえい]  [K]
(n) advance guard; vanguard  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 信 衛 星   [つうしんえいせい]  [K]
communication satellite; Broadcast Satellite; BS  [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]
- 陸 上 自 衛 隊   [りくじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Ground Self-Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 行

Kanji: 詠
Back: Find more details for 詠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recitation
poem
song
composing
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.む
うた.う
うた
え
ええ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2000 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 詠む   [よむ]  [K]
(v5m) to recite; to chant  [D] [Jisho]
- 朗 詠   [ろうえい]  [K]
(n) recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 鋭
Back: Find more details for 鋭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pointed
sharpness
edge
weapon
sharp
violent
On-Yomi Reading(s): エイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
するど.い
とし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1395 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 鋭い   [するどい]  [K]
(adj) pointed; sharp  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鋭 角   [えいかく]  [K]
(n) acute angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋭 敏   [えいびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sharpness; keenness; sensitiveness; mental acumen  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋭 利   [えいり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sharpness  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 鋭   [きえい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) spirited; energetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 鋭   [しんえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) freshly picked; newly produced  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 鋭   [せいえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elite; picked; powerful; efficient  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 液
Back: Find more details for 液 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fluid
liquid
juice
sap
secretion
On-Yomi Reading(s): エキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: need for liquid, even water at night
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1210 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 液 体   [えきたい]  [K]
(n) liquid; fluid  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 液   [けつえき]  [K]
(n) blood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 液   [えき]  [K]
(n,n-suf) liquid; fluid  [D] [Jisho]
- 溶 液   [ようえき]  [K]
(n) solution (liquid)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 液 化   [えきか]  [K]
(n) liquefaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 液 晶   [えきしょう]  [K]
(n) liquid crystal  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 液 型   [けつえきがた]  [K]
(n) blood type  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 液   [せいえき]  [K]
(n) semen  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 疫
Back: Find more details for 疫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): epidemic
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エキ
ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エキ
ヤクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 疔 (やまいだれ) – sick
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1661 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 疫 病   [えきびょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; plague; epidemic  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 疫   [けんえき]  [K]
(n) quarantine; medical inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 疫   [ぼうえき]  [K]
(n) prevention of epidemics; quarantine; disinfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 疫   [めんえき]  [K]
(n) immunity; immunization  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 益
Back: Find more details for 益 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
benefit
gain
profit
advantage
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エキ
ヤク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.す
まし
ます
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
皿 (さら) – dish
Henshall Mnemonic: make profit on eight sets of tableware
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #674 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 益々   [ますます]  [K]
(adv) increasingly; more and more  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 益   [りえき]  [K]
(n) profits; gains; (political, economic) interest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 収 益   [しゅうえき]  [K]
(n) earnings; proceeds; returns  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 益   [ゆうえき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) beneficial; profitable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 益   [えき]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) gain; benefit; profit; use; advantage; being beneficial (useful, profitable, valuable)  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 常 利 益   [けいじょうりえき]  [K]
ordinary profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 益   [けんえき]  [K]
(n) (one's) interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 益   [げんえき]  [K]
(n,vs) decrease in profits  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益   [こうえき]  [K]
(n) public; public good  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益 法 人   [こうえきほうじん]  [K]
legal person working for the public weal  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 益   [こくえき]  [K]
(n) national interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 差 益   [さえき]  [K]
(n) marginal profits  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 益   [じゅえき]  [K]
(n) benefitting by  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 益   [じゅんえき]  [K]
(n) clear profit; net income; net profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 益   [ぞうえき]  [K]
(n) inceased (profit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 益   [そんえき]  [K]
(n) profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 利 益   [ふりえき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 益   [むえき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) useless; futile; vain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八 皿

Kanji: 駅
Back: Find more details for 駅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): station
On-Yomi Reading(s): エキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Henshall Mnemonic: laden person mounts horse at relay station
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #724 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 駅   [えき]  [K]
(n) station  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駅 員   [えきいん]  [K]
(n) station attendant  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 前   [えきまえ]  [K]
(n) in front of station  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 長   [えきちょう]  [K]
(n) station master  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 伝   [えきでん]  [K]
(n) stagecoach; post horse  [D] [Jisho]
- 駅 弁   [えきべん]  [K]
(n) station (boxed) lunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 着 駅   [しゅうちゃくえき]  [K]
(n) terminal station  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 駅   [しゅくえき]  [K]
(n) post town; relay station; stage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 馬

Kanji: 悦
Back: Find more details for 悦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ecstasy
joy
rapture
On-Yomi Reading(s): エツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろこ.ぶ
よろこ.ばす
や
よし
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: #1762 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 満 悦   [まんえつ]  [K]
(n) great delight; rapture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 謁
Back: Find more details for 謁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
audience
audience (with king)
On-Yomi Reading(s): エツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
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: 言

Kanji: 越
Back: Find more details for 越 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
surpass
cross over
move to
exceed
Vietnam
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エツ
オツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.す
-こ.す
-ご.し
こ.える
-ご.え
えち
えっ
お
こえ
こし
ごえ
ごし
ごや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #897 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 引っ越す   [ひっこす]  [K]
(v5s) to move (house); to change residence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 引っ越し   [ひっこし]  [K]
(n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 越える   [こえる]  [K]
(v1) to exceed; to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 越す   [こす]  [K]
(v5s) to go over (e.g. with audience)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寄 越す   [よこす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to send; to forward; (2) to hand over (e.g. money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り越し   [のりこし]  [K]
(n) riding past (one's station)  [D] [Jisho]
- 追い越す   [おいこす]  [K]
(v5s) to pass (e.g. car); to outdistance; to outstrip  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 越し   [ごし]  [K]
(n-suf) across; over; beyond  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 境   [えっきょう]  [K]
(n) border transgression  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 権   [えっけん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) going beyond authority; unauthorized  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 後   [えちご]  [K]
Echigo; old name for Niigata Prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 冬   [えっとう]  [K]
(n) passing the winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 越 年   [えつねん]  [K]
(n,vs) ring out the old year; hibernation  [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]
- 三 越   [みつこし]  [K]
Mitsukoshi (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち越す   [もちこす]  [K]
(v5s) to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち越し   [かちこし]  [K]
(n) more wins than losses (sport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 勝ち越す   [かちこす]  [K]
(v5s) to have more wins than losses; to lead (someone) by (three) matches  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 越   [じょうえつ]  [K]
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り越える   [のりこえる]  [K]
(v1) to climb over; to ride across; to surmount  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り越す   [のりこす]  [K]
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 越し   [のりこし]  [K]
(n) riding past (one's station)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 越す   [のりこす]  [K]
(v5s) to ride past; to pass; to outdistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓 越   [たくえつ]  [K]
(n) excellence; superiority  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 越   [ちゅうごし]  [K]
over center field  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 越   [ちょうえつ]  [K]
(n) transcendental  [D] [Jisho]
- 負け越し   [まけこし]  [K]
(n) more losses than wins (sport)  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 越 感   [ゆうえつかん]  [K]
(n) superiority 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: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 走

Kanji: 閲
Back: Find more details for 閲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
review
inspection
revision
On-Yomi Reading(s): エツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): けみ.する
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1855 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 閲 覧   [えつらん]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; reading  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 検 閲   [けんえつ]  [K]
(n) inspection; examination; censorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 閲   [こうえつ]  [K]
(n) revision  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 円
Back: Find more details for 円 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
circle
yen
round
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まる.い
まる
まど
まど.か
まろ.やか
つぶら
のぶ
まどか
みつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冂 (まきがまえ) – display case
Henshall Mnemonic: round coins from bank-teller's window
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #69 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 円   [えん]  [K]
(n) (1) Yen; money; (2) circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 円い   [まるい]  [K]
(adj) round; circular; spherical  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 円 周   [えんしゅう]  [K]
(n) circumference  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 円 滑   [えんかつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmony; smoothness  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 満   [えんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 円   [いちえん]  [K]
(adv,n) whole district; one yen; throughout  [D] [Jisho]
- 円み   [まるみ]  [K]
(n) roundness; rotundity  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 安   [えんやす]  [K]
(n) cheap yen  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 形   [えんけい]  [K]
(n) (1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 建て   [えんだて]  [K]
(n) yen base  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 弧   [えんこ]  [K]
(n) arc  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 高   [えんだか]  [K]
(n) high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 熟   [えんじゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 相 場   [えんそうば]  [K]
(n) yen exchange rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 卓   [えんたく]  [K]
(n) round table  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 柱   [えんちゅう]  [K]
(n) column; shaft; cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 筒   [えんとう]  [K]
(n) cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 盤   [えんばん]  [K]
(n) disk; discus  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 方 後 円 墳   [ぜんぽうこうえんふん]  [K]
(n) ancient Imperial graves  [D] [Jisho]
- 楕 円 形   [だえんけい]  [K]
(n) elliptical shape  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 冂

Kanji: 園
Back: Find more details for 園 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
park
garden
yard
farm
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
その
おん
ぞの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: spacious park encloses considerable distance
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #628 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 園   [その]  [K]
(n,n-suf) garden (esp. man-made); park; plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 園   [こうえん]  [K]
(n) (public) park  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 動 物 園   [どうぶつえん]  [K]
(n) zoo; zoological gardens  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 園 芸   [えんげい]  [K]
(n) horticulture; gardening  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 園 地   [ゆうえんち]  [K]
(n) amusement park  [D] [Jisho]
- 幼 稚 園   [ようちえん]  [K]
(n) kindergarten  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 園   [えん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) garden (esp. man-made); park; plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 田 園   [でんえん]  [K]
(n) country; rural districts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 園 児   [えんじ]  [K]
(n) kindergarten pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 園 長   [えんちょう]  [K]
(n) kindergarten principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 園 内   [えんない]  [K]
(n) inside the garden (park)  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 園   [はなぞの]  [K]
(n) flower garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 園   [がくえん]  [K]
(n) academy; campus  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 園   [らくえん]  [K]
(n) pleasure garden; paradise  [D] [Jisho]
- 祇 園   [ぎおん]  [K]
(n) entertainment district in Kyoto  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 園   [さいえん]  [K]
(n) vegetable garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 植 物 園   [しょくぶつえん]  [K]
(n) botanical garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭 園   [ていえん]  [K]
(n) garden; park  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 園   [にゅうえん]  [K]
(n) enrollment in kindergarten  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 園   [のうえん]  [K]
(n) plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 育 園   [ほいくえん]  [K]
(n) nursery school; day nursery  [D] [Jisho]
- 霊 園   [れいえん]  [K]
(n) cemetery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 宴
Back: Find more details for 宴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
banquet
feast
party
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うたげ
うた
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1675 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 宴 会   [えんかい]  [K]
(n) party; banquet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宴   [うたげ]  [K]
(n) party; banquet  [D] [Jisho]
- 宴 席   [えんせき]  [K]
(n) banquet; dinner party  [D] [Jisho]
- 饗 宴   [きょうえん]  [K]
(n) feast  [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: 宀

Kanji: 一
Back: Find more details for 一 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 1 Strokes
English Meaning(s): one
On-Yomi Reading(s):
イチ
イツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひと-
ひと.つ
かず
い
いっ
いる
かつ
かづ
てん
はじめ
ひ
ひとつ
まこと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: one finger
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #2 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [いち]  [K]
(num) one  [D] [Jisho]
- 一つ   [ひとつ]  [K]
(n) one  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 月   [いちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) January  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 日   [おととい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 年   [おととし]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 緒   [いっしょ]  [K]
(adv,n) together; meeting; company  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人   [ひとり]  [K]
(n) one person  [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]
- 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]
- 十 一 月   [じゅういちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) November  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 一 生 懸 命   [いっしょうけんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 度   [いちど]  [K]
(n-adv) once; one time; on one occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 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 N3 Words
- 一 家   [いっか]  [K]
(n) a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 言   [ひとこと]  [K]
(n) single word  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時   [いちじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one hour; short time; once; a time; temporarily; at one time; twelfth part of a day  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 種   [いっしゅ]  [K]
(adv,n) species; kind; variety  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 瞬   [いっしゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 人 一 人   [ひとりひとり]  [K]
(n-t) one by one; each; one at a time  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 生   [いっしょう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 層   [いっそう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) much more; still more; all the more  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 体   [いったい]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) one object; one body; (2) what on earth?; really?; (3) generally  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 致   [いっち]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) coincidence; agreement; union; match; (2) conformity; consistency; (3) cooperation  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 度に   [いちどに]  [K]
(adv) all at once  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 般   [いっぱん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) general; liberal; universal; ordinary; average  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 同 一   [どういつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) identity; sameness; similarity; equality; fairness  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 唯 一   [ゆいいつ]  [K]
(adv,n) only; sole; unique  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一まず   [ひとまず]  [K]
(adv) for the present; once; in outline  [D] [Jisho]
- 一一   [いちいち]  [K]
(adv,n) one by one; separately  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 応   [いちおう]  [K]
(adv) once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 休み   [ひとやすみ]  [K]
(n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 日   [いっさくじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day before yesterday  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 昨 年   [いっさくねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) year before last  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 斉   [いっせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) simultaneous; all at once  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 旦   [いったん]  [K]
(adv) once; for a moment; one morning; temporarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 段と   [いちだんと]  [K]
(adv) greater; more; further; still more  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 通り   [ひととおり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ordinary; usual; in general; briefly  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 定   [いってい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) fixed; settled; definite; uniform; regularized; defined; standardized; certain; prescribed  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 流   [いちりゅう]  [K]
(n) first-class; top grade; school (of art); foremost; top-notch; unique  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一   [だいいち]  [K]
(adv,n) first; foremost; # 1  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 一   [とういつ]  [K]
(n,vs) unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一々   [いちいち]  [K]
(adv,n) one by one; separately  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 概に   [いちがいに]  [K]
(adv) unconditionally; as a rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 括   [いっかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) all together; batch; one lump; one bundle; summing up  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 気   [いっき]  [K]
(n) (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 挙に   [いっきょに]  [K]
(adv) at a stroke; with a single swoop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一つ一つ   [ひとつひとつ]  [K]
(n) one-by-one; separately; in detail  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 握り   [ひとにぎり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) handful; small handful  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 位   [いちい]  [K]
(n) first place; first rank; unit's position  [D] [Jisho]
- 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 員   [いちいん]  [K]
(n) person; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 因   [いちいん]  [K]
(n) cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 円   [いちえん]  [K]
(adv,n) whole district; one yen; throughout  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 億   [いちおく]  [K]
(n) 100,000,000; one hundred million  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 過   [いっか]  [K]
(n,vs) passing away  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 介   [いっかい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) mere; only a ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 回   [いっかい]  [K]
(n-adv) once; one time; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 回り   [ひとまわり]  [K]
(n-adv) one turn; one round  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 階   [いっかい]  [K]
(n) one floor; first floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 角   [いっかく]  [K]
(n) corner; section; point; one narwhal; apparently  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 環   [いっかん]  [K]
(n) link  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 貫   [いっかん]  [K]
(n) (1) consistency; coherence; integration; (2) one kan (8.333 lbs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 丸   [いちがん]  [K]
(n) lump; (into) one  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 喜 一 憂   [いっきいちゆう]  [K]
(n) now rejoice, now worry; alternate hope and fear; mixed blessings; joys and sorrows  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 期   [いちご]  [K]
(n) (1) one's life time; lifetime; (2) term; half-year; quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 気に   [いっきに]  [K]
(adv) at once; at a breath (stroke, sitting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 騎 打ち   [いっきうち]  [K]
(n) personal combat  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 義   [いちぎ]  [K]
(n) (1) reason; principle; meaning; (2) first meaning; first principle; first consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 級   [いっきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) one grade; first-class; primary  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 挙   [いっきょ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one effort; one action  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 局   [いっきょく]  [K]
(n) one game (checkers, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 曲   [いっきょく]  [K]
(n) tune (melody, piece of music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 隅   [いちぐう]  [K]
(n) corner; nook  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 軍   [いちぐん]  [K]
(n) an army; the whole army; first string players (sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 件   [いっけん]  [K]
(n) matter; item  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 元   [いちげん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) unitary  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 元 化   [いちげんか]  [K]
(n) unification; centralization  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 言   [いちごん]  [K]
(n) single word  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 個   [いっこ]  [K]
(n) piece; fragment  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 戸 建て   [いっこだて]  [K]
(n) (separate) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 口   [ひとくち]  [K]
(n) mouthful; one word; bite; sip; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 向   [いっこう]  [K]
(adv) (not) at all  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 向に   [いっこうに]  [K]
(adv) (not) at all  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 校   [いっこう]  [K]
(n) whole school; the first proof; one proofreading  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 行   [いちぎょう]  [K]
(n) line; row; troupe; party  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 行   [いっこう]  [K]
(n) line; row; troupe; party  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 刻   [いっこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) (1) minute; moment; an instant; (2) stubborn; hot-headed  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 国   [いっこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) whole country; stubborn; hotheaded  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 座   [いちざ]  [K]
(n) (1) party; those present; troupe; (2) first seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 酸 化 炭 素   [いっさんかたんそ]  [K]
(n) carbon monoxide  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 字   [いちじ]  [K]
(n) letter; character  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時   [ひととき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) moment; time  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 期   [いちじき]  [K]
(n-adv) a period (of time)  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 金   [いちじきん]  [K]
(n) lump sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 的   [いちじてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) temporary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 延
Back: Find more details for 延 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prolong
stretching
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
の.びる
の.べる
の.べ
の.ばす
たか
のぶ
のべ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 廴 (いんにょう) – long stride
Henshall Mnemonic: drag feet in extended movement
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #747 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 延 期   [えんき]  [K]
(n,vs) postponement; adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 延ばす   [のばす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to lengthen; to stretch; to reach out; to postpone; to prolong; to extend; to grow (beard)  [D] [Jisho]
- 延びる   [のびる]  [K]
(v1,vi) (1) to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; (2) to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); (3) to grow stale (soba); (4) to be postponed; to be prolonged; (5) to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; (6) to be exhausted  [D] [Jisho]
- 延 長   [えんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 延べ   [のべ]  [K]
(n) futures; credit (buying); stretching; total  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き延す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き延ばし   [ひきのばし]  [K]
(n) extension; prolongation  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き延ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 延す   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 延ばす   [ひきのばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delay; to enlarge  [D] [Jisho]
- 延 滞   [えんたい]  [K]
(n) delay; procrastination  [D] [Jisho]
- 延 命   [えんめい]  [K]
(n) (1) long life; longevity; (2) macrobiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り延べ   [くりのべ]  [K]
(n) postponement  [D] [Jisho]
- 遅 延   [ちえん]  [K]
(n,vs) delay; be delayed  [D] [Jisho]
- 蔓 延る   [はびこる]  [K]
(v5r) to spread; to run rampant; to grow thick; to become powerful  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 廴

Kanji: 援
Back: Find more details for 援 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abet
help
save
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #312 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 援 助   [えんじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) assistance; aid; support  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 応 援   [おうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 救 援   [きゅうえん]  [K]
(n) relief; rescue; reinforcement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 援 軍   [えんぐん]  [K]
(n) reinforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 援 護   [えんご]  [K]
(n) covering; protection; backing; relief  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 援 金   [ぎえんきん]  [K]
(n) donation money; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 援   [こうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) support; backing  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 援   [しえん]  [K]
(n,vs) support; backing; aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 援   [せいえん]  [K]
(n) encouragement; cheering; 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: 沿
Back: Find more details for 沿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
run alongside
follow along
run along
lie along
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そ.う
-ぞ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: go alongside of water, through eight openings
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1121 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 沿い   [ぞい]  [K]
(suff) along  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿う   [そう]  [K]
(v5u) to run along; to follow  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 岸   [えんがん]  [K]
(n) coast; shore  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 線   [えんせん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) along railway line  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沿って   [そって]  [K]
along; by; parallel to  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 海   [えんかい]  [K]
(n) coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 海 州   [えんかいしゅう]  [K]
(n) (Russian) maritime provinces  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 革   [えんかく]  [K]
(n) history; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 道   [えんどう]  [K]
(n) route; course; roadside  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 沿い   [かわぞい]  [K]
(n) along the river  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 演
Back: Find more details for 演 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
performance
act
play
render
stage
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): エンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: perform in building by yellow river
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #267 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 演 技   [えんぎ]  [K]
(n) acting; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 説   [えんぜつ]  [K]
(n) speech; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 奏   [えんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) musical performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 演   [こうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) lecture; address  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 演 劇   [えんげき]  [K]
(n) play (theatrical)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 演じる   [えんじる]  [K]
(v1) to perform (a play); to play (a part); to act (a part); to commit (a blunder)  [D] [Jisho]
- 演ずる   [えんずる]  [K]
(vz) to perform; to play  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 習   [えんしゅう]  [K]
(n) practice; exercises; manoeuvers; practicum  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 出   [えんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) production (e.g. play); direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 演   [こうえん]  [K]
(n) public performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 演   [しゅえん]  [K]
(n) starring; playing the leading part  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 演   [しゅつえん]  [K]
(n) performance; stage appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 演   [じょうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) performance (e.g. music)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 演 歌   [えんか]  [K]
(n) enka; modern Japanese ballad  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 芸   [えんげい]  [K]
(n) entertainment; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 算   [えんざん]  [K]
(n) operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 出 家   [えんしゅつか]  [K]
(n) producer; director  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 壇   [えんだん]  [K]
(n) rostrum; platform  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 舞   [えんぶ]  [K]
(n,vs) dance performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 目   [えんもく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) musical program  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 演   [かいえん]  [K]
(n) curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 演   [きょうえん]  [K]
(n) recital contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 演   [きょうえん]  [K]
(n) appearing together; co-acting; co-starring  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 演   [さいえん]  [K]
(n) (1) another showing (of a play); (2) recapitulation (biology)  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 演   [じつえん]  [K]
(n,vs) stage show; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 演   [しょえん]  [K]
(n) first performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 演   [じょえん]  [K]
(n) co-star  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 演   [どくえん]  [K]
(n) solo; solo performance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 炎
Back: Find more details for 炎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inflammation
flame
blaze
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほのお
ぬく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1242 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 炎   [ほのお]  [K]
(n) flame; blaze  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 炎 症   [えんしょう]  [K]
(n) inflammation  [D] [Jisho]
- 炎 上   [えんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) blazing up; (building) destruction by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 炎 天   [えんてん]  [K]
(n) blazing heat; scorching sun  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 炎 瓶   [かえんびん]  [K]
(n) Molotov cocktail  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 炎   [かんえん]  [K]
(n) hepatitis  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 耳 炎   [ちゅうじえん]  [K]
(n) tympanitis (inflammation of middle ear)  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 炎   [のうえん]  [K]
(n) brain inflammation; encephalitis; nephritis  [D] [Jisho]
- 肺 炎   [はいえん]  [K]
(n) pneumonia  [D] [Jisho]
- 腹 膜 炎   [ふくまくえん]  [K]
(n) peritonitis  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 煙
Back: Find more details for 煙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): smoke
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けむ.る
けむり
けむ.い
たば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1290 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 煙 草   [たばこ]  [K]
(pt:) (n) (uk) tobacco (pt: tabaco); cigarettes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 煙   [けむり]  [K]
(n) smoke; fumes  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 煙   [きんえん]  [K]
(exp) No Smoking!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 煙い   [けむい]  [K]
(adj) smoky  [D] [Jisho]
- 煙 突   [えんとつ]  [K]
(n) chimney  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 煙たい   [けむたい]  [K]
(adj) smoky; feeling awkward  [D] [Jisho]
- 煙る   [けむる]  [K]
(v5r) to smoke (e.g. fire)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 煙 草 屋   [たばこや]  [K]
(n) tobacconist  [D] [Jisho]
- 喫 煙   [きつえん]  [K]
(n) smoking  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 煙   [くろけむり]  [K]
(n) black smoke  [D] [Jisho]
- 硝 煙   [しょうえん]  [K]
(n) gunpowder smoke  [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]
- 噴 煙   [ふんえん]  [K]
(n) (eruption of) smoke  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 火

Kanji: 猿
Back: Find more details for 猿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): monkey
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さる
さ
さわ
ざる
まし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1772 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 猿   [さる]  [K]
(n) monkey  [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]
- 類 人 猿   [るいじんえん]  [K]
(n) anthropoid; troglodyte  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 縁
Back: Find more details for 縁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
affinity
relation
connection
edge
border
verge
brink
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エン
-ネン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふち
ふちど.る
ゆかり
よすが
へり
えにし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1291 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 縁   [ふち]  [K]
(n) (surrounding) edge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 縁 側   [えんがわ]  [K]
(n) veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor  [D] [Jisho]
- 縁 談   [えんだん]  [K]
(n) marriage proposal; engagement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 因 縁   [いんねん]  [K]
(n) (1) fate; destiny; (2) connection; origin; (3) pretext  [D] [Jisho]
- 縁 起   [えんぎ]  [K]
(n) omen  [D] [Jisho]
- 額 縁   [がくぶち]  [K]
(n) picture frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 縁   [けつえん]  [K]
(n) blood relative or relationship  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 縁   [ぜつえん]  [K]
(n,vs) isolation; insulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 縁   [むえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrelated; without relations; unidentified; indifferent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 艶
Back: Find more details for 艶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
glossy
luster
glaze
polish
charm
colorful
captivating
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つや
なま.めかしい
あで.やか
つや.めく
なま.めく
もろ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 色 (いろ) – color
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2207 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 艶   [つや]  [K]
(n) gloss; glaze  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 艶々   [つやつや]  [K]
(adv,n) glossy; bright; slick  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 色

Kanji: 苑
Back: Find more details for 苑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
garden
farm
park
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エン
オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
その
う.つ
あや
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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2060 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 外 苑   [がいえん]  [K]
(n) outer garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 苑   [ぎょえん]  [K]
(n) imperial garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 辞 苑   [こうじえん]  [K]
Koujien (famous Japanese Dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 遠
Back: Find more details for 遠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
distant
far
On-Yomi Reading(s):
エン
オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とお.い
お
おに
ど
どお
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: loose clothes for traveling any distance
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #887 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 遠い   [とおい]  [K]
(adj) far; distant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 遠く   [とおく]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 慮   [えんりょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) diffidence; restraint; reserve  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 永 遠   [えいえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 遠 足   [えんそく]  [K]
(n) trip; hike; picnic  [D] [Jisho]
- 望 遠 鏡   [ぼうえんきょう]  [K]
(n) telescope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 遠ざかる   [とおざかる]  [K]
(v5r) to go far off  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 方   [えんぽう]  [K]
(n) long way; distant place  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち遠しい   [まちどおしい]  [K]
(adj) looking forward to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠   [とお]  [K]
(adj-no) distant  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 泳   [えんえい]  [K]
(n,vs) long-distance swimming  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 回し   [とおまわし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indirect (roundabout) expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 隔   [えんかく]  [K]
(n) distant; remote; isolated  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 距 離   [えんきょり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) long distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 近 法   [えんきんほう]  [K]
(n) perspective  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 山   [えんざん]  [K]
(n) distant mountain  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 心 力   [えんしんりょく]  [K]
(n) centrifugal force  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 征   [えんせい]  [K]
(n) (1) expedition; campaign; (performer's) tour; (2) away series (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 浅   [とおあさ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) shoal; wide shallow beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 遠   [けいえん]  [K]
(n,vs) keeping at a distance; "kicking upstairs"; giving a batter an "intentional walk"  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 遠   [そえん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) estrangement; neglect; silence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 鉛
Back: Find more details for 鉛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lead
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なまり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1710 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鉛   [なまり]  [K]
(n) lead (the metal)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 亜 鉛   [あえん]  [K]
(n) zinc (Zn)  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 鉛   [こくえん]  [K]
(n) graphite  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 塩
Back: Find more details for 塩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): salt
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: person throws salty dish from mouth to ground
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1148 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 塩   [しお]  [K]
(n) salt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 塩 辛い   [しおからい]  [K]
(adj) salty (taste)  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 塩   [しょくえん]  [K]
(n) table salt  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 塩 化   [えんか]  [K]
(n) chloride  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 基   [えんき]  [K]
(n) base (chem.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 酸   [えんさん]  [K]
(n) hydrochloric acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 水   [しおみず]  [K]
(n) salt water; brine  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 素   [えんそ]  [K]
(n) chlorine (Cl)  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 田   [えんでん]  [K]
(n) saltpan; field for drying salt  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 梅   [あんばい]  [K]
(n) seasoning; condition; manner; flavour; state  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 分   [えんぶん]  [K]
(n) salt; salt content  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 塩   [がんえん]  [K]
(n) rock salt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 土

Kanji: 於
Back: Find more details for 於 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
at
in
on
as for
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オ
ヨ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おい.て
お.ける
ああ
より
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2113 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 於   [お]  [K]
at; in; on  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 方

Kanji: 汚
Back: Find more details for 汚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dirty
pollute
disgrace
rape
defile
On-Yomi Reading(s): オ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けが.す
けが.れる
けが.らわしい
よご.す
よご.れる
きたな.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #908 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 汚い   [きたない]  [K]
(adj) dirty; unclean; filthy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 汚れる   [よごれる]  [K]
(v1) to get dirty; to become dirty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 汚 染   [おせん]  [K]
(n) pollution; contamination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 汚す   [よごす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to disgrace; to dishonour; (2) to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 汚れ   [よごれ]  [K]
(n) dirt; filth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 汚 職   [おしょく]  [K]
(n) corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 水   [おすい]  [K]
(n) filthy water; sewage  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 濁   [おだく]  [K]
(n,vs) dirty; polluted; corruption; graft  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 点   [おてん]  [K]
(n) stain; blot; flaw; disgrace  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 物   [おぶつ]  [K]
(n) dirt; dust; garbage  [D] [Jisho]
- 汚 名   [おめい]  [K]
(n) stigma; dishonour; infamy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 凹
Back: Find more details for 凹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
concave
hollow
sunken
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くぼ.む
へこ.む
ぼこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 凵 (うけばこ) – open box enclosure
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2206 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凹む   [へこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; to be snubbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 凸 凹   [でこぼこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unevenness; roughness; ruggedness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 凹 凸   [おうとつ]  [K]
(n) unevenness; roughness; ruggedness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 央
Back: Find more details for 央 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
center
middle
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あきら
え
お
さと
ちか
てる
なか
ひさ
ひろ
や
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
大 (だい) – big
Henshall Mnemonic: big opening in center
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #582 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 中 央   [ちゅうおう]  [K]
(n) centre; central; center; middle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 中 央 集 権   [ちゅうおうしゅうけん]  [K]
centralized authoritarian 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: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ｜ 大

Kanji: 奥
Back: Find more details for 奥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
heart
interior
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オウ
オク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おく.まる
くま
お
おお
おん
つ
のく
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1018 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奥さん   [おくさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 奥   [おく]  [K]
(n) interior; inner part  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 奥 義   [おくぎ]  [K]
(n) secrets; mysteries; hidden purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 行   [おくゆき]  [K]
(n) depth; length  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 行き   [おくゆき]  [K]
(n) depth; length  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 山   [おくやま]  [K]
(n) remote mountain; mountain recesses  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 地   [おうち]  [K]
(n) interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 様   [おくさま]  [K]
(n) (pol) wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 奥   [やまおく]  [K]
(n) mountain recesses  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 大

Kanji: 往
Back: Find more details for 往 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
journey
chase away
let go
going
travel
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.く
いにしえ
さき.に
ゆ.く
みち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: master goes off
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1421 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 往 復   [おうふく]  [K]
(n,vs) (col) round trip; coming and going; return ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 往 診   [おうしん]  [K]
(n) doctor's visit; house call  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 右 往 左 往   [うおうさおう]  [K]
(n) move about in confusion; go every which way; going right and left; this way and that  [D] [Jisho]
- 往 生   [おうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) death; submission; at wit's end  [D] [Jisho]
- 往 年   [おうねん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) former; one-time; years ago  [D] [Jisho]
- 往 来   [おうらい]  [K]
(n) coming and going; road; correspondence; street traffic; highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 往 症   [きおうしょう]  [K]
(n) medical history; anamnesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち往 生   [たちおうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) bring to a standstill  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 応
Back: Find more details for 応 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
apply
answer
yes
OK
reply
accept
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オウ
ヨウ
-ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あた.る
まさに
こた.える
お
たか
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
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: react with feeling to building
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #266 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 応じる   [おうじる]  [K]
(v1) to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 応   [いちおう]  [K]
(adv) once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 応ずる   [おうずる]  [K]
(vz) to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 援   [おうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 接   [おうせつ]  [K]
(n) reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 対   [おうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 用   [おうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) application; put to practical use  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 応 急   [おうきゅう]  [K]
(n) emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 募   [おうぼ]  [K]
(n,vs) subscription; application  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応   [そうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) suitability; fitness  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応しい   [ふさわしい]  [K]
(adj) appropriate  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 応   [たいおう]  [K]
(n,vs) interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 応   [てきおう]  [K]
(n) adaptation; accommodation; conformity  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 応   [はんのう]  [K]
(n) reaction; response  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応える   [こたえる]  [K]
(v1) to respond; to answer; to strike home; to take its toll; to reward  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 札   [おうさつ]  [K]
(n) bid  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 酬   [おうしゅう]  [K]
(n) reply  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 召   [おうしょう]  [K]
(n) being called to the colours (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 答   [おうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) reply; answer; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 分   [おうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 忌   [かいき]  [K]
(n) death anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 忌まわしい   [いまわしい]  [K]
(adj) abominable  [D] [Jisho]
- 忌 避   [きひ]  [K]
(n) evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 絶 反 応   [きょぜつはんのう]  [K]
rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 応   [こおう]  [K]
(n,vs) hailing each other; acting in concert  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 応え   [てごたえ]  [K]
(n) response  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 応   [じゅんのう]  [K]
(n,vs) adaptation; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 相 応   [ふそうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广 心 攸

Kanji: 押
Back: Find more details for 押 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
push
stop
check
subdue
attach
seize
weight
shove
press
seal
do in spite of
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.す
お.し-
お.っ-
お.さえる
おさ.える
おし
おす
おや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #789 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 押す   [おす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to push; to press; to stamp (i.e. a passport)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 押し入れ   [おしいれ]  [K]
(n) closet  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 押さえる   [おさえる]  [K]
(v1) to stop; to restrain; to seize; to repress; to suppress; to press down  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し込む   [おしこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to push into; to crowd into  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し切る   [おしきる]  [K]
(v5r) to have one's own way  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 押し   [おし]  [K]
(n) push; pressure; authority; audacity  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し出し   [おしだし]  [K]
(n) presence; appearance; run walked in (baseball)  [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]
- 押し売り   [おしうり]  [K]
(n) high-pressure salesmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し付ける   [おしつける]  [K]
(v1) to press; to push; to force  [D] [Jisho]
- 押し問 答   [おしもんどう]  [K]
(n) dispute; heated questioning and answering  [D] [Jisho]
- 押 収   [おうしゅう]  [K]
(n) seizure; confiscation  [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]
- 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]
- 後 押し   [あとおし]  [K]
(n) pushing; backing; boosting  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 白 押し   [めじろおし]  [K]
(n) jostling; milling about  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 旺
Back: Find more details for 旺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flourishing
successful
beautiful
vigorous
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オウ
キョウ
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かがや.き
うつくし.い
さかん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2342 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: 日

Kanji: 横
Back: Find more details for 横 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sideways
side
horizontal
width
woof
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): よこ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: yellow piece of wood laid on its side
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #480 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 横   [よこ]  [K]
(n) beside; side; width  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 横 切る   [よこぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to cross (e.g. arms); to traverse  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 断   [おうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) crossing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 横 綱   [よこづな]  [K]
(n) sumo grand champion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 横たわる   [よこたわる]  [K]
(v5r) to lie down; to stretch out  [D] [Jisho]
- 横ばい   [よこばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sidewise crawl (e.g. of a crab); crawling sideways  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 顔   [よこがお]  [K]
(n) face in profile; profile; face seen from the side  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 行   [おうこう]  [K]
(n) walking sideways; staggering; striding  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 取り   [よこどり]  [K]
(n) usurpation; snatching; seizure  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 手   [よこて]  [K]
(n) (1) side; beside; (2) feature of a sword blade  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 書き   [よこがき]  [K]
(n) writing horizontally  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 線   [おうせん]  [K]
(n) horizontal line; abscissa  [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]
- 横 着   [おうちゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dishonesty; laziness; cunning  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 転   [おうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) turning sideways; barrel roll  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 道   [よこみち]  [K]
(n) side street  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 幅   [よこはば]  [K]
(n) breadth; width  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 文 字   [よこもじ]  [K]
(n) European writing; cross-wise writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 柄   [おうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) arrogance; haughtiness; insolence  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 暴   [おうぼう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 目   [よこめ]  [K]
(n) side glance  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 領   [おうりょう]  [K]
(n) usurpation; embezzlement; misappropriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 横   [じゅうおう]  [K]
(n) length and width; every direction; warp and woof; right and left; vertically and horizontally; length and breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 縦 横   [たてよこ]  [K]
(n) length and width; every direction; warp and woof; right and left; vertically and horizontally; length and breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 横   [せんおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) arbitrariness; despotism; tyranny  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 欧
Back: Find more details for 欧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Europe
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うた.う
は.く
おお
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #421 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 欧 米   [おうべい]  [K]
Europe and America; the West  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 欧 州   [おうしゅう]  [K]
Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 欧   [せいおう]  [K]
(n) Western Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 欧   [ちゅうおう]  [K]
Central Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 欧   [とうおう]  [K]
Eastern Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 訪 欧   [ほうおう]  [K]
(n) visiting Europe  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 欧   [ほくおう]  [K]
Northern Europe; land of the Norsemen; Scandinavia  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 欠

Kanji: 殴
Back: Find more details for 殴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
assault
hit
beat
thrash
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なぐ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1622 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 殴る   [なぐる]  [K]
(v5r) to strike; to hit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 殴り込み   [なぐりこみ]  [K]
(n) raid  [D] [Jisho]
- 殴 打   [おうだ]  [K]
(n) hit; strike  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 殳

Kanji: 王
Back: Find more details for 王 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
king
rule
magnate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オウ
-ノウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おお
おおきみ
わ
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: king with ax rules heaven, earth and man
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #684 of the 2500 most 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
- 王   [おう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) king; ruler; sovereign; monarch; (2) king (for senior player) (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 子   [おうじ]  [K]
(n) prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 様   [おうさま]  [K]
(n) king  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 王   [じょおう]  [K]
(n) queen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 王 女   [おうじょ]  [K]
(n) princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 王   [こくおう]  [K]
(n) king  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 王 位   [おうい]  [K]
(n) the throne; the crown  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 冠   [おうかん]  [K]
(n) crown; diadem; bottle cap  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 宮   [おうきゅう]  [K]
(n) royal palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 侯   [おうこう]  [K]
(n) king and princes; noble rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 国   [おうこく]  [K]
(n) kingdom; monarchy  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 座   [おうざ]  [K]
(n) throne  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 室   [おうしつ]  [K]
(n) ruling family  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 者   [おうじゃ]  [K]
(n) king; monarch; ruler  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 手   [おうて]  [K]
(n) checkmate; check  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 将   [おうしょう]  [K]
(n) (1) king; (2) king (for senior player) (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 族   [おうぞく]  [K]
(n) royalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 朝   [おうちょう]  [K]
(n) dynasty  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 妃   [おうひ]  [K]
(n) queen  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 立   [おうりつ]  [K]
(n) royal  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 王   [かおう]  [K]
(n) peony; king of flowers  [D] [Jisho]
- 仁 王   [におう]  [K]
(n) the two guardian Deva kings  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 王   [ほうおう]  [K]
(n) Pope  [D] [Jisho]
- 竜 王   [りゅうおう]  [K]
(n) Dragon King  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 翁
Back: Find more details for 翁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): venerable old man
On-Yomi Reading(s): オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おきな
お
おな
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
羽 (はね) – feathers
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2064 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 翁   [おう]  [K]
(n) old man; venerable  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 羽

Kanji: 黄
Back: Find more details for 黄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): yellow
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き
こ-
うい
れい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 黄 (きいろ) – yellow
Henshall Mnemonic: arrow burns yellow with grass from field
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1240 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 黄 色   [きいろ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) yellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 色い   [きいろい]  [K]
(adj) yellow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 黄 金   [おうごん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) gold  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 黄   [き]  [K]
(n) yellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金   [こがね]  [K]
(adj-no,n) gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金 時 代   [おうごんじだい]  [K]
Golden Age  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 昏   [たそがれ]  [K]
(n) dusk; twilight  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 身   [きみ]  [K]
(n) egg yolk  [D] [Jisho]
- 硫 黄   [いおう]  [K]
(n) sulfur (S); sulphur  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 沖
Back: Find more details for 沖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
open sea
offing
rise high into sky
On-Yomi Reading(s): チュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おき
おきつ
ちゅう.する
わく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #929 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 沖   [おき]  [K]
(n) open sea  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沖 合   [おきあい]  [K]
(n) coast; the offing  [D] [Jisho]
- 沖 合い   [おきあい]  [K]
(n) coast; the offing  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 億
Back: Find more details for 億 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hundred million
10**8
On-Yomi Reading(s): オク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): お
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person with hundred million thoughts
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #716 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 億   [おく]  [K]
(num) 100,000,000; hundred million  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 億   [いちおく]  [K]
(n) 100,000,000; one hundred million  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 億   [じゅうおく]  [K]
1,000,000,000; billion (American); milliard (British)  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 億 年   [すうおくねん]  [K]
several hundreds of million of years  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 億   [ひゃくおく]  [K]
10,000,000,000; ten billion (American); ten milliard (British)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 屋
Back: Find more details for 屋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
roof
house
shop
dealer
seller
On-Yomi Reading(s): オク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
や
た
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: arrive and find corpse in store building
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #616 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 百 屋   [やおや]  [K]
(n) greengrocer  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 屋   [へや]  [K]
(n) room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 屋 上   [おくじょう]  [K]
(n) rooftop  [D] [Jisho]
- 床 屋   [とこや]  [K]
(n) barber  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 屋 根   [やね]  [K]
(n) roof  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 屋   [こや]  [K]
(n) hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 屋 外   [おくがい]  [K]
(n) outdoors  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 屋   [かおく]  [K]
(n) house; building  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 屋 敷   [やしき]  [K]
(n) mansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 問 屋   [とんや]  [K]
(n) wholesale store  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 煙 草 屋   [たばこや]  [K]
(n) tobacconist  [D] [Jisho]
- 屋 台   [やたい]  [K]
(n) cart; float; food cart  [D] [Jisho]
- 屋 内   [おくない]  [K]
(n) indoor (court, pool, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 菓 子 屋   [かしや]  [K]
(n) confectionery shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 屋   [がくや]  [K]
(n) dressing room; green room; backstage  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 屋   [いわや]  [K]
(n) cavern; grotto  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 酒 屋   [いざかや]  [K]
(n) bar; pub; tavern  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 屋   [さかなや]  [K]
(n) fish market; fish dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 蕎 麦 屋   [そばや]  [K]
(n) buckwheat-noodle restaurant  [D] [Jisho]
- 靴 屋   [くつや]  [K]
(n) shoemaker; shoe store  [D] [Jisho]
- 紺 屋   [こうや]  [K]
(n) dyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 紺 屋   [こんや]  [K]
(n) dyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 小 屋   [やまごや]  [K]
(n) mountain hut  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 屋   [しちや]  [K]
(n) pawnshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 居 小 屋   [しばいごや]  [K]
playhouse; theatre  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 屋   [しゃおく]  [K]
(n) company office building  [D] [Jisho]
- 酒 屋   [さかや]  [K]
(n) sake dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 宿 屋   [やどや]  [K]
(n) inn  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 屋   [まつや]  [K]
Matsuya (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会 屋   [そうかいや]  [K]
(n) extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 屋   [おおや]  [K]
(n) landlord; landlady  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 屋   [ちゃや]  [K]
(n) tea house; tea dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 屋   [ながや]  [K]
(n) tenement or row house  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 建 屋   [どけんや]  [K]
(n) general (civil engineering and construction) contractor  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 屋   [にくや]  [K]
(n) butcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 屋   [なや]  [K]
(n) shed; barn; outhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 動 産 屋   [ふどうさんや]  [K]
real estate agent; realtor  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 呂 屋   [ふろや]  [K]
(n) public bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 分からず屋   [わからずや]  [K]
(n) obstinate person; blockhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 屋   [ほんや]  [K]
(n) (1) bookstore; bookshop; (2) publisher; (3) main building  [D] [Jisho]
- 郵 便 屋さん   [ゆうびんやさん]  [K]
postman  [D] [Jisho]
- 料 理 屋   [りょうりや]  [K]
(n) 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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 尸

Kanji: 憶
Back: Find more details for 憶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recollection
think
remember
On-Yomi Reading(s): オク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): オク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: #1324 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 記 憶   [きおく]  [K]
(n,vs) memory; recollection; remembrance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 憶 測   [おくそく]  [K]
(n,vs) guess; speculation; supposition  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 乙
Back: Find more details for 乙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 1 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
the latter
duplicate
strange
witty
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オツ
イツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おと-
きのと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 乙 (おつ) – fish hook
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1841 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 乙   [おつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strange; quaint; stylish; chic; spicy; queer; witty; tasty; romantic  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甲 乙   [こうおつ]  [K]
(n) (1) A and B; excellent and good; similarity; (2) discrimination; discernment; distinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 乙 女   [さおとめ]  [K]
(n) young female rice planter; young girl  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 卸
Back: Find more details for 卸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): wholesale
On-Yomi Reading(s): シャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おろ.す
おろし
おろ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info: 卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1520 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 卸す   [おろす]  [K]
(v5s) to sell wholesale; grated (vegetables)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 卸   [おろし]  [K]
(n) wholesale  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 値   [おろしね]  [K]
(n) wholesale price  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 卩

Kanji: 恩
Back: Find more details for 恩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grace
kindness
goodness
favor
mercy
blessing
benefit
On-Yomi Reading(s): オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): めぐみ
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
Henshall Mnemonic: feelings are cause of kind favor
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1418 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 恩   [おん]  [K]
(n) favour; obligation; debt of gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 恩 恵   [おんけい]  [K]
(n) grace; favor; blessing; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恩 給   [おんきゅう]  [K]
(n) pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 師   [おんし]  [K]
(n) one's honoured teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 賜   [おんし]  [K]
(n) Imperial gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 赦   [おんしゃ]  [K]
(n) amnesty; a pardon  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 人   [おんじん]  [K]
(n) benefactor; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 知らず   [おんしらず]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ingratitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 恩 返し   [おんがえし]  [K]
(n) requital of a favour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 温
Back: Find more details for 温 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): warm
On-Yomi Reading(s): オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あたた.か
あたた.かい
あたた.まる
あたた.める
ぬく
あつ
あつし
なお
はる
ゆ
ゆたか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: sun warms water in a bowl
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #838 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 温い   [ぬるい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) lukewarm; tepid  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 温かい   [あたたかい]  [K]
(adj) warm; mild; genial  [D] [Jisho]
- 温まる   [あたたまる]  [K]
(v5r) to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm  [D] [Jisho]
- 温める   [あたためる]  [K]
(v1) to warm; to heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 暖   [おんだん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) warmth  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 度   [おんど]  [K]
(n) temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 温   [きおん]  [K]
(n) temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 温   [たいおん]  [K]
(n) temperature (body)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 温 室   [おんしつ]  [K]
(n) greenhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 泉   [おんせん]  [K]
(n) spa; hot spring; onsen  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 帯   [おんたい]  [K]
(n) temperate zone  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 温 和   [おんわ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle; mild; moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 温   [ほおん]  [K]
(n) retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 温もり   [ぬくもり]  [K]
(n) warmth  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 厚   [おんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 床   [おんしょう]  [K]
(n) hotbed; breeding ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 温 存   [おんぞん]  [K]
(n) preserve; retain  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 温   [こうおん]  [K]
(n) high temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 温   [すいおん]  [K]
(n) water temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 温 計   [たいおんけい]  [K]
(n) medical thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 温   [ていおん]  [K]
(n) low temperature  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 穏
Back: Find more details for 穏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
calm
quiet
moderation
On-Yomi Reading(s): オン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おだ.やか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1535 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 穏やか   [おだやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) calm; gentle; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穏 健   [おんけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 穏 当   [おんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) proper; reasonable; right  [D] [Jisho]
- 穏 便   [おんびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle; peaceable; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
- 穏 和   [おんわ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle; mild; moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 穏   [ふおん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unrest; turbulence; impropriety  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 穏   [へいおん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 音
Back: Find more details for 音 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sound
noise
On-Yomi Reading(s):
オン
イン
-ノン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おと
ね
お
と
Bushu (Radical) Info: 音 (おと) – sound
Henshall Mnemonic: sound of rising sun
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #491 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 音 楽   [おんがく]  [K]
(n) music; musical movement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 音   [おと]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sound; note  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 音   [はつおん]  [K]
(n,vs) pronunciation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 音   [おん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sound; note  [D] [Jisho]
- 騒 音   [そうおん]  [K]
(n) noise  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 音   [ものおと]  [K]
(n) sounds  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 五 十 音   [ごじゅうおん]  [K]
(n) the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 音   [ざつおん]  [K]
(n) noise (jarring, grating)  [D] [Jisho]
- 録 音   [ろくおん]  [K]
(n,vs) (audio) recording  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 音   [ね]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sound; note  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 色   [ねいろ]  [K]
(n) tone color; tone quality; timbre; synthesizer patch  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 音   [ほんね]  [K]
(n) real intention; motive  [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]
- 音 階   [おんかい]  [K]
(n) musical scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 響   [おんきょう]  [K]
(n) sound; noise; echo; acoustic(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 訓   [おんくん]  [K]
(n) kanji readings  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 質   [おんしつ]  [K]
(n) tone quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 声   [おんせい]  [K]
(n) voice; (the concept of) sound  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 痴   [おんち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tone-deaf; having no ear for music  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 程   [おんてい]  [K]
(n) musical interval; step  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 頭   [おんど]  [K]
(n) workmen's songs; marching songs  [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]
- 音 符   [おんぷ]  [K]
(n) (musical) note  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 音   [かんのん]  [K]
(n) Kannon; Kwannon; Buddhist deity of mercy  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 音 楽   [けいおんがく]  [K]
(n) light music  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 音   [こうおん]  [K]
(n) high-pitched tone; soprano  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 音   [よわね]  [K]
(n) complaints  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 音   [あしおと]  [K]
(n) footsteps (sound)  [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]
- 低 音   [ていおん]  [K]
(n) low tone; bass; low voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 音   [どうおん]  [K]
(n) the same sound; one voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 爆 音   [ばくおん]  [K]
(n) (sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 分 音 符   [はちぶおんぷ]  [K]
(n) 8th note  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 協 和 音   [ふきょうわおん]  [K]
(n) discord; dissonance  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 音   [ふくいん]  [K]
(n) Gospel; Word of God  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 音   [ぼいん]  [K]
(n) vowel  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 音   [ぼうおん]  [K]
(n) soundproof(ing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 十 四 分 音 符   [ろくじゅうしぶおんぷ]  [K]
64th note  [D] [Jisho]
- 録 音テープ   [ろくおんテープ]  [K]
(n) audio tape; magnetic tape  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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Grade: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 下
Back: Find more details for 下 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
below
down
descend
give
low
inferior
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
した
しも
もと
さ.げる
さ.がる
くだ.る
くだ.り
くだ.す
-くだ.す
くだ.さる
お.ろす
お.りる
さか
しと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: t-bar with droopy lower handle
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #97 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
- 下   [した]  [K]
(n) under; below; beneath  [D] [Jisho]
- 下さい   [ください]  [K]
please (kana only); (with te-form verb) please do for me  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手   [へた]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unskillful; poor; awkward  [D] [Jisho]
- 靴 下   [くつした]  [K]
(n) socks  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 鉄   [ちかてつ]  [K]
(n) underground train; subway  [D] [Jisho]
- 廊 下   [ろうか]  [K]
(n) corridor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 以 下   [いか]  [K]
(n) (1) below; under; the following; the rest; (2) and downward; less than; up to; not exceeding  [D] [Jisho]
- 下げる   [さげる]  [K]
(v1) to hang; to lower; to move back; to wear; to dismiss; to grant  [D] [Jisho]
- 下さる   [くださる]  [K]
(v5aru) (hon) to give; to confer  [D] [Jisho]
- 下りる   [おりる]  [K]
(v1) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to descend (e.g. a mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 宿   [げしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) boarding; lodging; boarding house  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 着   [したぎ]  [K]
(n) underwear  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 下り   [くだり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) down-train (going away from Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下ろす   [おろす]  [K]
(v5s) to take down; to launch; to drop; to lower; to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下   [ちか]  [K]
(n) basement; underground  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ぶら下げる   [ぶらさげる]  [K]
(v1) to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing  [D] [Jisho]
- 下らない   [くだらない]  [K]
(adj) good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless  [D] [Jisho]
- 下る   [くだる]  [K]
(v5r) to get down; to descend  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 降   [かこう]  [K]
(n) downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 車   [げしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) alighting; getting off  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 旬   [げじゅん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) month (last third of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 書き   [したがき]  [K]
(n) rough copy; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 水   [げすい]  [K]
(n) drainage; sewage; ditch; gutter; sewerage  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 駄   [げた]  [K]
(n) geta (Japanese footwear); wooden clogs  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 町   [したまち]  [K]
(n) Shitamachi; lower parts of town  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 品   [げひん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vulgarity; meanness; indecency; coarseness  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 下ろす   [みおろす]  [K]
(v5s) to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on something  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 下   [じょうげ]  [K]
(n,vs) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 下 水   [ちかすい]  [K]
(n) underground water  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 下   [ていか]  [K]
(n,vs) fall; decline; lowering; deterioration  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 下   [めした]  [K]
(n) subordinate(s); inferior(s); junior  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引き下げる   [ひきさげる]  [K]
(v1) to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 下げる   [ひきさげる]  [K]
(v1) to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw  [D] [Jisho]
- 下がる   [さがる]  [K]
(v5r) to hang down; to abate; to retire; to fall; to step back  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 位   [かい]  [K]
(n) low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 火   [したび]  [K]
(n) burning low; waning; declining  [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]
- 下 調べ   [したしらべ]  [K]
(n) preliminary investigation; preparation  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 痢   [げり]  [K]
(n) diarrhoea  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 下   [うえした]  [K]
(n) high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming  [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]
- 部 下   [ぶか]  [K]
(n) subordinate person  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 下   [もっか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at present; now  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 下   [らっか]  [K]
(n,vs) fall; drop; come down  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ぶら下がる   [ぶらさがる]  [K]
(v5r) to hang from; to dangle; to swing  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き下げ   [ひきさげ]  [K]
(n) reduction; cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 下がり   [さがり]  [K]
(n) decline; hanging down; leaving; a little after; decorative cords (hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下す   [くだす]  [K]
(v5s) to lower; to let go down  [D] [Jisho]
- 下っ腹   [したっぱら]  [K]
(n) abdomen; stomach; under parts  [D] [Jisho]
- 下り坂   [くだりざか]  [K]
(n) descent; downhill; decline; waning  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 院   [かいん]  [K]
(n) Lower House; lower (legislative) body  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 界   [げかい]  [K]
(n) this world; the earth; hades; the nether world  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 期   [しもき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) second half of the fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 級   [かきゅう]  [K]
(n) lower grade; low class; junior (officer)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 見   [したみ]  [K]
(n) preview; preliminary inspection; siding (on a house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 限   [かげん]  [K]
(n) lower limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 戸   [げこ]  [K]
(n) non-drinker; temperate man  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 山   [げざん]  [K]
(n,vs) descending (mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 肢   [かし]  [K]
(n) the legs; lower extremities  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手   [したて]  [K]
(n) humble position; inferior  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 手 投げ   [したてなげ]  [K]
(baseball) an underhand throw; (sumo) an underarm throw  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 唇   [したくちびる]  [K]
(n) lower lip  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 水 道   [げすいどう]  [K]
(n) drain; sewer; drainage system  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 請け   [したうけ]  [K]
(n) subcontract  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 値   [したね]  [K]
(n) lowest price  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 等   [かとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 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]
- 下 部   [かぶ]  [K]
(n) substructure; lower part; subordinate (office)  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 方   [かほう]  [K]
(n) lower region; lower part  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 野   [げや]  [K]
(n) retirement from public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 落   [げらく]  [K]
(n) depreciation; decline; fall; slump  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 流   [かりゅう]  [K]
(n) downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 下   [かっか]  [K]
(n) Your (His) excellency  [D] [Jisho]
- 却 下   [きゃっか]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 下   [けんか]  [K]
(n) prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 下   [こうか]  [K]
(n) fall; descent; (plane) landing; (atmos.) depression  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 下   [さいか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) the lowest; the worst  [D] [Jisho]
- 傘 下   [さんか]  [K]
(n) affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り下げ   [とりさげ]  [K]
(n) withdrawal  [D] [Jisho]
- 床 下   [ゆかした]  [K]
(n) under the floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 下 電 工   [まつしたでんこう]  [K]
Matsushita Electric Works  [D] [Jisho]
- 上り下り   [のぼりくだり]  [K]
(n) rising and falling; going up and down  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 下 町   [じょうかまち]  [K]
(n) castle town; town around castle  [D] [Jisho]
- 食い下がる   [くいさがる]  [K]
(v5r) to hang on to; to doff  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り下げ   [きりさげ]  [K]
(n) devaluation of currency  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 下   [かわしも]  [K]
(n) downstream  [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]
- 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]
- 昼 下がり   [ひるさがり]  [K]
(n) early afternoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 下   [ちょっか]  [K]
(n,vs) directly under; price cut; fall perpendicularly  [D] [Jisho]
- 沈 下   [ちんか]  [K]
(n) sinking; subsidence  [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 陛 下   [てんのうへいか]  [K]
(n) His Majesty the Emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 殿 下   [でんか]  [K]
(n) Your Highness; His (Her) Highness  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 下   [とうか]  [K]
(n,vs) throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 下   [としした]  [K]
(n) younger; junior  [D] [Jisho]
- 妃 殿 下   [ひでんか]  [K]
(n) princess; Her Royal Highness  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び下りる   [とびおりる]  [K]
(v1) to jump down; to jump off  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 点 下   [ひょうてんか]  [K]
(n) below freezing  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 下   [かざしも]  [K]
(n) leeward; lee  [D] [Jisho]
- 陛 下   [へいか]  [K]
(n) your Majesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 幕 下   [まくした]  [K]
(n) junior class sumo wrestler or division  [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]
- 利 下げ   [りさげ]  [K]
(n) decrease in interest rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 零 下   [れいか]  [K]
(n) below zero; sub-zero  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 一

Kanji: 化
Back: Find more details for 化 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
change
take the form of
influence
enchant
delude
-ization
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ば.ける
ば.かす
ふ.ける
け.する
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: bewitched person changes and falls
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #89 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 N4 Words
- 文 化   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) culture; civilization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 化 学   [かがく]  [K]
(n) chemistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 粧   [けしょう]  [K]
(n) make-up (cosmetic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 化   [へんか]  [K]
(n,vs) change; variation; alteration; mutation; transition; transformation; transfiguration; metamorphosis; variety; diversity; inflection; declension; conjugation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 強 化   [きょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 化   [しょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) digestion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悪 化   [あっか]  [K]
(n,vs) (suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption  [D] [Jisho]
- 化ける   [ばける]  [K]
(v1) to appear in disguise; to take the form of; to change for the worse  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 合   [かごう]  [K]
(n,vs) chemical combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 石   [かせき]  [K]
(n) fossil; petrifaction; fossilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 繊   [かせん]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibres  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 魔 化す   [ごまかす]  [K]
(v5s) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent  [D] [Jisho]
- 酸 化   [さんか]  [K]
(n) oxidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 化   [しんか]  [K]
(n,vs) evolution; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 化   [なんか]  [K]
(n,vs) softening; mollification  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 財   [ぶんかざい]  [K]
(n) cultural assets; cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お化け   [おばけ]  [K]
(n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 元 化   [いちげんか]  [K]
(n) unification; centralization  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 酸 化 炭 素   [いっさんかたんそ]  [K]
(n) carbon monoxide  [D] [Jisho]
- 液 化   [えきか]  [K]
(n) liquefaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 塩 化   [えんか]  [K]
(n) chloride  [D] [Jisho]
- 化け物   [ばけもの]  [K]
(n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 学 肥 料   [かがくひりょう]  [K]
chemical fertilizer  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 学 兵 器   [かがくへいき]  [K]
chemical weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 合 物   [かごうぶつ]  [K]
(n) (chemical) compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 成   [かせい]  [K]
(n) change; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 化   [かんか]  [K]
(n) influence; inspiration; reform; correction  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 械 化   [きかいか]  [K]
(n) mechanization  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 化   [きか]  [K]
(n) naturalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 化   [ぐたいか]  [K]
(n) embodiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 化   [げきか]  [K]
(n) intensification; aggravation  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 化け   [おばけ]  [K]
(n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 化   [こうか]  [K]
(n,vs) hardening; vulcanization; sclerosis  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 理 化   [ごうりか]  [K]
(n,vs) rationalization; rationalize  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 化   [こくさいか]  [K]
(n) internationalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 化   [じゆうか]  [K]
(n) liberalization; freeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 要 文 化 財   [じゅうようぶんかざい]  [K]
important national treasure; important cultural property  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 化 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) digestive organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 化 社 会   [じょうほうかしゃかい]  [K]
information society  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 化   [じょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) purification; cleanup  [D] [Jisho]
- 浄 化 槽   [じょうかそう]  [K]
(n) septic tank; tank for purifying water  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 刻 化   [しんこくか]  [K]
(n) becoming more serious or severe (problem)  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 常 化   [せいじょうか]  [K]
normalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 化 学   [せいかがく]  [K]
(n) biochemistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 様 化   [たようか]  [K]
(n,vs) diversification  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 化   [でんか]  [K]
(n,vs) electrification  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈 硬 化   [どうみゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 化   [どうか]  [K]
(n,vs) assimilation; absorption; adaptation  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 化   [どんか]  [K]
(n,vs) becoming dull; slowing down  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 化   [びか]  [K]
(n,vs) beautification; glorification  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 化   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) specialization  [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]
- 変 化 球   [へんかきゅう]  [K]
(n) ball with a change of speed (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 格 化   [ほんかくか]  [K]
(vs) regularization; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 営 化   [みんえいか]  [K]
(n) privatization  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 形 文 化 財   [むけいぶんかざい]  [K]
intangible cultural asset  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 文 化   [めいぶんか]  [K]
(n) stipulate  [D] [Jisho]
- 緑 化   [りょくか]  [K]
(n) tree planting; afforestation  [D] [Jisho]
- 劣 化   [れっか]  [K]
(n,vs) deterioration; degradation  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 化   [ろうか]  [K]
(n,vs) ageing; senile deterioration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 仮
Back: Find more details for 仮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sham
temporary
interim
assumed (name)
informal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かり
かり-
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: person opposed to even temporary falsehood
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1039 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N2 Words
- 仮 定   [かてい]  [K]
(n,vs) assumption; supposition; hypothesis  [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]
- 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仮に   [かりに]  [K]
(adv) temporarily; provisionally; for example; for argument's sake  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 令   [たとえ]  [K]
(adv,n) example; even if; if; though; although  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仮   [かり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) temporary; provisional; informal; unauthorized; fleeting; assumed (name); interim; acting  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 処 分   [かりしょぶん]  [K]
(n) temporary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 称   [かしょう]  [K]
(n) temporary name  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 設   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 説   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) hypothesis; supposition; temporary; provisional; fictional  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 想   [かそう]  [K]
(n) imagination; supposition; potential (enemy)  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 装   [かそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; masquerade; fancy dress; converted (cruiser)  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 題   [かだい]  [K]
(n) a tentative title  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 名   [かめい]  [K]
(n) alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume  [D] [Jisho]
- 仮 面   [かめん]  [K]
(n) (1) mask; (2) disguise  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 何
Back: Find more details for 何 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): what
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なに
なん
なに-
なん-
あが
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: what exactly can a person say?
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #340 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [なに]  [K]
(int,n) what  [D] [Jisho]
- 何   [なん]  [K]
(int,n) what  [D] [Jisho]
- 何れ   [どれ]  [K]
(n) (uk) well; now; let me see; which (of three or more)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故   [なぜ]  [K]
(adv) (uk) why; how  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時   [いつ]  [K]
(n-adv) (uk) when; how soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時も   [いつも]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) (uk) always; usually; every time; (2) never (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 処   [どこ]  [K]
(n) (uk) where; what place  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 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
- 何か   [なにか]  [K]
(exp) something  [D] [Jisho]
- 何で   [なんで]  [K]
(adv) Why?; What for?  [D] [Jisho]
- 何でも   [なんでも]  [K]
(adv,exp) by all means; everything  [D] [Jisho]
- 何とか   [なんとか]  [K]
(adv,exp,n) somehow; anyhow; one way or another  [D] [Jisho]
- 何も   [なにも]  [K]
(adv,exp) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故なら   [なぜなら]  [K]
(conj) (uk) because  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時でも   [いつでも]  [K]
(adv) (1) (uk) (at) any time; always; at all times; (2) never (with negative verb); (3) whenever  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時までも   [いつまでも]  [K]
(adv) (uk) forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 処か   [どこか]  [K]
(adv,exp,n) (uk) somewhere; anywhere; in some respects  [D] [Jisho]
- 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 N2 Words
- 何しろ   [なにしろ]  [K]
(adv,conj) at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case  [D] [Jisho]
- 何となく   [なんとなく]  [K]
(adv) somehow or other; for some reason or another  [D] [Jisho]
- 何とも   [なんとも]  [K]
(adv) nothing (with neg. verb); quite; not a bit  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時の間にか   [いつのまにか]  [K]
(adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 分   [なにぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) anyway; please  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 何だか   [なんだか]  [K]
(adv) a little; somewhat; somehow  [D] [Jisho]
- 何て   [なんて]  [K]
(adj-pn,adv) how ..!; what ..!  [D] [Jisho]
- 何と   [なんと]  [K]
(adv) what; how; whatever  [D] [Jisho]
- 何の   [どの]  [K]
(adj-pn) (1) which; what (way)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何より   [なにより]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,exp,n) most; best  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 気ない   [なにげない]  [K]
(adj) casual; unconcerned  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 卒   [なにとぞ]  [K]
(adv) (1) please; kindly; (2) by all means  [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
- 何かと   [なにかと]  [K]
(adv) one way or another  [D] [Jisho]
- 何にも   [なににも]  [K]
(n,int) everything; all  [D] [Jisho]
- 何やら   [なにやら]  [K]
(adv) something; for some reason  [D] [Jisho]
- 何ら   [なんら]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) whatever; what; what sort of; any kind of; (2) nothing whatever (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何何   [どれどれ]  [K]
which (emphatic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 回   [なんかい]  [K]
(n) how many times?  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 気 無く   [なにげなく]  [K]
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故   [なにゆえ]  [K]
(adv) (uk) why; how  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故か   [なぜか]  [K]
(adv) somehow; for some reason; without knowing why  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故ならば   [なぜならば]  [K]
(conj) (uk) because; for; the reason why is ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 事   [なにごと]  [K]
(n) (1) what; something; everything; (2) nothing (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 時 頃   [いつごろ]  [K]
(n-t) about when; how soon  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 者   [なにもの]  [K]
(n) who; what kind of person  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 十   [なんじゅう]  [K]
several tens  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 人   [なんびと]  [K]
(n) everyone; every person; all  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 千   [なんぜん]  [K]
many thousands  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 度   [なんど]  [K]
(n) how many times?; how often?  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 百   [なんびゃく]  [K]
hundreds  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 遍   [なんべん]  [K]
how many times; how often  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 何   [きか]  [K]
(n) geometry  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 何 学   [きかがく]  [K]
(n) geometry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 伽
Back: Find more details for 伽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nursing
attending
entertainer
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ガ
キャ
ギャ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): とぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2323 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 価
Back: Find more details for 価 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
value
price
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あたい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person from west has price on head
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #250 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 価 格   [かかく]  [K]
(n) price; value; cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 価 値   [かち]  [K]
(n) value; worth; merit  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 価   [こうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high price  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 価   [ひょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) valuation; estimation; assessment; evaluation  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 価   [ぶっか]  [K]
(n) prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 定 価   [ていか]  [K]
(n) established price  [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]
- 安 価   [あんか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low price; cheapness  [D] [Jisho]
- 卸 売 物 価   [おろしうりぶっか]  [K]
wholesale 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]
- 株 価   [かぶか]  [K]
(n) stock prices  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 価   [げんか]  [K]
(n) cost price  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 価 償 却   [げんかしょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) depreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 価   [じか]  [K]
(n) current value; price; market value  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売 価 格   [こうりかかく]  [K]
(n) retail price  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 価   [しんか]  [K]
(n) true value; real worth  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 価 学 会   [そうかがっかい]  [K]
(n) Sokagakkai (lay organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 価   [たいか]  [K]
(n) compensation; equivalent value; a consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 価   [たんか]  [K]
(n) unit price; unit cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 価   [ちか]  [K]
(n) the price of land  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 価 格   [ていかかく]  [K]
low price  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 価   [とうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equivalence  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 価 指 数   [ぶっかしすう]  [K]
a price index  [D] [Jisho]
- 米 価   [べいか]  [K]
(n) rice price  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 価   [やっか]  [K]
(n) NHI (National Health Insurance) drug price  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 価 証 券   [ゆうかしょうけん]  [K]
marketable securities; stocks and bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 廉 価   [れんか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low price  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 佳
Back: Find more details for 佳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
excellent
beautiful
good
pleasing
skilled
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
けい
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1643 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 佳 境   [かきょう]  [K]
(n) climax (story)  [D] [Jisho]
- 佳 作   [かさく]  [K]
(n) good piece of work  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 加
Back: Find more details for 加 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
add
addition
increase
join
include
Canada
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くわ.える
くわ.わる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: strengthened by added mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #130 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 加える   [くわえる]  [K]
(v1) to append; to sum up; to add (up); to include; to increase; to inflict  [D] [Jisho]
- 加わる   [くわわる]  [K]
(v5r) to join in; to accede to; to increase; to gain in (influence)  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 減   [かげん]  [K]
(n) (1) addition and subtraction; (2) allowance for; (3) degree; extent; measure; (4) condition; state of health; (5) seasoning; flavor; moderation; adjustment; (6) influence (of the weather); (7) chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 加   [さんか]  [K]
(n,vs) participation  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 加   [ぞうか]  [K]
(n,vs) increase; addition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 加 速   [かそく]  [K]
(n,vs) acceleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 熱   [かねつ]  [K]
(n,vs) heating  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 加   [ついか]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; supplement; appendix  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- いい加 減   [いいかげん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,exp,n) moderate; right; random; not thorough; vague; irresponsible; halfhearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 工   [かこう]  [K]
(n) manufacturing; processing; treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 入   [かにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) becoming a member; joining; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation; adherence; signing  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 味   [かみ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) seasoning; flavoring; (2) taking (something) into consideration; taking into account  [D] [Jisho]
- 付け加える   [つけくわえる]  [K]
(v1) to add one thing to another  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 加   [か]  [K]
addition; increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 圧   [かあつ]  [K]
(n) increasing pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 害 者   [かがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) assailant  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 算   [かさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) add; addition  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 重   [かじゅう]  [K]
(n) weighting (in averaging); aggravation  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 担   [かたん]  [K]
(n) support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 点   [かてん]  [K]
(n,vs) addition of points; scoring  [D] [Jisho]
- 加 盟   [かめい]  [K]
(n) participation; affiliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 加 者   [さんかしゃ]  [K]
participant; entrant  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 加 算 税   [じゅうかさんぜい]  [K]
(n) heavy additional tax(ation)  [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]
- 倍 加   [ばいか]  [K]
(n,vs) doubling  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 加   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) addition; annexation; appendage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 可
Back: Find more details for 可 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
can
passable
mustn't
should not
do not
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
コク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
-べ.き
-べ.し
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: say exactly what can should be approved
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #314 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 可 愛い   [かわいい]  [K]
(adj) (sl) pretty; cute; lovely; charming; dear; darling; pet  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 可   [か]  [K]
(n,n-suf) passable  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 哀 相   [かわいそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor; pitiable; pathetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 愛らしい   [かわいらしい]  [K]
(adj) lovely; sweet  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 能   [かのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) possible; practicable; feasible  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 也   [かなり]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) (uk) considerably; fairly; quite  [D] [Jisho]
- 許 可   [きょか]  [K]
(n,vs) permission; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可   [ふか]  [K]
(n,n-suf) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 可 愛がる   [かわいがる]  [K]
(v5r) to love; to be affectionate  [D] [Jisho]
- 可 決   [かけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 不 可 欠   [ふかけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indispensable; essential  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 可 笑しな   [おかしな]  [K]
(adj-pn) ridiculous; odd  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 可 能 性   [かのうせい]  [K]
(n) potentiality; likelihood; possibility  [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]
- 認 可   [にんか]  [K]
(n) approval; license; permission  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 口

Kanji: 嘉
Back: Find more details for 嘉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
applaud
praise
esteem
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よみ.する
よい
ひろ
よし
よしみ
かず
よ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1553 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: 口 土

Kanji: 夏
Back: Find more details for 夏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): summer
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ガ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): なつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
Henshall Mnemonic: masked head and crossed legs in summer dance
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #659 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 夏   [なつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) summer  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 休み   [なつやすみ]  [K]
(n) summer vacation; summer holiday  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 夏ばて   [なつばて]  [K]
(n) adaptation to summer heat  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 期   [かき]  [K]
(n) summer season  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 季   [かき]  [K]
(n) summer season  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 至   [げし]  [K]
(n) summer solstice  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 時 間   [なつじかん]  [K]
(n) daylight savings time; summer time  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 場   [なつば]  [K]
(n) summertime  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 場 所   [なつばしょ]  [K]
(n) summer wrestling tournament  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 物   [なつもの]  [K]
(n) summer goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 夏   [こんか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this summer; next summer; last summer  [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]
- 初 夏   [しょか]  [K]
(n) early summer  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 夏   [まなつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) midsummer  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 夏   [れいか]  [K]
(n) a cool summer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 嫁
Back: Find more details for 嫁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
marry into
bride
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よめ
とつ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1581 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 嫁   [よめ]  [K]
(n) bride; daughter-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 花 嫁   [はなよめ]  [K]
(n) bride  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 嫁ぐ   [とつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to marry  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫁 入り   [よめいり]  [K]
(n,vs) marriage; wedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 嫁   [てんか]  [K]
(n,vs) second marriage; remarriage; imputation; blame  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 家
Back: Find more details for 家 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
house
home
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いえ
や
うち
あり
え
く
つか
べ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: house looking like pig-sty
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #133 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [いえ]  [K]
(n) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 家   [うち]  [K]
(n) house (one's own)  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 族   [かぞく]  [K]
(n) family; members of a family  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭   [かてい]  [K]
(n) home; family; household  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 家 内   [かない]  [K]
(n) (hum) wife  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 家   [いっか]  [K]
(n) a house; a home; a family; a household; one's family; one's folks; a style  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 具   [かぐ]  [K]
(n) furniture  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 事   [かじ]  [K]
(n) housework; domestic chores  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 賃   [やちん]  [K]
(n) rent  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 家   [がか]  [K]
(n) painter; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家   [こっか]  [K]
(n) state; country; nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 家   [さっか]  [K]
(n) author; writer; novelist; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 家   [のうか]  [K]
(n) farmer; farm family  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 家   [け]  [K]
(suf) house; family  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 屋   [かおく]  [K]
(n) house; building  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 主   [やぬし]  [K]
(n) landlord  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 家   [かしや]  [K]
(n) house for rent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 家 計   [かけい]  [K]
(n) household economy; family finances  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 出   [いえで]  [K]
(n,vs) running away from home; leaving home  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 畜   [かちく]  [K]
(n) domestic animals; livestock; cattle  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 来   [けらい]  [K]
(n) retainer; retinue; servant  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 家   [じっか]  [K]
(n) (one's parents') home  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 業 家   [じつぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; businessman  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 家   [たいか]  [K]
(n) expert  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 演 出 家   [えんしゅつか]  [K]
(n) producer; director  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 業   [かぎょう]  [K]
(n) one's father's occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 系   [かけい]  [K]
(n) family lineage  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 計 簿   [かけいぼ]  [K]
(n) household account book  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 元   [いえもと]  [K]
(n) head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 裁   [かさい]  [K]
(n) family court  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 財   [かざい]  [K]
(n) household belongings (goods)  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 人   [かじん]  [K]
(n) the family; one's folks  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 政   [かせい]  [K]
(n) household economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 政 婦   [かせいふ]  [K]
(n) housekeeper; maid  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 族 計 画   [かぞくけいかく]  [K]
family planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 宅   [かたく]  [K]
(n) domicile; premises  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 家 電   [かでん]  [K]
(n) consumer electronics  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 柄   [いえがら]  [K]
(n) parentage; pedigree; good family  [D] [Jisho]
- 我が家   [わがや]  [K]
(n) our house; our home  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 家 族   [かくかぞく]  [K]
(n) nuclear family  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 天 家   [らくてんか]  [K]
(n) optimist; easy-going person  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 動 家   [かつどうか]  [K]
(n) (anti-war) activist  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 業 家   [きぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; entrepreneur  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き家   [あきや]  [K]
(n) vacant or unoccupied house  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 家   [げいじゅつか]  [K]
(n) artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 家   [けんきゅうか]  [K]
researcher; student (of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 公 務 員   [こっかこうむいん]  [K]
(n) government official  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 試 験   [こっかしけん]  [K]
(n) state examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 家   [しか]  [K]
(n) historian  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 家   [しほんか]  [K]
(n) capitalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち家   [もちいえ]  [K]
(n) one's (own) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 家   [じか]  [K]
(n) own; personal  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 家 用   [じかよう]  [K]
(n) for private or home use  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 家   [かりいえ]  [K]
(n) house for rent; rented house; renting a house  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 家   [そうけ]  [K]
(n) head of family; originator  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 家   [しょか]  [K]
(n) calligrapher; individual with good penmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 説 家   [しょうせつか]  [K]
(n) novelist; fiction writer  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 治 家   [せいじか]  [K]
(n) politician; statesman  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 家   [せいか]  [K]
(n) (parents') home  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 家   [せんもんか]  [K]
(n) specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 家 族   [だいかぞく]  [K]
(n) extended family  [D] [Jisho]
- 篤 志 家   [とくしか]  [K]
(n) volunteer; self-sacrificing person  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 論 家   [ひょうろんか]  [K]
(n) critic  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 家   [ほんけ]  [K]
(n) head house (family); birthplace; originator  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 画 家   [まんがか]  [K]
(n) cartoonist; manga artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 家   [みんか]  [K]
(n) private house  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 語 家   [らくごか]  [K]
(n) rakugo story teller; comic story teller  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 家   [りんか]  [K]
(n) neighbouring house  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 寡
Back: Find more details for 寡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
widow
minority
few
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2035 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 寡 占   [かせん]  [K]
(n) oligopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 寡 婦   [かふ]  [K]
(n) widow  [D] [Jisho]
- 寡 黙   [かもく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) silent (person); shy  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 寡   [たか]  [K]
(n) quantity; number; amount  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 科
Back: Find more details for 科 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
department
course
section
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: course to categorize rice measures
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #531 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 科 学   [かがく]  [K]
(n) science  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 科 目   [かもく]  [K]
(n) (school) subject; curriculum; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 科 書   [きょうかしょ]  [K]
(n) text book  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 外 科   [げか]  [K]
(n) surgical department  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 科   [がっか]  [K]
(n) study subject; course of study  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 科 学   [しぜんかがく]  [K]
natural science  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科 学   [しゃかいかがく]  [K]
social science  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 文 科 学   [じんぶんかがく]  [K]
social sciences; humanities  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 科   [ないか]  [K]
(n) internist clinic; internal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 科   [りか]  [K]
(n) science  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 科   [か]  [K]
(n,n-suf) department; section  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 科   [がんか]  [K]
(n) ophthalmology  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 科   [きょうか]  [K]
(n) subject; curriculum  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 婦 人 科   [さんふじんか]  [K]
(n) maternity and gynecology department  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科   [しか]  [K]
(n) dentistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 鼻 科   [じびか]  [K]
(n) otolaryngology  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 児 科   [しょうにか]  [K]
(n) pediatrics  [D] [Jisho]
- 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
- 医 科   [いか]  [K]
(n) medical science; medical department  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 科 学   [いかがく]  [K]
medical college  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 科   [かていか]  [K]
(n) home economics  [D] [Jisho]
- 科する   [かする]  [K]
(vs-s) to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 技 術 庁   [かがくぎじゅつちょう]  [K]
Science and Technology Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 者   [かがくしゃ]  [K]
(n) scientist  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 科 医   [げかい]  [K]
(n) surgeon  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 科 医   [がんかい]  [K]
ophthalmologist; eye specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 科   [こうか]  [K]
(n) engineering course  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 科   [さんか]  [K]
(n) obstetrics  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医   [しかい]  [K]
(n) dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 科 医 師   [しかいし]  [K]
dentist  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科   [しゃかいか]  [K]
(n) social studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 形 外 科   [せいけいげか]  [K]
(n) orthopaedic surgery; plastic surgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 科   [せいしんか]  [K]
(n) psychiatry  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 択 科 目   [せんたくかもく]  [K]
subject of selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 膚 科   [ひふか]  [K]
(n) dermatology  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 人 科   [ふじんか]  [K]
(n) gynecology  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 科 会   [ぶんかかい]  [K]
subcommittee meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 科   [ぶんか]  [K]
(n) (1) literary course; (2) the arts  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 禾

Kanji: 暇
Back: Find more details for 暇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spare time
rest
leisure
time
leave of absence
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひま
いとま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1386 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暇   [ひま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) free time; leisure; leave; spare time; (2) farewell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 休 暇   [きゅうか]  [K]
(n) holiday; day off; furlough  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 余 暇   [よか]  [K]
(n) leisure; leisure time; spare time  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暇 潰し   [ひまつぶし]  [K]
(n) waste of time; killing time  [D] [Jisho]
- 寸 暇   [すんか]  [K]
(n) moment's leisure; free minute  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 果
Back: Find more details for 果 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fruit
reward
carry out
achieve
complete
end
finish
succeed
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
は.たす
はた.す
-は.たす
は.てる
-は.てる
は.て
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: tree, like field, produces fruitful results
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #258 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 果 物   [くだもの]  [K]
(n) fruit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 結 果   [けっか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) result; consequence  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果   [こうか]  [K]
(n,adj-no) effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 果 実   [かじつ]  [K]
(n) fruit; nut; berry  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 掌   [しゃしょう]  [K]
(n) (train) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 果たして   [はたして]  [K]
(adv) as was expected; really  [D] [Jisho]
- 果たす   [はたす]  [K]
(v5s) to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out; to achieve  [D] [Jisho]
- 果て   [はて]  [K]
(n) the end; the extremity; the limit(s); the result  [D] [Jisho]
- 果てる   [はてる]  [K]
(v1) to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌   [てのひら]  [K]
(n) the palm (of one's hand)  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) results; fruits  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 因 果   [いんが]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cause and effect; karma; fate  [D] [Jisho]
- 果てしない   [はてしない]  [K]
(adj) endless; boundless; everlasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 敢   [かかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) resolute; determined; bold  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 樹   [かじゅ]  [K]
(n) fruit tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 果 汁   [かじゅう]  [K]
(n) fruit juice  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 効 果   [ぎゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果 的   [こうかてき]  [K]
(adj-na) effective; successful  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 掌   [がっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 困り果てる   [こまりはてる]  [K]
(v1) to be greatly perplexed; to be greatly embarrassed  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌 握   [しょうあく]  [K]
(n,vs) grasping; seizing; holding  [D] [Jisho]
- 掌 中   [しょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the hand; (something) easily manipulated  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 果   [せいか]  [K]
(n) fruit(s) and vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 疲れ果てる   [つかれはてる]  [K]
(v1) to get tired out; to be exhausted  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: ｜

Kanji: 架
Back: Find more details for 架 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
erect
frame
mount
support
shelf
construct
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
か.かる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1555 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 架 空   [かくう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) aerial; overhead; fiction; fanciful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 担 架   [たんか]  [K]
(n) stretcher; litter  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 架ける   [かける]  [K]
(v1,vt) to hang  [D] [Jisho]
- 架 橋   [かきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) bridge building; cross-linking  [D] [Jisho]
- 架 設   [かせつ]  [K]
(n) construction; building  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 架   [こうか]  [K]
(n) overhead structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 字 架   [じゅうじか]  [K]
(n) cross; the Cross (of Christ)  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 架   [しょか]  [K]
(n) bookshelf; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 歌
Back: Find more details for 歌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
song
sing
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うた
うた.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Henshall Mnemonic: gaping mouth sings the can-can
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #519 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 歌   [うた]  [K]
(n) song; poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌う   [うたう]  [K]
(v5u) to sing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 歌 手   [かしゅ]  [K]
(n) singer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 歌 謡   [かよう]  [K]
(n) song; ballad  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 短 歌   [たんか]  [K]
(n) tanka; 31-syllable Japanese poem  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 演 歌   [えんか]  [K]
(n) enka; modern Japanese ballad  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 曲   [かきょく]  [K]
(n) melody; tune; song  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 劇   [かげき]  [K]
(n) opera  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 合   [うたあわせ]  [K]
(n) poetry contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 詞   [かし]  [K]
(n) song lyrics; words of a song  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 集   [かしゅう]  [K]
(n) anthology; book of poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 唱   [かしょう]  [K]
(n) song; singing  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 人   [かじん]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) poet  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 声   [うたごえ]  [K]
(n) singing voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 姫   [うたひめ]  [K]
(n) songstress  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 舞 伎   [かぶき]  [K]
(n) kabuki; Japanese classical drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 謡 曲   [かようきょく]  [K]
(n) popular song  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 留 多   [かるた]  [K]
(pt:) (n) playing cards (pt: carta)  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 歌   [こうか]  [K]
(n) school song  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 歌   [こっか]  [K]
(n) national anthem  [D] [Jisho]
- 賛 歌   [さんか]  [K]
(n) praise; admiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 守 歌   [こもりうた]  [K]
(n) lullaby  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 歌   [しいか]  [K]
(n) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 詩 歌   [しか]  [K]
(n) Japanese (and Chinese) poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 唱 歌   [しょうか]  [K]
(n) singing; songs  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 行 歌   [りゅうこうか]  [K]
(n) popular song; hit song  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 歌   [わか]  [K]
(n) 31 syllable poem  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 欠

Kanji: 河
Back: Find more details for 河 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): river
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ
かっ
こ
こう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water can form river
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #663 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 河   [かわ]  [K]
(n) river; stream  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 運 河   [うんが]  [K]
(n) canal; waterway  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 河 川   [かせん]  [K]
(n) rivers  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 河 岸   [かわぎし]  [K]
(n) fish market; riverside; river bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 原   [かわら]  [K]
(n) dry river bed; river beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 口   [かこう]  [K]
(n) mouth of river; estuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 口   [かわぐち]  [K]
(n) mouth of river; estuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 川 敷   [かせんしき]  [K]
(n) (dry) riverbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 内   [はのい]  [K]
Hanoi  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 畔   [かはん]  [K]
(n) riverside  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 河   [ぎんが]  [K]
(n) Milky Way; galaxy  [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]
- 天の河   [あまのがわ]  [K]
(n) Milky Way  [D] [Jisho]
- 氷 河   [ひょうが]  [K]
(n) glacier  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 火
Back: Find more details for 火 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): fire
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひ
-び
ほ-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: flames of fire
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #574 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 火 曜 日   [かようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Tuesday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 火   [ひ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) fire; flame; blaze  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 事   [かじ]  [K]
(n) fire; conflagration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 火 災   [かさい]  [K]
(n) conflagration; fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 曜   [かよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n) (abbr) Tuesday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 火 山   [かざん]  [K]
(n) volcano  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 傷   [やけど]  [K]
(n) burn; scald  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 火   [はなび]  [K]
(n) fireworks  [D] [Jisho]
- 噴 火   [ふんか]  [K]
(n,vs) eruption  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 下 火   [したび]  [K]
(n) burning low; waning; declining  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 花   [ひばな]  [K]
(n) spark  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 星   [かせい]  [K]
(n) Mars (planet)  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 火   [てんか]  [K]
(n,vs) ignition; lighting; set fire to  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 火   [ぼうか]  [K]
(n) fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 炎 瓶   [かえんびん]  [K]
(n) Molotov cocktail  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 器   [かき]  [K]
(n) firearms; guns  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 口   [ひぐち]  [K]
(n) a burner; origin of a fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 災 保 険   [かさいほけん]  [K]
fire insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 砕 流   [かさいりゅう]  [K]
(n) pyroclastic flow (type of volcanic eruption); stone wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 山 灰   [かざんばい]  [K]
(n) volcanic ash  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 種   [ひだね]  [K]
(n) live coals (for firelighting); remains of fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 葬   [かそう]  [K]
(n) cremation  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 鉢   [ひばち]  [K]
(n) brazier  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 付け役   [ひつけやく]  [K]
(n) instigator; troublemaker  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 薬   [かやく]  [K]
(n) gunpowder; powder  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 力   [かりょく]  [K]
(n) heating power; steam power  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 火   [くちび]  [K]
(n) fuse; spark plug; cause (of war); origin (of a quarrel)  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 火 事   [やまかじ]  [K]
(n) bushfire  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 火   [しゅっか]  [K]
(n,vs) outbreak of fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 火   [ぼや]  [K]
(n) small fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 火   [しょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) fire fighting; extinguishing a fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 火 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) fire extinguisher  [D] [Jisho]
- 聖 火   [せいか]  [K]
(n) (1) sacred fire (torch); (2) Olympic flame  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 火   [せんか]  [K]
(n) war  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 火   [たいか]  [K]
(n) fireproof  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 火   [たいか]  [K]
(n) large fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 灯 火   [とうか]  [K]
(n) lamplight  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 火 線   [どうかせん]  [K]
(n) fuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 火   [はっか]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; ignition  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び火   [とびひ]  [K]
(n) (1) leaping flames; shower of flying sparks; (2) impetigo contagiosa  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 火   [ほうか]  [K]
(n,vs) arson; set fire to  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 火   [ほうか]  [K]
(n) gunfire; fire  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 禍
Back: Find more details for 禍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
calamity
misfortune
evil
curse
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わざわい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2010 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 禍 根   [かこん]  [K]
(n) root of evil  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 禍   [せんか]  [K]
(n) war damages; ravages of war  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 稼
Back: Find more details for 稼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
earnings
work
earn money
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かせ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1264 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 稼ぐ   [かせぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to earn income; to labor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 共 稼ぎ   [ともかせぎ]  [K]
(n) working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稼ぎ   [かせぎ]  [K]
(n) earnings  [D] [Jisho]
- 稼 業   [かぎょう]  [K]
(n) trade; business; commerce; occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 出 稼ぎ   [でかせぎ]  [K]
(n) working away from home  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 箇
Back: Find more details for 箇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): counters for things
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カ
コNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
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
- 箇 所   [かしょ]  [K]
(n) passage; place; point; part  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 箇 月   [かげつ]  [K]
(suf) (number of) months  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 花
Back: Find more details for 花 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): flower
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はな
わ
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: flowers appear when plants undergo change
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #578 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [はな]  [K]
(n) flower; petal  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 瓶   [かびん]  [K]
(n) (flower) vase  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 花 見   [はなみ]  [K]
(n,vs) cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 花 嫁   [はなよめ]  [K]
(n) bride  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 火   [はなび]  [K]
(n) fireworks  [D] [Jisho]
- 生け花   [いけばな]  [K]
(n) (1) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 火 花   [ひばな]  [K]
(n) spark  [D] [Jisho]
- 花びら   [はなびら]  [K]
(n) (flower) petal  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 壇   [かだん]  [K]
(n) flower bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 粉   [かふん]  [K]
(n) pollen  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 花 園   [はなぞの]  [K]
(n) flower garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 王   [かおう]  [K]
(n) peony; king of flowers  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 形   [はながた]  [K]
(n) floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 盛り   [はなざかり]  [K]
(n) flowers in full bloom  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 束   [はなたば]  [K]
(n) bunch of flowers; bouquet  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 鳥   [かちょう]  [K]
(n) "flowers and birds"  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 道   [はなみち]  [K]
(n) passage through audience to stage  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 粉 症   [かふんしょう]  [K]
(n) hay fever; allergy to pollen  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 弁   [はなびら]  [K]
(n) (flower) petal  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 婿   [はなむこ]  [K]
(n) bridegroom  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 柳   [かりゅう]  [K]
(n) red-light district  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 柳 界   [かりゅうかい]  [K]
(n) gay quarters; world of the geisha  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 輪   [はなわ]  [K]
(n) wreath; garland  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 花   [かいか]  [K]
(n,vs) blooming  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 花   [けんか]  [K]
(n,vs) flower offering  [D] [Jisho]
- 桜 花   [おうか]  [K]
(n) cherry blossom  [D] [Jisho]
- 雌 花   [めばな]  [K]
(n) female flower  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 花   [いけばな]  [K]
(n) (1) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 花   [くさばな]  [K]
(n) flower; flowering 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: 1
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 茄
Back: Find more details for 茄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): eggplant
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 茄 子   [なす]  [K]
(n) eggplant; aubergine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 荷
Back: Find more details for 荷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
baggage
shoulder-pole load
bear (a burden)
shoulder (a gun)
load
cargo
freight
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
に
はす
り
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: what a burden the lotus plant can be!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1230 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 荷 物   [にもつ]  [K]
(n) luggage; baggage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 重 荷   [おもに]  [K]
(n) load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 荷   [に]  [K]
(n) load; baggage; cargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 造り   [にづくり]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; baling; crating  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 荷   [いなり]  [K]
(n) Inari (fox deity, originally of harvests); flavoured boiled rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 作り   [にづくり]  [K]
(n,vs) packing; baling; crating  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 札   [にふだ]  [K]
(n) label; tag  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 台   [にだい]  [K]
(n) (truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack  [D] [Jisho]
- 荷 揚げ   [にあげ]  [K]
(n) unloading; landing  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 荷 物   [てにもつ]  [K]
(n) hand luggage; hand baggage  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 荷   [しゅうか]  [K]
(n) collection of cargo; cargo booking  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 荷   [しゅっか]  [K]
(n,vs) shipping; outgoing freight; forwarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 荷   [にゅうか]  [K]
(n,vs) arrival of goods; goods received  [D] [Jisho]
- 負 荷   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) burden; load (e.g cpu time, electricity, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 華
Back: Find more details for 華 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
splendor
flower
petal
shine
luster
ostentatious
showy
gay
gorgeous
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はな
わ
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: #1085 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 豪 華   [ごうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; pomp; extravagance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 華々しい   [はなばなしい]  [K]
(adj) brilliant; magnificent; spectacular  [D] [Jisho]
- 華やか   [はなやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gay; showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid  [D] [Jisho]
- 華 美   [かび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pomp; splendor; gaudiness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 華   [はな]  [K]
(n) flower; petal  [D] [Jisho]
- 華 僑   [かきょう]  [K]
(n) overseas Chinese merchants  [D] [Jisho]
- 華 道   [かどう]  [K]
(n) flower arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 華 麗   [かれい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) splendor; magnificence  [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]
- 繁 華 街   [はんかがい]  [K]
(n) business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 菓
Back: Find more details for 菓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
candy
cakes
fruit
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カ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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1719 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お菓 子   [おかし]  [K]
(n) confections; sweets; candy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 菓 子   [かし]  [K]
(n) pastry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 菓 子 屋   [かしや]  [K]
(n) confectionery shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 駄 菓 子   [だがし]  [K]
(n) cheap sweets  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 菓 子   [わがし]  [K]
(n) Japanese confectionery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 課
Back: Find more details for 課 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chapter
lesson
section
department
division
counter for chapters (of a book)
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: section of lesson contains fruitful words
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #455 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 課 長   [かちょう]  [K]
(n) section manager; section chief  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 課   [か]  [K]
(n,n-suf) counter for chapters (of a book)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 課 税   [かぜい]  [K]
(n,vs) taxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 程   [かてい]  [K]
(n) course; curriculum  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 課   [にっか]  [K]
(n) daily lesson; daily work; daily routine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 課 題   [かだい]  [K]
(n) subject; theme; task  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 課する   [かする]  [K]
(vs-s) to impose  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 員   [かいん]  [K]
(n) section staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 徴 金   [かちょうきん]  [K]
(n) charges (i.e. fees)  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 目   [かもく]  [K]
(n) (school) subject; curriculum; course  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 士 課 程   [しゅうしかてい]  [K]
master's course  [D] [Jisho]
- 賦 課   [ふか]  [K]
(n,vs) levy; imposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 課 後   [ほうかご]  [K]
(n-t) after school  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 貨
Back: Find more details for 貨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
freight
goods
property
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: change goods for money and vice-versa
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #822 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 硬 貨   [こうか]  [K]
(n) coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 貨   [どうか]  [K]
(n) copper coin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 貨 物   [かもつ]  [K]
(n) (1) cargo; freight; (2) money or assets  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 貨   [つうか]  [K]
(n) currency  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貨 幣   [かへい]  [K]
(n) money; currency; coinage  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 貨   [がいか]  [K]
(n) imported goods; foreign money  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 貨   [ざっか]  [K]
(n) miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貨 車   [かしゃ]  [K]
(n) freight car; van  [D] [Jisho]
- 貨 幣 価 値   [かへいかち]  [K]
currency value  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 貨   [きんか]  [K]
(n) gold coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 貨   [ぎんか]  [K]
(n) silver coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 貨 店   [ひゃっかてん]  [K]
(n) (department) store(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: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 貝

Kanji: 過
Back: Find more details for 過 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
overdo
exceed
go beyond
error
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
す.ぎる
-す.ぎる
-す.ぎ
す.ごす
あやま.つ
あやま.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: excessive movement makes backbone pass mouth!
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #285 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 過ぎる   [すぎる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to pass; to go beyond; to elapse; to exceed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 過ごす   [すごす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to pass; to spend; to go through; to tide over  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 去   [かこ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) the past; bygone days; the previous  [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]
JLPT N2 Words
- 過 失   [かしつ]  [K]
(n) (1) negligence; fault; (2) error; blunder; accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 剰   [かじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excess; over-  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 程   [かてい]  [K]
(n) process  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 半 数   [かはんすう]  [K]
(n) majority  [D] [Jisho]
- 超 過   [ちょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) excess; being more than  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 過ぎ   [すぎ]  [K]
past; after  [D] [Jisho]
- 過ち   [あやまち]  [K]
(n) fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 疎   [かそ]  [K]
(n) depopulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 多   [かた]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excess; superabundance  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 密   [かみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) crowded  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 労   [かろう]  [K]
(n) overwork; strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 過   [けいか]  [K]
(n) passage; expiration; progress  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- やり過ごす   [やりすごす]  [K]
(v5s) to do too much; to let something (or somebody) go past  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 過   [いっか]  [K]
(n,vs) passing away  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 激   [かげき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extreme; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 言   [かごん]  [K]
(n) exaggeration; saying too much  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 酷   [かこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rigour; severity; cruelty; harsh  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 失 致 死   [かしつちし]  [K]
(n) involuntary manslaughter; accidental homicide; negligent homicide  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 大   [かだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excessive; too much; unreasonable  [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]
- 過 度   [かど]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) excess; immoderation  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 当   [かとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) excessive; exorbitant  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 熱   [かねつ]  [K]
(n,vs) superheating; overheating  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 敏   [かびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nervousness; oversensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 過   [かんか]  [K]
(n) connivance; shutting one's eyes to  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 過ごす   [みすごす]  [K]
(v5s) to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き過ぎ   [いきすぎ]  [K]
(n) going to far; going to extremes  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き過ぎる   [いきすぎる]  [K]
(v1) to go too far; to go to extremes  [D] [Jisho]
- 食べ過ぎる   [たべすぎる]  [K]
(v1) to overeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 過ごす   [ねすごす]  [K]
(v5s) to oversleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 過ぎ   [ひるすぎ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) afternoon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 霞
Back: Find more details for 霞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
be hazy
grow dim
blurred
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かすみ
かす.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1603 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 霞む   [かすむ]  [K]
(v5m) to grow hazy; to be misty  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 霞   [かすみ]  [K]
(n) mist  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 霞   [ちょうか]  [K]
(arch) morning glow; morning mist (haze)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 雨

Kanji: 蚊
Back: Find more details for 蚊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mosquito
On-Yomi Reading(s): ブン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2121 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 蚊   [か]  [K]
(n) mosquito  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蚊 帳   [かや]  [K]
(n) mosquito net  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虫

Kanji: 我
Back: Find more details for 我 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ego
I
selfish
our
oneself
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
われ
わ
わ.が-
わが-
あ
あが
か
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Henshall Mnemonic: I have a tasseled halberd, a symbol of me myself
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #829 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 我々   [われわれ]  [K]
(n) we  [D] [Jisho]
- 我が儘   [わがまま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) selfishness; egoism; wilfulness; (2) disobedience; (3) whim  [D] [Jisho]
- 我 慢   [がまん]  [K]
(n,vs) patience; endurance; perseverance; tolerance; self-control; self-denial  [D] [Jisho]
- 怪 我   [けが]  [K]
(n,vs) injury (to animate object); hurt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 我   [われ]  [K]
(n) me; oneself; self; ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 我   [じが]  [K]
(n) self; the ego  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 我が   [わが]  [K]
(adj-pn,n) my; our; one's own  [D] [Jisho]
- 我が家   [わがや]  [K]
(n) our house; our home  [D] [Jisho]
- 我が国   [わがくに]  [K]
(n) our country (reserved for a Japanese referring to Japan); our land  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 我   [むが]  [K]
(n) selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 戈

Kanji: 画
Back: Find more details for 画 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brush-stroke
picture
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガ
カク
エ
カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
えが.く
かく.する
かぎ.る
はかりごと
はか.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: field in picture partitioned by strokes
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #199 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 映 画   [えいが]  [K]
(n) movie; film  [D] [Jisho]
- 映 画 館   [えいがかん]  [K]
(n) movie theatre (theater); cinema  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 漫 画   [まんが]  [K]
(n) comic; cartoon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 画 家   [がか]  [K]
(n) painter; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 画   [かいが]  [K]
(n) picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 画   [けいかく]  [K]
(n,vs) plan; project; schedule; scheme; program  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 画   [かく]  [K]
(n) stroke  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 期   [かっき]  [K]
(n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 画   [きかく]  [K]
(n,vs) planning; project  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 画   [くかく]  [K]
(n) division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block  [D] [Jisho]
- 版 画   [はんが]  [K]
(n) art print  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 族 計 画   [かぞくけいかく]  [K]
family planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 画する   [かくする]  [K]
(vs-s) to draw; to demarcate; to mark; to divide; to map out  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 一   [かくいつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uniformity; standardization  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 期 的   [かっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 集   [がしゅう]  [K]
(n) book of paintings in print  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 商   [がしょう]  [K]
(n) picture dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 数   [かくすう]  [K]
(n) stroke count  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 像   [がぞう]  [K]
(n) image; picture; portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 伯   [がはく]  [K]
(n) master painter; artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 面   [がめん]  [K]
(n) terminal screen; scene; picture; the field (in TV); photo  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 用 紙   [がようし]  [K]
(n) drawing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 廊   [がろう]  [K]
(n) (picture) gallery  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 画 室   [きかくしつ]  [K]
planning office  [D] [Jisho]
- 戯 画   [ぎが]  [K]
(n) caricature; cartoon; comics  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 企 画 庁   [けいざいきかくちょう]  [K]
Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 画 的   [けいかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) systematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 画   [げきが]  [K]
(n) comic strip with dramatic story  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 画   [げんが]  [K]
(n) original picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 画   [さんかく]  [K]
(n,vs) taking part in planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 画   [じかく]  [K]
(n) number of strokes in character  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 画 像   [じがぞう]  [K]
(n) self portrait  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 彩 画   [すいさいが]  [K]
(n) water color painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 墨 画   [すいぼくが]  [K]
(n) India-ink painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市 計 画   [としけいかく]  [K]
town planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 画   [どうが]  [K]
(n) moving image  [D] [Jisho]
- 銅 版 画   [どうはんが]  [K]
copperplate engraving; etching  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 画   [にほんが]  [K]
(n) Japanese paintings  [D] [Jisho]
- 壁 画   [へきが]  [K]
(n) fresco; mural; wall painting  [D] [Jisho]
- 邦 画   [ほうが]  [K]
(n) Japanese film  [D] [Jisho]
- 漫 画 家   [まんがか]  [K]
(n) cartoonist; manga artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 画   [めいが]  [K]
(n) famous picture; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 画   [ようが]  [K]
(n) Western paintings  [D] [Jisho]
- 録 画   [ろくが]  [K]
(n,vs) videotape  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 田

Kanji: 芽
Back: Find more details for 芽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bud
sprout
spear
germ
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
め
じ
めぐ
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: plant with fang-like shoots
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1691 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 芽   [め]  [K]
(n) sprout  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 発 芽   [はつが]  [K]
(n,vs) burgeoning  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 芽 生え   [めばえ]  [K]
(n) bud; sprout  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 芽   [しんめ]  [K]
(n) sprout; bud; shoot  [D] [Jisho]
- 麦 芽   [ばくが]  [K]
(n) malt  [D] [Jisho]
- 木の芽   [きのめ]  [K]
(n) bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum); leaf bud  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 賀
Back: Find more details for 賀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
congratulations
joy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か
のり
よし
より
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: congratulations on adding to one's money
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1056 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 祝 賀   [しゅくが]  [K]
(n,vs) celebration; congratulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 賀   [ねんが]  [K]
(n) New Year's greetings; New Year's card  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 賀 状   [がじょう]  [K]
(n) new year's card  [D] [Jisho]
- 賀 正   [がしょう]  [K]
(n) A Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 謹 賀 新 年   [きんがしんねん]  [K]
(int) Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 賀 状   [ねんがじょう]  [K]
(n) New Year's card  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 貝

Kanji: 雅
Back: Find more details for 雅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gracious
elegant
graceful
refined
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みや.び
う
お
か
ただし
のり
まさ
まさし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
牙 (きばへん) – fang
隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1192 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 雅 致   [がち]  [K]
(n) artistry; good taste; elegance; grace  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雅 楽   [ががく]  [K]
(n) old Japanese court music  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 雅   [ゆうが]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elegance; grace; refinement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 牙 隹

Kanji: 餓
Back: Find more details for 餓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
starve
hungry
thirst
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): う.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1754 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
- 餓 死   [うえじに]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 餓 死   [がし]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 飢 餓   [きが]  [K]
(n) hunger  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 介
Back: Find more details for 介 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
jammed in
shellfish
mediate
concern oneself with
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すけ
ゆき
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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #617 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
- 紹 介   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) introduction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 厄 介   [やっかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) trouble; burden; care; bother; worry; dependence; support; kindness; obligation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 介 護   [かいご]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing  [D] [Jisho]
- 介 入   [かいにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) intervention  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お節 介   [おせっかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) meddling; nosy  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 介   [いっかい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) mere; only a ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 介 在   [かいざい]  [K]
(n) interposition; intervention  [D] [Jisho]
- 介 助   [かいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) helper; assistant; second  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 介   [ぎょかい]  [K]
(n) marine products; seafood  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 介 類   [ぎょかいるい]  [K]
(n) marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 紹 介   [じこしょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) self-introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 者   [しょうかいしゃ]  [K]
(n) person who introduces someone; introducer  [D] [Jisho]
- 紹 介 文   [しょうかいぶん]  [K]
(n) introductory essay  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 介   [ちゅうかい]  [K]
(n) agency; intermediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 媒 介   [ばいかい]  [K]
(n) intermediary  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 会
Back: Find more details for 会 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
meeting
meet
party
association
interview
join
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.う
あ.わせる
あつ.まる
あい
い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: two noses meet under roof
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #4 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 会う   [あう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet; to interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社   [かいしゃ]  [K]
(n) company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 会 議   [かいぎ]  [K]
(n) meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 議 室   [かいぎしつ]  [K]
conference room; council room  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 場   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) assembly hall; meeting place; the grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 話   [かいわ]  [K]
(n) conversation  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 会   [きかい]  [K]
(n) chance; opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) church  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会   [しゃかい]  [K]
(n) society; public  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 覧 会   [てんらんかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 会   [かい]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) meeting; assembly; party; association; club  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 員   [かいいん]  [K]
(n) member; the membership  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計   [かいけい]  [K]
(n) account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning; bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 合   [かいごう]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 会   [ぎかい]  [K]
(n) Diet; congress; parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会   [こっかい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) National Diet; parliament; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会い   [であい]  [K]
(n) meeting; rendezvous; encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 会う   [であう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet by chance; to come across; to happen to encounter; to hold a rendezvous; to have a date  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 会   [たいかい]  [K]
(n) convention; tournament; mass meeting; rally  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 会   [とかい]  [K]
(n) city  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 宴 会   [えんかい]  [K]
(n) party; banquet  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 館   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) meeting hall; assembly hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 会   [かいかい]  [K]
(n) opening of a meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 会   [がっかい]  [K]
(n) scientific society; academic meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n,vs) chairmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科 学   [しゃかいかがく]  [K]
social science  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 会   [しゅうかい]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 会   [へいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) closure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 会   [え]  [K]
(n,vs) understanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 見   [かいけん]  [K]
(n) interview; audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 談   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) conversation; conference; discussion; interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) association; society; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 座 談 会   [ざだんかい]  [K]
(n) symposium; round-table discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n) another meeting; meeting again; reunion  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会   [そうかい]  [K]
(n) general meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 面 会   [めんかい]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- イエズス会   [イエズスかい]  [K]
Society of Jesus; Jesuits  [D] [Jisho]
- カトリック教 会   [カトリックきょうかい]  [K]
(n) Catholic Church  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 神 宮   [いせじんぐう]  [K]
Grand Shrine at Ise  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 勢 丹   [いせたん]  [K]
Isetan (department store)  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 達   [いたて]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dandyism; vainglorious; showy; gallantry  [D] [Jisho]
- 伊 呂 波   [いろは]  [K]
(n) traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 委 員 会   [いいんかい]  [K]
(n) committee meeting; committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 師 会   [いしかい]  [K]
(n) medical association  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 動 会   [うんどうかい]  [K]
(n) athletic meet  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 期   [かいき]  [K]
(n) session (of a legislature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 年 度   [かいけいねんど]  [K]
fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 釈   [えしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) nod; salutation; greeting; recognition; bow  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 食   [かいしょく]  [K]
(n) dining together; mess  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 心   [かいしん]  [K]
(n) congeniality; satisfaction  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 則   [かいそく]  [K]
(n) society or club regulations; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 長   [かいちょう]  [K]
(n) president (of a society); chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 頭   [かいとう]  [K]
(n) society president  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 堂   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 費   [かいひ]  [K]
(n) membership fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 報   [かいほう]  [K]
(n) bulletin; report  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 式 会 社   [かぶしきがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) public company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 会   [けんかい]  [K]
(n) prefectural assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 碁 会 所   [ごかいじょ]  [K]
(n) commercial go-playing parlour  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 会 堂   [こうかいどう]  [K]
(n) town hall; public hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 聴 会   [こうちょうかい]  [K]
(n) public hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 員   [こっかいぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of National Diet; Diet member  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 事 堂   [こっかいぎじどう]  [K]
(n) (1) National Diet (Japanese parliament); (2) Capitol Hill (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 会   [さいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) meeting; facing; confronting  [D] [Jisho]
- 散 会   [さんかい]  [K]
(n) adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 会 者   [しかいしゃ]  [K]
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 会 社   [こがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) subsidiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 会   [しかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議 会   [しぎかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 社 会   [しみんしゃかい]  [K]
civil society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 運 動   [しゃかいうんどう]  [K]
social movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科   [しゃかいか]  [K]
(n) social studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 学   [しゃかいがく]  [K]
(n) sociology  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 教 育   [しゃかいきょういく]  [K]
social education  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 資 本   [しゃかいしほん]  [K]
SOC; social capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 事 業   [しゃかいじぎょう]  [K]
social work  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 主 義   [しゃかいしゅぎ]  [K]
socialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 人   [しゃかいじん]  [K]
(n) upstanding member of society  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 性   [しゃかいせい]  [K]
(n) sociality  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 的   [しゃかいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) social  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 党   [しゃかいとう]  [K]
Socialist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 復 帰   [しゃかいふっき]  [K]
rehabilitation (in society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 福 祉   [しゃかいふくし]  [K]
social welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険   [しゃかいほけん]  [K]
social insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 険 庁   [しゃかいほけんちょう]  [K]
Social Insurance Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 保 障   [しゃかいほしょう]  [K]
social security  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 面   [しゃかいめん]  [K]
(n) society or local news page  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 問 題   [しゃかいもんだい]  [K]
social problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 巡り会う   [めぐりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet fortuitously (poet); to meet by chance; to happen across  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) firm; company  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 照 会   [しょうかい]  [K]
(n) inquiry; reference  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 任 委 員 会   [じょうにんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) standing committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 化 社 会   [じょうほうかしゃかい]  [K]
information society  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 販 会 社   [しんぱんがいしゃ]  [K]
credit company  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 会 社   [おやがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) parent company  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 会   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n) whole assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 価 学 会   [そうかがっかい]  [K]
(n) Sokagakkai (lay organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 会 屋   [そうかいや]  [K]
(n) extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 別 会   [そうべつかい]  [K]
(n) farewell party  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 議 会   [そんぎかい]  [K]
(n) village assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 域 社 会   [ちいきしゃかい]  [K]
regional community  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 議 会   [ちほうぎかい]  [K]
local assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 議 会   [ちょうぎかい]  [K]
(n) town council  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 示 会   [てんじかい]  [K]
(n) exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 窓 会   [どうそうかい]  [K]
(n) graduate's association; alumni meeting; class reunion  [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]
- 年 会   [ねんかい]  [K]
(n) conference; annual convention  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 覧 会   [はくらんかい]  [K]
(n) fair; exhibition; exposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 会   [ぶかい]  [K]
(n) section meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 科 会   [ぶんかかい]  [K]
subcommittee meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 忘 年 会   [ぼうねんかい]  [K]
(n) year-end party  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 会 議   [ほんかいぎ]  [K]
(n) plenary session; regular session  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち会い   [たちあい]  [K]
(n) presence; session  [D] [Jisho]
- 例 会   [れいかい]  [K]
(n) regular meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 合 会   [れんごうかい]  [K]
association; federation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 解
Back: Find more details for 解 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
unravel
notes
key
explanation
understanding
untie
undo
solve
answer
cancel
absolve
explain
minute
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.く
と.かす
と.ける
ほど.く
ほど.ける
わか.る
さと.る
さとる
とけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 角 (つの) – corner
Henshall Mnemonic: solve problem by cutting off cow's horn
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #176 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 解く   [とく]  [K]
(v5k) to solve; to answer; to untie  [D] [Jisho]
- 解ける   [とける]  [K]
(v1) to loosen  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 決   [かいけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) settlement; solution; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 釈   [かいしゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; interpretation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 解   [けんかい]  [K]
(n) opinion; point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 解   [ごかい]  [K]
(n,vs) misunderstanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 解   [りかい]  [K]
(n,vs) understanding; comprehension  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 解く   [ほどく]  [K]
(v5k) to unfasten  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 散   [かいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) breakup; dissolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 説   [かいせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) explanation; commentary  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 答   [かいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) answer; solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 放   [かいほう]  [K]
(n,vs) release; unleashing; liberation; emancipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 解   [ぶんかい]  [K]
(n) analysis; disassembly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 解ける   [ほどける]  [K]
(v1) to come untied; to come apart  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 除   [かいじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 剖   [かいぼう]  [K]
(n) dissection; autopsy  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 解   [せいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 解   [べんかい]  [K]
(n) explanation; justification; defence; excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 了 解   [りょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) comprehension; consent; understanding; roger (on the radio)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解かす   [とかす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to comb out; (2) to melt  [D] [Jisho]
- 解きほぐす   [ときほぐす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to disentangle; to unravel; (2) to relax someone  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 禁   [かいきん]  [K]
(n) lifting a ban  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 雇   [かいこ]  [K]
(n,vs) discharge; dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 消   [かいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) cancellation; liquidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 析   [かいせき]  [K]
(n,vs) analysis  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 体   [かいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) dismantling  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 読   [かいどく]  [K]
(n,vs) deciphering; decoding  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 任   [かいにん]  [K]
(n,vs) dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 熱   [げねつ]  [K]
(n) alleviation of fever  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 剖 学   [かいぼうがく]  [K]
(n) anatomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 明   [かいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) elucidation; explication  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 約   [かいやく]  [K]
(n) cancellation of contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 解け   [ゆきどけ]  [K]
(n,vs) snow thaw; thawing  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 解   [なんかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) difficult  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 解   [ふかかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mystery; baffling; inexplicable; incomprehensible  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 解 決   [みかいけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsettled; pending; unresolved  [D] [Jisho]
- 溶 解   [ようかい]  [K]
(n) solution  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 解   [わかい]  [K]
(n) accommodation; compromise; mediation; reconciliation; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 角

Kanji: 回
Back: Find more details for 回 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
-times
round
game
revolve
counter for occurrences
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まわ.る
-まわ.る
-まわ.り
まわ.す
-まわ.す
まわ.し-
-まわ.し
もとお.る
か.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: coaxial rotation
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #50 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 回   [かい]  [K]
(n) counter for occurrences  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 回る   [まわる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn; to revolve; to visit several places  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 回す   [まわす]  [K]
(v5s) to turn; to revolve  [D] [Jisho]
- 回り   [まわり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) circumference; surroundings; circulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 復   [かいふく]  [K]
(n,vs) recovery (from illness); improvement; rehabilitation; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 回   [こんかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) now; this time; lately  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 回り道   [まわりみち]  [K]
(n) detour; diversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 数   [かいすう]  [K]
(n) number of times; frequency  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 数 券   [かいすうけん]  [K]
(n) book of tickets  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 転   [かいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) rotation; revolution; turning  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 答   [かいとう]  [K]
(n) reply; answer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 回 収   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection; recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 送   [かいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) forwarding  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 覧   [かいらん]  [K]
(n) circulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 路   [かいろ]  [K]
(n) circuit (electric)  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 回し   [あとまわし]  [K]
(n) putting off; postponing  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 回し   [ねまわし]  [K]
(n) making necessary arrangements  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 回る   [うわまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to exceed  [D] [Jisho]
- 身の回り   [みのまわり]  [K]
(n) one's personal appearance; personal belongings  [D] [Jisho]
- 掻き回す   [かきまわす]  [K]
(v5s) to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 回   [いっかい]  [K]
(n-adv) once; one time; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 回り   [ひとまわり]  [K]
(n-adv) one turn; one round  [D] [Jisho]
- 遠 回し   [とおまわし]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indirect (roundabout) expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 回   [なんかい]  [K]
(n) how many times?  [D] [Jisho]
- 回し   [まわし]  [K]
(n,n-suf) sumo loincloth  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 忌   [かいき]  [K]
(n) death anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 帰   [かいき]  [K]
(n) revolution; recurrence; recursion  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 顧   [かいこ]  [K]
(n,vs) recollection  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 顧 録   [かいころく]  [K]
(n) memoirs; reminiscences  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 生   [かいせい]  [K]
(n) resurrection; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
match; game  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 線   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) circuit; line  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 想   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) reflection; reminiscence  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 避   [かいひ]  [K]
(n) evasion; avoid  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 廊   [かいろう]  [K]
(n) corridor; gallery  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 死 回 生   [きしかいせい]  [K]
(n) revival of the dead; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け回る   [かけまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to run around; to bustle about  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い回し   [いいまわし]  [K]
(n) expression; phraseology  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち回り   [もちまわり]  [K]
(n) rotation; by turns  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 回   [じかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next time (occasion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 回   [じゅんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) going around; patrol; round; tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 回   [しょかい]  [K]
(n) first time  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り回す   [のりまわす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 回す   [のりまわす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around  [D] [Jisho]
- 振り回す   [ふりまわす]  [K]
(v5s) to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing; to display; to show off; to abuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 旋 回   [せんかい]  [K]
(n) revolution; rotation; turning  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 回   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last time; last installment; last session  [D] [Jisho]
- 捜し回る   [さがしまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to hunt around; to search about for  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り回る   [はしりまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to run around  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 回 転   [だいかいてん]  [K]
(n) the giant slalom  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 回   [だっかい]  [K]
(n) recovery; rescue; recapture  [D] [Jisho]
- 探し回る   [さがしまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to hunt around; to search about for  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 回   [てっかい]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal; revocation; repeal  [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]
- 毎 回   [まいかい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every time; each round  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 回り   [やくまわり]  [K]
(n) role; part; (unpleasant) duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 回り   [りまわり]  [K]
(n) interest; (investment) yield; profits  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 塊
Back: Find more details for 塊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
clod
lump
chink
clot
mass
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたまり
つちくれ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1800 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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: 壊
Back: Find more details for 壊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
demolition
break
destroy
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こわ.す
こわ.れる
やぶ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #727 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 壊す   [こわす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to break; to break down  [D] [Jisho]
- 壊れる   [こわれる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to be broken; to break  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 破 壊   [はかい]  [K]
(n,vs) destruction  [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
- ブチ壊す   [ブチこわす]  [K]
(v5s) to break by striking  [D] [Jisho]
- 壊 滅   [かいめつ]  [K]
(n,vs) destruction; annihilation  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り壊し   [とりこわし]  [K]
(n) demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 壊   [そんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) damage; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 快
Back: Find more details for 快 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cheerful
pleasant
agreeable
comfortable
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こころよ.い
よし
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
Henshall Mnemonic: no water, but decidedly cheerful feelings
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1074 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 快 適   [かいてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pleasant; agreeable; comfortable  [D] [Jisho]
- 愉 快   [ゆかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pleasant; happy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 快 晴   [かいせい]  [K]
(n) good weather  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 快い   [こころよい]  [K]
(adj) pleasant; agreeable  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 快   [けいかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rhythmical (e.g. melody); casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 快   [ぜんかい]  [K]
(n) complete recovery of health  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 快 楽   [かいらく]  [K]
(n) pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 活   [かいかつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheerfulness; liveliness; lighthearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 感   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) pleasant feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 挙   [かいきょ]  [K]
(n) brilliant achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 勝   [かいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping victory; easy victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 速   [かいそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high speed; celerity; mobility; express (train that bypasses many stations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 調   [かいちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmony; excellent condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 快   [ごうかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hearty; exciting; stirring; lively; heroic; largehearted; splendid  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 快   [ふかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unpleasant; displeasure; discomfort  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 愉 快   [ふゆかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) discomfort; unpleasantness; disagreeableness; unhappiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 快   [めいかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clarion; clarity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 心 攸

Kanji: 怪
Back: Find more details for 怪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suspicious
mystery
apparition
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あや.しい
あや.しむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1634 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 怪 我   [けが]  [K]
(n,vs) injury (to animate object); hurt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 怪しい   [あやしい]  [K]
(adj) suspicious; dubious; doubtful  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 怪 獣   [かいじゅう]  [K]
(n) monster  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 怪しむ   [あやしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to suspect  [D] [Jisho]
- 怪 奇   [かいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bizarre; strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous  [D] [Jisho]
- 怪 談   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) ghost story  [D] [Jisho]
- 怪 物   [かいぶつ]  [K]
(n) monster  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 怪   [きかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious  [D] [Jisho]
- 妖 怪   [ようかい]  [K]
(n) ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; demon; monster; goblin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 悔
Back: Find more details for 悔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
repent
regret
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.いる
く.やむ
くや.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1460 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 悔やむ   [くやむ]  [K]
(v5m) to mourn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 後 悔   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) regret; repentance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悔い   [くい]  [K]
(n) regret; repentance  [D] [Jisho]
- 悔いる   [くいる]  [K]
(v1) to regret  [D] [Jisho]
- 悔し泣き   [くやしなき]  [K]
(n) crying from vexation; tears of regret  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 懐
Back: Find more details for 懐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pocket
feelings
heart
yearn
miss someone
become attached to
bosom
breast
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふところ
なつ.かしい
なつ.かしむ
なつ.く
なつ.ける
なず.ける
いだ.く
おも.う
かね
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: #1493 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 懐かしい   [なつかしい]  [K]
(adj) dear; desired; missed  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懐   [ふところ]  [K]
(n) (1) bosom; bust; (2) (breast) pocket; purse  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐かしむ   [なつかしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to yearn for (miss) someone (thing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐 疑   [かいぎ]  [K]
(n) doubt; skepticism; disbelief  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐 柔   [かいじゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) conciliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 懐 中 電 灯   [かいちゅうでんとう]  [K]
electric torch; flashlight  [D] [Jisho]
- 述 懐   [じゅっかい]  [K]
(n) recollection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 戒
Back: Find more details for 戒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): commandment
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いまし.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1062 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 警 戒   [けいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) warning; admonition; (2) watch; lookout; vigilance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 戒め   [いましめ]  [K]
(n) caution; admonition; warning; guard; commandment; precept; binding; bondage; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 戒める   [いましめる]  [K]
(v1) to admonish; to remonstrate  [D] [Jisho]
- 戒 厳 令   [かいげんれい]  [K]
(n) martial law  [D] [Jisho]
- 戒 告   [かいこく]  [K]
(n) admonition  [D] [Jisho]
- 戒 律   [かいりつ]  [K]
(n) Buddhist precepts  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 戒   [くんかい]  [K]
(n) warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 戒   [げんかい]  [K]
(n) strict guard  [D] [Jisho]
- 懲 戒   [ちょうかい]  [K]
(n) discipline; punishment; reprimand  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 戈

Kanji: 拐
Back: Find more details for 拐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
kidnap
falsify
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1498 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 誘 拐   [ゆうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) abduction; kidnapping  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 改
Back: Find more details for 改 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reformation
change
modify
mend
renew
examine
inspect
search
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あらた.める
あらた.まる
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
Henshall Mnemonic: force oneself to reform
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #147 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 改 善   [かいぜん]  [K]
(n,vs) betterment; improvement; incremental and continuous improvement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 改めて   [あらためて]  [K]
(adv) another time; again; over again; anew; formally  [D] [Jisho]
- 改める   [あらためる]  [K]
(v1) to change; to alter; to reform; to revise  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 札   [かいさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) examination of tickets  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 正   [かいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) revision; amendment; alteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 造   [かいぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) remodeling; (2) modding (comp)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 改まる   [あらたまる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be renewed; (2) to stand on ceremony; to be formal; (3) to take a turn for the worse  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 革   [かいかく]  [K]
(n) reform; reformation; innovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 修   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) repair; improvement  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 定   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 訂   [かいてい]  [K]
(n,vs) revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 良   [かいりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) improvement; reform  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 改 憲   [かいけん]  [K]
(n) constitutional change  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 札 口   [かいさつぐち]  [K]
(n) ticket barrier (gate); wicket  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 宗   [かいしゅう]  [K]
(n) conversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 新   [かいしん]  [K]
(n,vs) reformation  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 選   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) re-election  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 組   [かいそ]  [K]
(n) reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 装   [かいそう]  [K]
(n,vs) remodelling; reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 築   [かいちく]  [K]
(n) reconstruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 訂 版   [かいていばん]  [K]
(n) revised edition  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 編   [かいへん]  [K]
(n) reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 名   [かいめい]  [K]
(n,vs) name change  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 改   [こうかい]  [K]
(n) renewal; renovation; reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 地 改 革   [のうちかいかく]  [K]
agrarian reform  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 已 巳

Kanji: 魁
Back: Find more details for 魁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): charging ahead of others
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さきがけ
かしら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鬼 (おに) – devil
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2108 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: 鬼

Kanji: 械
Back: Find more details for 械 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
contraption
fetter
machine
instrument
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かせ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: wooden device for admonishing
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1321 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 機 械   [きかい]  [K]
(n) machine; mechanism  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 器 械   [きかい]  [K]
(n) instrument  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 機 械 化   [きかいか]  [K]
(n) mechanization  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 機 械   [こうさくきかい]  [K]
(n) machine tools  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 海
Back: Find more details for 海 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sea
ocean
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うみ
あ
あま
うな
うん
え
か
た
ひろ
ひろし
ぶ
まち
まま
み
め
わたる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: every drop of water goes into sea
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #200 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 海   [うみ]  [K]
(n) sea; beach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 海 岸   [かいがん]  [K]
(n) coast; beach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 海 外   [かいがい]  [K]
(n) foreign; abroad; overseas  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 海 水 浴   [かいすいよく]  [K]
(n) sea bathing; seawater bath  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 洋   [かいよう]  [K]
(n) ocean  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 海 運   [かいうん]  [K]
(n) maritime; marine transportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 峡   [かいきょう]  [K]
(n) channel  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 抜   [かいばつ]  [K]
(n) height above sea level  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 流   [かいりゅう]  [K]
(n) ocean current  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 路   [かいろ]  [K]
(n-t) sea route  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 海   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) sail; voyage  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 海   [りょうかい]  [K]
(n) territorial waters  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- アドリア海   [アドリアかい]  [K]
Adriatic Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- カスピ海   [カスピかい]  [K]
Caspian Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- カリブ海   [カリブかい]  [K]
Caribbean Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 海   [えんかい]  [K]
(n) coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters  [D] [Jisho]
- 沿 海 州   [えんかいしゅう]  [K]
(n) (Russian) maritime provinces  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 域   [かいいき]  [K]
(n) area of ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 岸 線   [かいがんせん]  [K]
(n) coastline; coastal railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 軍   [かいぐん]  [K]
(n) navy  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 溝   [かいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 産 物   [かいさんぶつ]  [K]
(n) marine products  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) maritime  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 自 衛 隊   [かいじょうじえいたい]  [K]
Maritime Self Defense Forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 上 保 安 庁   [かいじょうほあんちょう]  [K]
Maritime Safety Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水   [かいすい]  [K]
(n) ocean water  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 水 浴 場   [かいすいよくじょう]  [K]
seawater baths  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) naval battle  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 藻   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) seaweed  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 賊   [かいぞく]  [K]
(n) pirate; sea robber  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 苔   [のり]  [K]
(n) dried seaweed; laver  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 中   [かいちゅう]  [K]
(n) in the sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 底   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) bottom of the ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 道   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) sea route  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 難   [かいなん]  [K]
(n) shipwreck  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 浜   [かいひん]  [K]
(n) seaside  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 兵 隊   [かいへいたい]  [K]
Marine Corps; Royal Marines  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 辺   [うみべ]  [K]
(n) beach; seashore  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 面   [かいめん]  [K]
(n) sea level; (surface of) sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 海   [きんかい]  [K]
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 海   [こうかい]  [K]
(n) high seas; international waters  [D] [Jisho]
- 黒 海   [こっかい]  [K]
Black Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 深 海   [しんかい]  [K]
(n) deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 海   [そうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping the sea for mines; dragging for mines  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 海   [たいかい]  [K]
(n) (1) ocean; large sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 中 海   [ちちゅうかい]  [K]
Mediterranean Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 海   [とうかい]  [K]
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 海   [うちうみ]  [K]
(n) inlet; bay; inland sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 南シナ海   [みなみシナうみ]  [K]
South China Sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 海   [なんかい]  [K]
(n) southern sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 海   [にほんかい]  [K]
(n) Sea of Japan  [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]
- 陸 海   [りくかい]  [K]
(n) land and sea  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 海   [りんかい]  [K]
(n) coastal; seaside  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 灰
Back: Find more details for 灰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ashes
puckery juice
cremate
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
火 (ひ) – fire
Henshall Mnemonic: hillside ablaze--reduced to ashes
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1717 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 灰 皿   [はいざら]  [K]
(n) ashtray  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 灰   [はい]  [K]
(n) ash  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 灰 色   [はいいろ]  [K]
(n) grey; gray; ashen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 灰   [あく]  [K]
(n) puckery juice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 山 灰   [かざんばい]  [K]
(n) volcanic ash  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 灰   [せっかい]  [K]
(n) lime; quicklime; caustic lime  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厂 火

Kanji: 界
Back: Find more details for 界 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): world
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 田 (た) – rice field
Henshall Mnemonic: boundary between fields marks areas
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #158 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 田

Kanji: 皆
Back: Find more details for 皆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
all
everything
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みな
みんな
むな
Bushu (Radical) Info:
比 (くらべるひ) – race
白 (しろ) – white
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1267 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 皆   [みんな]  [K]
(adv,n) all; everyone; everybody  [D] [Jisho]
- 皆さん   [みなさん]  [K]
(n) everyone  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 皆   [みな]  [K]
(adv,n) all; everyone; everybody  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 皆 無   [かいむ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 皆 目   [かいもく]  [K]
(adv) entirely  [D] [Jisho]
- 皆 様   [みなさま]  [K]
(n) everyone  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 比 白

Kanji: 絵
Back: Find more details for 絵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
picture
drawing
painting
sketch
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
エNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: threads meet in embroidered picture
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #895 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 絵   [え]  [K]
(n,n-suf) picture; drawing; painting; sketch  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 絵 画   [かいが]  [K]
(n) picture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 絵の具   [えのぐ]  [K]
(n) colors; paints  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 油 絵   [あぶらえ]  [K]
(n) oil painting  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 影 絵   [かげえ]  [K]
(n) shadow picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵はがき   [えはがき]  [K]
(n) picture postcard  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 巻   [えまき]  [K]
(n) picture scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 巻 物   [えまきもの]  [K]
(n) picture scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 本   [えほん]  [K]
(n) picture book  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 葉 書   [えはがき]  [K]
(n) picture postcard  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 顔 絵   [にがおえ]  [K]
(n) portrait; likeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 挿 絵   [さしえ]  [K]
(n) (book) illustration  [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]
- 浮 世 絵   [うきよえ]  [K]
(n) ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period)  [D] [Jisho]
- 墨 絵   [すみえ]  [K]
(n) ink painting  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 開
Back: Find more details for 開 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
open
unfold
unseal
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひら.く
ひら.き
-びら.き
ひら.ける
あ.く
あ.ける
はる
か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: hands remove bar and open gate
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #59 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 開く   [あく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) (1) to open; to become open; to become empty  [D] [Jisho]
- 開ける   [あける]  [K]
(v1) to open  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 開く   [ひらく]  [K]
(v5k,vt) to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 開 始   [かいし]  [K]
(n,vs) start; commencement; beginning  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 開 会   [かいかい]  [K]
(n) opening of a meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 通   [かいつう]  [K]
(n,vs) opening; open  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 放   [かいほう]  [K]
(n,vs) open; throw open; liberalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 展 開   [てんかい]  [K]
(n,vs) develop; expansion (opposite of compression)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 開 催   [かいさい]  [K]
(n,vs) holding a meeting; open an exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 拓   [かいたく]  [K]
(n,vs) reclamation (of wasteland); cultivation; pioneer  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 発   [かいはつ]  [K]
(n) development; exploitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 開   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting to the public  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 開   [だかい]  [K]
(n) break in the deadlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 開   [みかい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) savage land; backward region; uncivilized  [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]
- 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]
- 開き   [ひらき]  [K]
(n) (1) opening; gap; (2) (suff) dried and opened fish  [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]
- 開ける   [ひらける]  [K]
(v1) to become civilized; to become opened up; be up-to-date  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 演   [かいえん]  [K]
(n) curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 花   [かいか]  [K]
(n,vs) blooming  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 館   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) opening of new hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 業   [かいぎょう]  [K]
(n) opening of business or practice  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 業 医   [かいぎょうい]  [K]
(n) medical practitioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 局   [かいきょく]  [K]
(n) opening of post-office or telephone exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 口   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) open mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 校   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) opening a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 港   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) open port; opening a port  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 国   [かいこく]  [K]
(n,vs) opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 墾   [かいこん]  [K]
(n,vs) cultivating new land  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 示   [かいじ]  [K]
(n) disclosure (legal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 城   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n) capitulation (of fort)  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 場   [かいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 設   [かいせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) establishment; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 戦   [かいせん]  [K]
(n,vs) outbreak of war; starting a war  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 拓 者   [かいたくしゃ]  [K]
(n) pioneer; settler; colonist  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 廷   [かいてい]  [K]
(n) court session; trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 店   [かいてん]  [K]
(n,vs) (grand) opening of shop  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 発 部   [かいはつぶ]  [K]
Development Department  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 票   [かいひょう]  [K]
(n) counting ballots  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 封   [かいふう]  [K]
(n,vs) unsealed letter; breaking the seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 閉   [かいへい]  [K]
(n) opening and shutting  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 幕   [かいまく]  [K]
(n) raising the curtain  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 開   [さいかい]  [K]
(n) reopening; resumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 開 発   [さいかいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) redevelopment  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 開   [そかい]  [K]
(n) dispersal; evacuation; deployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 店 開き   [みせびらき]  [K]
(n,vs) opening a store; starting a business  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 源 開 発   [でんげんかいはつ]  [K]
electric power resource development  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 公 開   [ひこうかい]  [K]
(n) private  [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]
- 幕 開け   [まくあけ]  [K]
(n) beginning; opening (of play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 開   [まんかい]  [K]
(n) full bloom  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 階
Back: Find more details for 階 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
storey
stair
counter for storeys of a building
On-Yomi Reading(s): カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きざはし
しな
と
はし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: all the steps of a terraced hill
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #513 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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   [かい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) -floor (counter); stories  [D] [Jisho]
- 階 段   [かいだん]  [K]
(n) stairs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 二 階 建て   [にかいだて]  [K]
(n) two-storied building  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 段 階   [だんかい]  [K]
(n) gradation; grade; stage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 階 級   [かいきゅう]  [K]
(n) class; rank; grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 階 層   [かいそう]  [K]
(n) class; level; stratum; hierarchy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 階   [いっかい]  [K]
(n) one floor; first floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 音 階   [おんかい]  [K]
(n) musical scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 段 階   [げんだんかい]  [K]
current rank; present grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 産 階 級   [ちゅうさんかいきゅう]  [K]
middle class; bourgeoisie  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 階   [にかい]  [K]
(n) second floor; upstairs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 阜

Kanji: 貝
Back: Find more details for 貝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): shellfish
On-Yomi Reading(s): バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: shellfish with protruding feelers
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1787 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貝   [かい]  [K]
(n) shell; shellfish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貝 殻   [かいがら]  [K]
(n) shell  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貝 殼   [かいがら]  [K]
(n) shell  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 凱
Back: Find more details for 凱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): victory song
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガイ
カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かちどき
やわらぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 几 (つくえ) – table table enclosure
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2293 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: 劾
Back: Find more details for 劾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
censure
criminal investigation
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ガイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2085 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 弾 劾   [だんがい]  [K]
(n) impeachment; accusation; censure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 外
Back: Find more details for 外 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): outside
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガイ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そと
ほか
はず.す
はず.れる
と-
うい
け
ふか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 夕 (ゆうべ) – evening
Henshall Mnemonic: crescent moon with crack on outside
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #81 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 外   [そと]  [K]
(n) (1) outside; exterior; (2) open air; (3) other place  [D] [Jisho]
- 外   [ほか]  [K]
(n) other place; the rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国   [がいこく]  [K]
(n) foreign country  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 人   [がいこくじん]  [K]
(n) foreigner  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 以 外   [いがい]  [K]
(n-adv) with the exception of; excepting  [D] [Jisho]
- 郊 外   [こうがい]  [K]
(n) suburb; outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 意 外   [いがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unexpected; surprising  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 外   [かいがい]  [K]
(n) foreign; abroad; overseas  [D] [Jisho]
- 外す   [はずす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to unfasten; (2) to remove; (3) to bump off (sl)  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 交   [がいこう]  [K]
(n) diplomacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 出   [がいしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) outing; going out  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- その外   [そのほか]  [K]
besides; in addition; the rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 案 外   [あんがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) unexpectedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 屋 外   [おくがい]  [K]
(n) outdoors  [D] [Jisho]
- 外れる   [はずれる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 科   [げか]  [K]
(n) surgical department  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 部   [がいぶ]  [K]
(n) the outside; external  [D] [Jisho]
- 例 外   [れいがい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) exception  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 域 外   [いきがい]  [K]
(n) outside the area  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 貨   [がいか]  [K]
(n) imported goods; foreign money  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 観   [がいかん]  [K]
(n) appearance; exterior; facade  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 相   [がいしょう]  [K]
(n) Foreign Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 来   [がいらい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) imported; outpatient clinic  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 外   [じょがい]  [K]
(n,vs) exception; exclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 外   [やがい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fields; outskirts; open air; suburbs  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外に   [ほかに]  [K]
in addition; besides  [D] [Jisho]
- 外れ   [はずれ]  [K]
(n) (1) end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts; (2) miss; failure  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 圧   [がいあつ]  [K]
(n) external pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 苑   [がいえん]  [K]
(n) outer garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 科 医   [げかい]  [K]
(n) surgeon  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 界   [がいかい]  [K]
(n) physical world; the externals  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 角   [がいかく]  [K]
(n) outside corner; external angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 郭   [がいかく]  [K]
(n) (1) outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); (2) outline; contour  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 郭 団 体   [がいかくだんたい]  [K]
auxiliary organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 気   [がいき]  [K]
(n) open air  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 見   [がいけん]  [K]
(n) outward appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 交 官   [がいこうかん]  [K]
(n) diplomat  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 語   [がいこくご]  [K]
(n) foreign language  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 資   [がいし]  [K]
(n) foreign capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 車   [がいしゃ]  [K]
(n) foreign automobile  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 需   [がいじゅ]  [K]
(n) foreign consumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 傷   [がいしょう]  [K]
(n) external wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 食   [がいしょく]  [K]
(n) eating out  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 信   [がいしん]  [K]
(n) external communication  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 人   [がいじん]  [K]
(n) foreigner  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 側   [そとがわ]  [K]
(n) exterior; outside; extraneous  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 電   [がいでん]  [K]
(n) foreign telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 米   [がいまい]  [K]
(n) foreign rice  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 壁   [がいへき]  [K]
(n) outer wall  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 堀   [そとぼり]  [K]
(n) outer moat (castle)  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 外 面   [がいめん]  [K]
(n) exterior; surface; outward appearance  [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]
- 外 遊   [がいゆう]  [K]
(n) foreign travel  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 洋   [がいよう]  [K]
(n) open sea; ocean  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 来 語   [がいらいご]  [K]
(n) borrowed word; foreign origin word  [D] [Jisho]
- 圏 外   [けんがい]  [K]
(n) outside range; outside orbit  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 外   [けんがい]  [K]
(n) outside the prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 外   [こがい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) open-air; outdoors  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 外   [ごうがい]  [K]
(n) newspaper extra  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 外   [こくがい]  [K]
(n) outside the country  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 外   [ざいがい]  [K]
(n) overseas; abroad  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 外 公 館   [ざいがいこうかん]  [K]
diplomatic mission; government establishments overseas  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 外   [しがい]  [K]
(n) outside the city area; suburbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 紫 外 線   [しがいせん]  [K]
(n) ultra-violet rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 外   [しゃがい]  [K]
(n) outside the company  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り外す   [とりはずす]  [K]
(v5s) to dismantle; to take something away; to detach  [D] [Jisho]
- 渉 外   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) public relations; client liaison; client relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 外   [じょうがい]  [K]
(n) outside the hall or stadium; off the premises  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 外   [しんがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wholly unexpected; regrettable; unthinkable  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 形 外 科   [せいけいげか]  [K]
(n) orthopaedic surgery; plastic surgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 外 線   [せきがいせん]  [K]
(n) infra-red rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 疎 外   [そがい]  [K]
(n) estrangement; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 外 受 精   [たいがいじゅせい]  [K]
in vitro fertilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 外   [たいがい]  [K]
(n) external; foreign  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 外れ   [まちはずれ]  [K]
(n) outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 外   [ないがい]  [K]
(n) inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; interior and exterior  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 外   [ほうがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) exorbitant; outrageous  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 外 漢   [もんがいかん]  [K]
(n) outsider; layman; amateur  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 想 外   [よそうがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unexpected; unforeseen; strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 欄 外   [らんがい]  [K]
(n) margin  [D] [Jisho]
- 例 外 的   [れいがいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) exceptional  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 外   [ろんがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) out of the question  [D] [Jisho]
- 枠 外   [わくがい]  [K]
(n) beyond (the) limits  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 夕

Kanji: 害
Back: Find more details for 害 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
harm
injury
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ガイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: covering live mouth can cause harm
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #358 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 害   [がい]  [K]
(n,vs) injury; harm; evil influence; damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 害   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) obstacle; impediment (fault); damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 害   [そんがい]  [K]
(n) damage; injury; loss  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 害   [ひがい]  [K]
(n) damage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 害   [こうがい]  [K]
(n) public nuisance; pollution  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 害   [りがい]  [K]
(n) advantages and disadvantages; interest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 害する   [がいする]  [K]
(vs-s) to injure; to damage; to harm; to kill; to hinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 害   [きがい]  [K]
(n) injury; harm; danger  [D] [Jisho]
- 災 害   [さいがい]  [K]
(n) calamity; disaster; misfortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 迫 害   [はくがい]  [K]
(n,vs) persecution  [D] [Jisho]
- 妨 害   [ぼうがい]  [K]
(n,vs) disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 加 害 者   [かがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) assailant  [D] [Jisho]
- 害 虫   [がいちゅう]  [K]
(n) harmful insect; noxious insect  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 害   [さつがい]  [K]
(n,vs) killing; murder  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 害   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n) (1) wound; injury; accident; casualty; (2) assault  [D] [Jisho]
- 障 害 者   [しょうがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) (physically) handicapped person; disabled person  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 害   [しんがい]  [K]
(n,vs) infringement; violation; trespass; impairment  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 体 障 害 者   [しんたいしょうがいしゃ]  [K]
disabled person; physically handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 害   [すいがい]  [K]
(n) water damage; flood disaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 神 障 害   [せいしんしょうがい]  [K]
mental disorder  [D] [Jisho]
- 阻 害   [そがい]  [K]
(n,vs) obstruction; inhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 損 害 保 険   [そんがいほけん]  [K]
damage insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 害 者   [ひがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) victim; injured party; sufferer  [D] [Jisho]
- 弊 害   [へいがい]  [K]
(n) evil practice; barrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 害   [むがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 害   [やくがい]  [K]
(n) harmful side effects of a medicine or drug  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 害   [ゆうがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmfulness  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 害 関 係   [りがいかんけい]  [K]
interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 害   [れいがい]  [K]
(n) cold-weather damage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 慨
Back: Find more details for 慨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rue
be sad
sigh
lament
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ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: #1875 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 感 慨   [かんがい]  [K]
(n) strong feelings; deep emotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 憤 慨   [ふんがい]  [K]
(n) indignation; resentment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 概
Back: Find more details for 概 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
outline
condition
approximation
generally
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おうむ.ね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1335 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 概 論   [がいろん]  [K]
(n) intro; outline; general remarks  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 概に   [いちがいに]  [K]
(adv) unconditionally; as a rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 概 念   [がいねん]  [K]
(n) general idea; concept; notion  [D] [Jisho]
- 概 略   [がいりゃく]  [K]
(n-t) outline; summary; gist; in brief  [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
- 概 況   [がいきょう]  [K]
(n) outlook; general situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 概 算   [がいさん]  [K]
(n) approximation; rough estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 概 要   [がいよう]  [K]
(n-t) outline; summary  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 概   [きがい]  [K]
(n) strong spirit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 涯
Back: Find more details for 涯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
horizon
shore
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はて
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1525 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 生 涯   [しょうがい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) one's lifetime (i.e., one's existence until death)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 生 涯 教 育   [しょうがいきょういく]  [K]
education for life  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 街
Back: Find more details for 街 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boulevard
street
town
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガイ
カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まち
また
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
行 (ぎょう) – journey
Henshall Mnemonic: road-town is just crossroads of raised earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #891 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 街 角   [まちかど]  [K]
(n) street corner  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 街   [がい]  [K]
(n-suf,pref) .. street; .. quarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 頭   [がいとう]  [K]
(n) in the street  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 道   [かいどう]  [K]
(n) highway  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 街   [しがい]  [K]
(n) urban areas; the streets; town; city  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ウォール街   [ウォールがい]  [K]
(n) Wall Street  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 宣 車   [がいせんしゃ]  [K]
(n) (right-wing) propaganda truck  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 灯   [がいとう]  [K]
(n) street light  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 路   [がいろ]  [K]
(n) road; street; avenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 街 路 樹   [がいろじゅ]  [K]
(n) roadside trees  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 楽 街   [かんらくがい]  [K]
(n) pleasure quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 街 地   [しがいち]  [K]
(n) town areas  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 宅 街   [じゅうたくがい]  [K]
(n) residential area  [D] [Jisho]
- 繁 華 街   [はんかがい]  [K]
(n) business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳 行

Kanji: 該
Back: Find more details for 該 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
above-stated
the said
that specific
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ガイ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: #1648 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 該 当   [がいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) corresponding; answering to; coming under  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 馨
Back: Find more details for 馨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fragrant
balmy
favourable
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かお.る
かおり
か
かおる
きよ
よし
かほる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 香 (においこう) – smell
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2164 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: 香

Kanji: 垣
Back: Find more details for 垣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hedge
fence
wall
On-Yomi Reading(s): エン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かき
がい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1539 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 垣 根   [かきね]  [K]
(n) hedge  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 垣   [かき]  [K]
(n) fence  [D] [Jisho]
- 垣 間 見る   [かいまみる]  [K]
(v1) to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of  [D] [Jisho]
- 生け垣   [いけがき]  [K]
(n) hedge  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 垣   [いしがき]  [K]
(n) stone 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: 嚇
Back: Find more details for 嚇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
menacing
dignity
majesty
threaten
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おど.かす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2141 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 劇   [げき]  [K]
(n) drama; play  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 場   [げきじょう]  [K]
(n) theatre; playhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 劇   [ひげき]  [K]
(n) tragedy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 演 劇   [えんげき]  [K]
(n) play (theatrical)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 喜 劇   [きげき]  [K]
(n) comedy; funny show  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 団   [げきだん]  [K]
(n) troupe; theatrical company  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 威 嚇   [いかく]  [K]
(n,vs) menace; threat; intimidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 劇   [かげき]  [K]
(n) opera  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 劇   [かんげき]  [K]
(n) theatre-going  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 画   [げきが]  [K]
(n) comic strip with dramatic story  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 作   [げきさく]  [K]
(n) play writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 的   [げきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dramatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 薬   [げきやく]  [K]
(n) powerful medicine; strong poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 劇   [けんげき]  [K]
(n) sword play; samurai drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 劇 場   [こくりつげきじょう]  [K]
National Theater  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 劇   [じだいげき]  [K]
(n) historical play  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 劇   [しんげき]  [K]
(n) new type or school of drama  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 各
Back: Find more details for 各 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
each
every
either
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おのおの
かか
かが
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
夂 (ふゆがしら) – descend
Henshall Mnemonic: each person sits crosslegged and open mouthed
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #243 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 各   [かく]  [K]
(n) each; every  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 自   [かくじ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) individual; each  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 地   [かくち]  [K]
(n) every place; various places  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 各 種   [かくしゅ]  [K]
(n) every kind; all sorts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 各 位   [かくい]  [K]
(n) everyone; ladies and gentlemen  [D] [Jisho]
- 各 国   [かっこく]  [K]
(n) each 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: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 口 夂

Kanji: 拡
Back: Find more details for 拡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
broaden
extend
expand
enlarge
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カク
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひろ.がる
ひろ.げる
ひろ.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: spread hands wide
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #611 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 拡 大   [かくだい]  [K]
(n,vs) magnification; enlargement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 拡 充   [かくじゅう]  [K]
(n) expansion  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 張   [かくちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) expansion; extension; enlargement; escape (ESC)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 拡 散   [かくさん]  [K]
(n,vs) scattering; diffusion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拡 声 機   [かくせいき]  [K]
(n) megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 大 均 衡   [かくだいきんこう]  [K]
an expanded or expanding equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 拡   [ぐんかく]  [K]
(n) military expansion (abbr); expansion of armaments  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 格
Back: Find more details for 格 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
status
rank
capacity
character
case (law, grammar)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カク
コウ
キャク
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いたる
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: each tree sets a standard
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #281 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 価 格   [かかく]  [K]
(n) price; value; cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 好   [かっこう]  [K]
(adj-no,adj-na,n) shape; form; posture; suitability; moderateness (in price); appearance; manner  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 格   [ごうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 格   [せいかく]  [K]
(n) character; personality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 格 別   [かくべつ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) exceptional  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 格   [かく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) status; character; case  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 差   [かくさ]  [K]
(n) qualitative difference; disparity  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 格   [きかく]  [K]
(n) standard; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 格   [しかく]  [K]
(n) qualifications; requirements; capabilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 格   [しっかく]  [K]
(n) disqualification; elimination; incapacity (legal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 格   [じんかく]  [K]
(n) personality; character; individuality  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 格   [たいかく]  [K]
(n) physique; constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 格   [ほんかく]  [K]
(n) propriety; fundamental rules  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 格 安   [かくやす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheap; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 子   [こうし]  [K]
(n) lattice  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 上げ   [かくあげ]  [K]
(n) status elevation  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 段   [かくだん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) special; exceptional; remarkable  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 闘   [かくとう]  [K]
(n,vs) hand-to-hand fighting; grappling  [D] [Jisho]
- 格 付け   [かくずけ]  [K]
(ik) (n,vs) rating; classification; allocation; grading  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 格   [げんかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) severe; rigid; strictness; rigor; austerity  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 格   [こうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) demotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 骨 格   [こっかく]  [K]
(n) physique; build; frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 売 価 格   [こうりかかく]  [K]
(n) retail price  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 格   [しょうかく]  [K]
(n) raising of status  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 価 格   [ていかかく]  [K]
low price  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 格   [てきかく]  [K]
(n) eligible; qualified; competent  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 格   [はかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extraordinary; special  [D] [Jisho]
- 品 格   [ひんかく]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 合 格   [ふごうかく]  [K]
(n) (examination) failure; rejection; disqualification  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 格   [ふうかく]  [K]
(n) personality; style; appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 格 化   [ほんかくか]  [K]
(vs) regularization; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 格 的   [ほんかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) full-blown; regular; genuine; earnest; normal; typical; fundamental; real  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 資 格   [むしかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 核
Back: Find more details for 核 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nucleus
core
kernel
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #475 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 核   [かく]  [K]
(n,adj-no) nucleus; kernel  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 核   [けっかく]  [K]
(n) tuberculosis; tubercule  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 核 家 族   [かくかぞく]  [K]
(n) nuclear family  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 酸   [かくさん]  [K]
(n) nucleic acid  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 実 験   [かくじっけん]  [K]
(n) nuclear (bomb) test  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 心   [かくしん]  [K]
(n) kernel; core  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 弾 頭   [かくだんとう]  [K]
(n) nuclear warhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 燃 料   [かくねんりょう]  [K]
(n) atomic fuel  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 武 装   [かくぶそう]  [K]
(n) nuclear arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 分 裂   [かくぶんれつ]  [K]
(n) nuclear fission  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 兵 器   [かくへいき]  [K]
(n) nuclear weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 融 合   [かくゆうごう]  [K]
(n) nuclear fusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 核   [げんしかく]  [K]
(n,adj-no) nucleus (atomic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 核   [ちゅうかく]  [K]
(n) kernel; core; nucleus  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 殻
Back: Find more details for 殻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
husk
nut shell
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カク
コク
バイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
から
がら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1892 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 殻   [から]  [K]
(n) shell; husk; hull; chaff  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貝 殻   [かいがら]  [K]
(n) shell  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吸い殻   [すいがら]  [K]
(n) cigarette end (butt); tobacco ashes  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 殳

Kanji: 獲
Back: Find more details for 獲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
seize
get
find
earn
acquire
can
may
able to
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): え.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #964 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 獲 得   [かくとく]  [K]
(n,vs) acquisition; possession  [D] [Jisho]
- 獲 物   [えもの]  [K]
(n) game; spoils; trophy  [D] [Jisho]
- 捕 獲   [ほかく]  [K]
(n,vs) capture; seizure  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漁 獲   [ぎょかく]  [K]
(n) fishing; catch; haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 乱 獲   [らんかく]  [K]
(n) excessive fishing; overfishing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 確
Back: Find more details for 確 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
assurance
firm
tight
hard
solid
confirm
clear
evident
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カク
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たし.か
たし.かめる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: ascertain that bird under roof is a roc
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #252 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 確か   [たしか]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,exp,n) certain; sure; definite; if I'm not mistaken; if I remember correctly  [D] [Jisho]
- 確り   [しっかり]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) (uk) firmly; tightly; reliable; level-headed; steady  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 確かめる   [たしかめる]  [K]
(v1) to ascertain  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 実   [かくじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) certainty; reliability; soundness  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 認   [かくにん]  [K]
(n,vs) affirmation; confirmation  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 確   [せいかく]  [K]
(adj-na) accurate; punctual; exact; authentic; veracious  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 確   [めいかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clear up; clarify; define  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 確 率   [かくりつ]  [K]
(n) probability  [D] [Jisho]
- 的 確   [てきかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 確   [てきかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 確 信   [かくしん]  [K]
(n,vs) conviction; confidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 定   [かくてい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) decision; settlement; (2) (math) definition  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 保   [かくほ]  [K]
(n,vs) guarantee; ensure; maintain; insure; secure  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 立   [かくりつ]  [K]
(n,vs) establishment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 確 固   [かっこ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 固たる   [かっこたる]  [K]
(adj-t) firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 執   [かくしつ]  [K]
(n) discord; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 約   [かくやく]  [K]
(n,vs) firm promise; definite promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 的 確   [てっかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 確   [てっかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precise; accurate  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 確   [とうかく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) projected to win  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 穫
Back: Find more details for 穫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
harvest
reap
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1642 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 収 穫   [しゅうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) harvest; crop; ingathering  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 覚
Back: Find more details for 覚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
memorize
learn
remember
awake
sober up
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おぼ.える
さ.ます
さ.める
さと.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: remember to be awake when learning by looking
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #710 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 覚える   [おぼえる]  [K]
(v1) to remember; to recollect; to memorize  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 覚ます   [さます]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to awaken; (2) to disabuse; (3) to sober up  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚める   [さめる]  [K]
(v1) to wake; to wake up  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚 悟   [かくご]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 覚   [かんかく]  [K]
(n) sense; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 覚え   [おぼえ]  [K]
(n) memory; sense; experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 錯 覚   [さっかく]  [K]
(n) optical illusion; hallucination  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 覚   [しかく]  [K]
(n) sense of sight; vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 覚   [じかく]  [K]
(n) self-conscious  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 覚   [ちょうかく]  [K]
(n) the sense of hearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 味 覚   [みかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) taste; palate; sense of taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚める   [めざめる]  [K]
(v1) to wake up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 覚せい剤   [かくせいざい]  [K]
(n) stimulant  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚 書   [おぼえがき]  [K]
(n) memo; note; memorial; protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 覚 醒 剤   [かくせいざい]  [K]
(n) stimulant  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 覚え   [みおぼえ]  [K]
(n) remembrance; recollection; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 覚   [げんかく]  [K]
(n) hallucination; illusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 触 覚   [しょっかく]  [K]
(n) the sense of touch  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 覚   [ちかく]  [K]
(n) perception  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 覚   [はっかく]  [K]
(n,vs) detection; coming to light  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 覚え   [ものおぼえ]  [K]
(n) memory  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 見

Kanji: 角
Back: Find more details for 角 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
angle
corner
square
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かど
つの
い
す
すみ
ずみ
ふさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 角 (つの) – corner
Henshall Mnemonic: angular horn
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #805 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 角   [かど]  [K]
(n) (1) corner (e.g. desk, pavement); (2) edge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 角   [つの]  [K]
(n) horn  [D] [Jisho]
- 兎に角   [とにかく]  [K]
(ateji) (adv) (uk) anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 街 角   [まちかど]  [K]
(n) street corner  [D] [Jisho]
- 角 度   [かくど]  [K]
(n) angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 角   [さんかく]  [K]
(n) triangle; triangular  [D] [Jisho]
- 四つ角   [よつかど]  [K]
(n) four corners; crossroads  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 角   [しかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 角い   [しかくい]  [K]
(adj) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 折 角   [せっかく]  [K]
(adv,n) with trouble; at great pains; long-awaited  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 角   [ちょっかく]  [K]
(n) right angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 兎も角   [ともかく]  [K]
(adv) (uk) anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 角   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) direction; way; compass point  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 角   [かく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) angle; (2) bishop (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 兎 角   [とかく]  [K]
(adv,n) anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; this and that; many; be apt to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 角   [いっかく]  [K]
(n) corner; section; point; one narwhal; apparently  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋭 角   [えいかく]  [K]
(n) acute angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 角   [がいかく]  [K]
(n) outside corner; external angle  [D] [Jisho]
- 角 界   [かくかい]  [K]
(n) the world of Sumo  [D] [Jisho]
- 角 膜   [かくまく]  [K]
(n) cornea  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲がり角   [まがりかど]  [K]
(n) street corner; road turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 角   [ごかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality; evenness; par; good match  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 角 形   [さんかくけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) triangle  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 四 角   [ましかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) square  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 角   [たかく]  [K]
(n) many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 角 的   [たかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) multilateral; many-sided; diversified  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 角   [まちかど]  [K]
(n) street corner  [D] [Jisho]
- 頭 角   [とうかく]  [K]
(n) distinguishing oneself; standing out; top of the head  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 角   [ないかく]  [K]
(n) interior angle; inside corner (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: 2

Kanji: 較
Back: Find more details for 較 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
contrast
compare
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カク
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くら.べる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1172 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 車

Kanji: 郭
Back: Find more details for 郭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
enclosure
quarters
fortification
red-light district
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くるわ
ひろ
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: #1670 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 外 郭   [がいかく]  [K]
(n) (1) outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); (2) outline; contour  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 郭 団 体   [がいかくだんたい]  [K]
auxiliary organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 城 郭   [じょうかく]  [K]
(n) castle; citadel  [D] [Jisho]
- 輪 郭   [りんかく]  [K]
(n) contours; outlines  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 閣
Back: Find more details for 閣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tower
tall building
palace
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: each gate leads to cabinet
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #444 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 内 閣   [ないかく]  [K]
(n) cabinet; (government) ministry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 影の内 閣   [かげのないかく]  [K]
shadow cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 下   [かっか]  [K]
(n) Your (His) excellency  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 議   [かくぎ]  [K]
(n) cabinet meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 内   [かくない]  [K]
(n) (inside the) Cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 閣 僚   [かくりょう]  [K]
(n) cabinet ministers  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 閣   [そかく]  [K]
(n) formation of a cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 倒 閣   [とうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) overthrow of government  [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]
- 入 閣   [にゅうかく]  [K]
(n) joining the cabinet  [D] [Jisho]
- 楼 閣   [ろうかく]  [K]
(n) multistoried 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: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 門

Kanji: 隔
Back: Find more details for 隔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
isolate
alternate
distance
separate
gulf
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
へだ.てる
へだ.たる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1382 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 隔てる   [へだてる]  [K]
(v1) to be shut out; to separate; to isolate  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 隔   [かんかく]  [K]
(n) space; interval; SPC  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 隔たる   [へだたる]  [K]
(v5r) to be distant  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔 週   [かくしゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every other week  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 隔   [えんかく]  [K]
(n) distant; remote; isolated  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔たり   [へだたり]  [K]
(n) distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔て   [へだて]  [K]
(n) partition; distinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔 月   [かくげつ]  [K]
(n) every second month; every other month  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔 離   [かくり]  [K]
(n,vs) isolation; segregation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 革
Back: Find more details for 革 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
leather
become serious
skin
hide
pelt
On-Yomi Reading(s): カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 革 (かくのかわ) – leather pelt
Henshall Mnemonic: get leather from middle of ten horned creatures
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #249 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 革   [かわ]  [K]
(n) leather  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 改 革   [かいかく]  [K]
(n) reform; reformation; innovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 革 新   [かくしん]  [K]
(n) reform; innovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 革 命   [かくめい]  [K]
(n) revolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 革   [へんかく]  [K]
(n) (1) change; reform; revolution; upheaval; (2) Reformation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 沿 革   [えんかく]  [K]
(n) history; development  [D] [Jisho]
- 革 靴   [かわぐつ]  [K]
(n) leather boots  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 革   [ぎょうかく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) administrative reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 地 改 革   [のうちかいかく]  [K]
agrarian reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 皮 革   [ひかく]  [K]
(n) leather; hide  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 革   [ほかく]  [K]
(n) conservatism and progressivism; conservatives and reformists  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 学
Back: Find more details for 学 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
study
learning
science
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まな.ぶ
たか
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Henshall Mnemonic: child learning under ornate roof
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #63 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 学 校   [がっこう]  [K]
(n) school  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 生   [がくせい]  [K]
(n) student  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学   [だいがく]  [K]
(n) university  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 学 生   [りゅうがくせい]  [K]
(n) overseas student  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 医 学   [いがく]  [K]
(n) medical science; medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学   [かがく]  [K]
(n) science  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 等 学 校   [こうとうがっこう]  [K]
senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学 校   [しょうがっこう]  [K]
(n) primary school; elementary school  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 学   [すうがく]  [K]
(n) mathematics; arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学 生   [だいがくせい]  [K]
(n) college student  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学 校   [ちゅうがっこう]  [K]
(n) junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 学   [にゅうがく]  [K]
(n,vs) entry to school or university; matriculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 学   [ぶんがく]  [K]
(n) literature  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 化 学   [かがく]  [K]
(n) chemistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 学   [がく]  [K]
(n) learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 学ぶ   [まなぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 期   [がっき]  [K]
(n) term (school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 者   [がくしゃ]  [K]
(n) scholar  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 習   [がくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) study; learning  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 問   [がくもん]  [K]
(n) scholarship; study; learning  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 学   [ごがく]  [K]
(n) language study  [D] [Jisho]
- 奨 学 金   [しょうがくきん]  [K]
(n) scholarship  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 学   [しんがく]  [K]
(n,vs) going on to university  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学   [ちゅうがく]  [K]
(n) middle school; junior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 学   [つうがく]  [K]
(n) commuting to school  [D] [Jisho]
- 哲 学   [てつがく]  [K]
(n) philosophy  [D] [Jisho]
- 留 学   [りゅうがく]  [K]
(n,vs) studying abroad  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 学 科   [がっか]  [K]
(n) study subject; course of study  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 会   [がっかい]  [K]
(n) scientific society; academic meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 級   [がっきゅう]  [K]
(n) grade in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 術   [がくじゅつ]  [K]
(n) science; learning; scholarship  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 年   [がくねん]  [K]
(n) year in school; grade in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 部   [がくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of a university; undergraduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 力   [がくりょく]  [K]
(n) scholarship; knowledge; literary ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 学   [けんがく]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; study by observation; field trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 学   [ざいがく]  [K]
(n) (enrolled) in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 然 科 学   [しぜんかがく]  [K]
natural science  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 科 学   [しゃかいかがく]  [K]
social science  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学 生   [しょうがくせい]  [K]
(n) grade school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 文 科 学   [じんぶんかがく]  [K]
social sciences; humanities  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 学 院   [だいがくいん]  [K]
(n) graduate school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 学 芸   [がくげい]  [K]
(n) arts and sciences; liberal arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 士   [がくし]  [K]
(n) university graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 説   [がくせつ]  [K]
(n) theory  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 歴   [がくれき]  [K]
(n) academic background  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 学   [きゅうがく]  [K]
(n) temporary absence from school; suspension  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 学   [きょうがく]  [K]
(n) coeducation  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 学   [こうがく]  [K]
(n) engineering  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 古 学   [こうこがく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) archaeology  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 学   [たいがく]  [K]
(n) dropping out of school  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 学   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) law; jurisprudence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- シュタイナー学 校   [シュタイナーがっこう]  [K]
(n) Steiner school  [D] [Jisho]
- 医 科 学   [いかがく]  [K]
medical college  [D] [Jisho]
- 栄 養 学   [えいようがく]  [K]
(n) dietetics; nutritional science  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 文 学   [えいぶんがく]  [K]
(n) English literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 学 肥 料   [かがくひりょう]  [K]
chemical fertilizer  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 学 兵 器   [かがくへいき]  [K]
chemical weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 技 術 庁   [かがくぎじゅつちょう]  [K]
Science and Technology Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 科 学 者   [かがくしゃ]  [K]
(n) scientist  [D] [Jisho]
- 解 剖 学   [かいぼうがく]  [K]
(n) anatomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 位   [がくい]  [K]
(n) (university) degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 院   [がくいん]  [K]
(n) institute; academy  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 園   [がくえん]  [K]
(n) academy; campus  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 界   [がっかい]  [K]
(n) academic or scientific world  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 割   [がくわり]  [K]
(n) (abbr) student discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 割り   [がくわり]  [K]
(n) (abbr) student discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 究   [がっきゅう]  [K]
(n) scholar; student  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 業   [がくぎょう]  [K]
(n) studies; schoolwork; classwork  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 区   [がっく]  [K]
(n) school district (area)  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 校 法 人   [がっこうほうじん]  [K]
(legally) incorporated educational institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 際   [がくさい]  [K]
(n) interdisciplinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 識   [がくしき]  [K]
(n) scholarship; scientific attainments  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 学 卒   [がくそつ]  [K]
(n) college graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 長   [がくちょう]  [K]
(n) university president  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 徒   [がくと]  [K]
(n) student; follower; students and pupils  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 童   [がくどう]  [K]
(n) school child; pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 内   [がくない]  [K]
(n) within the school  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 費   [がくひ]  [K]
(n) tuition; school expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 友   [がくゆう]  [K]
(n) school friend  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 齢   [がくれい]  [K]
(n) school age  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 何 学   [きかがく]  [K]
(n) geometry  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 学   [きしょうがく]  [K]
(n) meteorology  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 築 学   [けんちくがく]  [K]
(n) architecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 学   [こうがく]  [K]
(n) optics  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 学 部   [こうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department (or school) of technology, engineering or science  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 学 年   [こうがくねん]  [K]
(n) upper grade or classes (in schools)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 学   [こくがく]  [K]
(n) study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 文 学   [こくぶんがく]  [K]
(n) Japanese literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 史 学   [しがく]  [K]
(n) study of history  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 学   [しがく]  [K]
(n) private (non-governmental) school (college, university)  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 学   [しゃかいがく]  [K]
(n) sociology  [D] [Jisho]
- 儒 学   [じゅがく]  [K]
(n) Confucianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 学   [しゅうがく]  [K]
(n) entering school; school attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 学 旅 行   [しゅうがくりょこう]  [K]
(n) excursion; field trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 純 文 学   [じゅんぶんがく]  [K]
(n) pure literature; belles-lettres  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 誌 学   [しょしがく]  [K]
(n) bibliography  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 学 校   [じょがっこう]  [K]
(n) girl's school  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) commercial science  [D] [Jisho]
- 奨 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) encouragement to study  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) grade school  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 理 学   [しんりがく]  [K]
(n) psychology  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 学 期   [しんがっき]  [K]
(n) new school term  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 学   [しんがく]  [K]
(n) theology  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 類 学   [じんるいがく]  [K]
(n) anthropology  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 化 学   [せいかがく]  [K]
(n) biochemistry  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 態 学   [せいたいがく]  [K]
(n) ecology  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 物 学   [せいぶつがく]  [K]
(n) biology  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 理 学   [せいりがく]  [K]
(n) physiology  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 学 校   [せんもんがっこう]  [K]
vocational school  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 学   [ぜんがく]  [K]
(n) whole college  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 価 学 会   [そうかがっかい]  [K]
(n) Sokagakkai (lay organization)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 衆 文 学   [たいしゅうぶんがく]  [K]
popular literature  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期 大 学   [たんきだいがく]  [K]
(n) (two year) junior college  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学 生   [ちゅうがくせい]  [K]
(n) junior high school student; middle school pupil  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 学 年   [ていがくねん]  [K]
(n) lower grades in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 停 学   [ていがく]  [K]
(n) suspension from school  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 文 学   [てんもんがく]  [K]
(n) astronomy  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 学   [どくがく]  [K]
(n,vs) self-study  [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]
- 農 学 部   [のうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department of agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
- 博 学   [はくがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) erudition  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 学   [びがく]  [K]
(n) esthetics; aesthetics  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 理 学   [ぶつりがく]  [K]
(n) physics  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 学 者   [ぶんがくしゃ]  [K]
(n) literary person  [D] [Jisho]
- 勉 学   [べんがく]  [K]
(n) study; pursuit of knowledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 医 学   [ほういがく]  [K]
(n) legal medicine  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 学 部   [ほうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) law department; law school  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 学 校   [もうがっこう]  [K]
(n) school for the blind  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 学   [やがく]  [K]
(n) evening course; night-school  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 学   [やくがく]  [K]
(n) (study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 学   [りがく]  [K]
(n) physical science  [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]
- 力 学   [りきがく]  [K]
(n) mechanics; dynamics  [D] [Jisho]
- 倫 理 学   [りんりがく]  [K]
(n) ethics; moral philosophy  [D] [Jisho]
- 林 学   [りんがく]  [K]
(n) 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: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 子

Kanji: 岳
Back: Find more details for 岳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
point
peak
mountain
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たけ
おか
たか
たけん
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1334 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 山 岳   [さんがく]  [K]
(n) mountains  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 岳   [たけ]  [K]
(n,suf) (1) peak; (2) mountain  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 山

Kanji: 楽
Back: Find more details for 楽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
music
comfort
ease
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガク
ラク
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たの.しい
たの.しむ
この.む
さ
た
やす
ら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tasseled drum on stand makes pleasing music
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #373 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 音 楽   [おんがく]  [K]
(n) music; musical movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽しい   [たのしい]  [K]
(adj) enjoyable; fun  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 楽しみ   [たのしみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) enjoyment; pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽しむ   [たのしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to enjoy oneself  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 楽   [らく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) comfort; ease  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 楽 器   [がっき]  [K]
(n) musical instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 娯 楽   [ごらく]  [K]
(n) pleasure; amusement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 楽 観   [らっかん]  [K]
(n) optimism  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 譜   [がくふ]  [K]
(n) score (music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 楽   [きらく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) at ease; comfortable  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 楽   [ごくらく]  [K]
(n) paradise  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 楽 死   [あんらくし]  [K]
(n) euthanasia  [D] [Jisho]
- 雅 楽   [ががく]  [K]
(n) old Japanese court music  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 楽   [かいらく]  [K]
(n) pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 園   [らくえん]  [K]
(n) pleasure garden; paradise  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 屋   [がくや]  [K]
(n) dressing room; green room; backstage  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 観 的   [らっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) optimistic; hopeful  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 曲   [がっきょく]  [K]
(n) musical composition; tune  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 章   [がくしょう]  [K]
(n) (musical) movement  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 隊   [がくたい]  [K]
(n) band; orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 団   [がくだん]  [K]
(n) orchestra; band  [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]
- 歓 楽 街   [かんらくがい]  [K]
(n) pleasure quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽   [かんげんがく]  [K]
(n) orchestral music  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽 団   [かんげんがくだん]  [K]
orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜 怒 哀 楽   [きどあいらく]  [K]
(n) human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 楽   [きがく]  [K]
(n) instrumental music  [D] [Jisho]
- 倶 楽 部   [くらぶ]  [K]
(n) club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 音 楽   [けいおんがく]  [K]
(n) light music  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦 楽   [げんがく]  [K]
(n) music for strings  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦 楽 器   [げんがっき]  [K]
(n) stringed instruments  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 楽   [こうきょうがく]  [K]
(n) symphony (orchestra)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 楽   [こうらく]  [K]
(n) outing; picnic; excursion; pleasure trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 楽 地   [こうらくち]  [K]
(n) tourist resort; holiday resort  [D] [Jisho]
- 室 内 楽   [しつないがく]  [K]
(n) chamber music  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 楽   [かぐら]  [K]
(n) ancient Shinto music and dancing  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 楽   [せいがく]  [K]
(n) vocal music  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 秋 楽   [せんしゅうらく]  [K]
(n) concluding festivities; final day of a sumo tournament; concluding program  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 楽 器   [だがっき]  [K]
(n) percussion instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 楽   [こま]  [K]
(n) a top  [D] [Jisho]
- 能 楽   [のうがく]  [K]
(n) Noh play  [D] [Jisho]
- 舞 楽   [ぶがく]  [K]
(n) court dance and music  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 楽   [ぶんらく]  [K]
(n) Japanese puppet theatre; Bunraku  [D] [Jisho]
- 邦 楽   [ほうがく]  [K]
(n) (traditional) Japanese music  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 楽   [ようがく]  [K]
(n) western (non-Japanese) 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: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 額
Back: Find more details for 額 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
forehead
tablet
plaque
framed picture
sum
amount
volume
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひたい
ぬか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: visitor's forehead looks like plaque
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #407 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 額   [がく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) picture (framed); (2) amount or sum (of money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 額   [ひたい]  [K]
(n) forehead; brow  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 額   [きんがく]  [K]
(n) amount of money  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 差 額   [さがく]  [K]
(n) balance; difference; margin  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 額 縁   [がくぶち]  [K]
(n) picture frame  [D] [Jisho]
- 額 面   [がくめん]  [K]
(n) face value; par  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 額   [きょがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 額   [げつがく]  [K]
(n) monthly amount (sum)  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 額   [げんがく]  [K]
(n) abatement  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 度 額   [げんどがく]  [K]
(n) credit limit (on a credit card)  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 額   [こうがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large sum (money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 少 額   [しょうがく]  [K]
(n) small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 額   [ぜいがく]  [K]
(n) amount of tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 額   [ぜんがく]  [K]
(n) total; full amount; sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 額   [そうがく]  [K]
(n) sum total; total amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 額   [ぞうがく]  [K]
(n) increased amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 額   [たがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large amount of money  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 額   [ていがく]  [K]
(n) ration; fixed amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 額   [ねんがく]  [K]
(n) yearly amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 額   [はんがく]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half; half amount; half fare  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 頁

Kanji: 掛
Back: Find more details for 掛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hang
suspend
depend
arrive at
tax
pour
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カイ
ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
-か.ける
か.け
-か.け
-が.け
か.かる
-か.かる
-が.かる
か.かり
-が.かり
かかり
-がかり
かけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1027 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 掛ける   [かける]  [K]
(aux-v,v1) (1) to wear; to put on; to hang; to cover; (2) to sit down; (3) to make a phone call; (4) to multiply; (5) to turn on (a switch); to play (a record); (6) to begin to; (7) to pour (water)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 掛かる   [かかる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to take (e.g. time, money, etc); to hang  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 引っ掛かる   [ひっかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け算   [かけざん]  [K]
(n) multiplication  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 掛け   [みかけ]  [K]
(n) outward appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び掛ける   [よびかける]  [K]
(v1) to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 掛け   [こしかけ]  [K]
(n) seat; bench  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 掛ける   [こしかける]  [K]
(v1) to sit (down)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 掛ける   [でかける]  [K]
(v1) to depart; to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to set out; to start; to be going out  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 通り掛かる   [とおりかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to happen to pass by  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し掛ける   [はなしかける]  [K]
(v1) to accost a person; to talk (to someone)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引っ掛ける   [ひっかける]  [K]
(v1) (1) to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); (2) to hook; to catch; to trap; to ensnare; (3) to cheat; to evade payment; to jump a bill; (4) to drink (alcohol); (5) to spit at (a person); (6) to hit the ball off the end of the bat (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け   [かけ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) credit  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄り掛かる   [よりかかる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し掛かる   [さしかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to come near to; to approach  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 掛け   [しかけ]  [K]
(n) device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 掛ける   [しかける]  [K]
(v1) to commence; to lay (mines); to set (traps); to wage (war); to challenge  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 掛かり   [てがかり]  [K]
(n) (1) clue; key; (2) contact; trail; scent; track; (3) on hand; handhold  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 掛け   [こころがけ]  [K]
(n) readiness; intention; aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 掛ける   [こころがける]  [K]
(v1) to bear in mind; to aim to do  [D] [Jisho]
- 切っ掛け   [きっかけ]  [K]
(n) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引っ掛る   [ひっかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け金   [かけきん]  [K]
(n) installment; premium; bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け軸   [かけじく]  [K]
(n) hanging scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け声   [かけごえ]  [K]
(n) yell; shout  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛 軸   [かけじく]  [K]
(n) hanging scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 掛かり   [きがかり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) anxiety; concern; worry  [D] [Jisho]
- 見せ掛け   [みせかけ]  [K]
(n) seeming; pose  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い掛かり   [いいがかり]  [K]
(n) false accusation; pretext; commitment  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び掛け   [よびかけ]  [K]
(n) call  [D] [Jisho]
- 腰 掛   [こしかけ]  [K]
(n) seat; bench  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り掛かる   [とりかかる]  [K]
(v5r) to begin; to set about; to start  [D] [Jisho]
- 切 掛   [きっかけ]  [K]
(n) chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 掛かり   [あしがかり]  [K]
(n) foothold  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 掛かり   [おおがかり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large-scale  [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]
- 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]
- 突っ掛ける   [つっかける]  [K]
(v1) to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 潟
Back: Find more details for 潟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lagoon
On-Yomi Reading(s): セキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
-がた
がら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1204 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 潟   [かた]  [K]
(n) lagoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 干 潟   [ひがた]  [K]
(n) tideland  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 割
Back: Find more details for 割 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
proportion
comparatively
divide
cut
separate
split
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わ.る
わり
わ.り
わ.れる
さ.く
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: sword harms by dividing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #318 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 割れる   [われる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to break; to split; to cleave; to fissure; to be smashed; to crack; to be torn  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 合   [わりあい]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; (2) comparatively; (3) contrary to expectations  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 割る   [わる]  [K]
(v5r) to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute  [D] [Jisho]
- 役 割   [やくわり]  [K]
(n) part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 割 引   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 合に   [わりあいに]  [K]
(adv) comparatively  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 割   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 割   [かつ]  [K]
divide; cut; halve; separate; split; rip; break; crack; smash; dilute  [D] [Jisho]
- 割   [わり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り込む   [わりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り算   [わりざん]  [K]
(n) (math) division  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り当て   [わりあて]  [K]
(n) allotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引き   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 割   [がくわり]  [K]
(n) (abbr) student discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 割り   [がくわり]  [K]
(n) (abbr) student discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 割く   [さく]  [K]
(v5k) to cut up; to separate; to spare (e.g. time); to cleave; to sever; to divide; to cede; to alienate  [D] [Jisho]
- 割に   [わりに]  [K]
(adv) comparatively; in proportion  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り   [わり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) rate; ratio; proportion; percentage; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引き   [わりびき]  [K]
(n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り引く   [わりびく]  [K]
(v5k) to discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り勘   [わりかん]  [K]
(n) Dutch account; Dutch treat  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り込み   [わりこみ]  [K]
(n) interruption; sharing a theater box; muscling in on; wedging oneself in; cutting in line; (CPU) interrupt  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り出す   [わりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 割り切る   [わりきる]  [K]
(v5r) to divide; to give a clear explanation  [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]
- 割り箸   [わりばし]  [K]
(n) splittable (wood) chopsticks  [D] [Jisho]
- 割れ目   [われめ]  [K]
(n) chasm; interstice; crevice; crack; split; rift; fissure  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 安   [わりやす]  [K]
(adj-na,n) economical; comparatively cheap  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引く   [わりびく]  [K]
(v5k) to discount  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 引 債   [わりびきさい]  [K]
(n) discount bond  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 高   [わりだか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) comparatively high; fairly expensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 出す   [わりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to calculate; to compute; to infer  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 譲   [かつじょう]  [K]
(n) cession (of territory)  [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]
- 時 間 割り   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 割り   [みずわり]  [K]
(n) whiskey diluted with water  [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: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 喝
Back: Find more details for 喝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hoarse
scold
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1858 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 喝 破   [かっぱ]  [K]
(n) proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 喝   [きょうかつ]  [K]
(n) threat; blackmail  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 括
Back: Find more details for 括 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fasten
tie up
arrest
constrict
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くく.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1026 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 括 弧   [かっこ]  [K]
(n) parenthesis; brackets  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 括   [いっかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) all together; batch; one lump; one bundle; summing up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 括る   [くくる]  [K]
(v5r) to tie up; to tie together; to bundle; to fasten; to hang (oneself)  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 括   [そうかつ]  [K]
(n) synthesis; recap; generalize  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 括   [とうかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) unification  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 括   [ほうかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) inclusion; comprehension; subsumption  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 活
Back: Find more details for 活 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lively
resuscitation
being helped
living
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.きる
い.かす
い.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: wet tongue is sign of life
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #171 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 生 活   [せいかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 活 気   [かっき]  [K]
(n) energy; liveliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 動   [かつどう]  [K]
(n,vs) action; activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 用   [かつよう]  [K]
(n,vs) conjugation; practical use  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 活 字   [かつじ]  [K]
(n) printing type  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 躍   [かつやく]  [K]
(n) activity  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 力   [かつりょく]  [K]
(n) vitality; energy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 活 発   [かっぱつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vigor; active  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 活   [ふっかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) revival (e.g. musical); restoration; come-back  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 快 活   [かいかつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheerfulness; liveliness; lighthearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 況   [かっきょう]  [K]
(n) activity; briskness; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 性   [かっせい]  [K]
(n) active  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 動 家   [かつどうか]  [K]
(n) (anti-war) activist  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 路   [かつろ]  [K]
(n) means of escape  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 活   [しかつ]  [K]
(n) life and-or death  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 生 活   [しせいかつ]  [K]
(n) one's private life  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 活   [じかつ]  [K]
(n) self-support  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 生 活   [しょくせいかつ]  [K]
(n) eating habits  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 渇
Back: Find more details for 渇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thirst
dry up
parch
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かわ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1944 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 渇く   [かわく]  [K]
(v5k) to be thirsty  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 渇き   [かわき]  [K]
(n) thirst  [D] [Jisho]
- 渇 水   [かっすい]  [K]
(n) water shortage  [D] [Jisho]
- 渇 望   [かつぼう]  [K]
(n) craving; longing; thirsting  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 渇   [こかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) drying up; becoming exhausted; running dry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 滑
Back: Find more details for 滑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slippery
slide
slip
flunk
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カツ
コツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すべ.る
なめ.らか
かり
なめり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1238 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 滑る   [すべる]  [K]
(v5r) to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 滑れる   [ずれる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to slide; to slip off  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 円 滑   [えんかつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) harmony; smoothness  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑らか   [なめらか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) smoothness; glassiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 稽   [こっけい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) funny; humorous; comical; laughable; ridiculous; joking  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 滑り   [ぬめり]  [K]
(n) viscous liquid; slime; mucus  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑り台   [すべりだい]  [K]
(n) launching platform; (playground) slide; sliding bed  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 降   [かっこう]  [K]
(n) descent (in skiing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 走   [かっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) glide; volplane  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 走 路   [かっそうろ]  [K]
(n) runway  [D] [Jisho]
- 潤 滑 油   [じゅんかつゆ]  [K]
(n) lubricating oil  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 褐
Back: Find more details for 褐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brown
woollen kimono
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2186 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 褐 色   [かっしょく]  [K]
(n) brown  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶 褐 色   [ちゃかっしょく]  [K]
(n) yellowish-brown  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 轄
Back: Find more details for 轄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
control
wedge
On-Yomi Reading(s): カツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くさび
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1771 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 管 轄   [かんかつ]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction; control  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 轄   [しょかつ]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 轄   [ちょっかつ]  [K]
(n) direct control  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 車

Kanji: 且
Back: Find more details for 且 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
moreover
also
furthermore
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ショ
ソ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.つ
あき
かつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 一 (いち) – one
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

Kanji: 叶
Back: Find more details for 叶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grant
answer
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かな.える
かな.う
かの
かのう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2312 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 叶う   [かなう]  [K]
(v5u) to come true (wish)  [D] [Jisho]
- 叶える   [かなえる]  [K]
(v1) to grant (request, wish)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 樺
Back: Find more details for 樺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): birch
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かば
かんば
から
かも
かん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1982 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 白 樺   [しらかんば]  [K]
(n) white birch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 株
Back: Find more details for 株 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stocks
stump
shares
stock
counter for small plants
On-Yomi Reading(s): シュ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: red tree stump provides firm stock
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #432 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 株   [かぶ]  [K]
(n) share; stock; stump (of tree)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 株 式   [かぶしき]  [K]
(n) stock (company)  [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]
- 株 価   [かぶか]  [K]
(n) stock prices  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 券   [かぶけん]  [K]
(n) stock certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 式 会 社   [かぶしきがいしゃ]  [K]
(n) public company; corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 株 主   [かぶぬし]  [K]
(n) shareholder; stockholder  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち株   [もちかぶ]  [K]
(n) stock holdings; one's shares  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 株   [しんかぶ]  [K]
(n) new stocks or shares  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鎌
Back: Find more details for 鎌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sickle
scythe
trick
On-Yomi Reading(s):
レン
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かま
かた
かね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1587 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鎌   [かま]  [K]
(n) (1) sickle; (2) part of a fish around the gills  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 茅
Back: Find more details for 茅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): miscanthus reed
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ボウ
ミョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かや
ちがや
ち
じ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1895 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 刈
Back: Find more details for 刈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reap
cut
clip
trim
prune
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガイ
カイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.る
かっ
かり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1738 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 刈る   [かる]  [K]
(v5r) to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 稲 刈り   [いねかり]  [K]
(n) rice reaping  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り込む   [かりこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cut; to dress; to prune; to trim; to clip  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り取る   [かりとる]  [K]
(v5r) to mow; to reap; to harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 刈り入れ   [かりいれ]  [K]
(n) harvest  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸 刈り   [まるがり]  [K]
(n) close clipping  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 刈り   [くさかり]  [K]
(n) mowing; mower  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 乾
Back: Find more details for 乾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drought
dry
dessicate
drink up
heaven
emperor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かわ.く
かわ.かす
ほ.す
ひ.る
いぬい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
十 (じゅう) – cross
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1453 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 乾く   [かわく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) to get dry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 乾かす   [かわかす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 燥   [かんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) dry; arid; insipid; dehydrated  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 電 池   [かんでんち]  [K]
(n) dry cell; battery  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 杯   [かんぱい]  [K]
(n,vs) toast (drink)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 乾 期   [かんき]  [K]
(n) dry season  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 季   [かんき]  [K]
(n) dry season  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 物   [ほしもの]  [K]
(n) laundry on the line; clothes for drying  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 乙 十

Kanji: 侃
Back: Find more details for 侃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strong
just
righteous
peace-loving
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つよ.い
あきら
ただし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 冠
Back: Find more details for 冠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crown
best
peerless
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かんむり
か
かっぷ
まさる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冖 (わかんむり) – wa-shaped crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1503 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 冠   [かんむり]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) crown; diadem; first; best; peerless; cap; (2) naming; designating; initiating on coming of age; (3) top character radical  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 栄 冠   [えいかん]  [K]
(n) laurels; garland  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 冠   [おうかん]  [K]
(n) crown; diadem; bottle cap  [D] [Jisho]
- 冠 婚 葬 祭   [かんこんそうさい]  [K]
(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 冠 馬   [さんかんば]  [K]
(n) winner of Japan's three main horse races  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 冠   [じゃっかん]  [K]
(n) (1) aged 20; (2) youthfulness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 冖

Kanji: 寒
Back: Find more details for 寒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cold
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さむ.い
さ
さん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: building's six wells ice over in cold
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1456 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 寒い   [さむい]  [K]
(adj) cold (e.g. weather)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 寒 気   [かんき]  [K]
(n) (1) cold; frost; (2) a cold; a chill; shivering fit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 寒   [おかん]  [K]
(n) chill; shakes; ague  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒さ   [さむさ]  [K]
(n) coldness  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 村   [かんそん]  [K]
(n) deserted village; poor village  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 暖 計   [かんだんけい]  [K]
(n) thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 中   [かんちゅう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) mid-winter; cold season  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 波   [かんぱ]  [K]
(n) cold wave  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 冷   [かんれい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cold; coldness; chilliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 寒   [ごっかん]  [K]
(n) intense cold; mid-winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 肌 寒い   [はださむい]  [K]
(adj) chilly; unpleasantly cold  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 刊
Back: Find more details for 刊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
publish
carve
engrave
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カン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
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: publish book on how to keep sword dry
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #855 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 夕 刊   [ゆうかん]  [K]
(n) evening paper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 刊 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(n) publication; issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 刊   [きかん]  [K]
(n) quarterly (e.g. magazine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 刊   [そうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 休 刊   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) suspension of publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 刊   [げっかん]  [K]
(n) monthly publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 刊   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) published weekly  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 刊 誌   [しゅうかんし]  [K]
(n) weekly publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 刊   [しんかん]  [K]
(n) new book; new publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 刊   [ちょうかん]  [K]
(n) morning newspaper  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 刊   [にっかん]  [K]
(n) daily issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 刊   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n) annual publication; year of publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 刊   [はっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) publish; start (new) publication  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 刀 刈 干

Kanji: 勘
Back: Find more details for 勘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intuition
perception
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か
さとる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1494 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 勘   [かん]  [K]
(n) perception; intuition; the sixth sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 勘 定   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; counting; consideration; reckoning; settlement of an account; allowance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 勘 違い   [かんちがい]  [K]
(n,vs) misunderstanding; wrong guess  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勘 弁   [かんべん]  [K]
(n,vs) pardon; forgiveness; forbearance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 割り勘   [わりかん]  [K]
(n) Dutch account; Dutch treat  [D] [Jisho]
- 勘 案   [かんあん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking into consideration; giving consideration (to); thinking  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 勧
Back: Find more details for 勧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
persuade
recommend
advise
encourage
offer
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すす.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1068 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 勧める   [すすめる]  [K]
(v1) to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勧め   [すすめ]  [K]
(n,vs) recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 勧 告   [かんこく]  [K]
(n,vs) advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation  [D] [Jisho]
- 勧 誘   [かんゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) invitation; solicitation; canvassing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勧 業   [かんぎょう]  [K]
(n) (encouragement of) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 勧 奨   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) encouragement; stimulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 勧 進   [かんじん]  [K]
(n) temple solicitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 巻
Back: Find more details for 巻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scroll
volume
book
part
roll up
wind up
tie
coil
counter for texts (on book scrolls)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.く
まき
ま.き
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
Henshall Mnemonic: light two fires by oneself with rolled volumes
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #944 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 巻く   [まく]  [K]
(v5k) to wind; to coil; to roll  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 巻   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 巻   [まき]  [K]
(n) volume  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り巻く   [とりまく]  [K]
(v5k) to surround; to circle; to enclose  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 圧 巻   [あっかん]  [K]
(n) highlight; best part; masterpiece  [D] [Jisho]
- 渦 巻き   [うずまき]  [K]
(n) whirlpool; eddy; coil  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 巻   [えまき]  [K]
(n) picture scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 絵 巻 物   [えまきもの]  [K]
(n) picture scroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻き込む   [まきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻き添え   [まきぞえ]  [K]
(n) getting involved (entangled) in; getting mixed up in; involvement; by-blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻き返し   [まきかえし]  [K]
(n) rally; recovery; rollback  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 込む   [まきこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to roll up; to involve; to enfold; to swallow up; to drag into  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 尺   [まきじゃく]  [K]
(n) tape measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 添え   [まきぞえ]  [K]
(n) getting involved (entangled) in; getting mixed up in; involvement; by-blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 巻 末   [かんまつ]  [K]
(n) end of a book  [D] [Jisho]
- 襟 巻き   [えりまき]  [K]
(n) muffler; scarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 巻き   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 席 巻   [せっけん]  [K]
(n,vs) sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading  [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]
- 葉 巻   [はまき]  [K]
(n) cigar  [D] [Jisho]
- 竜 巻   [たつまき]  [K]
(n) tornado; waterspout  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 已 巳

Kanji: 喚
Back: Find more details for 喚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
yell
cry
scream
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わめ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1120 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 喚く   [わめく]  [K]
(v5k) (uk) to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour  [D] [Jisho]
- 喚 起   [かんき]  [K]
(n,vs) evocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 喚 問   [かんもん]  [K]
(n) summons  [D] [Jisho]
- 召 喚   [しょうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) summons  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 堪
Back: Find more details for 堪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
withstand
endure
support
resist
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
タン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.える
たま.る
こ.らえる
こた.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1953 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 堪らない   [たまらない]  [K]
(adj,exp) intolerable; unbearable; unendurable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 堪える   [こたえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with  [D] [Jisho]
- 堪える   [たえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; (2) to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; (3) to be fit for; to be equal to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 堪 能   [かんのう]  [K]
(ok) (adj-na,n) (1) proficient; skillful; (2) satisfied; (3) (Buddh) fortitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち堪える   [もちこたえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 堪える   [もちこたえる]  [K]
(v1) to hold 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: 土

Kanji: 完
Back: Find more details for 完 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
perfect
completion
end
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: completely original building
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #595 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 完 成   [かんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) complete; completion; (2) perfection; accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全   [かんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection; completeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 了   [かんりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) completion; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 宜しい   [よろしい]  [K]
(adj) (hon) good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can  [D] [Jisho]
- 宜しく   [よろしく]  [K]
(adv,exp,int) well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 完 璧   [かんぺき]  [K]
(adj-na) perfect; complete; flawless  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 宜   [てきぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) suitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 宜   [べんぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 結   [かんけつ]  [K]
(n) conclusion; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 工   [かんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 治   [かんち]  [K]
(n,vs) complete recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 遂   [かんすい]  [K]
(n) accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全 試 合   [かんぜんしあい]  [K]
(n) perfect game  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 走   [かんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) running the race; staying the course  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 投   [かんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) going the whole distance; pitching a whole game  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 敗   [かんぱい]  [K]
(n) complete defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 売   [かんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 封   [かんぷう]  [K]
(n) complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 宜   [じぎ]  [K]
(n) the right time; season's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 完 全   [ふかんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 完   [ほかん]  [K]
(n,vs) complementation; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 完 成   [みかんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) incompletion; incomplete; unfinished  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 官
Back: Find more details for 官 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bureaucrat
the government
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: government official in building sits on backside
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #230 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 警 官   [けいかん]  [K]
(n) policeman  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 官 庁   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) government office; authorities  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 官 僚   [かんりょう]  [K]
(n) bureaucrat; bureaucracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 官   [きかん]  [K]
(n) organ (of body); instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 官   [ちょうかん]  [K]
(n) chief; (government) secretary  [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]
- 外 交 官   [がいこうかん]  [K]
(n) diplomat  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 界   [かんかい]  [K]
(n) bureaucracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 憲   [かんけん]  [K]
(n) officials; authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 公 庁   [かんこうちょう]  [K]
(n) government administration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 邸   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 報   [かんぽう]  [K]
(n) official daily gazette; official telegram  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 官 民   [かんみん]  [K]
(n) government and people  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 吏   [かんり]  [K]
(n) government official; clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 官   [かんせいかん]  [K]
(n) controller (usually air-traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 官   [きょうかん]  [K]
(n) teacher; instructor; professor  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 官   [かかりかん]  [K]
(n) official in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 官   [けんさつかん]  [K]
(n) public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 官   [けんきゅうかん]  [K]
research officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 官   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) high official  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 務 長 官   [こくむちょうかん]  [K]
Secretary of State  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 判 官   [さいばんかん]  [K]
(n) judge  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 務 官   [ざいむかん]  [K]
(n) finance official  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 事 官   [さんじかん]  [K]
(n) councillor  [D] [Jisho]
- 司 令 官   [しれいかん]  [K]
(n) commandant; commanding officer; general  [D] [Jisho]
- 士 官   [しかん]  [K]
(n) officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 官   [じむかん]  [K]
(n) administrative official; secretary; commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 次 官   [じむじかん]  [K]
(n) permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 官   [じかん]  [K]
(n) vice-minister; undersecretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 衛 官   [じえいかん]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Self Defense Force official  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 官   [しょきかん]  [K]
(n) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 官   [しんかん]  [K]
(n) Shinto priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 務 次 官   [せいむじかん]  [K]
(n) parliamentary vice-minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 官   [たいかん]  [K]
(n) retirement from office  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 官   [だいかん]  [K]
(n) Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff)  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 閣 官 房   [ないかくかんぼう]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 官 半 民   [はんかんはんみん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) semi-governmental; semi-official  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 務 官   [べんむかん]  [K]
(n) commissioner  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 宀

Kanji: 寛
Back: Find more details for 寛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tolerant
leniency
generosity
relax
feel at home
be at ease
broadminded
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くつろ.ぐ
ひろ.い
ゆる.やか
とも
のぶ
のり
ひろし
ひろん
ゆた
ゆたか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1377 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 寛 容   [かんよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) forbearance; tolerance; generosity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寛ぐ   [くつろぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to relax; to feel at home  [D] [Jisho]
- 寛 大   [かんだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tolerance; liberality; leniency  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 干
Back: Find more details for 干 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dry
parch
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほ.す
ほ.し-
-ぼ.し
ひ.る
ほし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: flattened forked pole for drying washing
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1349 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 干す   [ほす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to air; to dry; to desiccate; to drain (off); to drink up  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 干 渉   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) interference; intervention  [D] [Jisho]
- 若 干   [じゃっかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) some; few; number of  [D] [Jisho]
- 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
- 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]
- 干る   [ひる]  [K]
(v1) to dry  [D] [Jisho]
- 干 潟   [ひがた]  [K]
(n) tideland  [D] [Jisho]
- 干 拓   [かんたく]  [K]
(n) land reclamation (from sea)  [D] [Jisho]
- 干 満   [かんまん]  [K]
(n) ebb and flow  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 干し   [ものほし]  [K]
(n) clothes drying place  [D] [Jisho]
- 欄 干   [らんかん]  [K]
(n) handrail; bannister  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 幹
Back: Find more details for 幹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): tree-trunk
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みき
つよし
まさ
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: person dries trunk as sun rises through grass
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #364 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 新 幹 線   [しんかんせん]  [K]
(n) bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 幹   [かん]  [K]
(n) (tree) trunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹   [みき]  [K]
(n) (tree) trunk  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 線   [かんせん]  [K]
(n) main line; trunk line  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 部   [かんぶ]  [K]
(n) management; (executive) staff; leaders  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 幹 事   [かんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) executive secretary; coordinator; arranging  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 幹   [きかん]  [K]
(n) mainstay; nucleus; key  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 幹   [こんかん]  [K]
(n) basis; nucleus; root and branch  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 幹   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) chief editor; managing editor; manager  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十 干

Kanji: 患
Back: Find more details for 患 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
afflicted
disease
suffer from
be ill
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わずら.う
くろ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #796 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 患 者   [かんじゃ]  [K]
(n) a patient  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 患う   [わずらう]  [K]
(v5u) to fall ill  [D] [Jisho]
- 患 部   [かんぶ]  [K]
(n) affected part  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 患   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) emergency case  [D] [Jisho]
- 疾 患   [しっかん]  [K]
(n) disease; ailment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 感
Back: Find more details for 感 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
emotion
feeling
sensation
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カン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
Henshall Mnemonic: one halberd in mouth causes feeling in heart
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #233 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 感じ   [かんじ]  [K]
(n) feeling; sense; impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 感じる   [かんじる]  [K]
(v1) to feel; to sense; to experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 覚   [かんかく]  [K]
(n) sense; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 謝   [かんしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) thanks; gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 情   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n) emotion(s); feeling(s); sentiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 心   [かんしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) admiration; Well done!  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 動   [かんどう]  [K]
(n,vs) being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; impression; deep emotion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 感ずる   [かんずる]  [K]
(vz) to feel; to sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 激   [かんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) deep emotion; impression; inspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 想   [かんそう]  [K]
(n) impressions; thoughts  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 感   [じっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) feelings (actual, true)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 感 慨   [かんがい]  [K]
(n) strong feelings; deep emotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 触   [かんしょく]  [K]
(n) sense of touch; feeling; sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 染   [かんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) infection; contagion  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 度   [かんど]  [K]
(n) sensitivity; severity (quake)  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 感   [きょうかん]  [K]
(n) sympathy; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 感   [ちょっかん]  [K]
(n) intuition; instinct; insight; hunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 痛 感   [つうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) feeling keenly; fully realizing  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 感   [どうかん]  [K]
(n) agreement; same opinion; same feeling; sympathy; concurrence  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 感   [どんかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thickheadedness; stolidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 感   [はんかん]  [K]
(n) antipathy; revolt; animosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 敏 感   [びんかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sensibility; susceptibility; sensitive (to); well attuned to  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 感   [よかん]  [K]
(n) presentiment; premonition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 心 感   [あんしんかん]  [K]
sense of security  [D] [Jisho]
- 違 和 感   [いわかん]  [K]
(n) malaise; incompatibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 感   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) pleasant feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 感じ取る   [かんじとる]  [K]
(v5r) to feel  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 化   [かんか]  [K]
(n) influence; inspiration; reform; correction  [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]
- 感 受 性   [かんじゅせい]  [K]
(n) sensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 情 的   [かんじょうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) emotional; sentimental  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 性   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 染 症   [かんせんしょう]  [K]
(n) infectious disease; infection  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 嘆   [かんたん]  [K]
(n) admiration; wonder  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 銘   [かんめい]  [K]
(n) deep impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 感 涙   [かんるい]  [K]
(n) tears of gratitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待 感   [きたいかん]  [K]
feeling of expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 感   [ごかん]  [K]
(n) the five senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 感   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) good feeling; good will; favourable impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 感   [じょうかん]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensitivity; emotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 近 感   [しんきんかん]  [K]
(n) affinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 責 任 感   [せきにんかん]  [K]
(n) sense of responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 感   [たいかん]  [K]
(n) bodily sensation  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 越 感   [ゆうえつかん]  [K]
(n) superiority complex  [D] [Jisho]
- 臨 場 感   [りんじょうかん]  [K]
(n) presence  [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: 心 攸

Kanji: 慣
Back: Find more details for 慣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accustomed
get used to
become experienced
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
な.れる
な.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: become used to having heart pierced
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1177 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 慣れる   [なれる]  [K]
(v1) to grow accustomed to; to become domesticated; to become tame; to get too familiar with  [D] [Jisho]
- 習 慣   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) custom; habit; manners  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見 慣れる   [みなれる]  [K]
(v1) to become used to seeing; to be familiar with  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 慣らす   [ならす]  [K]
(v5s) to accustom  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣れ   [なれ]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) customary practice; habit; traditional event  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣 習   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n) usual (historical) custom  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣 例   [かんれい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) custom; precedent; of convention  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慣 用 句   [かんようく]  [K]
(n) idiomatic usage; common usage  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 慣れ   [ふなれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inexperience; lack of experience  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 憾
Back: Find more details for 憾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
remorse
regret
be sorry
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うら.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: #1682 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 遺 憾   [いかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) regrettable; unsatisfactory  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 換
Back: Find more details for 換 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
interchange
period
charge
change?
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.える
-か.える
か.わる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #687 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 乗り換える   [のりかえる]  [K]
(v1) to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 換える   [かえる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange; to interchange; to substitute; to replace  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 換   [こうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) exchange; interchange; reciprocity; barter; substitution; clearing (of checks)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 換 気   [かんき]  [K]
(n) ventilation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 換 算   [かんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) conversion; change; exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り換え   [のりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 換   [てんかん]  [K]
(n) convert; divert  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き換え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 換え   [ひきかえ]  [K]
(n) on the contrary; on the other hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 換 気 扇   [かんきせん]  [K]
(n) ventilation fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 換 金   [かんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) realize; turn into money  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い換える   [いいかえる]  [K]
(v1) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 換   [ごかん]  [K]
(n) interchangeable  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き換える   [かきかえる]  [K]
(v1) to rewrite; to renew; to transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 換え   [のりかえ]  [K]
(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 換   [へんかん]  [K]
(n,vs) change; conversion; transformation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 敢
Back: Find more details for 敢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
daring
sad
tragic
pitiful
frail
feeble
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.えて
あ.えない
あ.えず
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: #1859 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 敢えて   [あえて]  [K]
(adv) dare (to do); challenge (to do)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り敢えず   [とりあえず]  [K]
(adv,n) at once; first of all; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 勇 敢   [ゆうかん]  [K]
(adj-na) brave; heroic; gallant  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 果 敢   [かかん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) resolute; determined; bold  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(n) decisive action  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 然   [かんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) boldly  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 闘   [かんとう]  [K]
(n) fighting bravely  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 敢えず   [とりあえず]  [K]
(adv,n) at once; first of all; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 棺
Back: Find more details for 棺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
coffin
casket
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2161 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 棺   [かん]  [K]
(n) coffin; casket  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 棺   [せっかん]  [K]
(n) sarcophagus; stone coffin  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 款
Back: Find more details for 款 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
goodwill
article
section
friendship
collusion
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1854 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 借 款   [しゃっかん]  [K]
(n) (international) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 款   [ていかん]  [K]
(n) articles of incorporation; company statute  [D] [Jisho]
- 約 款   [やっかん]  [K]
(n) agreement; stipulation; article; clause  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 欠

Kanji: 歓
Back: Find more details for 歓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
delight
joy
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろこ.ぶ
ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1065 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 歓 迎   [かんげい]  [K]
(n,vs) welcome; reception  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 歓 声   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) cheer; shout of joy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歓 楽 街   [かんらくがい]  [K]
(n) pleasure quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 喜   [かんき]  [K]
(n,vs) delight; great joy  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 待   [かんたい]  [K]
(n) warm reception; friendly reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 談   [かんだん]  [K]
(n,vs) pleasant talk; chat  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 欠

Kanji: 汗
Back: Find more details for 汗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sweat
perspire
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あせ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1502 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 汗   [あせ]  [K]
(n) sweat; perspiration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 冷や汗   [ひやあせ]  [K]
(n) cold sweat  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 汗   [ひやあせ]  [K]
(n) cold sweat  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 汗   [れいかん]  [K]
(n) cold sweat  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 漢
Back: Find more details for 漢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Sino-
China
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: man from mouth of Han River in grassy Han China
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1487 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 漢 字   [かんじ]  [K]
(n) Chinese characters; kanji  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 漢 和   [かんわ]  [K]
(n) Chinese Character-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 漢 語   [かんご]  [K]
(n) Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漢 詩   [かんし]  [K]
(n) Chinese poetry  [D] [Jisho]
- 漢 文   [かんぶん]  [K]
(n) Chinese (classical) literature  [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]
- 巨 漢   [きょかん]  [K]
(n) giant  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 用 漢 字   [じょうようかんじ]  [K]
(n) kanji for common use  [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]
- 門 外 漢   [もんがいかん]  [K]
(n) outsider; layman; amateur  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 環
Back: Find more details for 環 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ring
circle
link
wheel
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わ
たま
たまき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #409 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 環 境   [かんきょう]  [K]
(n) environment; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 循 環   [じゅんかん]  [K]
(n) circulation; rotation; cycle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 循 環   [あくじゅんかん]  [K]
(n) vicious circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 環   [いっかん]  [K]
(n) link  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 境 庁   [かんきょうちょう]  [K]
Environment Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 礁   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) atoll; circular coral reef  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 状   [かんじょう]  [K]
(n) annulation; ring-forming  [D] [Jisho]
- 循 環 器   [じゅんかんき]  [K]
(n) circulatory organ  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 甘
Back: Find more details for 甘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sweet
coax
pamper
be content
sugary
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あま.い
あま.える
あま.やかす
うま.い
かも
Bushu (Radical) Info: 甘 (あまい) – sweet
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1248 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 甘い   [あまい]  [K]
(adj,exp) (uk) generous; indulgent; easy-going; sweet; fond of; soft on; overly optimistic; naive  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 甘やかす   [あまやかす]  [K]
(v5s) to pamper; to spoil  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 甘える   [あまえる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; (2) to depend and presume upon another's benevolence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 甘え   [あまえ]  [K]
(n) depending on other's kindness  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘み   [あまみ]  [K]
(n) sweetness; sugary taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 言   [かんげん]  [K]
(n) cajolery  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 酢   [あまず]  [K]
(n) sweet vinegar  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 美   [かんび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sweet  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2

Kanji: 監
Back: Find more details for 監 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
oversee
official
govt office
rule
administer
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): けん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 皿 (さら) – dish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #408 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 監 視   [かんし]  [K]
(n,vs) observation; guarding; inspection; surveillance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 監 禁   [かんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) confinement  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 獄   [かんごく]  [K]
(n) prison  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 査   [かんさ]  [K]
(n) inspection; audit; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 査 役   [かんさやく]  [K]
(n) auditor; inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 察   [かんさつ]  [K]
(n) inspection; inspector  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 修   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 理   [かんり]  [K]
(n) superintendence; supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 監   [そうかん]  [K]
(n) inspector general; commissioner  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 看
Back: Find more details for 看 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
watch over
see
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): み.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: put hand above eye to watch better
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1060 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 N2 Words
- 看 板   [かんばん]  [K]
(n) sign; signboard; doorplate; poster; billboard; appearance; figurehead; policy; attraction; closing time  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 病   [かんびょう]  [K]
(n) nursing (a patient)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 看 護   [かんご]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing; (army) nurse  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 看る   [みる]  [K]
(oK) (v1) to look after; to take care of  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 過   [かんか]  [K]
(n) connivance; shutting one's eyes to  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 守   [かんしゅ]  [K]
(n) jailer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 目

Kanji: 管
Back: Find more details for 管 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pipe
tube
wind instrument
drunken talk
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くだ
すが
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo pipe under control
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #517 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 管   [くだ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) pipe; tube  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 理   [かんり]  [K]
(n,vs) control; management (e.g. of a business)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 管   [かん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) pipe; tube  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 管   [けっかん]  [K]
(n) blood vessel  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 管   [ほかん]  [K]
(n,vs) charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ブラウン管   [ブラウンかん]  [K]
(n) cathode-ray tube (CRT)  [D] [Jisho]
- 移 管   [いかん]  [K]
(n) transfer of control  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 轄   [かんかつ]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction; control  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区   [かんく]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区 気 象 台   [かんくきしょうだい]  [K]
district meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽   [かんげんがく]  [K]
(n) orchestral music  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽 団   [かんげんがくだん]  [K]
orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 財   [かんざい]  [K]
(n) administration of property; custodianship; receivership  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制   [かんせい]  [K]
(n) control  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 官   [かんせいかん]  [K]
(n) controller (usually air-traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 制 塔   [かんせいとう]  [K]
(n) control tower  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 長   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) superintendent priest; chief abbot  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 内   [かんない]  [K]
(n) within the jurisdiction of  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 理 職   [かんりしょく]  [K]
(n) management  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 管   [きかん]  [K]
(n) trachea  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 管 支   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bronchial tube  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 管   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) supervision; management; supervisor; manager  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 管   [しょかん]  [K]
(n,vs) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 管 法   [しょっかんほう]  [K]
(n) law governing food quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 只 管   [ひたすら]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) (uk) nothing but; earnestly; intently  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 国 管 理 局   [にゅうこくかんりきょく]  [K]
immigration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 管   [はいかん]  [K]
(n,vs) plumbing; piping  [D] [Jisho]
- 卵 管   [らんかん]  [K]
(n) fallopian tube; oviduct  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 簡
Back: Find more details for 簡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
simplicity
brevity
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: space left on brief and simple bamboo letter
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #983 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 簡 単   [かんたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simple  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 簡 易   [かんい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; easiness; quasi-  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 潔   [かんけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) brevity; conciseness; simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 素   [かんそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simplicity; plain  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 簡 易 保 険   [かんいほけん]  [K]
postal life insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 裁   [かんさい]  [K]
(n) summary court; court of summary offences  [D] [Jisho]
- 簡 略   [かんりゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) simple; simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 簡   [しょかん]  [K]
(n) letter; note; epistle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 竹

Kanji: 緩
Back: Find more details for 緩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
slacken
loosen
relax
lessen
be moderate
ease
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆる.い
ゆる.やか
ゆる.む
ゆる.める
ひろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #933 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 緩い   [ゆるい]  [K]
(adj) loose; lenient; slow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 緩む   [ゆるむ]  [K]
(v5m) to become loose; to slacken  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩める   [ゆるめる]  [K]
(v1) to loosen; to slow down  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩やか   [ゆるやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lenient  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩 和   [かんわ]  [K]
(n) relief; mitigation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 緩 急   [かんきゅう]  [K]
(n) in case of emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩 衝 地 帯   [かんしょうちたい]  [K]
buffer zone  [D] [Jisho]
- 緩 慢   [かんまん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) slow; sluggish; dull  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 缶
Back: Find more details for 缶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tin can
container
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
フ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かま
べ
ほとぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 缶 (ほとぎ) – can
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1543 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 缶   [かん]  [K]
(n) can; tin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 缶 詰   [かんづめ]  [K]
(n) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can  [D] [Jisho]
- 薬 缶   [やかん]  [K]
(n) kettle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ドラム缶   [ドラムかん]  [K]
(n) drum  [D] [Jisho]
- 缶 詰め   [かんづめ]  [K]
(n) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き缶   [あきかん]  [K]
(n) empty 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: 2

Kanji: 肝
Back: Find more details for 肝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
liver
pluck
nerve
chutzpah
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): きも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1118 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 肝 心   [かんじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肝   [きも]  [K]
(n) liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 炎   [かんえん]  [K]
(n) hepatitis  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 硬 変   [かんこうへん]  [K]
(n) cirrhosis of the liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 臓   [かんぞう]  [K]
(n) liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 肝 要   [かんよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) essential; vital; crucial; importance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 艦
Back: Find more details for 艦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 21 Strokes
English Meaning(s): warship
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): カンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1363 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 軍 艦   [ぐんかん]  [K]
(n) warship; battleship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 艦   [かん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) warship  [D] [Jisho]
- 艦 船   [かんせん]  [K]
(n) (ocean) vessels; warship  [D] [Jisho]
- 艦 隊   [かんたい]  [K]
(n) (naval) fleet; armada  [D] [Jisho]
- 艦 艇   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) war fleet  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆 逐 艦   [くちくかん]  [K]
(n) destroyer  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 母 艦   [こうくうぼかん]  [K]
aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 艦   [せんかん]  [K]
(n) battleship  [D] [Jisho]
- 潜 水 艦   [せんすいかん]  [K]
(n) submarine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 莞
Back: Find more details for 莞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): reed used to cover tatami
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 観
Back: Find more details for 観 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
outlook
look
appearance
condition
view
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み.る
しめ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: look and observe crested bird
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #476 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 観 客   [かんきゃく]  [K]
(n) audience; spectator(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 光   [かんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) sightseeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 察   [かんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) observation; survey  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 観 測   [かんそく]  [K]
(n,vs) observation  [D] [Jisho]
- 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
- 外 観   [がいかん]  [K]
(n) appearance; exterior; facade  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 観   [らっかん]  [K]
(n) optimism  [D] [Jisho]
- 観   [かん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) look; appearance; spectacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 衆   [かんしゅう]  [K]
(n) spectators; onlookers; members of the audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 点   [かんてん]  [K]
(n) point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 覧   [かんらん]  [K]
(n) viewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 観   [きゃっかん]  [K]
(n) objective  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 観   [しゅかん]  [K]
(n) subjectivity; subject; ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 観   [ひかん]  [K]
(n) pessimism; disappointment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 価 値 観   [かちかん]  [K]
(n) values  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 観 的   [らっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) optimistic; hopeful  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 音   [かんのん]  [K]
(n) Kannon; Kwannon; Buddhist deity of mercy  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 劇   [かんげき]  [K]
(n) theatre-going  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 賞   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n) admiration; enjoyment  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 戦   [かんせん]  [K]
(n,vs) watching a (sports) game  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 観 的   [きゃっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) objectivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 観   [けいかん]  [K]
(n) scenery  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 観   [さんかん]  [K]
(n) visit; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 観 的   [しゅかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) subjectivity; subject; ego  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 生 観   [じんせいかん]  [K]
(n) view of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 観   [せかいかん]  [K]
(n) world view; outlook on the world  [D] [Jisho]
- 静 観   [せいかん]  [K]
(n) watchful waiting; careful supervision  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 入 観   [せんにゅうかん]  [K]
(n) preconception; prejudice; preoccupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 観   [ちょっかん]  [K]
(n) intuition; instinct; insight; hunch  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 観 的   [ひかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) pessimistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 傍 観   [ぼうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) looking on; remaining a spectator  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 見

Kanji: 貫
Back: Find more details for 貫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pierce
8 1/3lbs
penetrate
brace
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つらぬ.く
ぬ.く
ぬき
つら
ぬく
Bushu (Radical) Info:
母 (ボ, はは, も) – mother
毋 (なかれ) – mother
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1156 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貫く   [つらぬく]  [K]
(v5k) to go through  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 貫   [いっかん]  [K]
(n) (1) consistency; coherence; integration; (2) one kan (8.333 lbs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 貫   [かん]  [K]
(n) kan (approx. 3.75 kg)  [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]
- 貫 徹   [かんてつ]  [K]
(n) accomplishment; realization; penetration  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 貫   [とっかん]  [K]
(n,vs) charge; rush; lightning attack  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 母 毋 貝

Kanji: 還
Back: Find more details for 還 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
send back
return
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): 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)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #910 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 還 元   [かんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; reduction; return to origins  [D] [Jisho]
- 還 暦   [かんれき]  [K]
(n) 60th birthday  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 還   [へんかん]  [K]
(n,vs) return; restoration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 還 付   [かんぷ]  [K]
(n,vs) return; restoration; refund  [D] [Jisho]
- 還 流   [かんりゅう]  [K]
(n) return current; convection; reflux  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 還   [きかん]  [K]
(n,vs) repatriation; return; feedback  [D] [Jisho]
- 償 還   [しょうかん]  [K]
(n) repayment; redemption; amortization  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 還   [せいかん]  [K]
(n,vs) returning alive; (baseball) reaching the home plate  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 還   [そうかん]  [K]
(n) sending home; repatriation  [D] [Jisho]
- 奪 還   [だっかん]  [K]
(n) recovery; rescue; recapture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 鑑
Back: Find more details for 鑑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 23 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
specimen
take warning from
learn from
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かんが.みる
かがみ
あき
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1391 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鑑 賞   [かんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) appreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 鑑   [ずかん]  [K]
(n) illustrated reference book; illustrated encyclopedia (esp. for children); picture book  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 印 鑑   [いんかん]  [K]
(n) stamp; seal  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 鑑   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n) yearbook  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鑑 定   [かんてい]  [K]
(n) judgement; expert opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 鑑 別   [かんべつ]  [K]
(n) discrimination; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 間
Back: Find more details for 間 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
interval
space
On-Yomi Reading(s):
カン
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あいだ
ま
あい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: gate with space to let sun shine through
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #33 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 時 間   [じかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) time  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 間   [しゅうかん]  [K]
(n) week; weekly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- この間   [このあいだ]  [K]
(n-t) the other day; lately; recently  [D] [Jisho]
- 間   [あいだ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) space; interval  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合う   [まにあう]  [K]
(v5u) (1) to be in time for; (2) to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違える   [まちがえる]  [K]
(v1) to err; to make a mistake  [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 間   [ひるま]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) daytime; during the day  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 間   [ま]  [K]
(n) space; room; time; pause  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違い   [まちがい]  [K]
(n) mistake  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 間   [きかん]  [K]
(n) period; term  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 間   [いま]  [K]
(n) living room (western style)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 間   [てま]  [K]
(n) time; labour  [D] [Jisho]
- 瞬 間   [しゅんかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) moment; second; instant  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間   [にんげん]  [K]
(n) human being; man; person  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 間   [せけん]  [K]
(n) world; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 間   [なかま]  [K]
(n) company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 間   [ねんかん]  [K]
(n-t) year  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 何 時の間にか   [いつのまにか]  [K]
(adv) before one knows; unnoticed; unawares  [D] [Jisho]
- 間も無く   [まもなく]  [K]
(adv) soon; before long; in a short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 隔   [かんかく]  [K]
(n) space; interval; SPC  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接   [かんせつ]  [K]
(n) indirection; indirectness  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 間   [きゃくま]  [K]
(n) parlor; guest room  [D] [Jisho]
- 隙 間   [すきま]  [K]
(n) crevice; crack; gap; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 割   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 床の間   [とこのま]  [K]
(n) alcove  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 間 着   [ねまき]  [K]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 間   [かしま]  [K]
(n) room to let  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 間   [ちゅうかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n) middle; midway; interim  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 間   [みんかん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) private; civilian; civil; popular; folk; unofficial  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 間   [やかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) at night; nighttime  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 間もなく   [まもなく]  [K]
(adv) soon; before long; in a short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違う   [まちがう]  [K]
(v5u) to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 柄   [あいだがら]  [K]
(n) relation(ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 間   [くかん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) section (of track, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 間   [くうかん]  [K]
(n) space; room; airspace  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 間   [あいま]  [K]
(n) interval  [D] [Jisho]
- 束の間   [つかのま]  [K]
(adj-no,n) moment; brief time; brief; transient  [D] [Jisho]
- 茶の間   [ちゃのま]  [K]
(n) living room (Japanese-style)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 週 間   [いっしゅうかん]  [K]
(n) one week  [D] [Jisho]
- 右 中 間   [うちゅうかん]  [K]
(n) between right and center fielders (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 宇 宙 空 間   [うちゅうくうかん]  [K]
the void of space  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 時 間   [なつじかん]  [K]
(n) daylight savings time; summer time  [D] [Jisho]
- 垣 間 見る   [かいまみる]  [K]
(v1) to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合せ   [まにあわせ]  [K]
(n) makeshift  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合わせ   [まにあわせ]  [K]
(n) makeshift  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合わせる   [まにあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to make do; to manage (with something); to make shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 違いない   [まちがいない]  [K]
(exp) I have no doubt; You can depend on it; certain  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 一 髪   [かんいっぱつ]  [K]
(n) hair's breadth  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 近   [まぢか]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 口   [まぐち]  [K]
(n) frontage  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 際   [まぎわ]  [K]
(n) on the verge of; just before; on the point of  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 借り   [まがり]  [K]
(n,vs) renting a room  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 取り   [まどり]  [K]
(n) plan of a house; arrangement of rooms  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 食   [かんしょく]  [K]
(n) eating between meals; snacking  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接 税   [かんせつぜい]  [K]
(n) indirect tax  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 接 的   [かんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) indirectly  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 中   [あいだじゅう]  [K]
during  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 伐   [かんばつ]  [K]
(n,vs) periodic thinning (e.g. forest)  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 抜け   [まぬけ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) stupidity; idiot; dunce; blockhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 間   [いわま]  [K]
(n) among rocks  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 間   [げっかん]  [K]
(n) (during) month  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 間   [ぎょうかん]  [K]
(n) between the lines  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 間   [さんかん]  [K]
(n) among the mountains  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 割り   [じかんわり]  [K]
(n) timetable; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 間 切れ   [じかんぎれ]  [K]
(n) being out of time  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間ドック   [にんげんドック]  [K]
(n) medical check-up  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 関 係   [にんげんかんけい]  [K]
human relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 国 宝   [にんげんこくほう]  [K]
living national treasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 性   [にんげんせい]  [K]
(n) humanity; human nature  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 像   [にんげんぞう]  [K]
(n) image of (an ideal) person  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 的   [にんげんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) human  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶え間なく   [たえまなく]  [K]
incessantly  [D] [Jisho]
- 谷 間   [たにま]  [K]
(n) ravine; chasm; dell; valley  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期 間   [たんきかん]  [K]
(n) short term; short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 時 間   [たんじかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) short time  [D] [Jisho]
- 仲 間 入り   [なかまいり]  [K]
(n) joining a group  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 時 間   [ちょうじかん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long period of time; long playing  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 間   [どま]  [K]
(n) dirt floor  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 間   [のろま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blockhead; dunce; gullible (person)  [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]
- 民 間 放 送   [みんかんほうそう]  [K]
commercial broadcasting  [D] [Jisho]
- 洋 間   [ようま]  [K]
(n) Western-style room  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 門

Kanji: 閑
Back: Find more details for 閑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): leisure
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
が
より
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1994 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 長 閑   [のどか]  [K]
(adj-na) tranquil; calm; quiet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 閑 散   [かんさん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) leisure; quiet; inactivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 閑 静   [かんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 閑   [なおざり]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) neglect; negligence; disregard; make light of  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 閑 期   [のうかんき]  [K]
(n) slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 関
Back: Find more details for 関 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
connection
barrier
gateway
involve
concerning
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せき
-ぜき
かか.わる
からくり
かんぬき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 門 (もん) – gate
Henshall Mnemonic: heaven's gates are impassable barrier: sent away
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #70 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 玄 関   [げんかん]  [K]
(n) entranceway; entry hall  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 関 係   [かんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) relation; connection  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 関する   [かんする]  [K]
(vs-s) to concern; to be related  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 心   [かんしん]  [K]
(n) concern; interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 連   [かんれん]  [K]
(n) relation; connection; relevance  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関   [きかん]  [K]
(n) organ; mechanism; facility; engine  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 関 西   [かんさい]  [K]
Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 車   [きかんしゃ]  [K]
(n) locomotive; engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 機 関   [こうつうきかん]  [K]
(n) transportation facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 関   [ぜいかん]  [K]
(n) customs house  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 関 税   [かんぜい]  [K]
(n) customs; duty; tariff  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 与   [かんよ]  [K]
(n,vs) participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 関   [せき]  [K]
(n,n-suf) barrier; gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 関わる   [かかわる]  [K]
(v5r) to concern oneself in; to have to do with; to affect; to influence; to stick to (opinions)  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 係 者   [かんけいしゃ]  [K]
(n) authorized people; person(s) concerned  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 取   [せきとり]  [K]
(n) ranking sumo wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 心 事   [かんしんじ]  [K]
(n) matter of concern and interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 節   [かんせつ]  [K]
(n) joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 知   [かんち]  [K]
(n,vs) concern; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 門   [かんもん]  [K]
(n) barrier; gateway  [D] [Jisho]
- 関 脇   [せきわけ]  [K]
(n) sumo junior champion  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 紙   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bulletin; (party) organ  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 銃   [きかんじゅう]  [K]
(n) machine gun  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 機 関   [きんゆうきかん]  [K]
(n) financial institutions; banking facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 機 関   [ぎょうせいきかん]  [K]
administrative organ; administrative body  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 関 係   [にんげんかんけい]  [K]
human relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 関   [そうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) correlation; interrelation  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 関関 係   [そうかんかんけい]  [K]
correlation  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 関   [おおぜき]  [K]
(n) sumo wrestler of second highest rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 関   [つうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) customs clearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 関   [なんかん]  [K]
(n) barrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道 機 関   [ほうどうきかん]  [K]
information media; press; news organs  [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]
- 利 害 関 係   [りがいかんけい]  [K]
interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 関   [れんかん]  [K]
(n) connection; relation; linkage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 門

Kanji: 陥
Back: Find more details for 陥 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
collapse
fall into
cave in
fall (castle)
slide into
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おちい.る
おとしい.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1154 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 欠 陥   [けっかん]  [K]
(n) defect; fault; deficiency  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 陥る   [おちいる]  [K]
(v5r) to fall; to trap; to cave in; to collapse  [D] [Jisho]
- 陥 没   [かんぼつ]  [K]
(n) cave-in; subsidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 陥 落   [かんらく]  [K]
(n) fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 館
Back: Find more details for 館 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
building
mansion
large building
palace
On-Yomi Reading(s): カン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やかた
たて
たち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Henshall Mnemonic: official eats in hall
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #613 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 映 画 館   [えいがかん]  [K]
(n) movie theatre (theater); cinema  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 書 館   [としょかん]  [K]
(n) library  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 使 館   [たいしかん]  [K]
(n) embassy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 美 術 館   [びじゅつかん]  [K]
(n) art gallery; art museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 館   [りょかん]  [K]
(n) Japanese hotel; inn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 博 物 館   [はくぶつかん]  [K]
(n) museum  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 会 館   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) meeting hall; assembly hall  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 本 館   [ほんかん]  [K]
(n) main building  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 館   [かいかん]  [K]
(n) opening of new hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 館 長   [かんちょう]  [K]
(n) superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian  [D] [Jisho]
- 館 内   [かんない]  [K]
(n) in the building  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 館   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) library or museum closure  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 賓 館   [げいひんかん]  [K]
(n) reception hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 館   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 民 館   [こうみんかん]  [K]
(n) public hall; community center  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 博 物 館   [こくりつはくぶつかん]  [K]
national museum  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 外 公 館   [ざいがいこうかん]  [K]
diplomatic mission; government establishments overseas  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 族 館   [すいぞくかん]  [K]
(n) aquarium  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 館 料   [にゅうかんりょう]  [K]
(n) admission fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 館   [べっかん]  [K]
(n) (hotel) annexe  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 事 館   [りょうじかん]  [K]
(n) consulate  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 食

Kanji: 丸
Back: Find more details for 丸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
round
full
month
perfection
-ship
pills
make round
roll up
curl up
seduce
explain away
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まる
まる.める
まる.い
ま
わ
わに
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
ノ (てん) – kana-no
Henshall Mnemonic: nine rounded off with extra stroke
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #542 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 丸い   [まるい]  [K]
(adj) round; circular; spherical  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 丸   [まる]  [K]
(n) (1) circle; (2) full (month); (3) perfection; purity; (4) suffix for ship names  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸で   [まるで]  [K]
(adv) quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; so to speak  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 丸ごと   [まるごと]  [K]
(adv) in its entirety; whole; wholly  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸っきり   [まるっきり]  [K]
(adv) completely; perfectly; just as if  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸める   [まるめる]  [K]
(v1) to make round; to round off; to roll up; to curl up; to seduce; to cajole; to explain away  [D] [Jisho]
- 日の丸   [ひのまる]  [K]
(n) the Japanese flag  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 丸   [いちがん]  [K]
(n) lump; (into) one  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸まる   [まるまる]  [K]
(adv,n) completely  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸み   [まるみ]  [K]
(n) roundness; rotundity  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸め込む   [まるめこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to coax; to seduce  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸 刈り   [まるがり]  [K]
(n) close clipping  [D] [Jisho]
- 丸 太   [まるた]  [K]
(n) log  [D] [Jisho]
- 真ん丸   [まんまる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfect circle  [D] [Jisho]
- 弾 丸   [だんがん]  [K]
(n) bullet; shot; shell  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 丶 ノ

Kanji: 含
Back: Find more details for 含 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
include
bear in mind
understand
cherish
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふく.む
ふく.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #466 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 含む   [ふくむ]  [K]
(v5m) to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to cherish; to harbor; to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include; to embrace; to be charged or loaded with; to be dripping with; to be full of; to be suffused with  [D] [Jisho]
- 含 嗽   [うがい]  [K]
(n,vs) gargle; rinse mouth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 含める   [ふくめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to include; to instruct; to make one understand; to put in one's mouth  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 含み   [ふくみ]  [K]
(n) implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment; inclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 含 蓄   [がんちく]  [K]
(n) implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 含 有   [がんゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) contain; include  [D] [Jisho]
- 包 含   [ほうがん]  [K]
(n,vs) inclusion; comprehension; implication  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个 口

Kanji: 岸
Back: Find more details for 岸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): beach
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きし
けし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Henshall Mnemonic: mountainous cliff forms dry shore
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #556 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 海 岸   [かいがん]  [K]
(n) coast; beach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 岸   [きし]  [K]
(n) bank; coast; shore  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沿 岸   [えんがん]  [K]
(n) coast; shore  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 河 岸   [かわぎし]  [K]
(n) fish market; riverside; river bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 岸 線   [かいがんせん]  [K]
(n) coastline; coastal railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 岸 壁   [がんぺき]  [K]
(n) wharf; breakwater; steep cliff  [D] [Jisho]
- 岸 辺   [きしべ]  [K]
(n) bank (of a river)  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 岸   [ごがん]  [K]
(n) river dike  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 岸   [かわぎし]  [K]
(n) river bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 岸   [たいがん]  [K]
(n) opposite shore  [D] [Jisho]
- 彼 岸   [ひがん]  [K]
(n) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 岸   [りょうがん]  [K]
(n) both banks (of a river)  [D] [Jisho]
- 湾 岸   [わんがん]  [K]
(n) gulf (bay) 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: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 巌
Back: Find more details for 巌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rock
crag
boulder
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いわ
いわお
けわ.しい
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1986 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 山

Kanji: 眼
Back: Find more details for 眼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): eyeball
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ガン
ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まなこ
め
Bushu (Radical) Info: 目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare with wide eyes
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1527 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 眼 鏡   [めがね]  [K]
(n) spectacles; glasses  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 眼 科   [がんか]  [K]
(n) ophthalmology  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 鏡   [がんきょう]  [K]
(n) spectacles; glasses  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 眼   [きんがん]  [K]
(n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 眼   [まなこ]  [K]
(n) eye; eyeball  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼   [め]  [K]
(n) eye; eyeball  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 科 医   [がんかい]  [K]
ophthalmologist; eye specialist  [D] [Jisho]
- 眼 差し   [まなざし]  [K]
(n) a look  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 眼   [しゅがん]  [K]
(n) main point  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 眼 鏡   [そうがんきょう]  [K]
(n) binoculars; field glasses  [D] [Jisho]
- 肉 眼   [にくがん]  [K]
(n) naked eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 眼   [りょうがん]  [K]
(n) both eyes  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 眼   [ろうがん]  [K]
(n) presbyopia; long-sighted  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 目

Kanji: 岩
Back: Find more details for 岩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boulder
rock
cliff
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Henshall Mnemonic: stony mountain shows rocky crags
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #787 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 岩   [いわ]  [K]
(n) rock; crag  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 溶 岩   [ようがん]  [K]
(n) lava  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 岩 石   [がんせき]  [K]
(n) rock  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 枚 岩   [いちまいいわ]  [K]
(n) monolithic  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 塩   [がんえん]  [K]
(n) rock salt  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 屋   [いわや]  [K]
(n) cavern; grotto  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 間   [いわま]  [K]
(n) among rocks  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 山   [いわやま]  [K]
(n) rocky mountain  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 礁   [がんしょう]  [K]
(n) reef  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 波   [いわなみ]  [K]
Iwanami (publisher)  [D] [Jisho]
- 岩 盤   [がんばん]  [K]
(n) bedrock  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 山

Kanji: 頑
Back: Find more details for 頑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stubborn
foolish
firmly
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かたく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1247 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 N1 Words
- 頑 固   [がんこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stubbornness; obstinacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 頑 丈   [がんじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 頑な   [かたくな]  [K]
(adj-na) (uk) obstinate  [D] [Jisho]
- 頑 強   [がんきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dogged; tenacious; stubborn  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 顔
Back: Find more details for 顔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
face
expression
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: only three hairs stand on head: glum face
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #676 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 顔   [かお]  [K]
(n) face (person)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 笑 顔   [えがお]  [K]
(n) smiling face  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 顔 付き   [かおつき]  [K]
(n) (outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 横 顔   [よこがお]  [K]
(n) face in profile; profile; face seen from the side  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔なじみ   [かおなじみ]  [K]
(n) acquaintance; friend; familiar face  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔ぶれ   [かおぶれ]  [K]
(n) personnel; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 見 知り   [かおみしり]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 合わせ   [かおあわせ]  [K]
(n,vs) meeting together; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 色   [かおいろ]  [K]
(n) complexion; countenance; expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 触れ   [かおぶれ]  [K]
(n) personnel; member  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 負け   [かおまけ]  [K]
(n,vs) embarrassed; ashamed  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 面   [がんめん]  [K]
(n) face (of person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 立ち   [かおだち]  [K]
(n) looks; features  [D] [Jisho]
- 泣き顔   [なきがお]  [K]
(n) tear-stained face  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 顔   [にがお]  [K]
(n) portrait; likeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 顔 絵   [にがおえ]  [K]
(n) portrait; likeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 顔   [ねがお]  [K]
(n) sleeping face  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 顔   [しんがお]  [K]
(n) newcomer; new face  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 顔   [まがお]  [K]
(n) serious look  [D] [Jisho]
- 澄まし顔   [すましがお]  [K]
composed expression; clear face  [D] [Jisho]
- 素 顔   [すがお]  [K]
(adj-na,n) face with no make-up; unpainted face; honest; frank  [D] [Jisho]
- 知らん顔   [しらんかお]  [K]
(n) unconcerned air; indifference  [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]
- 童 顔   [どうがん]  [K]
(n) child-faced  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 頁

Kanji: 願
Back: Find more details for 願 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
petition
request
vow
wish
hope
On-Yomi Reading(s): ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ねが.う
-ねがい
ら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
頁 (おおがい) – page
Henshall Mnemonic: wish springs from head not heart
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #894 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 願い   [ねがい]  [K]
(n) desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application  [D] [Jisho]
- 願う   [ねがう]  [K]
(v5u) to desire; to wish; to request; to beg; to hope; to implore  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 願 書   [がんしょ]  [K]
(n) written application or petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 念 願   [ねんがん]  [K]
(n) one's heart's desire; earnest petition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 願   [がん]  [K]
(n) prayer; wish; vow  [D] [Jisho]
- 願わくは   [ねがわくは]  [K]
(adv) I pray; I wish  [D] [Jisho]
- 願 望   [がんぼう]  [K]
(n) desire; wish; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 祈 願   [きがん]  [K]
(n) prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 懇 願   [こんがん]  [K]
(n) (1) entreaty; supplication; (2) petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 志 願   [しがん]  [K]
(n) aspiration; volunteering; desire  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 願   [しゅつがん]  [K]
(n,vs) application  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 願   [せいがん]  [K]
(n) petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 嘆 願   [たんがん]  [K]
(n,vs) entreaty; appeal; petition  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 願   [ひがん]  [K]
(n) one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 願   [ほんがん]  [K]
(n) Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 頁

Kanji: 企
Back: Find more details for 企 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
undertake
scheme
design
attempt
plan
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くわだ.てる
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: #278 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 企 業   [きぎょう]  [K]
(n) enterprise; undertaking  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 企 画   [きかく]  [K]
(n,vs) planning; project  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 企てる   [くわだてる]  [K]
(v1) to plan; to plot; to propose; to design; to intend; to contemplate; to attempt; to undertake  [D] [Jisho]
- 企み   [たくらみ]  [K]
(n) plan; design; artifice; trick; intrigue  [D] [Jisho]
- 企む   [たくらむ]  [K]
(v5m) (uk) to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 画 室   [きかくしつ]  [K]
planning office  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 業 家   [きぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; entrepreneur  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 図   [きと]  [K]
(n) plan; project; scheme  [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]
- 私 企 業   [しきぎょう]  [K]
(n) private enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 企 業   [だいきぎょう]  [K]
(n) large company; enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 小 企 業   [ちゅうしょうきぎょう]  [K]
small to medium enterprises; smaller companies  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 伎
Back: Find more details for 伎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deed
skill
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギ
キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わざ
わざおぎ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 歌 舞 伎   [かぶき]  [K]
(n) kabuki; Japanese classical drama  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 危
Back: Find more details for 危 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dangerous
fear
uneasy
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あぶ.ない
あや.うい
あや.ぶむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
Henshall Mnemonic: crouch on edge of dangerous cliff--mate fallen
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #606 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 危ない   [あぶない]  [K]
(adj) dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; limping; narrow; close; watch out!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 危 険   [きけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) danger; peril; hazard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 危うい   [あやうい]  [K]
(adj) dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; limping; narrow; close; watch out!  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 危ぶむ   [あやぶむ]  [K]
(v5m) to fear; to have misgivings; to be doubtful; to mistrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 害   [きがい]  [K]
(n) injury; harm; danger  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 機   [きき]  [K]
(n) crisis  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 危うく   [あやうく]  [K]
(adv) almost; nearly; in imminent danger of  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 急   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 篤   [きとく]  [K]
(n) critical illness; on the verge of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 惧   [きぐ]  [K]
(n,vs) fear; misgivings  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ノ 卩

Kanji: 喜
Back: Find more details for 喜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rejoice
take pleasure in
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろこ.ぶ
よろこ.ばす
あき
きゅ
のぶ
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: food pot at mouth makes samurai happy
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #769 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
- 喜ぶ   [よろこぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to be delighted; to be glad  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 喜び   [よろこび]  [K]
(n) joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 喜 劇   [きげき]  [K]
(n) comedy; funny show  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 喜 一 憂   [いっきいちゆう]  [K]
(n) now rejoice, now worry; alternate hope and fear; mixed blessings; joys and sorrows  [D] [Jisho]
- 歓 喜   [かんき]  [K]
(n,vs) delight; great joy  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜ばしい   [よろこばしい]  [K]
(adj) delightful; joyous; happy  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜ばす   [よろこばす]  [K]
(v5s) to delight; to give pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜んで   [よろこんで]  [K]
(adv) (col) with pleasure ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜 寿   [きじゅ]  [K]
(n) 77th birthday  [D] [Jisho]
- 喜 怒 哀 楽   [きどあいらく]  [K]
(n) human emotions (joy, anger, pathos, and humor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 喜び   [おおよろこび]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great joy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 口 土

Kanji: 器
Back: Find more details for 器 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
utensil
vessel
receptacle
implement
instrument
ability
container
tool
set
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うつわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: four big box-like vessels are useful utensils
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #525 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 器 用   [きよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skillful; handy  [D] [Jisho]
- 武 器   [ぶき]  [K]
(n) weapon; arms; ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 楽 器   [がっき]  [K]
(n) musical instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 械   [きかい]  [K]
(n) instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 具   [きぐ]  [K]
(n) utensil  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 話 器   [じゅわき]  [K]
(n) (telephone) receiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 器   [しょっき]  [K]
(n) tableware  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 器   [ようき]  [K]
(n) container; vessel  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 器   [うつわ]  [K]
(n) bowl; vessel; container  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 官   [きかん]  [K]
(n) organ (of body); instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 器   [けいき]  [K]
(n) meter; gauge  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 器   [じき]  [K]
(n) porcelain; china  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 器   [とうき]  [K]
(n) pottery; ceramics  [D] [Jisho]
- 兵 器   [へいき]  [K]
(n) arms; weapons; ordinance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 化 学 兵 器   [かがくへいき]  [K]
chemical weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 器   [かき]  [K]
(n) firearms; guns  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 兵 器   [かくへいき]  [K]
(n) nuclear weapons  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 楽   [きがく]  [K]
(n) instrumental music  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 材   [きざい]  [K]
(n) tools and materials; equipment and materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 物   [きぶつ]  [K]
(n) container; receptacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 器   [きき]  [K]
(n) machinery and tools  [D] [Jisho]
- 凶 器   [きょうき]  [K]
(n) dangerous weapon  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦 楽 器   [げんがっき]  [K]
(n) stringed instruments  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 吸 器   [こきゅうき]  [K]
(n) respiratory organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 漆 器   [しっき]  [K]
(n) lacquer ware  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 器   [じゅうき]  [K]
(n) small arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 循 環 器   [じゅんかんき]  [K]
(n) circulatory organ  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 化 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) digestive organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 火 器   [しょうかき]  [K]
(n) fire extinguisher  [D] [Jisho]
- 炊 飯 器   [すいはんき]  [K]
(n) rice cooker  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 器   [せっき]  [K]
(n) stone implement  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 面 器   [せんめんき]  [K]
(n) wash basin  [D] [Jisho]
- 臓 器   [ぞうき]  [K]
(n) viscera; internal organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 楽 器   [だがっき]  [K]
(n) percussion instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 器   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electric (goods)  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 器   [かわらけ]  [K]
(n) (1) earthenware; (2) unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 沸かし器   [ゆわかしき]  [K]
(n) water-heater; water-boiler  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 磁 器   [とうじき]  [K]
(n) ceramics and porcelain  [D] [Jisho]
- 鈍 器   [どんき]  [K]
(n) blunt weapon  [D] [Jisho]
- 泌 尿 器   [ひにょうき]  [K]
(n) urinary organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 器 用   [ぶきよう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) awkward; clumsy; unskillfulness; lack of ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 聴 器   [ほちょうき]  [K]
(n) hearing aid  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 基
Back: Find more details for 基 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fundamentals
radical (chem)
counter for machines
foundation
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もと
もとい
きい
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: winnowing device based on firm ground
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #241 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
- 基づく   [もとづく]  [K]
(v5k) to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 本   [きほん]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis; standard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 基 準   [きじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; criteria; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 礎   [きそ]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 地   [きち]  [K]
(n) base  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 盤   [きばん]  [K]
(n) foundation; basis  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 基   [もとい]  [K]
(n) basis  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 金   [ききん]  [K]
(n) fund; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 塩 基   [えんき]  [K]
(n) base (chem.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 幹   [きかん]  [K]
(n) mainstay; nucleus; key  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 軸   [きじく]  [K]
(n) key; yardstick; criterion; standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 準 法   [きじゅんほう]  [K]
basic law  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 調   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) basis; keynote  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 本 的   [きほんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) fundamental; standard; basic  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 基 準 法   [ろうどうきじゅんほう]  [K]
(n) Labor Standards Act  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 奇
Back: Find more details for 奇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strange
strangeness
curiousity
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.しき
あや.しい
くし
めずら.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1367 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 奇 麗   [きれい]  [K]
(adj-na) (uk) pretty; clean; nice; tidy; beautiful; fair  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 奇 妙   [きみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strange; queer; curious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 奇 数   [きすう]  [K]
(n) odd number  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 怪 奇   [かいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bizarre; strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 異   [きい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) odd; strange; wonderful  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 怪   [きかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 襲   [きしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) surprise attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 術   [きじゅつ]  [K]
(n) magic  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 跡   [きせき]  [K]
(n) miracle; wonder; marvel  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 抜   [きばつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic  [D] [Jisho]
- 奇 病   [きびょう]  [K]
(n) strange disease  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 奇 心   [こうきしん]  [K]
(n) curiosity; inquisitiveness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 嬉
Back: Find more details for 嬉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
glad
pleased
rejoice
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うれ.しい
たの.しむ
うらし
うれし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2274 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 嬉しい   [うれしい]  [K]
(adj) happy; glad; pleasant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 女

Kanji: 寄
Back: Find more details for 寄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
draw near
stop in
bring near
gather
collect
send
forward
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.る
-よ.り
よ.せる
よせ
より
よろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: draw near to strange house
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #673 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 寄る   [よる]  [K]
(v5r) to visit; to drop in; to approach  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 寄 付   [きふ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 寄せる   [よせる]  [K]
(v1) to collect; to gather; to add; to put aside  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 越す   [よこす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to send; to forward; (2) to hand over (e.g. money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 寄る   [ちかよる]  [K]
(v5r) to approach; to draw near  [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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 寄り掛かる   [よりかかる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 贈   [きそう]  [K]
(n) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 贈   [きぞう]  [K]
(n) donation; presentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 与   [きよ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; service  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り寄せる   [とりよせる]  [K]
(v1) to order; to send away for  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 寄り   [としより]  [K]
(n) old people; the aged  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち寄る   [たちよる]  [K]
(v5r) to stop by; to drop in for a short visit  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寄せ   [よせ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄せ集め   [よせあつめ]  [K]
(n) mish-mash; miscellany; medley; odds and ends  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄り集まる   [よりあつまる]  [K]
(v5r) to gather together  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄り道   [よりみち]  [K]
(n,vs) dropping in on the way  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 金   [ききん]  [K]
(n) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 港   [きこう]  [K]
(n) stopping at a port  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 宿 舎   [きしゅくしゃ]  [K]
(n) boarding house; school dormitory  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 生   [きせい]  [K]
(n,vs) parasitism; parasite  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 生 虫   [きせいちゅう]  [K]
(n) parasite  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 席   [よせ]  [K]
(n) musical hall; vaudeville  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 附   [きふ]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 寄せる   [ちかよせる]  [K]
(v1) to bring close to; to associate with  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 寄り   [もより]  [K]
(adj-no,n) nearest; neighbouring; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 寄り   [みみより]  [K]
(adj-na,n) welcome news  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 寄り   [みより]  [K]
(n) relative  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 岐
Back: Find more details for 岐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
branch off
fork in road
scene
arena
theater
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たかし
また
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1428 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 岐 阜   [ぎふ]  [K]
Gifu (pn)  [D] [Jisho]
- 岐 路   [きろ]  [K]
(n) forked road; crossroads  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 岐   [たき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) digression; many divergences  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 岐   [ぶんき]  [K]
(n) forking; jump (computer); divergence (e.g. in a road)  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 岐 点   [ぶんきてん]  [K]
(n) junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 希
Back: Find more details for 希 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hope
beg
request
pray
beseech
Greece
dilute (acid)
rare
few
phenomenal
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まれ
のぞ
のぞみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 巾 (はば) – cloth
Henshall Mnemonic: interwoven cloth threads desirable but rare
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #896 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 希 少   [きしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) scarce; rare  [D] [Jisho]
- 希 薄   [きはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thin (e.g. air); lean; rarified; diluted; sparse; weak; rarefied  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 巾

Kanji: 幾
Back: Find more details for 幾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
how many
how much
how far
how long
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いく-
いく.つ
いく.ら
い
く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 幺 (いとがしら) – short thread
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1725 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 幾つ   [いくつ]  [K]
(n) how many?; how old?  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾ら   [いくら]  [K]
(adv,n) how much?; how many?  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 幾   [いく]  [K]
(n,pref) some; several; how many?; how much?  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 分   [いくぶん]  [K]
(adv,n) somewhat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 幾 何   [きか]  [K]
(n) geometry  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 何 学   [きかがく]  [K]
(n) geometry  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 度   [いくど]  [K]
(adv,n) (how) many times; (how) often  [D] [Jisho]
- 幾 日   [いくにち]  [K]
(n) how many days?; what day (of month)?  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 幺

Kanji: 忌
Back: Find more details for 忌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mourning
abhor
detestable
death anniversary
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.む
い.み
い.まわしい
いまわ
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
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: #1882 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 応じる   [おうじる]  [K]
(v1) to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 一 応   [いちおう]  [K]
(adv) once; tentatively; in outline; for the time being  [D] [Jisho]
- 応ずる   [おうずる]  [K]
(vz) to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 援   [おうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 接   [おうせつ]  [K]
(n) reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 対   [おうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 用   [おうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) application; put to practical use  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 応 急   [おうきゅう]  [K]
(n) emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 募   [おうぼ]  [K]
(n,vs) subscription; application  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応   [そうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) suitability; fitness  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 応しい   [ふさわしい]  [K]
(adj) appropriate  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 応   [たいおう]  [K]
(n,vs) interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 応   [てきおう]  [K]
(n) adaptation; accommodation; conformity  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 応   [はんのう]  [K]
(n) reaction; response  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 応える   [こたえる]  [K]
(v1) to respond; to answer; to strike home; to take its toll; to reward  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 札   [おうさつ]  [K]
(n) bid  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 酬   [おうしゅう]  [K]
(n) reply  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 召   [おうしょう]  [K]
(n) being called to the colours (mil)  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 答   [おうとう]  [K]
(n,vs) reply; answer; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 応 分   [おうぶん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 忌   [かいき]  [K]
(n) death anniversary  [D] [Jisho]
- 忌まわしい   [いまわしい]  [K]
(adj) abominable  [D] [Jisho]
- 忌 避   [きひ]  [K]
(n) evasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 絶 反 応   [きょぜつはんのう]  [K]
rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 応   [こおう]  [K]
(n,vs) hailing each other; acting in concert  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 応え   [てごたえ]  [K]
(n) response  [D] [Jisho]
- 順 応   [じゅんのう]  [K]
(n,vs) adaptation; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 相 応   [ふそうおう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 已 巳 心 攸

Kanji: 揮
Back: Find more details for 揮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brandish
wave
wag
swing
shake
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ふる.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: army hand wields command
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #946 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 発 揮   [はっき]  [K]
(n,vs) exhibition; demonstration; utilization; display  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 指 揮   [しき]  [K]
(n) command; direction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 揮 発   [きはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) volatilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 指 揮 者   [しきしゃ]  [K]
(n) (musical) conductor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 机
Back: Find more details for 机 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
desk
table
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つくえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: use wooden table for desk
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1671 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 机   [つくえ]  [K]
(n) desk  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 机 上   [きじょう]  [K]
(n) on the desk; theoretical  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 旗
Back: Find more details for 旗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
national flag
banner
standard
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 方 (ほう) – direction
Henshall Mnemonic: person at side of winnowing device holds flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1190 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 旗   [はた]  [K]
(n) flag  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旗 印   [はたじるし]  [K]
(n) (design on a) banner; slogan; emblem (on flag); insignia  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 手   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) standard-bearer  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 色   [はたいろ]  [K]
(n) situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 旗 揚げ   [はたあげ]  [K]
(n) raising an army; launching business  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 旗   [こうき]  [K]
(n) school flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 旗   [こっき]  [K]
(n) national flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 条 旗   [せいじょうき]  [K]
(n) Stars and Stripes  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 旗   [あかはた]  [K]
(n) Red Flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 旗   [はんき]  [K]
(n) standard of revolt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 方

Kanji: 既
Back: Find more details for 既 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
previously
already
long ago
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すで.に
Bushu (Radical) Info:
无 (むにょう) – crooked heaven
旡 (キ, ケ, む, なし, すでのつくり) – sob; choke
艮 (うしとら) – good
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1081 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 既に   [すでに]  [K]
(adv) already; too late  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 既 婚   [きこん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) marriage; married  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 既 往 症   [きおうしょう]  [K]
(n) medical history; anamnesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成   [きせい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) established; completed; existing  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 成 事 実   [きせいじじつ]  [K]
established fact  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 製   [きせい]  [K]
(n) ready-made  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 製 服   [きせいふく]  [K]
(n) ready-made clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 存   [きそん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) existing  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 定   [きてい]  [K]
(n) default; established  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 得 権   [きとくけん]  [K]
(n) vested rights  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 无 旡 艮

Kanji: 期
Back: Find more details for 期 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
period
time
date
term
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キ
ゴ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
Henshall Mnemonic: expect period of months between winnowings
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #117 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 延 期   [えんき]  [K]
(n,vs) postponement; adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 期   [がっき]  [K]
(n) term (school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 間   [きかん]  [K]
(n) period; term  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待   [きたい]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期   [じき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) time; season; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期   [ちょうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long time period  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期   [ていき]  [K]
(n) fixed term  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 期   [よき]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; assume will happen; forecast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 期 限   [きげん]  [K]
(n) term; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟まる   [はさまる]  [K]
(v5r) to get between; to be caught in  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟む   [はさむ]  [K]
(v5m) to interpose; to hold between; to insert  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期   [たんき]  [K]
(n) short term  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 券   [ていきけん]  [K]
(n) commuter pass; season ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 画 期   [かっき]  [K]
(n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 日   [きじつ]  [K]
(n) fixed date; settlement date  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 末   [きまつ]  [K]
(n) end of term  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 期   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) cycle; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期   [まっき]  [K]
(n) closing years (period, days); last stage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 期   [いちご]  [K]
(n) (1) one's life time; lifetime; (2) term; half-year; quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 期   [いちじき]  [K]
(n-adv) a period (of time)  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 期   [うき]  [K]
(n) rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 期   [しもき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) second half of the fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 半 期   [しもはんき]  [K]
(n) the last half-year  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 期   [かき]  [K]
(n) summer season  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 渡 期   [かとき]  [K]
(n) transition period  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 期 的   [かっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 期   [かいき]  [K]
(n) session (of a legislature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 期   [かんき]  [K]
(n) dry season  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待 感   [きたいかん]  [K]
feeling of expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟み撃ち   [はさみうち]  [K]
(n) pincer attack; attack on both sides (flanks)  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 期   [こうき]  [K]
(n) latter period; final  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 年 期   [こうねんき]  [K]
(n) menopause; change of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 期   [こんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the present term  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 期   [さいご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one's last moment; one's time of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 盛 期   [さいせいき]  [K]
(n) golden age; best time for  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 半 期   [しはんき]  [K]
(n) quarter (of a year)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 春 期   [ししゅんき]  [K]
(n) puberty  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 期   [じき]  [K]
(n) next term; next period  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 期   [しょき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) early (days); initial stage; (2) (computer) initial  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 期   [かみき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) first half of the year  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 半 期   [かみはんき]  [K]
(n) first half of a year  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 学 期   [しんがっき]  [K]
(n) new school term  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 期   [ぜんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 期   [そうき]  [K]
(n) early stage  [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]
- 中 期   [ちゅうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) middle period  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期 的   [ちょうきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) long term  [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]
- 適 齢 期   [てきれいき]  [K]
(n) marriageable age  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) winter; wintertime; winter term  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) current term (period)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 期   [どうき]  [K]
(n-adv) contemporary; corresponding period; synchronous; same period; same class  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 期   [にき]  [K]
(n) two periods or terms  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 期   [にんき]  [K]
(n) term of office  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 閑 期   [のうかんき]  [K]
(n) slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 期   [はんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half-term; half-time; half period  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期 的   [まっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) decadent; terminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 期   [まんき]  [K]
(n) expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期   [むき]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期 限   [むきげん]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 月 肋 肉

Kanji: 棋
Back: Find more details for 棋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chess piece
Japanese chess
shogi
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ご
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1311 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 将 棋   [しょうぎ]  [K]
(n) Japanese chess  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 棋 院   [きいん]  [K]
(n) shogi (go) hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 棋 士   [きし]  [K]
(n) shogi player  [D] [Jisho]
- 棋 聖   [きせい]  [K]
(n) great master of go (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 棋 譜   [きふ]  [K]
(n) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 棋 倒し   [しょうぎだおし]  [K]
(n) falling one after another  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 棄
Back: Find more details for 棄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
abandon
throw away
discard
resign
reject
sacrifice
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): す.てる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亠 (なべぶた) – lid
木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #901 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 棄 権   [きけん]  [K]
(n,vs) abstain from voting; renunciation of a right  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 棄   [はき]  [K]
(n,vs) revocation; annulment; breaking (e.g. treaty)  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 棄   [はいき]  [K]
(n,vs) annulment; disposal; abandon; scrap; discarding; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 棄   [ほうき]  [K]
(n,vs) abandonment; renunciation; abdication (responsibility, right)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 棄   [いき]  [K]
(n) abandonment; desertion; relinquishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 棄 却   [ききゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; dismissal; abandoning; renunciation; waiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 棄   [やけ]  [K]
(n) despair; desperation; abandonment  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 棄   [とうき]  [K]
(n,vs) abandonment; giving up; throwing away  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 木

Kanji: 機
Back: Find more details for 機 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mechanism
opportunity
occasion
machine
airplane
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: on how many occasions is wooden loom used?
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #127 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 行 機   [ひこうき]  [K]
(n) aeroplane; airplane  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 機 会   [きかい]  [K]
(n) chance; opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- ジェット機   [ジェットき]  [K]
(n) jet aeroplane  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 械   [きかい]  [K]
(n) machine; mechanism  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関   [きかん]  [K]
(n) organ; mechanism; facility; engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 嫌   [きげん]  [K]
(n) humour; temper; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 能   [きのう]  [K]
(n) function; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 機 関 車   [きかんしゃ]  [K]
(n) locomotive; engine  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 機 関   [こうつうきかん]  [K]
(n) transportation facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 風 機   [せんぷうき]  [K]
(n) electric fan  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 危 機   [きき]  [K]
(n) crisis  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 構   [きこう]  [K]
(n) mechanism; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 契 機   [けいき]  [K]
(n) opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 機   [どうき]  [K]
(n) motive; incentive  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 機   [ゆうき]  [K]
(n) organic  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 映 写 機   [えいしゃき]  [K]
(n) projector  [D] [Jisho]
- 拡 声 機   [かくせいき]  [K]
(n) megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 運   [きうん]  [K]
(n) opportunity  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 械 化   [きかいか]  [K]
(n) mechanization  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 紙   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bulletin; (party) organ  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 関 銃   [きかんじゅう]  [K]
(n) machine gun  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 器   [きき]  [K]
(n) machinery and tools  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 材   [きざい]  [K]
(n) machine parts; machinery; equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 種   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 首   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) nose (of plane)  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 体   [きたい]  [K]
(n) fuselage  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 長   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) pilot  [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]
- 機 敏   [きびん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) smart; quick; prompt  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 密   [きみつ]  [K]
(n) secrecy; highly classified information  [D] [Jisho]
- 機 雷   [きらい]  [K]
(n) (sea) mine  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 機 関   [きんゆうきかん]  [K]
(n) financial institutions; banking facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 機   [ぐんき]  [K]
(n) military secret  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 機   [こうき]  [K]
(n) good opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 機 械   [こうさくきかい]  [K]
(n) machine tools  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 機   [こうくうき]  [K]
(n) aircraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 機 関   [ぎょうせいきかん]  [K]
administrative organ; administrative body  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 機   [じき]  [K]
(n) opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 動 販 売 機   [じどうはんばいき]  [K]
(n) vending machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 遮 断 機   [しゃだんき]  [K]
(n) circuit breaker; railway crossing gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 信 機   [じゅしんき]  [K]
(n) (television, radio, etc.) receiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 機 嫌   [じょうきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good humor  [D] [Jisho]
- 織 機   [しょっき]  [K]
(n) loom; weaving machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 号 機   [しんごうき]  [K]
(n) signal; semaphore  [D] [Jisho]
- 洗 濯 機   [せんたくき]  [K]
(n) washing machine  [D] [Jisho]
- 掃 除 機   [そうじき]  [K]
vacuum cleaner  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 機   [たいき]  [K]
(n,vs) alert; standby; await an opportunity; wait for orders  [D] [Jisho]
- 端 末 機   [たんまつき]  [K]
(n) a terminal (unit)  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 機   [てんき]  [K]
(n) turning point  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 機   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electrical machinery; appliances  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 話 機   [でんわき]  [K]
(n) telephone instrument  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 機   [とうき]  [K]
(n) speculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 電 機   [はつでんき]  [K]
(n) dynamo; power generator  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 機 嫌   [ふきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pout; displeasure; ill humor; sullenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 道 機 関   [ほうどうきかん]  [K]
information media; press; news organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 機 物   [むきぶつ]  [K]
(n) inorganic substance  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 機 物   [ゆうきぶつ]  [K]
(n) organic matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 客 機   [りょかくき]  [K]
(n) passenger plane  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 木

Kanji: 帰
Back: Find more details for 帰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
homecoming
arrive at
lead to
result in
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かえ.る
かえ.す
おく.る
とつ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
彑 (ケイ, けいがしら) – pig's head
ヨ (けいがしら) – pig head
彖 (タン, シ, とく) – divination; a hog; a hedgehog; a porcupine
Henshall Mnemonic: return with wife carrying broom and sword
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #504 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 帰る   [かえる]  [K]
(v5r) to go back; to go home; to come home; to return  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 帰り   [かえり]  [K]
(n) return; coming back  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 帰 国   [きこく]  [K]
(n,vs) return to country  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 宅   [きたく]  [K]
(n,vs) returning home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お帰り   [おかえり]  [K]
return; welcome  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰す   [かえす]  [K]
(v5s) to send back  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 帰り   [ひがえり]  [K]
(n) day trip  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 帰 京   [ききょう]  [K]
(n) returning to Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お帰りなさい   [おかえりなさい]  [K]
(exp,int) welcome home  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 帰   [かいき]  [K]
(n) revolution; recurrence; recursion  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 依   [きえ]  [K]
(n,vs) devotion; (religious) conversion  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 化   [きか]  [K]
(n) naturalization  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 還   [きかん]  [K]
(n,vs) repatriation; return; feedback  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 休   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) (military) leave; furlough  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 省   [きせい]  [K]
(n,vs) homecoming; returning home  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 属   [きぞく]  [K]
(n) belonging to  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 途   [きと]  [K]
(n) on the way back; returning  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 路   [きろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) one's way back  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち帰り   [もちかえり]  [K]
(n) takeout (i.e. food)  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち帰る   [もちかえる]  [K]
(v5r) to carry back or home; to take out (e.g. food)  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 復 帰   [しゃかいふっき]  [K]
rehabilitation (in society)  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 帰   [ふっき]  [K]
(n) return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return (CR)  [D] [Jisho]
- 里 帰り   [さとがえり]  [K]
(n) visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to 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: 4
Bushu: 刀 刈 彑 ヨ 彖

Kanji: 毅
Back: Find more details for 毅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): strong
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つよ.い
つよし
こわし
たけし
たけ
はたす
あつし
つよ
とし
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 殳 (ほこつくり) – windy again
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1770 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: 殳

Kanji: 気
Back: Find more details for 気 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
spirit
mind
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 气 (きがまえ) – spirit
Henshall Mnemonic: spirit-like vapors from source x
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #113 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 元 気   [げんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 気   [てんき]  [K]
(n) weather; the elements; fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 気   [でんき]  [K]
(n) electricity; (electric) light  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 気   [びょうき]  [K]
(n) illness; disease; sickness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 気   [き]  [K]
(n) spirit; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 持ち   [きもち]  [K]
(n) feeling; sensation; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 分   [きぶん]  [K]
(n) feeling; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 気   [くうき]  [K]
(n) air; atmosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 気 予 報   [てんきよほう]  [K]
weather forecast; weather report  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 活 気   [かっき]  [K]
(n) energy; liveliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 気に入る   [きにいる]  [K]
(v5r) to be pleased with; to suit  [D] [Jisho]
- 気の毒   [きのどく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pitiful; a pity  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 温   [きおん]  [K]
(n) temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 候   [きこう]  [K]
(n) climate  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 付く   [きづく]  [K]
(v5k) to notice; to recognize; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 味   [きみ]  [K]
(n) sensation; feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 気   [けいき]  [K]
(n) condition; state; business (condition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 気   [にんき]  [K]
(n,adj-na) popular; business conditions; popular feeling  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 気   [たいき]  [K]
(n) atmosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 雰 囲 気   [ふんいき]  [K]
(n) atmosphere (e.g. musical); mood; ambience  [D] [Jisho]
- 勇 気   [ゆうき]  [K]
(n) courage; bravery; valour; nerve; boldness  [D] [Jisho]
- 陽 気   [ようき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) season; weather; cheerfulness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 換 気   [かんき]  [K]
(n) ventilation  [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]
- 気 圧   [きあつ]  [K]
(n) atmospheric pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 体   [きたい]  [K]
(n) vapour; gas  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 配   [けはい]  [K]
(n) indication; market trend; worry  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 気   [つよき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firm; strong  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 気   [しっけ]  [K]
(n) moisture; humidity; dampness  [D] [Jisho]
- 蒸 気   [じょうき]  [K]
(n) steam; vapour  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 蒸 気   [すいじょうき]  [K]
(n) water vapour; steam  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 意 気   [なまいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen  [D] [Jisho]
- 吐き気   [はきけ]  [K]
(n) nausea; sickness in the stomach  [D] [Jisho]
- 湯 気   [ゆげ]  [K]
(n) steam; vapour  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 気   [へいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) coolness; calmness; composure; unconcern  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 気 込む   [いきごむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be enthusiastic about  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 気   [いっき]  [K]
(n) (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 気   [いんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gloom; melancholy  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 気ない   [なにげない]  [K]
(adj) casual; unconcerned  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 気   [かんき]  [K]
(n) (1) cold; frost; (2) a cold; a chill; shivering fit  [D] [Jisho]
- 気まぐれ   [きまぐれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 楽   [きらく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) at ease; comfortable  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 軽   [きがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 兼ね   [きがね]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 質   [きしつ]  [K]
(n) spirit; character; trait; temperament; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) weather; climate  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 障   [きざ]  [K]
(adj-na) affectation; conceit; snobbery  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 気   [こんき]  [K]
(n) (1) patience; (2) perseverance; energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 磁 気   [じき]  [K]
(n) magnetism  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 気   [すいき]  [K]
(n) (1) moisture; dampness; vapor; (2) dropsy; edema  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 気   [たんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quick temper  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 景 気   [ふけいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness  [D] [Jisho]
- 浮 気   [うわき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) flighty; fickle; wanton; unfaithful  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 気   [ほんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) seriousness; truth; sanctity  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 邪 気   [むじゃき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocence; simple-mindedness  [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]
- 悪 気   [わるぎ]  [K]
(n) ill will; malice; evil intent; ill feeling; distrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気   [いき]  [K]
(n) spirit; heart; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 込み   [いきごみ]  [K]
(n) ardor; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 盛んだ   [いきさかんだ]  [K]
be in high spirits  [D] [Jisho]
- 意 気 地   [いくじ]  [K]
(n) self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 気に   [いっきに]  [K]
(adv) at once; at a breath (stroke, sitting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 英 気   [えいき]  [K]
(n) excellent talent  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 気 無く   [なにげなく]  [K]
unintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 気   [がいき]  [K]
(n) open air  [D] [Jisho]
- 換 気 扇   [かんきせん]  [K]
(n) ventilation fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区 気 象 台   [かんくきしょうだい]  [K]
district meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 気に入り   [きにいり]  [K]
(n) favorite; pet  [D] [Jisho]
- 気まま   [きまま]  [K]
(adj-na,n) willfulness; selfishness; one's own way  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 違い   [きちがい]  [K]
(n) madness; mad  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 鋭   [きえい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) spirited; energetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 概   [きがい]  [K]
(n) strong spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 掛かり   [きがかり]  [K]
(adj-na,n) anxiety; concern; worry  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 管   [きかん]  [K]
(n) trachea  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 管 支   [きかんし]  [K]
(n) bronchial tube  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 球   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) balloon  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 遣い   [きづかい]  [K]
(n) consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 合   [きあい]  [K]
(n) scream; yell; fighting spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 取る   [きどる]  [K]
(v5r) to affect; to put on airs  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 学   [きしょうがく]  [K]
(n) meteorology  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 台   [きしょうだい]  [K]
(n) meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 象 庁   [きしょうちょう]  [K]
Meteorological Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 丈   [きじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stout-hearted; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 心   [きごころ]  [K]
(n) temper; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 勢   [きせい]  [K]
(n) fervour; vigour; ardour; spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 性   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) disposition; temperament  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 晴らし   [きばらし]  [K]
(n) recreation  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 絶   [きぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) faint; swoon  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 前   [きまえ]  [K]
(n) generosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 筒   [きとう]  [K]
(n) a cylinder  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 難しい   [きむずかしい]  [K]
(adj) hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 配り   [きくばり]  [K]
(n,vs) care; attentiveness; attention; consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 迫   [きはく]  [K]
(n) spirit; soul; vigor  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 負い   [きおい]  [K]
(n) fighting spirit; fighting mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 泡   [きほう]  [K]
(n) (air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 力   [きりょく]  [K]
(n) willpower; energy; vitality  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 気   [きょうき]  [K]
(n) madness  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 気   [けなげ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) brave; gallant; courage; manly; heroic; praiseworthy; industrious; pure; lovable  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 気   [いやき]  [K]
(n) dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 気   [ごき]  [K]
(n) tone; manner of speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 景 気   [こうけいき]  [K]
(n) good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 気   [こうき]  [K]
(n) fragrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 気 圧   [こうきあつ]  [K]
(n) high atmospheric pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 気   [さっき]  [K]
(n) thirst for blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 士 気   [しき]  [K]
(n) morale (of troops, team, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 弱 気   [よわき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) timid; faint-hearted; bearish sentiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 臭 気   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) bad smell; stink  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り気   [のりき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) interest; eagerness  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 気   [のりき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) interest; eagerness  [D] [Jisho]
- 飾り気   [かざりけ]  [K]
(n) affectation; showing off  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 気   [いろけ]  [K]
(n) interest in the opposite sex; sex appeal; glamor; a shade of colour; colouring; sexual passion; romance; poetry; desire; seductiveness; charm; sensuality  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 意 気   [こころいき]  [K]
(n) spirit; disposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 気 者   [にんきもの]  [K]
(n) popular person; favorite  [D] [Jisho]
- 暢 気   [のんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (uk) carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky; easygoing  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 気 圧   [ていきあつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) low (atmospheric) pressure; cyclone; bad temper; tense situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 気 製 品   [でんきせいひん]  [K]
electronic goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 気   [どき]  [K]
(n) anger; wrath  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 気   [うちき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bashfulness; shyness; reserve; timidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 気   [ねっき]  [K]
(n) heat; hot air; enthusiasm  [D] [Jisho]
- 覇 気   [はき]  [K]
(n) ambition; aspiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 不 気 味   [ぶきみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 人 気   [ふにんき]  [K]
(n) unpopularity  [D] [Jisho]
- 負けん気   [まけんき]  [K]
(n) competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry  [D] [Jisho]
- 呆 気   [あっけ]  [K]
(n) taken aback; dumbfounded  [D] [Jisho]
- 眠 気   [ねむけ]  [K]
(n) sleepiness; drowsiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 気 力   [むきりょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lethargic; lassitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 欝   [きうつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gloom; mental depres  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 欝 症   [きうつしょう]  [K]
(n) hypochon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 气

Kanji: 汽
Back: Find more details for 汽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vapor
steam
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: steam comprises watery vapors
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #2020 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 汽 車   [きしゃ]  [K]
(n) train (steam)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 汽 船   [きせん]  [K]
(n) steamship  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 汽 笛   [きてき]  [K]
(n) steam 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: 2
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 祈
Back: Find more details for 祈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pray
wish
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いの.る
のり
れい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1462 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 祈る   [いのる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to pray; to wish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 祈り   [いのり]  [K]
(n) prayer; supplication  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 祈 願   [きがん]  [K]
(n) prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 祈 祷   [きとう]  [K]
(n) prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 祈 念   [きねん]  [K]
(n) prayer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 示

Kanji: 季
Back: Find more details for 季 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): seasons
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すえ
とし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
子 (こ) – child
禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: rice plants in season grow like young children
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #842 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 季 節   [きせつ]  [K]
(n) season  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 四 季   [しき]  [K]
(n) four seasons  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 季 刊   [きかん]  [K]
(n) quarterly (e.g. magazine)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雨 季   [うき]  [K]
(n) rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 季   [かき]  [K]
(n) summer season  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 季   [かんき]  [K]
(n) dry season  [D] [Jisho]
- 季   [き]  [K]
(n) season; season word or phrase (in haiku)  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 語   [きご]  [K]
(n) seasonal word (in haiku)  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 節 風   [きせつふう]  [K]
(n) seasonal winds  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 季   [こんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this season  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 季   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) fall; autumn  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 季   [しゅんき]  [K]
(n) spring  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 季   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (season of) winter  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 子 禾

Kanji: 稀
Back: Find more details for 稀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rare
phenomenal
dilute (acid)
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まれ
まばら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2232 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 稀   [まれ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rare; seldom  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 禾

Kanji: 紀
Back: Find more details for 紀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
chronicle
account
narrative
history
annals
geologic period
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさむ
ただす
とし
とも
のり
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: chronicle of self threads from beginning to end
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #780 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 世 紀   [せいき]  [K]
(n) century; era  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- デボン紀   [デボンき]  [K]
Devonian period  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 元   [きげん]  [K]
(n) (1) era; (2) A.D. (Christian era)  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 元 前   [きげんぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C.  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 行   [きこう]  [K]
(n) traveller's journal  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 紀   [こうき]  [K]
(ateji) (n) law and order; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 紀 末   [せいきまつ]  [K]
(n) end of a century  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 十 世 紀   [にじっせいき]  [K]
twentieth century  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 紀   [ふうき]  [K]
(n) public morals  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 糸

Kanji: 規
Back: Find more details for 規 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
standard
measure
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すのり
ただし
のり
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: adult male looked upon as standard
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #349 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 規 則   [きそく]  [K]
(n) rule; regulations  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 規 準   [きじゅん]  [K]
(n) standard; basis; criteria; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 律   [きりつ]  [K]
(n) order; rules; law  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 規   [じょうぎ]  [K]
(n) (measuring) ruler  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 規 則   [ふきそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 規 格   [きかく]  [K]
(n) standard; norm  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 制   [きせい]  [K]
(n) regulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 定   [きてい]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) regulation; provisions  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 範   [きはん]  [K]
(n) model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 模   [きぼ]  [K]
(n) scale; scope; plan; structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 規 約   [きやく]  [K]
(n) agreement; rules; code  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 規   [せいき]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) regular; legal; formal; established; legitimate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 規 程   [きてい]  [K]
(n) official regulations; inner rules  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 規   [ほととぎす]  [K]
(n) cuckoo  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 規 模   [しょうきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 規   [しんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) novelty; originality  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 規 模   [だいきぼ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large-scale  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 規   [ないき]  [K]
(n) private regulations; bylaws; tradition  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 規   [ほうき]  [K]
(n) the law; laws and regulations  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 見

Kanji: 記
Back: Find more details for 記 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scribe
account
narrative
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しる.す
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: wordy account of oneself
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #149 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 日 記   [にっき]  [K]
(n) diary; journal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 暗 記   [あんき]  [K]
(n,vs) memorization; learning by heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 憶   [きおく]  [K]
(n,vs) memory; recollection; remembrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 事   [きじ]  [K]
(n) article; news story; report; account  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 者   [きしゃ]  [K]
(n) reporter  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 入   [きにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry; filling in of forms  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 念   [きねん]  [K]
(n) commemoration; memory  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 録   [きろく]  [K]
(n,vs) record; minutes; document  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 記 号   [きごう]  [K]
(n) symbol; code  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 記   [でんき]  [K]
(n) biography; life story  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記   [ひっき]  [K]
(n,vs) (taking) notes; copying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 記す   [しるす]  [K]
(v5s) to note; to write down  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 載   [きさい]  [K]
(n) mention; entry  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 述   [きじゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) describing; descriptor  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 記 章   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) medal; badge; insignia  [D] [Jisho]
- 記 帳   [きちょう]  [K]
(n) registry; entry; book-keeping; signature  [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]
- 記 録 的   [きろくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) record(-setting)  [D] [Jisho]
- 左 記   [さき]  [K]
(n) undermentioned (statement); following  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 記   [しゅき]  [K]
(n) note; memorandum  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記   [しょき]  [K]
(n) clerk; secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 官   [しょきかん]  [K]
(n) secretary  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 局   [しょききょく]  [K]
(n) secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 記   [じょうき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) above-mentioned  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 聞 記 事   [しんぶんきじ]  [K]
(n) newspaper story (article, account)  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 記   [ぜんき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 記   [そっき]  [K]
(n) shorthand; stenography  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 然 記 念 物   [てんねんきねんぶつ]  [K]
(n) natural monument  [D] [Jisho]
- 登 記   [とうき]  [K]
(n,vs) registry; registration  [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]
- 表 記   [ひょうき]  [K]
(n,vs) declare; inscribing on the face of; publish (info); list (prices); address (package)  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 記   [へいき]  [K]
(n,vs) writing side by side  [D] [Jisho]
- 簿 記   [ぼき]  [K]
(n,vs) journalization (accounts); bookkeeping  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 記 名   [むきめい]  [K]
(n) unsigned; unregistered  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 記   [めいき]  [K]
(n,vs) clear writing; specification  [D] [Jisho]
- 銘 記   [めいき]  [K]
(n,vs) keep in mind; take note of; remember  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 貴
Back: Find more details for 貴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
precious
value
prize
esteem
honor
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たっと.い
とうと.い
たっと.ぶ
とうと.ぶ
きよ
ぎ
たか
たかし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Henshall Mnemonic: one precious shell in middle of collection
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #970 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 貴 方   [あなた]  [K]
(n) (hum) (uk) you; dear (what a wife calls a husband)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 貴 重   [きちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) precious; valuable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 貴い   [たっとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴い   [とうとい]  [K]
(adj) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 族   [きぞく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) noble; aristocrat  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 貴ぶ   [たっとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴ぶ   [とうとぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to value; to prize; to esteem  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 金 属   [ききんぞく]  [K]
(n) precious metal  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 重 品   [きちょうひん]  [K]
(n) valuables; treasures  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 賓   [きひん]  [K]
(n) noble visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄 貴   [あにき]  [K]
(n) one's senior; elder brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 騰 貴   [とうき]  [K]
(n) rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 富 貴   [ふうき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) riches and honours; wealth and rank  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 起
Back: Find more details for 起 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rouse
wake up
get up
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.きる
お.こる
お.こす
おこ.す
た.つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 走 (はしる) – run
Henshall Mnemonic: cause oneself to run
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #374 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 起きる   [おきる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to get up; to rise; (2) to wake up; (3) to occur; to happen; to take place  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 起こる   [おこる]  [K]
(v5r) to occur; to happen  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 起 床   [きしょう]  [K]
(n) rising; getting out of bed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 引き起こす   [ひきおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 起こす   [おこす]  [K]
(v5s) to raise; to cause; to wake someone  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 源   [きげん]  [K]
(n) origin; beginning; rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 点   [きてん]  [K]
(n) starting point  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 伏   [きふく]  [K]
(n) undulation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き起す   [ひきおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 縁 起   [えんぎ]  [K]
(n) omen  [D] [Jisho]
- 喚 起   [かんき]  [K]
(n,vs) evocation  [D] [Jisho]
- 起き上がる   [おきあがる]  [K]
(v5r) to rise; to erect; to get up  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 因   [きいん]  [K]
(n) cause  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 工   [きこう]  [K]
(n) setting to work  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 債   [きさい]  [K]
(n) issuing of bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 死 回 生   [きしかいせい]  [K]
(n) revival of the dead; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 訴   [きそ]  [K]
(n) prosecution; indictment  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 訴 猶 予   [きそゆうよ]  [K]
suspension of indictment; leaving charge on the file  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 草   [きそう]  [K]
(n,vs) drafting; drawing up a bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 爆   [きばく]  [K]
(n) exploding  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 用   [きよう]  [K]
(n) appointment; promotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 立   [きりつ]  [K]
(n,vs) standing up  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 起   [けっき]  [K]
(n,vs) jump to one's feet; stand up against; rising to action  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 起   [さいき]  [K]
(n) comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思い起こす   [おもいおこす]  [K]
(v5s) to recall; to remember  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 起き   [はやおき]  [K]
(n) early rising  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 起   [ていき]  [K]
(n) bring suit; file a claim; raise a question  [D] [Jisho]
- 突 起   [とっき]  [K]
(n) protuberance  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 起 人   [ほっきにん]  [K]
(n) originator; promoter  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 起 訴   [ふきそ]  [K]
(n) nonprosecution or indictment  [D] [Jisho]
- 奮 起   [ふんき]  [K]
(n,vs) stirring; rousing oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 躍 起   [やっき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) desperation; eagerness  [D] [Jisho]
- 隆 起   [りゅうき]  [K]
(n) protuberance; projection; rising  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 走

Kanji: 軌
Back: Find more details for 軌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rut
wheel
track
model
way of doing
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1480 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 軌 道   [きどう]  [K]
(n) (1) orbit; (2) railroad track  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軌 跡   [きせき]  [K]
(n) (1) locus; (2) wagon tracks  [D] [Jisho]
- 軌 範   [きはん]  [K]
(n) model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 軌   [じょうき]  [K]
(n) proper course; beaten track  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 車

Kanji: 輝
Back: Find more details for 輝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
radiance
shine
sparkle
gleam
twinkle
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かがや.く
あき
あきら
さき
てる
ひ
ひかる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1259 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 輝く   [かがやく]  [K]
(v5k) to shine; to glitter; to sparkle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 輝かしい   [かがやかしい]  [K]
(adj) brilliant; glorious; glittering  [D] [Jisho]
- 輝き   [かがやき]  [K]
(n) radiance  [D] [Jisho]
- 輝 度   [きど]  [K]
(n) brightness; clearness; luminance  [D] [Jisho]
- 光り輝く   [ひかりかがやく]  [K]
(v5k) to shine; to glitter  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 輝   [こうき]  [K]
(n) brightness; splendour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 小 尚 車

Kanji: 飢
Back: Find more details for 飢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hungry
starve
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): う.える
Bushu (Radical) Info: 食 (しよく) – food
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1659 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 飢える   [うえる]  [K]
(v1) to starve  [D] [Jisho]
- 飢 饉   [ききん]  [K]
(n) famine  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 飢え   [うえ]  [K]
(n) hunger; starvation  [D] [Jisho]
- 飢 餓   [きが]  [K]
(n) hunger  [D] [Jisho]
- 飢 死に   [うえじに]  [K]
(n) (death from) starvation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 騎
Back: Find more details for 騎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
equestrian
riding on horses
counter for equestrians
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1696 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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 騎 打ち   [いっきうち]  [K]
(n) personal combat  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 士   [きし]  [K]
(n) knight  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 手   [きしゅ]  [K]
(n) horseman; rider  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 馬   [きば]  [K]
(n) horse-riding  [D] [Jisho]
- 騎 兵   [きへい]  [K]
(n) cavalry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 鬼
Back: Find more details for 鬼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ghost
devil
On-Yomi Reading(s): キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おに
おに-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鬼 (おに) – devil
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1557 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 鬼   [おに]  [K]
(n) ogre; demon; "it" (i.e., in a game of tag)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鬼 才   [きさい]  [K]
(n) wizard; genius; great talent  [D] [Jisho]
- 鬼 神   [きしん]  [K]
(n) fierce god  [D] [Jisho]
- 鬼 神   [きじん]  [K]
(n) fierce god  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, 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: 亀
Back: Find more details for 亀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tortoise
turtle
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キ
キュウ
キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かめ
ひさ
ひさし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
亀 (キ, キュウ, キン, かめ, ひさ, ひさし) – tortoise; turtle
龜 (かめ) – turtle
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1353 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 亀   [かめ]  [K]
(n) tortoise; turtle  [D] [Jisho]
- 亀 裂   [きれつ]  [K]
(n) crack; crevice; fissure; chap  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 亀 龜

Kanji: 偽
Back: Find more details for 偽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
falsehood
lie
deceive
pretend
counterfeit
forgery
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギ
カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いつわ.る
にせ
いつわ.り
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1171 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 偽 造   [ぎぞう]  [K]
(n) forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting  [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
- 偽   [にせ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imitation; lie; falsehood; (logical) false; deception; sham; bogus  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽る   [いつわる]  [K]
(v5r) to lie; to cheat; to falsify; to deceive; to pretend  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽 証   [ぎしょう]  [K]
(n) false evidence; perjury; false testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 偽 装   [ぎそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; camouflage  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 偽   [きょぎ]  [K]
(n,adj-no,vs) untrue; falsehood; fiction; deception; vanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 偽   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) truth or error; authenticity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 儀
Back: Find more details for 儀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ceremony
rule
affair
case
a matter
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #739 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 行 儀   [ぎょうぎ]  [K]
(n) manners  [D] [Jisho]
- 礼 儀   [れいぎ]  [K]
(n) manners; courtesy; etiquette  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 儀 式   [ぎしき]  [K]
(n) ceremony; rite; ritual; service  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お辞 儀   [おじぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) bow  [D] [Jisho]
- 儀   [ぎ]  [K]
(n) rule; ceremony; affair; case; matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 儀 礼   [ぎれい]  [K]
(n) etiquette; courtesy  [D] [Jisho]
- 祝 儀   [しゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; tip  [D] [Jisho]
- 葬 儀   [そうぎ]  [K]
(n) funeral service  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 球 儀   [ちきゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) globe (map)  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 儀ない   [よぎない]  [K]
(adj) unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 儀なく   [よぎなく]  [K]
(adv) unavoidably  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 宜
Back: Find more details for 宜 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
best regards
good
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろ.しい
よろ.しく
き
たか
のぶ
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1766 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 完 成   [かんせい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) complete; completion; (2) perfection; accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全   [かんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) perfection; completeness  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 了   [かんりょう]  [K]
(n,vs) completion; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 宜しい   [よろしい]  [K]
(adj) (hon) good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can  [D] [Jisho]
- 宜しく   [よろしく]  [K]
(adv,exp,int) well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 完 璧   [かんぺき]  [K]
(adj-na) perfect; complete; flawless  [D] [Jisho]
- 適 宜   [てきぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv) suitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 便 宜   [べんぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenience; accommodation; advantage; expedience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 結   [かんけつ]  [K]
(n) conclusion; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 工   [かんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 治   [かんち]  [K]
(n,vs) complete recovery  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 遂   [かんすい]  [K]
(n) accomplishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全 試 合   [かんぜんしあい]  [K]
(n) perfect game  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 走   [かんそう]  [K]
(n,vs) running the race; staying the course  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 投   [かんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) going the whole distance; pitching a whole game  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 敗   [かんぱい]  [K]
(n) complete defeat  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 売   [かんばい]  [K]
(n,vs) sold out  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 封   [かんぷう]  [K]
(n) complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 宜   [じぎ]  [K]
(n) the right time; season's greetings  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 完 全   [ふかんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 完   [ほかん]  [K]
(n,vs) complementation; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 完 成   [みかんせい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) incompletion; incomplete; unfinished  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 戯
Back: Find more details for 戯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
frolic
play
sport
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギ
ゲ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たわむ.れる
ざ.れる
じゃ.れる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
戈 (かのほこ) – halberd
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1880 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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 戯   [いたずら]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) tease; prank; trick; practical joke; mischief  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 不 山 戯る   [ふざける]  [K]
(iK) (v1) to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to joke; to make fun of; to flirt  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 戯 曲   [ぎきょく]  [K]
(n) play; drama  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 戯れ   [たわむれ]  [K]
(n) play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest; flirtation  [D] [Jisho]
- 戯れる   [たわむれる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic; to joke; (2) to flirt with  [D] [Jisho]
- 戯 画   [ぎが]  [K]
(n) caricature; cartoon; comics  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 戯   [ゆうぎ]  [K]
(n) game; play; sports  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 戈

Kanji: 技
Back: Find more details for 技 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
skill
art
craft
ability
feat
performance
vocation
arts
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わざ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: support from skilled hands facilitates craft
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #434 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 技 術   [ぎじゅつ]  [K]
(n) art; technique; technology; skill  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 演 技   [えんぎ]  [K]
(n) acting; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 師   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) engineer; technician  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 技   [きょうぎ]  [K]
(n) game; match; contest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 技   [わざ]  [K]
(n) art; technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 能   [ぎのう]  [K]
(n) technical skill; ability; capacity  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 技   [とくぎ]  [K]
(n) special skill  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 科 学 技 術 庁   [かがくぎじゅつちょう]  [K]
Science and Technology Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 巧   [ぎこう]  [K]
(n) technique; finesse  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 者   [ぎじゅつしゃ]  [K]
(n) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 術 的   [ぎじゅつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) technical; practical  [D] [Jisho]
- 技 法   [ぎほう]  [K]
(n) technique  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 技   [きゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) any ball game  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 技   [こくぎ]  [K]
(n) national sport  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 技   [じつぎ]  [K]
(n) practical skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 妙 技   [みょうぎ]  [K]
(n) exquisite skill; wonderful performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 陸 上 競 技   [りくじょうきょうぎ]  [K]
track-and-field 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: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 擬
Back: Find more details for 擬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mimic
aim (a gun) at
nominate
imitate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まが.い
もど.き
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1990 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 擬 装   [ぎそう]  [K]
(n) disguise; camouflage  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 欺
Back: Find more details for 欺 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deceit
cheat
delude
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あざむ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1541 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 欺く   [あざむく]  [K]
(v5k) to deceive  [D] [Jisho]
- 詐 欺   [さぎ]  [K]
(n) fraud; swindle; graft  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 詐 欺 師   [さぎし]  [K]
(n) swindler; imposter; crook  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 欠

Kanji: 犠
Back: Find more details for 犠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s): sacrifice
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギ
キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いけにえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1189 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 犠 牲   [ぎせい]  [K]
(n) sacrifice  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 犠 牲 者   [ぎせいしゃ]  [K]
(n) victim  [D] [Jisho]
- 犠 打   [ぎだ]  [K]
(n) sacrifice fly; bunt  [D] [Jisho]
- 犠 飛   [ぎひ]  [K]
(n) sacrifice fly (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 牛

Kanji: 疑
Back: Find more details for 疑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
doubt
distrust
be suspicious
question
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うたが.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匕 (さじのひ) – spoon
Henshall Mnemonic: two people felled by one arrow? doubt if correct
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #283 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 疑う   [うたがう]  [K]
(v5u) to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 問   [ぎもん]  [K]
(n) question; problem; doubt; guess  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 疑 惑   [ぎわく]  [K]
(n) doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion  [D] [Jisho]
- 質 疑   [しつぎ]  [K]
(n) question  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懐 疑   [かいぎ]  [K]
(n) doubt; skepticism; disbelief  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑い   [うたがい]  [K]
(n) doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; suspicion; distrust  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑わしい   [うたがわしい]  [K]
(adj) doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 義   [ぎぎ]  [K]
(n) doubt  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 獄   [ぎごく]  [K]
(n) scandal; graft case  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 似   [ぎじ]  [K]
(n,pref) suspected; pseudo; sham; quasi; false; mock  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 心   [ぎしん]  [K]
(n) doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 念   [ぎねん]  [K]
(n) doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 問 符   [ぎもんふ]  [K]
(n) question mark  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 疑   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) suspicion  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 疑 者   [ひぎしゃ]  [K]
(n) a suspect  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 疑   [ようぎ]  [K]
(n) suspect; charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 容 疑 者   [ようぎしゃ]  [K]
(n) suspect (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: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 匕

Kanji: 義
Back: Find more details for 義 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
righteousness
justice
morality
honor
loyalty
meaning
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ただし
ちか
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: I am like a sheep, full of righteousness
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #415 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 講 義   [こうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) lecture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 義 務   [ぎむ]  [K]
(n) duty; obligation; responsibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 義   [しゅぎ]  [K]
(n) doctrine; rule; principle  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 意 義   [いぎ]  [K]
(n) meaning; significance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 義 理   [ぎり]  [K]
(n,adj-no) duty; sense of duty; honor; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 義   [せいぎ]  [K]
(n) justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 義   [ていぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) definition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- マルクス主 義   [マルクスしゅぎ]  [K]
(n) Marxism  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 義   [いちぎ]  [K]
(n) (1) reason; principle; meaning; (2) first meaning; first principle; first consideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 義   [おくぎ]  [K]
(n) secrets; mysteries; hidden purpose  [D] [Jisho]
- 疑 義   [ぎぎ]  [K]
(n) doubt  [D] [Jisho]
- 義   [ぎ]  [K]
(n) justice; righteousness; morality; honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 援 金   [ぎえんきん]  [K]
(n) donation money; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 兄   [ぎけい]  [K]
(n) brother-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 姉   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) sister-in-law (elder)  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 歯   [ぎし]  [K]
(n) artificial tooth  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 塾   [ぎじゅく]  [K]
(n) private school  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 太 夫   [ぎだゆう]  [K]
(n) gidayuu (form of ballad drama)  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 弟   [ぎてい]  [K]
(n) younger brother-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 父   [ぎふ]  [K]
(n) father-in-law; foster father; stepfather  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 母   [ぎぼ]  [K]
(n) mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 妹   [ぎまい]  [K]
(n) sister in law (younger)  [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]
- 義 勇   [ぎゆう]  [K]
(n) heroism; loyalty and courage  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 主 義   [きょうさんしゅぎ]  [K]
communism; collectivism  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 国 主 義   [ぐんこくしゅぎ]  [K]
militarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 義   [げんぎ]  [K]
(n) original meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 主 義   [しほんしゅぎ]  [K]
capitalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 主 義   [じゆうしゅぎ]  [K]
liberalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 主 義   [しゃかいしゅぎ]  [K]
socialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 義 者   [しゅぎしゃ]  [K]
advocate (of a theory or principle); man of principle; ideologist  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 義   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) faith; fidelity; loyalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 道 主 義   [じんどうしゅぎ]  [K]
humanism; humanitarianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 仁 義   [じんぎ]  [K]
(n) humanity and justice; duty; (gang's) moral code  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 体 主 義   [ぜんたいしゅぎ]  [K]
totalitarianism  [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]
- 第 一 義   [だいいちぎ]  [K]
(n) first principle; original or greatest import  [D] [Jisho]
- 忠 義   [ちゅうぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) loyalty; devotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 朝 鮮 民 主主 義 人 民 共 和 国   [ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく]  [K]
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 国 主 義   [ていこくしゅぎ]  [K]
imperialism  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 義 語   [どうぎご]  [K]
(n) synonym  [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]
- 排 他 主 義   [はいたしゅぎ]  [K]
exclusion principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 封 建 主 義   [ほうけんしゅぎ]  [K]
feudalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 主主 義   [みんしゅしゅぎ]  [K]
(n) democracy  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 族 主 義   [みんぞくしゅぎ]  [K]
nationalism  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 義   [めいぎ]  [K]
(n) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 意 義   [ゆういぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) significance; usefulness; meaningful; worthwhile  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 己 主 義   [りこしゅぎ]  [K]
egoism; selfishness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 羊

Kanji: 誼
Back: Find more details for 誼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
friendship
intimacy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よしみ
よい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
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: 言

Kanji: 議
Back: Find more details for 議 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deliberation
consultation
debate
consideration
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: discussion involves righteous use of words
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #25 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 会 議   [かいぎ]  [K]
(n) meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 議 室   [かいぎしつ]  [K]
conference room; council room  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 議 員   [ぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of the Diet, congress or parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 会   [ぎかい]  [K]
(n) Diet; congress; parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 長   [ぎちょう]  [K]
(n) chairman  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 論   [ぎろん]  [K]
(n,vs) argument; discussion; dispute  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 思 議   [ふしぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 異 議   [いぎ]  [K]
(n) objection; dissent; protest  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 案   [ぎあん]  [K]
(n) legislative bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 決   [ぎけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; decision; vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 事 堂   [ぎじどう]  [K]
(n) Diet building  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 題   [ぎだい]  [K]
(n) topic of discussion; agenda  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 議   [きょうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 議   [けつぎ]  [K]
(n) resolution; vote; decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 議   [こうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) protest; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 議   [ごうぎ]  [K]
(n) consultation; conference  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 議 院   [さんぎいん]  [K]
(n) House of Councillors  [D] [Jisho]
- 衆 議 院   [しゅうぎいん]  [K]
(n) Lower House; House of Representatives  [D] [Jisho]
- 審 議   [しんぎ]  [K]
(n) deliberation  [D] [Jisho]
- 討 議   [とうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) debate; discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 議   [ぶつぎ]  [K]
(n) public discussion (criticism)  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 議   [ろんぎ]  [K]
(n) discussion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 閣 議   [かくぎ]  [K]
(n) cabinet meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院   [ぎいん]  [K]
(n) congress or parliament  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 院 運 営 委 員 会   [ぎいんうんえいいいんかい]  [K]
House Steering Committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 事   [ぎじ]  [K]
(n) proceedings  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 事 録   [ぎじろく]  [K]
(n) record of proceedings; minutes  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 場   [ぎじょう]  [K]
(n) assembly hall; the House  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 席   [ぎせき]  [K]
(n) parliamentary seat  [D] [Jisho]
- 議 定 書   [ぎていしょ]  [K]
(n) protocol  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 議   [くぎ]  [K]
(n) ward assemblyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 議   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 議   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) prefectural assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 員   [こっかいぎいん]  [K]
(n) member of National Diet; Diet member  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 会 議 事 堂   [こっかいぎじどう]  [K]
(n) (1) National Diet (Japanese parliament); (2) Capitol Hill (US)  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議   [しぎ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) city councillor; city assemblyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 議 会   [しぎかい]  [K]
(n) city council  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 争 議   [そうぎ]  [K]
(n) dispute; quarrel; strike  [D] [Jisho]
- 村 議 会   [そんぎかい]  [K]
(n) village assembly  [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]
- 地 方 議 会   [ちほうぎかい]  [K]
local assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 町 議 会   [ちょうぎかい]  [K]
(n) town council  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 議   [とぎ]  [K]
(n) Metropolitan assemblyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 党 議   [とうぎ]  [K]
(n) a party council; party conference  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 議   [どうぎ]  [K]
(n) a motion  [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]
- 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]
- 本 会 議   [ほんかいぎ]  [K]
(n) plenary session; regular session  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 議   [わぎ]  [K]
(n) peace conference or negotiations  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 菊
Back: Find more details for 菊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): chrysanthemum
On-Yomi Reading(s): キク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キク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: #1287 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 菊   [きく]  [K]
(n) chrysanthemum  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 菊   [しらぎく]  [K]
(n) white chrysanthemum  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 鞠
Back: Find more details for 鞠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ball
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キク
キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まり
まい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 革 (かくのかわ) – leather pelt
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: 革

Kanji: 吉
Back: Find more details for 吉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
good luck
joy
congratulations
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キチ
キツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よし
え
き
きっ
きる
こし
と
よ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
口 (くち) – mouth
土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #711 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 不 吉   [ふきつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吉 祥 天   [きっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) (Buddh) goddess  [D] [Jisho]
- 吉 兆   [きっちょう]  [K]
(n) lucky omen  [D] [Jisho]
- 吉 報   [きっぽう]  [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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口 土

Kanji: 喫
Back: Find more details for 喫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consume
eat
drink
smoke
receive (a blow)
On-Yomi Reading(s): キツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キツNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1347 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 喫 茶   [きっさ]  [K]
(n) tea drinking; tea house  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 喫する   [きっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to take; to drink; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow  [D] [Jisho]
- 喫 煙   [きつえん]  [K]
(n) smoking  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 喫   [まんきつ]  [K]
(n,vs) have enough of; fully enjoy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 橘
Back: Find more details for 橘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mandarin orange
On-Yomi Reading(s): キツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たちばな
きっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2053 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 橘   [たちばな]  [K]
(n) kind of citrus fruit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 詰
Back: Find more details for 詰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
packed
close
pressed
reprove
rebuke
blame
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キツ
キチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.める
つ.め
-づ.め
つ.まる
つ.む
ずめ
づめ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1020 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 詰らない   [つまらない]  [K]
(adj) (uk) insignificant; boring; trifling  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 詰まり   [つまり]  [K]
(adv,n) in short; in brief; in other words; that is to say; in the long run; after all; blockade; stuffing; ultimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰める   [つめる]  [K]
(v1) to pack; to shorten; to work out (details)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 缶 詰   [かんづめ]  [K]
(n) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰まる   [つまる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to be blocked; to be packed; (2) to hit the ball near the handle of the bat (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 詰める   [みつめる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on  [D] [Jisho]
- 瓶 詰   [びんづめ]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) bottling; bottled  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 缶 詰め   [かんづめ]  [K]
(n) packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰まらせる   [つまらせる]  [K]
(v1) to make shorter  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰む   [つむ]  [K]
(v5m) to become fine  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰め込む   [つめこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd  [D] [Jisho]
- 詰 問   [きつもん]  [K]
(n) cross-examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き詰まり   [いきづまり]  [K]
(n) deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 詰め   [じづめ]  [K]
(n) number of characters; manuscript paper; printed matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 煮 詰める   [につめる]  [K]
(v1) to boil down; to concentrate  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 詰め   [おおづめ]  [K]
(n) final scene; the end  [D] [Jisho]
- 瓶 詰め   [びんづめ]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) bottling; bottled  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 言

Kanji: 却
Back: Find more details for 却 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
instead
on the contrary
rather
On-Yomi Reading(s): キャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かえ.って
しりぞ.く
しりぞ.ける
Bushu (Radical) Info: 卩 (ふしづくり) – seal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #959 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 却って   [かえって]  [K]
(adv) on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 棄 却   [ききゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; dismissal; abandoning; renunciation; waiver  [D] [Jisho]
- 却 下   [きゃっか]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 価 償 却   [げんかしょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) depreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 償 却   [しょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) repayment; redemption; amortization  [D] [Jisho]
- 焼 却   [しょうきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) incineration; destroy by fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 却   [たいきゃく]  [K]
(n) retreat; withdrawal; retirement  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 却   [だっきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) ridding (freeing) oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 却   [ばいきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) sale; disposal by sale  [D] [Jisho]
- 返 却   [へんきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) return of something; repayment  [D] [Jisho]
- 忘 却   [ぼうきゃく]  [K]
(n) lapse of memory; forgetfulness; oblivion  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 却   [れいきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) cooling; refrigeration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 卩

Kanji: 客
Back: Find more details for 客 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
guest
visitor
customer
client
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キャク
カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キャク
カクNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: each house guest sits crosslegged, open mouthed
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #557 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 客   [きゃく]  [K]
(n) guest; customer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 観 客   [かんきゃく]  [K]
(n) audience; spectator(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 客   [じょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) passenger  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 客 間   [きゃくま]  [K]
(n) parlor; guest room  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 席   [きゃくせき]  [K]
(n) guest seating  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 客 観   [きゃっかん]  [K]
(n) objective  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 客   [りょかく]  [K]
(n) passenger (transport)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 客 員   [きゃくいん]  [K]
(n) guest (associate) member  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 観 的   [きゃっかんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) objectivity  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 室   [きゃくしつ]  [K]
(n) drawing room; guest room  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 車   [きゃくしゃ]  [K]
(n) passenger car  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 船   [きゃくせん]  [K]
(n) passenger boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 客 足   [きゃくあし]  [K]
(n) customers  [D] [Jisho]
- 顧 客   [こきゃく]  [K]
(n) customer; client; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 賓 客   [ひんきゃく]  [K]
(n) guest of honour; privileged guest; visitor  [D] [Jisho]
- 来 客   [らいきゃく]  [K]
(n) visitor; caller  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 客 機   [りょかくき]  [K]
(n) passenger plane  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 客   [ろんきゃく]  [K]
(n) controversialist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 脚
Back: Find more details for 脚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
skids
leg
undercarriage
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キャク
キャ
カク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あし
し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1228 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 脚 色   [きゃくしょく]  [K]
(n) dramatization (e.g. film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 脚 本   [きゃくほん]  [K]
(n) scenario  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 脚   [しっきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) losing one's standing; being overthrown; falling  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 脚   [あし]  [K]
(n) leg  [D] [Jisho]
- 脚 光   [きゃっこう]  [K]
(n) footlight; limelight  [D] [Jisho]
- 橋 脚   [きょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) bridge pier; pontoon bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 脚   [あんぎゃ]  [K]
(n) pilgrimage; walking tour; tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 脊 髄   [せきずい]  [K]
(n) spinal chord  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 人 三 脚   [ににんさんきゃく]  [K]
(n) a three-legged race  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 脚   [りっきゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) being based on  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 虐
Back: Find more details for 虐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tyrannize
oppress
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギャク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しいた.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虍 (とらかんむり) – tiger crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1464 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 虐げる   [しいたげる]  [K]
(v1) to oppress  [D] [Jisho]
- 虐 殺   [ぎゃくさつ]  [K]
(n) atrocity; massive killing  [D] [Jisho]
- 虐 待   [ぎゃくたい]  [K]
(n,vs) ill-treatment; oppression  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 虐   [ざんぎゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cruelty; brutality  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 虐   [ぼうぎゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) tyranny; outrage; atrocity; cruel  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虍

Kanji: 逆
Back: Find more details for 逆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inverted
reverse
opposite
wicked
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギャク
ゲキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さか
さか.さ
さか.らう
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: big upside-down man moves in reverse
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #683 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 逆   [ぎゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reverse; opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆らう   [さからう]  [K]
(v5u) to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 逆   [まさか]  [K]
(adv) (uk) by no means  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 吃 逆   [しゃっくり]  [K]
(n) (uk) hiccough; hiccup  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆さ   [さかさ]  [K]
(n) reverse; inversion; upside down  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 様   [さかさま]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) inversion; upside down  [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]
- 逆 立ち   [さかだち]  [K]
(n) handstand; headstand  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 逆 境   [ぎゃっきょう]  [K]
(n) adversity  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 効 果   [ぎゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 手   [さかて]  [K]
(n) an underhand or backhand grip  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 襲   [ぎゃくしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) counterattack  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 上せる   [のぼせる]  [K]
(v1) to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to become conceited  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 説   [ぎゃくせつ]  [K]
(n) paradox  [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]
- 逆 風   [ぎゃくふう]  [K]
(n) head wind; adverse wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 戻り   [ぎゃくもどり]  [K]
(n) retrogression; reversal; relapse  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 輸 入   [ぎゃくゆにゅう]  [K]
(n) reimportation  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 逆   [はんぎゃく]  [K]
(n) treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 辷 込

Kanji: 丘
Back: Find more details for 丘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hill
knoll
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おか
たかし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1405 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 丘   [おか]  [K]
(n) hill; height; knoll; rising ground  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 丘 陵   [きゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) hill  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 砂 丘   [さきゅう]  [K]
(n) sand dune; sand hill  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 ノ

Kanji: 久
Back: Find more details for 久 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
long time
old story
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひさ.しい
きゅ
わ
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Henshall Mnemonic: stooping person propped up for a long time
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #688 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 久しぶり   [ひさしぶり]  [K]
(exp) after a long time  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 永 久   [えいきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; immortality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 久しい   [ひさしい]  [K]
(adj) long; long-continued; old (story)  [D] [Jisho]
- 久し振り   [ひさしぶり]  [K]
(exp) after a long time  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 久々   [ひさびさ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) long time; many days  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 久   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(n) permanent; perpetuity  [D] [Jisho]
- 持 久   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) endurance; persistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 久   [たいきゅう]  [K]
(n) endurance; persistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 耐 久 性   [たいきゅうせい]  [K]
(n) durability  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 久   [ちょうきゅう]  [K]
(n) permanence; perpetuity  [D] [Jisho]
- 悠 久   [ゆうきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eternity; perpetuity; permanence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: ノ

Kanji: 休
Back: Find more details for 休 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rest
day off
retire
sleep
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
やす.む
やす.まる
やす.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Henshall Mnemonic: person rests against tree
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #642 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 夏 休み   [なつやすみ]  [K]
(n) summer vacation; summer holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 休み   [やすみ]  [K]
(n) (1) rest; recess; respite; (2) vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; (3) moulting  [D] [Jisho]
- 休む   [やすむ]  [K]
(v5m,vi) to rest; to have a break; to take a day off; to be finished; to be absent; to retire; to sleep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 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
- 休 暇   [きゅうか]  [K]
(n) holiday; day off; furlough  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 憩   [きゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) rest; break; recess; intermission  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- お休み   [おやすみ]  [K]
(n) (1) holiday; absence; rest; (2) (exp) Good night  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 休み   [ひとやすみ]  [K]
(n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 業   [きゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n) closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 講   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) lecture cancelled  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 息   [きゅうそく]  [K]
(n) rest; relief; relaxation  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 養   [きゅうよう]  [K]
(n) rest; break; recreation  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 休 日   [ていきゅうび]  [K]
(n) regular holiday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 休める   [やすめる]  [K]
(v1) to rest; to suspend; to give relief  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 学   [きゅうがく]  [K]
(n) temporary absence from school; suspension  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 戦   [きゅうせん]  [K]
(n) truce; armistice  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 休   [れんきゅう]  [K]
(n) consecutive holidays  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お休みなさい   [おやすみなさい]  [K]
(exp,int) good night  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 休   [うんきゅう]  [K]
(n) service suspended (e.g. trains)  [D] [Jisho]
- 帰 休   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) (military) leave; furlough  [D] [Jisho]
- 休   [きゅう]  [K]
(n,vi,vs) rest; taking a day off; being finished; being absent; retire; sleep  [D] [Jisho]
- 休まる   [やすまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 刊   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) suspension of publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 館   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) library or museum closure  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 憩 所   [きゅうけいじょ]  [K]
(n) restroom; lounge  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 校   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) closing school (temporarily); dropping one's studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 止   [きゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) pause; cessation; rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 場   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) theater closure; stage absence  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 職   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) temporary retirement; suspension from office  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 日   [きゅうじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) holiday; day off  [D] [Jisho]
- 週 休   [しゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) weekly holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 春 休み   [はるやすみ]  [K]
(n) spring break; spring vacation  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 休   [ていきゅう]  [K]
(n) regular holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 休み   [ふゆやすみ]  [K]
(n) winter vacation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 休   [むきゅう]  [K]
(n) without a holiday; nonstop  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 休   [ゆうきゅう]  [K]
(n) idle; unused; fallow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 及
Back: Find more details for 及 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reach out
exert
exercise
cause
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
およ.ぶ
およ.び
および
およ.ぼす
おい
の
Bushu (Radical) Info: ノ (てん) – kana-no
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #544 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 及ぼす   [およぼす]  [K]
(v5s) to exert; to cause; to exercise  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 普 及   [ふきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) diffusion; spread  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 及び   [および]  [K]
(conj) and; as well as  [D] [Jisho]
- 及ぶ   [およぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to reach; to come up to; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to match; to equal  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 及   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) gaining on; carrying out; solving (crime)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 言 及   [げんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference  [D] [Jisho]
- 波 及   [はきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) spread; extension; influence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 吸
Back: Find more details for 吸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suck
imbibe
inhale
sip
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): す.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: if it reaches mouth, then suck it in
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1054 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 吸う   [すう]  [K]
(v5u) to smoke; to breathe in; to suck  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 吸 収   [きゅうしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) absorption; suction; attraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 吸   [こきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) breath; respiration; (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 吸い殻   [すいがら]  [K]
(n) cigarette end (butt); tobacco ashes  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸い込む   [すいこむ]  [K]
(v5m) (1) to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to imbibe; (2) to absorb; to soak up  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸 引   [きゅういん]  [K]
(n) absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 吸 入   [きゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) inhalation  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 吸 器   [こきゅうき]  [K]
(n) respiratory organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 呼 吸   [じんこうこきゅう]  [K]
artificial respiration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口

Kanji: 宮
Back: Find more details for 宮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Shinto shrine
constellations
palace
princess
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
グウ
ク
クウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みや
ぐ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Henshall Mnemonic: palace is building with joined rooms
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #367 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 宮 殿   [きゅうでん]  [K]
(n) palace  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 伊 勢 神 宮   [いせじんぐう]  [K]
Grand Shrine at Ise  [D] [Jisho]
- 王 宮   [おうきゅう]  [K]
(n) royal palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 城   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) Imperial Palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 中   [きゅうちゅう]  [K]
(n) imperial court  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 廷   [きゅうてい]  [K]
(n) the Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 宮 内 庁   [くないちょう]  [K]
Imperial Household Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 宮   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) womb; uterus  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 宮   [じんぐう]  [K]
(n) Shinto shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 宮   [とうぐう]  [K]
(n) crown prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 宮   [にぐう]  [K]
(n) the Two Ise Shrines  [D] [Jisho]
- 迷 宮   [めいきゅう]  [K]
(n) mystery; maze; labyrinth  [D] [Jisho]
- 離 宮   [りきゅう]  [K]
(n) villa (imperial)  [D] [Jisho]
- 竜 宮   [りゅうぐう]  [K]
(n) Palace of the Dragon King  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 宀

Kanji: 弓
Back: Find more details for 弓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bow
bow (archery, violin)
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆみ
こ
ゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: stringless bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1802 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 弓   [ゆみ]  [K]
(n) bow (and arrow)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 弓 道   [きゅうどう]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) archery  [D] [Jisho]
- 弓 矢   [ゆみや]  [K]
(n) bow and arrow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 急
Back: Find more details for 急 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hurry
emergency
sudden
steep
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いそ.ぐ
いそ.ぎ
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: hurrying person suddenly bends, hand to heart
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #309 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 急   [きゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) urgent; sudden; (2) steep  [D] [Jisho]
- 急ぐ   [いそぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to hurry; to rush  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 行   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 急   [とっきゅう]  [K]
(n) limited express (train, faster than an express)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 急 激   [きゅうげき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sudden; precipitous; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 速   [きゅうそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rapid (e.g. progress)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 至 急   [しきゅう]  [K]
(adv,n) urgent; pressing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 応 急   [おうきゅう]  [K]
(n) emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 急かす   [せかす]  [K]
(v5s) to hurry; to urge on  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 急   [きんきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent; pressing; emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 急   [じゅんきゅう]  [K]
(n) local express (train, slower than an express)  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 急   [さっきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 緩 急   [かんきゅう]  [K]
(n) in case of emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 危 急   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 急いで   [いそいで]  [K]
hurriedly  [D] [Jisho]
- 急きょ   [きゅうきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) hurriedly; in a hurry  [D] [Jisho]
- 急ぎ   [いそぎ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) urgent; hasty  [D] [Jisho]
- 急ピッチ   [きゅうピッチ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quick pace  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 患   [きゅうかん]  [K]
(n) emergency case  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 死   [きゅうし]  [K]
(n,vs) sudden death  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 所   [きゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) vitals; tender spot; secret; key  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 伸   [きゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) sudden rise (esp. of stock prices); jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 進   [きゅうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) rapid progress; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 性   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) acute (e.g. illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 成 長   [きゅうせいちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) rapid growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 逝   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) sudden death  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 増   [きゅうぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) explosion; proliferation; surge  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 騰   [きゅうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden rise; jump; sharp rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 病   [きゅうびょう]  [K]
(n) sudden illness  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 変   [きゅうへん]  [K]
(n) (1) accident; (2) sudden turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 務   [きゅうむ]  [K]
(n) urgent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 用   [きゅうよう]  [K]
(n) urgent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 落   [きゅうらく]  [K]
(n) sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop  [D] [Jisho]
- 急 遽   [きゅうきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,adv) hurriedly; in a hurry  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 急   [きゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) first-aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 急 車   [きゅうきゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) ambulance  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 急   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impatience; a quick temper  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 急ぎ   [おおいそぎ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent; pressing  [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: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 救
Back: Find more details for 救 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
salvation
save
help
rescue
reclaim
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すく.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: rescue by coercive request
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #799 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 救う   [すくう]  [K]
(v5u) to rescue from; to help out of  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 助   [きゅうじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) relief; aid; rescue  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 救い   [すくい]  [K]
(n) help; aid; relief  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 援   [きゅうえん]  [K]
(n) relief; rescue; reinforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 済   [きゅうさい]  [K]
(n) relief; aid; rescue; salvation; help  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 救 急   [きゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) first-aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 急 車   [きゅうきゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) ambulance  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 国   [きゅうこく]  [K]
(n) patriot devoted to the salvation of his country  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 出   [きゅうしゅつ]  [K]
(n) rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 軍   [きゅうせいぐん]  [K]
(n) Salvation Army  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 主   [きゅうせいしゅ]  [K]
(n) saviour; messiah  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 命   [きゅうめい]  [K]
(n) lifesaving  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 朽
Back: Find more details for 朽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
decay
rot
remain in seclusion
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.ちる
くつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1891 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 挽 肉   [ひきにく]  [K]
(n) minced (ground) meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 朽   [ふきゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) everlasting; immortal; eternal; immortality; imperishable  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 朽   [ろうきゅう]  [K]
(n) superannuated; decrepitude  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 求
Back: Find more details for 求 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
request
want
wish for
require
demand
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): もと.める
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: cross water to seek spotted fur coat
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #220 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 求める   [もとめる]  [K]
(v1) to seek; to request; to demand; to want; to wish for; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to buy  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 求   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) claim; demand; application; request  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 求   [ようきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) request; demand; requisition  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 求 刑   [きゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) prosecution  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 職   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n) job hunting; seeking employment  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 心 力   [きゅうしんりょく]  [K]
(n) centripetal force  [D] [Jisho]
- 求 人   [きゅうじん]  [K]
(n) offer of job (situation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 代 金 要 求   [みのしろきんようきゅう]  [K]
(n) ransom demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 求 権   [せいきゅうけん]  [K]
(n) claim rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 求   [たんきゅう]  [K]
(n) quest; pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 求   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) investigation; close enquiry; pursuing (goal)  [D] [Jisho]
- 欲 求   [よっきゅう]  [K]
(n) desire  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 水

Kanji: 泣
Back: Find more details for 泣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cry
weep
moan
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): な.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: person stands weeping watery tears
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1380 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 泣く   [なく]  [K]
(v5k) to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悔し泣き   [くやしなき]  [K]
(n) crying from vexation; tears of regret  [D] [Jisho]
- 泣き   [なき]  [K]
(n) weeping; lamenting  [D] [Jisho]
- 泣き顔   [なきがお]  [K]
(n) tear-stained face  [D] [Jisho]
- 泣き声   [なきごえ]  [K]
(n,vs) cry; crying voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 泣   [ごうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) crying aloud; lamentation; wailing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 球
Back: Find more details for 球 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ball
sphere
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たま
く
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Henshall Mnemonic: seek spherical jewel
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #302 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 球   [きゅう]  [K]
(n) globe; sphere; ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 球   [ちきゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) the earth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 電 球   [でんきゅう]  [K]
(n) light bulb  [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]
- 気 球   [ききゅう]  [K]
(n) balloon  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 威   [きゅうい]  [K]
(n) (pitcher's) stuff  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 界   [きゅうかい]  [K]
(n) the baseball world  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 技   [きゅうぎ]  [K]
(n) any ball game  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 菌   [きゅうきん]  [K]
(n) coccus  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 場   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) baseball stadium  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 団   [きゅうだん]  [K]
(n) baseball team  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め球   [きめだま]  [K]
(n) winning pitch  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 球   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) four balls; base on balls (baseball); a walk  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 死 球   [ししきゅう]  [K]
(n) four dead balls (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 球   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n) hit a batter by pitching a ball (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 球   [しょきゅう]  [K]
(n) pitcher's first pitch (to batter)  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 球   [せいきゅう]  [K]
(n) (pitcher's) control (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 球   [そうきゅう]  [K]
(n) throwing a ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 球   [そっきゅう]  [K]
(n) fastball  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 球   [だきゅう]  [K]
(n) batting; batted ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 卓 球   [たっきゅう]  [K]
(n) table tennis; ping-pong  [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]
- 直 球   [ちょくきゅう]  [K]
(n) straight ball (pitch)  [D] [Jisho]
- 庭 球   [ていきゅう]  [K]
(n) tennis  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 球   [とうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 球   [はいきゅう]  [K]
(n) mixing of pitches  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 血 球   [はっけっきゅう]  [K]
(n) leucocyte; white blood cell  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 球   [ひきゅう]  [K]
(n) fly (ball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 化 球   [へんかきゅう]  [K]
(n) ball with a change of speed (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 球   [やきゅう]  [K]
(n) 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: 3
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 究
Back: Find more details for 究 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
research
study
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きわ.める
きゅ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Henshall Mnemonic: extreme investigation of nine holes
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #368 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 研 究   [けんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) study; research; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 室   [けんきゅうしつ]  [K]
(n) seminar room; laboratory; prof's office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 究 極   [きゅうきょく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ultimate; final; eventual  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 究   [がっきゅう]  [K]
(n) scholar; student  [D] [Jisho]
- 究 明   [きゅうめい]  [K]
(n) investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 研 究 所   [けいざいけんきゅうしょ]  [K]
economics research centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 員   [けんきゅういん]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 家   [けんきゅうか]  [K]
researcher; student (of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 官   [けんきゅうかん]  [K]
research officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 者   [けんきゅうしゃ]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 所   [けんきゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 究   [たんきゅう]  [K]
(n) search; research; enquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 究   [ついきゅう]  [K]
(n) enquiry; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 穴

Kanji: 窮
Back: Find more details for 窮 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hard up
destitute
suffer
perplexed
cornered
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きわ.める
きわ.まる
きわ.まり
きわ.み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1756 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 屈   [きゅうくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) narrow; tight; stiff; rigid; uneasy; formal; constrained  [D] [Jisho]
- 窮 乏   [きゅうぼう]  [K]
(n) poverty  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 窮 状   [きゅうじょう]  [K]
(n) distress; wretched condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 窮 地   [きゅうち]  [K]
(n) dilemma; predicament  [D] [Jisho]
- 困 窮   [こんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) poverty; distress  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 級
Back: Find more details for 級 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
class
rank
grade
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: reach out and grade threads
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #785 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 級   [きゅう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) class, grade, rank; school class, grade  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 学 級   [がっきゅう]  [K]
(n) grade in school  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 級   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 級   [しょきゅう]  [K]
(n) elementary level  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 級   [じょうきゅう]  [K]
(n) advanced level; high grade; senior  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 階 級   [かいきゅう]  [K]
(n) class; rank; grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 等 級   [とうきゅう]  [K]
(n) grade; class  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 級   [どうきゅう]  [K]
(n) the same grade; same class  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- バンタム級   [バンタムきゅう]  [K]
(n) bantam-weight (boxer)  [D] [Jisho]
- フライ級   [フライきゅう]  [K]
(n) fly-weight (boxer)  [D] [Jisho]
- ミドル級   [ミドルきゅう]  [K]
(n) middleweight class  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 級   [いっきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) one grade; first-class; primary  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 級   [かきゅう]  [K]
(n) lower grade; low class; junior (officer)  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 級   [さいこうきゅう]  [K]
(n) highest grade; top class  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 級   [しょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) promotion; advancement  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 級   [しんきゅう]  [K]
(n) promotion (school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 級   [ちゅうきゅう]  [K]
(n) intermediate level  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 産 階 級   [ちゅうさんかいきゅう]  [K]
middle class; bourgeoisie  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 級 生   [どうきゅうせい]  [K]
(n) classmate(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: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 糾
Back: Find more details for 糾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
twist
ask
investigate
verify
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ただ.す
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1820 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 糾 合   [きゅうごう]  [K]
(n) a rally; a muster  [D] [Jisho]
- 糾 弾   [きゅうだん]  [K]
(n,vs) blame  [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: 給
Back: Find more details for 給 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
salary
wage
gift
allow
grant
bestow on
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たま.う
たも.う
-たま.え
きい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: supply joined threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #615 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 給 料   [きゅうりょう]  [K]
(n) salary; wages  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 給   [きょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supply; provision  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 給   [しきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 給 与   [きゅうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) allowance; grant; supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 給   [げっきゅう]  [K]
(n) monthly salary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 給 食   [きゅうしょく]  [K]
(n,vs) school lunch; providing a meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 給   [はいきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) distribution (e.g. films, rice)  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 給   [ほきゅう]  [K]
(n) supply; supplying; replenishment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恩 給   [おんきゅう]  [K]
(n) pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 給   [きゅう]  [K]
(n-suf) wage; gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 水   [きゅうすい]  [K]
(n) water supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 付   [きゅうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) payment; provision; benefit; present; delivery; (2) performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 油   [きゅうゆ]  [K]
(n) supply of oil  [D] [Jisho]
- 給 油 所   [きゅうゆじょ]  [K]
petrol filling station  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 給   [げんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pay cut; salary cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 給   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(n) high salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 給   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) hourly pay; hourly wage  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 給   [じきゅう]  [K]
(n) self-support  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 給   [じゅきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) receiving payments (pension, ration)  [D] [Jisho]
- 需 給   [じゅきゅう]  [K]
(n) supply and demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 任 給   [しょにんきゅう]  [K]
(n) initial salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 昇 給   [しょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) salary raise  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 給   [にっきゅう]  [K]
(n) daily wages  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 給   [はっきゅう]  [K]
(n) issuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 俸 給   [ほうきゅう]  [K]
(n) salary; pay  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 給   [むきゅう]  [K]
(n) unpaid; nonsalaried  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 給   [ゆうきゅう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) salaried; with 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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 旧
Back: Find more details for 旧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
old times
old things
old friend
former
ex-
On-Yomi Reading(s): キュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふる.い
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: ｜ (ぼう) – rod
Henshall Mnemonic: only one day old, but old nonetheless
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #549 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 旧   [きゅう]  [K]
(n,pref) ex-  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 復 旧   [ふっきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) restoration; restitution; rehabilitation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 旧 式   [きゅうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old type; old style  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 制   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) old system; old order  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 姓   [きゅうせい]  [K]
(n) one's former (maiden) name  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 正 月   [きゅうしょうがつ]  [K]
(n) Lunar calendar New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 態   [きゅうたい]  [K]
(n) old state of affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 派   [きゅうは]  [K]
(n) the old school  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 約   [きゅうやく]  [K]
(n) Old Testament; old promise; the old covenant  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 来   [きゅうらい]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) traditional; from ancient times; formerly  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 暦   [きゅうれき]  [K]
(n) old lunar calendar  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 旧   [しんきゅう]  [K]
(n) new and old; incoming and outgoing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜

Kanji: 牛
Back: Find more details for 牛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): cow
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギュウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うし
うじ
ご
Bushu (Radical) Info: 牛 (うし) – cow
Henshall Mnemonic: cow with ears and broken horn
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1202 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 牛 乳   [ぎゅうにゅう]  [K]
(n) (cow's) milk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 牛   [うし]  [K]
(n) cattle; cow  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 牛 舎   [ぎゅうしゃ]  [K]
(n) cow shed; cattle barn  [D] [Jisho]
- 牛 歩   [ぎゅうほ]  [K]
(n) snail's pace; slow progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 子 牛   [こうし]  [K]
(n) calf  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 牛   [こうし]  [K]
(n) calf  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 牛   [すいぎゅう]  [K]
(n) water buffalo  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 牛   [わぎゅう]  [K]
(n) Japanese beef cow  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 去
Back: Find more details for 去 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gone
past
quit
leave
elapse
eliminate
divorce
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さ.る
-さ.る
い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
厶 (む) – myself
土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: nose to ground suggests one's gone too far
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #440 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 去 年   [きょねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last year  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 過 去   [かこ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) the past; bygone days; the previous  [D] [Jisho]
- 去る   [さる]  [K]
(v5r) to leave; to go away  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 立ち去る   [たちさる]  [K]
(v5r) to leave; to depart; to take one's leave  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 去 就   [きょしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) committing one's self  [D] [Jisho]
- 去 来   [きょらい]  [K]
(n) coming and going  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 去   [しきょ]  [K]
(n) death  [D] [Jisho]
- 除 去   [じょきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) removal; getting rid of  [D] [Jisho]
- 逝 去   [せいきょ]  [K]
(n) death  [D] [Jisho]
- 退 去   [たいきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) departure; leaving; going away; recession  [D] [Jisho]
- 置き去り   [おきざり]  [K]
(n) desertion; leaving behind or in the lurch  [D] [Jisho]
- 撤 去   [てっきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) withdrawal; revocation; repeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 連れ去る   [つれさる]  [K]
(v5r) to take away  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厶 土

Kanji: 居
Back: Find more details for 居 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
reside
to be
exist
live with
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.る
-い
お.る
おき
ぐ
すえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: old person sitting slumped is at home
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #836 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 居る   [いる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) (hum) to be (animate); to exist  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 居る   [おる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) (hum) to be (animate); to be; to exist  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 間   [いま]  [K]
(n) living room (western style)  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 眠り   [いねむり]  [K]
(n,vs) dozing; nodding off  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 居   [しばい]  [K]
(n) play; drama  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 住 居   [じゅうきょ]  [K]
(n) dwelling; house; residence; address  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 隠 居   [いんきょ]  [K]
(n) (1) retirement; (2) retired person  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 住   [きょじゅう]  [K]
(n) residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 居   [こうきょ]  [K]
(n) Imperial Palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 鳥 居   [とりい]  [K]
(n) torii (Shinto shrine archway)  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 居   [てんきょ]  [K]
(n) moving; changing residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 居   [どうきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) living together  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 居 候   [いそうろう]  [K]
(n) lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 合わせる   [いあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to happen to be present  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 室   [きょしつ]  [K]
(n) living room  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 酒 屋   [いざかや]  [K]
(n) bar; pub; tavern  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 住 者   [きょじゅうしゃ]  [K]
resident; inhabitant  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 場 所   [いばしょ]  [K]
(n) whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 心 地   [いごこち]  [K]
(n) comfort  [D] [Jisho]
- 雑 居   [ざっきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) sharing living quarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 紙 芝 居   [かみしばい]  [K]
(n) picture story show  [D] [Jisho]
- 芝 居 小 屋   [しばいごや]  [K]
playhouse; theatre  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 居   [すまい]  [K]
(n) dwelling; house; residence; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 居   [しんきょ]  [K]
(n) new home  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 居   [ながい]  [K]
(n,vs) long visit; overstaying  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 居   [にゅうきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) moving into (house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 居   [しきい]  [K]
(n) threshold  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 居   [べっきょ]  [K]
(n) (legal) separation; divorce from bed and table  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 尸

Kanji: 巨
Back: Find more details for 巨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gigantic
big
large
great
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おお
か
こ
なお
Bushu (Radical) Info:
匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
工 (たくみ) – craft
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #892 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 巨 大   [きょだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; gigantic; enormous  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 巨 額   [きょがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) great sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 漢   [きょかん]  [K]
(n) giant  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 視 的   [きょしてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) macroscopic  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 匠   [きょしょう]  [K]
(n) master; masterhand; maestro  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 人   [きょじん]  [K]
(n) giant; great man  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 星   [きょせい]  [K]
(n) giant star; great man; big-shot  [D] [Jisho]
- 巨 体   [きょたい]  [K]
(n) large build  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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 工

Kanji: 拒
Back: Find more details for 拒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
repel
refuse
reject
decline
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こば.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #863 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 拒 絶   [きょぜつ]  [K]
(n,vs) refusal; rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 否   [きょひ]  [K]
(n) denial; veto; rejection; refusal  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拒む   [こばむ]  [K]
(v5m) to refuse; to reject; to decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 絶 反 応   [きょぜつはんのう]  [K]
rejection  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 否 権   [きょひけん]  [K]
(n) right of veto  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 拠
Back: Find more details for 拠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
foothold
based on
follow
therefore
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): よ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #858 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 根 拠   [こんきょ]  [K]
(n) basis; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 拠   [しょうこ]  [K]
(n) evidence; proof  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拠る   [よる]  [K]
(v5r) to be due to; to be caused by  [D] [Jisho]
- 拠 出   [きょしゅつ]  [K]
(n) donation; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 拠 点   [きょてん]  [K]
(n) (mil) position; base; point  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 拠   [じゅんきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) basis; based on; conformance; authority (of); standard  [D] [Jisho]
- 占 拠   [せんきょ]  [K]
(n) occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 拠   [ほんきょ]  [K]
(n) stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 論 拠   [ろんきょ]  [K]
(n) grounds of an argument  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 挙
Back: Find more details for 挙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
raise
plan
project
behavior
actions
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.げる
あ.がる
こぞ.る
たか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Henshall Mnemonic: raise laden table by hand: some act!
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #257 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 挙げる   [あげる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to raise; to fly; (2) to give (an example)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 挙に   [いっきょに]  [K]
(adv) at a stroke; with a single swoop  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙   [せんきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) election  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 挙   [いっきょ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one effort; one action  [D] [Jisho]
- 快 挙   [かいきょ]  [K]
(n) brilliant achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙がる   [あがる]  [K]
(v5r) to become prosperous; to be captured  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙げ句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 式   [きょしき]  [K]
(n) holding a ceremony  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 党   [きょとう]  [K]
(n,vs) entire (political) party  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 挙   [けんきょ]  [K]
(n) arrest; roundup  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 選 挙 区   [しょうせんきょく]  [K]
(n) small electoral district; single-member constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 運 動   [せんきょうんどう]  [K]
participation in election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 権   [せんきょけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 人   [せんきょにん]  [K]
(n) qualified voter  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 戦   [せんきょせん]  [K]
election campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 選 挙   [そうせんきょ]  [K]
(n) general election  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 接 選 挙   [ちょくせつせんきょ]  [K]
direct election  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 選 挙   [ふつうせんきょ]  [K]
universal suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 挙   [ぼうきょ]  [K]
(n) violence; reckless action  [D] [Jisho]
- 枚 挙   [まいきょ]  [K]
(n,vs) enumeration  [D] [Jisho]
- 列 挙   [れっきょ]  [K]
(n) enumeration; list  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 手

Kanji: 虚
Back: Find more details for 虚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
void
emptiness
unpreparedness
crack
fissure
untruth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョ
コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むな.しい
うつ.ろ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虍 (とらかんむり) – tiger crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1454 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 謙 虚   [けんきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) modesty; humility  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 虚 栄   [きょえい]  [K]
(n) vanity; vainglory  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 栄 心   [きょえいしん]  [K]
(n) vanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 偽   [きょぎ]  [K]
(n,adj-no,vs) untrue; falsehood; fiction; deception; vanity  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 空   [こくう]  [K]
(n) empty space; empty sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 構   [きょこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fictitious (imaginary) thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 弱   [きょじゃく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) feebleness; weakness; imbecility  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 心   [きょしん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) impartiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 無   [きょむ]  [K]
(n) nihility; nothingness  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 虚   [くうきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) emptiness; vacancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 虚   [はいきょ]  [K]
(n) castle ruins  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虍

Kanji: 許
Back: Find more details for 許 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
permit
approve
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ゆる.す
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: permit speech at noon
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #720 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 許す   [ゆるす]  [K]
(v5s) to permit; to allow; to approve; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to confide in; to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to release; to let off  [D] [Jisho]
- 許 可   [きょか]  [K]
(n,vs) permission; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 許   [めんきょ]  [K]
(n) license; permit; licence; certificate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 許 容   [きょよう]  [K]
(n) permission; pardon  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 許   [とっきょ]  [K]
(n) special permission; patent  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 許   [もと]  [K]
(adv) under (esp. influence or guidance)  [D] [Jisho]
- 許し   [ゆるし]  [K]
(n) pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 許 諾   [きょだく]  [K]
(n) consent  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 許 庁   [とっきょちょう]  [K]
Patent Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 免 許   [むめんきょ]  [K]
(n) unlicensed  [D] [Jisho]
- 免 許 証   [めんきょしょう]  [K]
(n) licence; license; permit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 距
Back: Find more details for 距 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): long-distance
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キョNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 足 (あし) – foot
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1191 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 距 離   [きょり]  [K]
(n) distance; range  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 距 離   [えんきょり]  [K]
(adj-no,n) long distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 距 離   [きんきょり]  [K]
(n) short distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 距 離   [たんきょり]  [K]
(n) short distance; short range; short-haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 距 離   [ちょうきょり]  [K]
(n) long distance; long haul  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 漁
Back: Find more details for 漁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fishing
fishery
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギョ
リョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あさ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: fishing requires both fish and water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1094 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 漁 業   [ぎょぎょう]  [K]
(n) fishing (industry)  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 師   [りょうし]  [K]
(n) fisherman  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 漁 船   [ぎょせん]  [K]
(n) fishing boat  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 村   [ぎょそん]  [K]
(n) fishing village  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 漁   [りょう]  [K]
(n) fishing; catch  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁る   [あさる]  [K]
(v5r) to fish for; to look for  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 獲   [ぎょかく]  [K]
(n) fishing; catch; haul  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 港   [ぎょこう]  [K]
(n) fishing harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 場   [ぎょじょう]  [K]
(n) fishing grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 民   [ぎょみん]  [K]
(n) fishermen  [D] [Jisho]
- 豊 漁   [ほうりょう]  [K]
(n) good catch; good haul  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 魚
Back: Find more details for 魚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): fish
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギョ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うお
さかな
-ざかな
い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Henshall Mnemonic: fish with fiery tail
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1208 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 魚   [さかな]  [K]
(n) fish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 魚   [うお]  [K]
(n) fish  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 金 魚   [きんぎょ]  [K]
(n) goldfish  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魚 屋   [さかなや]  [K]
(n) fish market; fish dealer  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 介   [ぎょかい]  [K]
(n) marine products; seafood  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 介 類   [ぎょかいるい]  [K]
(n) marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 群   [ぎょぐん]  [K]
(n) school of fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 市 場   [うおいちば]  [K]
(n) fish market  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 肉   [ぎょにく]  [K]
(n) fish meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 雷   [ぎょらい]  [K]
(n) torpedo  [D] [Jisho]
- 魚 類   [ぎょるい]  [K]
(n) the fishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 鮮 魚   [せんぎょ]  [K]
(n) fresh fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 稚 魚   [ちぎょ]  [K]
(n) fry (young fish)  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 帯 魚   [ねったいぎょ]  [K]
(n) tropical fish  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 亨
Back: Find more details for 亨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
undergo
answer (phone)
take
get
catch
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
キョウ
ホウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たてまつ.る
とうる
みち
ゆき
あきら
なが
あき
とおる
とおるふ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1952 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: 亠

Kanji: 享
Back: Find more details for 享 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
receive
undergo
answer (phone)
take
get
catch
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.ける
たか
たかし
とおる
みち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1893 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 享 受   [きょうじゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 京
Back: Find more details for 京 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
capital
10**16
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ケイ
キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みやこ
たか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Henshall Mnemonic: stone lantern at emperor's palace in capital
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #74 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 上 京   [じょうきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 帰 京   [ききょう]  [K]
(n) returning to Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 京   [けい]  [K]
10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion (American); thousand billion (British)  [D] [Jisho]
- 京 阪   [けいはん]  [K]
(n) Kyoto-Osaka  [D] [Jisho]
- 京 成   [けいせい]  [K]
(n) train line Tokyo - Narita  [D] [Jisho]
- 京 都   [きょうと]  [K]
Kyoto  [D] [Jisho]
- 在 京   [ざいきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) being in Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 京   [ちゅうきょう]  [K]
Nagoya and environs  [D] [Jisho]
- 帝 京   [ていきょう]  [K]
(n) the capital  [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]
- 南 京   [なんきん]  [K]
(n) Nanjing (city in China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 京   [ぺきん]  [K]
Beijing (China)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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

Kanji: 供
Back: Find more details for 供 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
submit
offer
present
serve (meal)
accompany
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ク
クウ
グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そな.える
とも
-ども
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
Henshall Mnemonic: attendant offers togetherness to person
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #313 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 子 供   [こども]  [K]
(n) child; children  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 供   [とも]  [K]
(n,vs) accompanying; attendant; companion; retinue  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 給   [きょうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) supply; provision  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 提 供   [ていきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) offer; tender; program sponsoring; furnishing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 供える   [そなえる]  [K]
(v1) to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 出   [きょうしゅつ]  [K]
(n) delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 述   [きょうじゅつ]  [K]
(n) affidavit; deposition; testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 物   [くもつ]  [K]
(n) offering  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 与   [きょうよ]  [K]
(n,vs) giving; provision; furnishing  [D] [Jisho]
- 供 養   [くよう]  [K]
(n,vs) memorial service for the dead; holding a service  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 供   [じきょう]  [K]
(n) confession  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 供 者   [ていきょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) (blood) donor  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 競
Back: Find more details for 競 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
emulate
compete with
bid
sell at auction
bout
contest
race
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きそ.う
せ.る
かい
わたなべ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 立 (たつ) – stand
Henshall Mnemonic: two elder brothers compete in stand-off
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #610 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 競 争   [きょうそう]  [K]
(n,vs) competition; contest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 競 技   [きょうぎ]  [K]
(n) game; match; contest  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 競 馬   [けいば]  [K]
(n) horse racing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 競う   [きそう]  [K]
(v5u) to emulate; to compete with  [D] [Jisho]
- 競り合い   [せりあい]  [K]
(n) competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 競り合う   [せりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with  [D] [Jisho]
- 競る   [せる]  [K]
(v5r) to compete; to bid; to sell at auction  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 泳   [きょうえい]  [K]
(n) swimming race  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 演   [きょうえん]  [K]
(n) recital contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 合   [きょうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) contend with; quarrel  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 走   [きょうそう]  [K]
(n) race  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 走 馬   [きょうそうば]  [K]
racehorse  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 艇   [きょうてい]  [K]
(n) boat race  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 馬 場   [けいばじょう]  [K]
(n) racecourse; race track  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 売   [きょうばい]  [K]
(n) auction  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 歩   [きょうほ]  [K]
(n) walking race  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 輪   [けいりん]  [K]
(n) bicycle race; road race  [D] [Jisho]
- 陸 上 競 技   [りくじょうきょうぎ]  [K]
track-and-field 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: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 立

Kanji: 共
Back: Find more details for 共 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
together
both
neither
all
and
alike
with
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とも
とも.に
-ども
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: plant and table go together
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #174 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 共に   [ともに]  [K]
(adv,vs) sharing with; participate in; both; alike; together; along with; with; including  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 通   [きょうつう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n,vs) commonness; community  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 同   [きょうどう]  [K]
(n) cooperation; association; collaboration; joint  [D] [Jisho]
- 其れ共   [それとも]  [K]
(conj) (uk) or; or else  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 共   [こうきょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) public; community; public service; society; communal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 共 稼ぎ   [ともかせぎ]  [K]
(n) working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 学   [きょうがく]  [K]
(n) coeducation  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 感   [きょうかん]  [K]
(n) sympathy; response  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産   [きょうさん]  [K]
(n) communism  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 存   [きょうそん]  [K]
(n) coexistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 存   [きょうぞん]  [K]
(n) coexistence  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 働き   [ともばたらき]  [K]
(n) dual income  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 鳴   [きょうめい]  [K]
(n) resonance; sympathy  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和   [きょうわ]  [K]
(n) republicanism; cooperation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- グアテマラ共 和 国   [グアテマラきょうわこく]  [K]
Republic of Guatemala (p)  [D] [Jisho]
- 共   [ども]  [K]
(suf) indicates plural - humble referring to oneself, disdainful referring to others  [D] [Jisho]
- 共々   [ともども]  [K]
(adv) together; in company  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 栄   [きょうえい]  [K]
(n) mutual prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 演   [きょうえん]  [K]
(n) appearing together; co-acting; co-starring  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 催   [きょうさい]  [K]
(n) joint sponsorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 済   [きょうさい]  [K]
(n) mutual aid  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 主 義   [きょうさんしゅぎ]  [K]
communism; collectivism  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 産 党   [きょうさんとう]  [K]
Communist Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 生   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n) symbiosis; paragenesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 著   [きょうちょ]  [K]
(n) collaboration; co-authorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 通 語   [きょうつうご]  [K]
(n) common term; common (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 倒れ   [ともだおれ]  [K]
(n) falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 闘   [きょうとう]  [K]
(n) joint struggle; common (united) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 同 体   [きょうどうたい]  [K]
(n) cooperative body; cooperative system  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 犯   [きょうはん]  [K]
(n) complicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 謀   [きょうぼう]  [K]
(n) conspiracy; complicity  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 有   [きょうゆう]  [K]
(n,vs) share; joint ownership  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 用   [きょうよう]  [K]
(n) communal; common use  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 立   [きょうりつ]  [K]
(n) joint; common  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 国   [きょうわこく]  [K]
(n) republic; commonwealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 制   [きょうわせい]  [K]
(n) republicanism  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 和 党   [きょうわとう]  [K]
Republican Party  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 放 送   [こうきょうほうそう]  [K]
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 料 金   [こうきょうりょうきん]  [K]
public utilities charge  [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]
- 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]
- 反 共   [はんきょう]  [K]
(n) anticommunist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八

Kanji: 凶
Back: Find more details for 凶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
villain
evil
bad luck
disaster
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 凵 (うけばこ) – open box enclosure
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1673 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凶 作   [きょうさく]  [K]
(n) bad harvest; poor crop  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 凶 悪   [きょうあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous  [D] [Jisho]
- 凶 器   [きょうき]  [K]
(n) dangerous weapon  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 凶   [がんきょう]  [K]
(n) (1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 協
Back: Find more details for 協 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
co-
cooperation
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キョウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: thirteen strong arms cooperating
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #121 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 協 力   [きょうりょく]  [K]
(n,vs) cooperation; collaboration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 協 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) association; society; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 議   [きょうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 調   [きょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) cooperation; conciliation; harmony; (2) firm (market) tone  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 定   [きょうてい]  [K]
(n) arrangement; pact; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 妥 協   [だきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compromise; giving in  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 協   [きょう]  [K]
(n-suf) cooperation  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 賛   [きょうさん]  [K]
(n) support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 奏 曲   [きょうそうきょく]  [K]
(n) concerto  [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]
- 協 和   [きょうわ]  [K]
(n) concord; harmony; concert  [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]
- 紳 士 協 定   [しんしきょうてい]  [K]
gentlemen's agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 協   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) cooperative association; co-op store  [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]
- 不 協 和 音   [ふきょうわおん]  [K]
(n) discord; dissonance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十

Kanji: 匡
Back: Find more details for 匡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
correct
save
assist
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すく.う
ただ
ただし
ただす
まさ
まさし
きよ
ひと
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2176 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: 匚

Kanji: 叫
Back: Find more details for 叫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shout
exclaim
yell
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さけ.ぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1426 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 叫ぶ   [さけぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to shout; to cry  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 叫び   [さけび]  [K]
(n) shout; scream; outcry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 叫び声   [さけびごえ]  [K]
(n) shout; yell; scream  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 叫   [ぜっきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) exclamation; scream; shout  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 喬
Back: Find more details for 喬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
high
boasting
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たか.い
たかし
たか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1962 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: ノ 口

Kanji: 境
Back: Find more details for 境 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boundary
border
region
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さかい
さか
じき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: stand on sunny ground, legs astride boundary
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #346 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 環 境   [かんきょう]  [K]
(n) environment; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
- 境   [さかい]  [K]
(n) border; boundary; mental state  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 境   [こっきょう]  [K]
(n) national or state border  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 境 界   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) boundary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 境 遇   [きょうぐう]  [K]
(n) environment; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 越 境   [えっきょう]  [K]
(n) border transgression  [D] [Jisho]
- 佳 境   [かきょう]  [K]
(n) climax (story)  [D] [Jisho]
- 環 境 庁   [かんきょうちょう]  [K]
Environment Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 逆 境   [ぎゃっきょう]  [K]
(n) adversity  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 地   [きょうち]  [K]
(n) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 内   [けいだい]  [K]
(n) compound; grounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 境 目   [さかいめ]  [K]
(n) border; boundary line; crisis  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 境   [くきょう]  [K]
(n) trouble; crisis; predicament  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 境   [しんきょう]  [K]
(n) mental state  [D] [Jisho]
- 辺 境   [へんきょう]  [K]
(n) remote region; frontier (district); border(land)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 峡
Back: Find more details for 峡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gorge
ravine
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はざま
き
ば
Bushu (Radical) Info: 山 (やま) – mountain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1833 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 海 峡   [かいきょう]  [K]
(n) channel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 峡 谷   [きょうこく]  [K]
(n) glen; ravine; gorge; canyon  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 強
Back: Find more details for 強 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s): strong
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つよ.い
つよ.まる
つよ.める
し.いる
こわ.い
すね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Henshall Mnemonic: strong insect draws bow with its nose
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #112 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 強い   [つよい]  [K]
(adj) strong; powerful; mighty; potent  [D] [Jisho]
- 勉 強   [べんきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) study; (2) diligence; (3) discount; reduction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 強 調   [きょうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) emphasis; stress; stressed point  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 盗   [ごうとう]  [K]
(n) robbery; burglary  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 力   [きょうりょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) powerful; strong  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 強 引   [ごういん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 化   [きょうか]  [K]
(n,vs) strengthen; intensify; reinforce; solidify  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 気   [つよき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firm; strong  [D] [Jisho]
- 力 強い   [ちからづよい]  [K]
(adj) reassuring; emboldened  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 強いて   [しいて]  [K]
(adv) by force  [D] [Jisho]
- 強いる   [しいる]  [K]
(v1) to force; to compel; to coerce  [D] [Jisho]
- 強まる   [つよまる]  [K]
(v5r) to get strong; to gain strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 強める   [つよめる]  [K]
(v1) to strengthen; to emphasize  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 硬   [きょうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 行   [きょうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) forcing; enforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 制   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 請る   [ねだる]  [K]
(v5r) to tease; to coax; to solicit; to demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 烈   [きょうれつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strong; intense; severe  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 強い   [こころづよい]  [K]
(adj) heartening; reassuring  [D] [Jisho]
- 増 強   [ぞうきょう]  [K]
(n) augment; reinforce; increase  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 強   [ほきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) compensation; reinforcement  [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]
- 頑 強   [がんきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dogged; tenacious; stubborn  [D] [Jisho]
- 強さ   [つよさ]  [K]
(n) strength; power  [D] [Jisho]
- 強ち   [あながち]  [K]
(adv) (arch) not necessarily  [D] [Jisho]
- 強み   [つよみ]  [K]
(n) forte  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 権   [きょうけん]  [K]
(n) power of the state  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 固   [きょうこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firmness; stability; security; strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 行 採 決   [きょうこうさいけつ]  [K]
steamroller voting; steamrollering  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 豪   [きょうごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) veteran; champion  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 国   [きょうこく]  [K]
(n) strong nation; powerful country  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 弱   [きょうじゃく]  [K]
(n) strength; power  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 情   [ごうじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) obstinacy; stubbornness  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 壮   [きょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 打   [きょうだ]  [K]
(n,vs) smiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 大   [きょうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) mighty; powerful  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 奪   [ごうだつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) pillage; plunder; extortion; (2) violence  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 張る   [こわばる]  [K]
(v5r) to stiffen  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 敵   [きょうてき]  [K]
(n) formidable enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 度   [きょうど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strength; intensity  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 風   [きょうふう]  [K]
(n) strong wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 要   [きょうよう]  [K]
(n) coercion; extortion  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 強い   [ねづよい]  [K]
(adj) firmly rooted; deep-seated  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 強   [さいきょう]  [K]
(n) strongest  [D] [Jisho]
- 粘り強い   [ねばりづよい]  [K]
(adj) tenacious; persevering; persistent  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 弓

Kanji: 恐
Back: Find more details for 恐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fear
dread
awe
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おそ.れる
おそ.る
おそ.ろしい
こわ.い
こわ.がる
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: #878 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 恐らく   [おそらく]  [K]
(adv) perhaps  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐れる   [おそれる]  [K]
(v1) to fear; to be afraid of  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐ろしい   [おそろしい]  [K]
(adj) terrible; dreadful  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 怖   [きょうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) be afraid; dread; dismay; terror  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 恐 縮   [きょうしゅく]  [K]
(exp,n) shame; very kind of you; sorry to trouble  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 恐れ   [おそれ]  [K]
(n) fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恐るべき   [おそるべき]  [K]
(adj-pn,exp) dreadful; enormous  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐る恐る   [おそるおそる]  [K]
(adv) timidly  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 喝   [きょうかつ]  [K]
(n) threat; blackmail  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 慌   [きょうこう]  [K]
(n) panic; scare; consternation  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 怖 症   [きょうふしょう]  [K]
(n) morbid fear; phobia  [D] [Jisho]
- 恐 竜   [きょうりゅう]  [K]
(n) dinosaur  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 恭
Back: Find more details for 恭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
respect
reverent
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うやうや.しい
きよ
やす
やすし
ゆき
よし
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: #1737 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: 心 攸

Kanji: 挟
Back: Find more details for 挟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pinch
between
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はさ.む
はさ.まる
わきばさ.む
さしはさ.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1870 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 延 期   [えんき]  [K]
(n,vs) postponement; adjournment  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 期   [がっき]  [K]
(n) term (school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 間   [きかん]  [K]
(n) period; term  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待   [きたい]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期   [じき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) time; season; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期   [ちょうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) long time period  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期   [ていき]  [K]
(n) fixed term  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 期   [よき]  [K]
(n,vs) expectation; assume will happen; forecast  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 期 限   [きげん]  [K]
(n) term; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟まる   [はさまる]  [K]
(v5r) to get between; to be caught in  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟む   [はさむ]  [K]
(v5m) to interpose; to hold between; to insert  [D] [Jisho]
- 短 期   [たんき]  [K]
(n) short term  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 券   [ていきけん]  [K]
(n) commuter pass; season ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 画 期   [かっき]  [K]
(n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 日   [きじつ]  [K]
(n) fixed date; settlement date  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 末   [きまつ]  [K]
(n) end of term  [D] [Jisho]
- 周 期   [しゅうき]  [K]
(n) cycle; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期   [まっき]  [K]
(n) closing years (period, days); last stage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 期   [いちご]  [K]
(n) (1) one's life time; lifetime; (2) term; half-year; quarter  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 時 期   [いちじき]  [K]
(n-adv) a period (of time)  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 期   [うき]  [K]
(n) rainy season  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 期   [しもき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) second half of the fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 半 期   [しもはんき]  [K]
(n) the last half-year  [D] [Jisho]
- 夏 期   [かき]  [K]
(n) summer season  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 渡 期   [かとき]  [K]
(n) transition period  [D] [Jisho]
- 画 期 的   [かっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) epoch-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 期   [かいき]  [K]
(n) session (of a legislature)  [D] [Jisho]
- 乾 期   [かんき]  [K]
(n) dry season  [D] [Jisho]
- 期 待 感   [きたいかん]  [K]
feeling of expectation  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟み撃ち   [はさみうち]  [K]
(n) pincer attack; attack on both sides (flanks)  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 期   [こうき]  [K]
(n) latter period; final  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 年 期   [こうねんき]  [K]
(n) menopause; change of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 期   [こんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the present term  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 期   [さいご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) one's last moment; one's time of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 盛 期   [さいせいき]  [K]
(n) golden age; best time for  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 半 期   [しはんき]  [K]
(n) quarter (of a year)  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 春 期   [ししゅんき]  [K]
(n) puberty  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 期 尚 早   [じきしょうそう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) premature  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 期   [じき]  [K]
(n) next term; next period  [D] [Jisho]
- 初 期   [しょき]  [K]
(adj-no,n) (1) early (days); initial stage; (2) (computer) initial  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 期   [かみき]  [K]
(n-adv,n) first half of the year  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 半 期   [かみはんき]  [K]
(n) first half of a year  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 学 期   [しんがっき]  [K]
(n) new school term  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 期   [ぜんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 期   [そうき]  [K]
(n) early stage  [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]
- 中 期   [ちゅうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) middle period  [D] [Jisho]
- 長 期 的   [ちょうきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) long term  [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]
- 適 齢 期   [てきれいき]  [K]
(n) marriageable age  [D] [Jisho]
- 冬 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) winter; wintertime; winter term  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 期   [とうき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) current term (period)  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 期   [どうき]  [K]
(n-adv) contemporary; corresponding period; synchronous; same period; same class  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 期   [にき]  [K]
(n) two periods or terms  [D] [Jisho]
- 任 期   [にんき]  [K]
(n) term of office  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 閑 期   [のうかんき]  [K]
(n) slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 期   [はんき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half-term; half-time; half period  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 期 的   [まっきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) decadent; terminal  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 期   [まんき]  [K]
(n) expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期   [むき]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期 限   [むきげん]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 教
Back: Find more details for 教 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
teach
faith
doctrine
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おし.える
おそ.わる
のり
ひさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: cane in hand teaches child stick arranging
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #166 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 教える   [おしえる]  [K]
(v1) to teach; to inform; to instruct  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 室   [きょうしつ]  [K]
(n) classroom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 教 育   [きょういく]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) training; education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 会   [きょうかい]  [K]
(n) church  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 教 科 書   [きょうかしょ]  [K]
(n) text book  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 師   [きょうし]  [K]
(n) teacher (classroom)  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 授   [きょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) teaching; instruction; professor  [D] [Jisho]
- 宗 教   [しゅうきょう]  [K]
(n) religion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 教わる   [おそわる]  [K]
(v5r) to be taught  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 養   [きょうよう]  [K]
(n) culture; education; refinement; cultivation  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 教 授   [じょきょうじゅ]  [K]
(n) assistant professor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 教え   [おしえ]  [K]
(n) teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 員   [きょういん]  [K]
(n) teaching staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 科   [きょうか]  [K]
(n) subject; curriculum  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 訓   [きょうくん]  [K]
(n) lesson; precept; moral instruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 材   [きょうざい]  [K]
(n) teaching materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 習   [きょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) training; instruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- イスラム教   [イスラムきょう]  [K]
(n) Islam  [D] [Jisho]
- カトリック教 会   [カトリックきょうかい]  [K]
(n) Catholic Church  [D] [Jisho]
- キリスト教   [キリストきょう]  [K]
(n) Christianity  [D] [Jisho]
- ユダヤ教   [ユダヤきょう]  [K]
(n) Judaism  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 庭 教 師   [かていきょうし]  [K]
tutor; coach  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 務 教 育   [ぎむきょういく]  [K]
(n) compulsory education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教え子   [おしえご]  [K]
(n) student; disciple  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 委 員 会   [きょういくいいんかい]  [K]
Board of Education  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 者   [きょういくしゃ]  [K]
(n) educationalist  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 育 的   [きょういくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) educational; instructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 官   [きょうかん]  [K]
(n) teacher; instructor; professor  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 唆   [きょうさ]  [K]
(n) instigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 示   [きょうじ]  [K]
(n,vs) instruction; teaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 書   [きょうしょ]  [K]
(n) (presidential) message  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 職 員   [きょうしょくいん]  [K]
(n) teaching staff; faculty  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 祖   [きょうそ]  [K]
(n) founder of a religious sect  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 団   [きょうだん]  [K]
(n) religious organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 壇   [きょうだん]  [K]
(n) platform  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 徒   [きょうと]  [K]
(n) believer; adherent  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 頭   [きょうとう]  [K]
(n) deputy head teacher; vice principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 務   [きょうむ]  [K]
(n) school affairs; religious affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 教 諭   [きょうゆ]  [K]
(n) teacher  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 教 育   [しゃかいきょういく]  [K]
social education  [D] [Jisho]
- 儒 教   [じゅきょう]  [K]
(n) Confucianism  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 教 育   [せいきょういく]  [K]
(n) sex education  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 教   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) religion and politics; church and state  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 教   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 涯 教 育   [しょうがいきょういく]  [K]
education for life  [D] [Jisho]
- 説 教   [せっきょう]  [K]
(n) propound; preach; sermon  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 教 師   [せんきょうし]  [K]
(n) missionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 調 教   [ちょうきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) training (animals); breaking (animals)  [D] [Jisho]
- 布 教   [ふきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) propagation (e.g. a religion)  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 教   [ぶっきょう]  [K]
(n) Buddhism  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 教   [ぶんきょう]  [K]
(n) education; 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: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 攴 攵

Kanji: 橋
Back: Find more details for 橋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): bridge
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はし
ばせ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: tall arched wooden structure is bridge
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #553 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 橋   [はし]  [K]
(n) bridge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 鉄 橋   [てっきょう]  [K]
(n) railway bridge; iron bridge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 橋 渡し   [はしわたし]  [K]
(n) "bridge building"; mediation  [D] [Jisho]
- 桟 橋   [さんきょう]  [K]
(n) wharf; bridge; jetty; pier  [D] [Jisho]
- 桟 橋   [さんばし]  [K]
(n) wharf; bridge; jetty; pier  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 架 橋   [かきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) bridge building; cross-linking  [D] [Jisho]
- 橋 脚   [きょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) bridge pier; pontoon bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 橋   [しんばし]  [K]
(n) Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)  [D] [Jisho]
- 石 橋   [いしばし]  [K]
(n) stone bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 船 橋   [せんきょう]  [K]
(n) (1) bridge (of a ship); (2) pontoon bridge; temporary bridge made using ships  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 橋   [どばし]  [K]
(n) an earthen bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 道 橋   [ほどうきょう]  [K]
(n) pedestrian bridge  [D] [Jisho]
- 陸 橋   [りっきょう]  [K]
(n) overland bridge; viaduct; overhead bridge; overpass  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 況
Back: Find more details for 況 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
condition
situation
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まし.て
いわ.んや
おもむき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #490 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 状 況   [じょうきょう]  [K]
(n) state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 況して   [まして]  [K]
(adv,exp) (1) still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; (2) still less (with neg. verb)  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 況   [こうきょう]  [K]
(n) prosperous conditions; healthy economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 況   [ふきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) recession; depression; slump  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 概 況   [がいきょう]  [K]
(n) outlook; general situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 活 況   [かっきょう]  [K]
(n) activity; briskness; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 況   [きんきょう]  [K]
(n) recent state (condition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 況   [げんきょう]  [K]
(n) present condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 況 指 数   [さっきょうしすう]  [K]
rice-crop index  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 況   [しきょう]  [K]
(n) market conditions  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 況   [じっきょう]  [K]
(n) real condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 盛 況   [せいきょう]  [K]
(n) success; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 況   [せんきょう]  [K]
(n) war situation; progress of a battle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 狂
Back: Find more details for 狂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lunatic
insane
crazy
confuse
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くる.う
くる.おしい
くるお.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1425 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 狂う   [くるう]  [K]
(v5u) to go mad; to get out of order  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 狂わす   [くるわす]  [K]
(v5s) to drive mad; to put out of order  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 気   [きょうき]  [K]
(n) madness  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 言   [きょうげん]  [K]
(n) play; drama; make-believe  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 奔   [きょうほん]  [K]
(n,vs) rushing around; running wild  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 乱   [きょうらん]  [K]
(n) fury; frenzy; madness  [D] [Jisho]
- 熱 狂   [ねっきょう]  [K]
(n) wild enthusiasm; being crazy about  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 狭
Back: Find more details for 狭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cramped
narrow
contract
tight
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せま.い
せば.める
せば.まる
さ
はざ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1346 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 狭い   [せまい]  [K]
(adj) narrow; confined; small  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 狭まる   [せばまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to narrow; to contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 狭める   [せばめる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to narrow; to reduce; to contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 狭 心 症   [きょうしんしょう]  [K]
(n) heart attack; angina pectoris  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 狭   [へんきょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 矯
Back: Find more details for 矯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
rectify
straighten
correct
reform
cure
control
pretend
falsify
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): た.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矢 (や) – arrow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2105 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 矯 正   [きょうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; remedy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 矢

Kanji: 胸
Back: Find more details for 胸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bosom
breast
chest
heart
feelings
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むね
むな-
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Henshall Mnemonic: flesh encircling scarred ""container"" is the chest
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1144 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 胸   [むね]  [K]
(n) breast; chest  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胸 襟   [きょうきん]  [K]
(n) one's heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 像   [きょうぞう]  [K]
(n) bust (statue)  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 中   [きょうちゅう]  [K]
(n) one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions  [D] [Jisho]
- 胸 部   [きょうぶ]  [K]
(n) chest; breast  [D] [Jisho]
- 度 胸   [どきょう]  [K]
(n) courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 脅
Back: Find more details for 脅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
threaten
coerce
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おびや.かす
おど.す
おど.かす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1183 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 脅かす   [おどかす]  [K]
(v5s) to threaten; to coerce  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 脅かす   [おびやかす]  [K]
(v5s) to threaten; to coerce  [D] [Jisho]
- 脅す   [おどす]  [K]
(v5s) to threaten; to menace  [D] [Jisho]
- 脅 迫   [きょうはく]  [K]
(n) threat; menace; coercion; terrorism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 脅し   [おどし]  [K]
(n) threat  [D] [Jisho]
- 脅 威   [きょうい]  [K]
(n) threat; menace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 肋 肉

Kanji: 興
Back: Find more details for 興 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
entertain
revive
retrieve
interest
pleasure
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おこ.る
おこ.す
おき
おこっ
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
臼 (うす) – mortar
Henshall Mnemonic: same hands raised at table--how interesting
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #734 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 興 味   [きょうみ]  [K]
(n) interest (in something)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 興 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) industrial enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 奮   [こうふん]  [K]
(n,vs) excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal  [D] [Jisho]
- 振 興   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) promotion; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 興   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) rising; developing; emergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 興   [ふっこう]  [K]
(n) revival; renaissance; reconstruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 興   [きょう]  [K]
(n) interest; entertainment; pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 興   [こう]  [K]
(n) interest; entertainment; pleasure  [D] [Jisho]
- 興す   [おこす]  [K]
(v5s) to revive; to retrieve (fortunes); to raise up  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 行   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) entertainment industry; show business  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 信 所   [こうしんじょ]  [K]
(n) detective agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 味 深い   [きょうみぶかい]  [K]
(adj) very interesting; of great interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 隆   [こうりゅう]  [K]
(n) rise; prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 興   [そっきょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) improvisation; impromptu; off the cuff; without a score  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八 臼

Kanji: 郷
Back: Find more details for 郷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
home town
village
native place
district
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さと
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
Henshall Mnemonic: odd stringy food served in village
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1077 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 故 郷   [こきょう]  [K]
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 故 郷   [ふるさと]  [K]
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 郷 愁   [きょうしゅう]  [K]
(n) nostalgia; homesickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 郷 土   [きょうど]  [K]
(n) native place; birth-place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
- 郷 里   [きょうり]  [K]
(n) birth-place; home town  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 同 郷   [どうきょう]  [K]
(n) same village; same town; same province  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 鏡
Back: Find more details for 鏡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mirror
speculum
barrel-head
round rice-cake offering
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョウ
ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かがみ
あき
かが
かがん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: shout aloud at bent legs in metal mirror
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1506 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 眼 鏡   [めがね]  [K]
(n) spectacles; glasses  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 鏡   [かがみ]  [K]
(n) mirror  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 顕 微 鏡   [けんびきょう]  [K]
(n) microscope  [D] [Jisho]
- 望 遠 鏡   [ぼうえんきょう]  [K]
(n) telescope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 眼 鏡   [がんきょう]  [K]
(n) spectacles; glasses  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鏡 台   [きょうだい]  [K]
(n) dresser  [D] [Jisho]
- 双 眼 鏡   [そうがんきょう]  [K]
(n) binoculars; field glasses  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 響
Back: Find more details for 響 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
echo
also N5116
sound
resound
ring
vibrate
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひび.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 音 (おと) – sound
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #502 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 影 響   [えいきょう]  [K]
(n,vs) influence; effect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 響き   [ひびき]  [K]
(n) echo; sound; reverberation; noise  [D] [Jisho]
- 響く   [ひびく]  [K]
(v5k) to resound  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 反 響   [はんきょう]  [K]
(n) echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 響   [おんきょう]  [K]
(n) sound; noise; echo; acoustic(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 響   [ひびき]  [K]
(io) (n) echo; sound; reverberation; noise  [D] [Jisho]
- 響めく   [どよめく]  [K]
(v5k) to resound; to make a stir  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 楽   [こうきょうがく]  [K]
(n) symphony (orchestra)  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 曲   [こうきょうきょく]  [K]
(n) symphony  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 音

Kanji: 驚
Back: Find more details for 驚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 22 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wonder
be surprised
frightened
amazed
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おどろ.く
おどろ.かす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1141 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 驚く   [おどろく]  [K]
(v5k) to be surprised; to be astonished  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 驚かす   [おどろかす]  [K]
(v5s) to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 驚き   [おどろき]  [K]
(n) surprise; astonishment; wonder  [D] [Jisho]
- 驚 異   [きょうい]  [K]
(n) wonder; miracle  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 驚かされる   [おどろかされる]  [K]
to be surprised  [D] [Jisho]
- 驚 嘆   [きょうたん]  [K]
(n) wonder; admiration  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 仰
Back: Find more details for 仰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
face-up
look up
depend
seek
respect
rever
drink
take
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギョウ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あお.ぐ
おお.せ
お.っしゃる
おっしゃ.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: #1573 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 仰っしゃる   [おっしゃる]  [K]
(v5aru) (hon) (uk) to say; to speak; to tell; to talk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 信 仰   [しんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) (religious) faith; belief; creed  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 仰ぐ   [あおぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to look up (to); to respect; to depend on; to ask for; to seek; to revere; to drink; to take  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 仰 向け   [あおむけ]  [K]
(n) face up  [D] [Jisho]
- 仰 天   [ぎょうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 凝
Back: Find more details for 凝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
congeal
freeze
stiff
be absorbed in
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
こ.る
こ.らす
こご.らす
こご.らせる
こご.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 冫 (にすい) – water drops
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1712 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 凝る   [こる]  [K]
(v5r) to grow stiff; to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 凝った   [こった]  [K]
elaborate; exquisite; tasty; refined; artistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝り性   [こりしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 固   [ぎょうこ]  [K]
(n) coagulation; freezing; solidification  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 視   [ぎょうし]  [K]
(n,vs) stare; gaze; fixation  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 縮   [ぎょうしゅく]  [K]
(n) condensation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 冫

Kanji: 尭
Back: Find more details for 尭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
high
far
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たか.い
たかし
たか
のり
あき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2136 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: 十 土

Kanji: 暁
Back: Find more details for 暁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
daybreak
dawn
in the event
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギョウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あかつき
さと.る
あき
あきら
あけ
さと
さとる
てる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1924 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 暁   [あかつき]  [K]
(n) dawn; daybreak; in the event of  [D] [Jisho]
- 暁 星   [ぎょうせい]  [K]
(n) morning star; Venus; rarity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 業
Back: Find more details for 業 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
business
vocation
arts
performance
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギョウ
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わざ
なり
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
丶 (てん) – dot
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: study complex wooden instrument as profession
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #43 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 授 業   [じゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) lesson; class work  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 工 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) (manufacturing) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 業   [さんぎょう]  [K]
(n) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 卒 業   [そつぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) graduation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 営 業   [えいぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) business; trade; sales; operations  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 業   [きぎょう]  [K]
(n) enterprise; undertaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 作 業   [さぎょう]  [K]
(n) work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 業   [ざんぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) overtime (work)  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 業   [しつぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) unemployment  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 業   [しょくぎょう]  [K]
(n) occupation; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 業   [のうぎょう]  [K]
(n) agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 休 業   [きゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n) closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown; holiday  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 業   [ぎょぎょう]  [K]
(n) fishing (industry)  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 業   [しょうぎょう]  [K]
(n) commerce; trade; business  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 興 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) industrial enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 業   [ごう]  [K]
(n) Buddhist karma; actions committed in a former life  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 者   [ぎょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) trader; merchant  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 績   [ぎょうせき]  [K]
(n) achievement; performance; results; work; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 務   [ぎょうむ]  [K]
(n) business; affairs; duties; work  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 業   [けんぎょう]  [K]
(n) side line; second business  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) mining industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 業   [じぎょう]  [K]
(n) project; enterprise; business; industry; operations  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 業 家   [じつぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; businessman  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 業   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n) employment; starting work  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 業 員   [じゅうぎょういん]  [K]
(n) employee; worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 業   [ぶんぎょう]  [K]
(n) division of labor; specialization; assembly-line production  [D] [Jisho]
- 林 業   [りんぎょう]  [K]
(n) forestry  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 偉 業   [いぎょう]  [K]
(n) great enterprise; exploits  [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 業 所   [えいぎょうしょ]  [K]
business office; place of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 業   [かぎょう]  [K]
(n) one's father's occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 稼 業   [かぎょう]  [K]
(n) trade; business; commerce; occupation  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 業   [かいぎょう]  [K]
(n) opening of business or practice  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 業 医   [かいぎょうい]  [K]
(n) medical practitioner  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 業   [がくぎょう]  [K]
(n) studies; schoolwork; classwork  [D] [Jisho]
- 勧 業   [かんぎょう]  [K]
(n) (encouragement of) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 企 業 家   [きぎょうか]  [K]
(n) industrialist; entrepreneur  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 界   [ぎょうかい]  [K]
(n) industry; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 業 種   [ぎょうしゅ]  [K]
(n) type of industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 工 業   [けいこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) light industry  [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]
- 産 業 界   [さんぎょうかい]  [K]
the industrial world  [D] [Jisho]
- 仕 業   [しわざ]  [K]
(n) act; action; deed  [D] [Jisho]
- 始 業   [しぎょう]  [K]
(n) start of work; commencement; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 企 業   [しきぎょう]  [K]
(n) private enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 業 所   [じぎょうしょ]  [K]
(n) plant; enterprise place; office  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 営 業   [じえいぎょう]  [K]
(n) independent business  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 業   [じつぎょう]  [K]
(n) industry; business  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 会 事 業   [しゃかいじぎょう]  [K]
social work  [D] [Jisho]
- 授 業 料   [じゅぎょうりょう]  [K]
(n) school fees  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 業   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 業   [しゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 工 業   [じゅうこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) heavy industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 業   [じゅんぎょう]  [K]
(n) provincial tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 報 産 業   [じょうほうさんぎょう]  [K]
information industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 業   [かみわざ]  [K]
(n) divine work; miracle  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 産 業   [すいさんぎょう]  [K]
(n) fisheries industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 業   [せんぎょう]  [K]
(n) special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly  [D] [Jisho]
- 創 業   [そうぎょう]  [K]
(n) establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 操 業   [そうぎょう]  [K]
(n) operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 企 業   [だいきぎょう]  [K]
(n) large company; enterprise  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 小 企 業   [ちゅうしょうきぎょう]  [K]
small to medium enterprises; smaller companies  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 業   [どうぎょう]  [K]
(n) same trade; same business  [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]
- 廃 業   [はいぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) cessation of business; discontinuation of business  [D] [Jisho]
- 副 業   [ふくぎょう]  [K]
(n) side job; sideline; subsidiary business  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 業   [ほんぎょう]  [K]
(n) principal occupation; core business  [D] [Jisho]
- 窯 業   [ようぎょう]  [K]
(n) ceramics; ceramic industry  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 丶 木

Kanji: 局
Back: Find more details for 局 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bureau
board
office
affair
conclusion
court lady
lady-in-waiting
her apartment
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つぼね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Henshall Mnemonic: office corpse uses odd phrase in circumstances
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #286 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 郵 便 局   [ゆうびんきょく]  [K]
(n) post office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 局   [きょく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) channel (i.e. TV or radio); department; affair; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 局   [けっきょく]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after all; eventually  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 薬 局   [やっきょく]  [K]
(n) pharmacy; chemist; drugstore  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 医 局   [いきょく]  [K]
(n) medical office; dispensary  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 局   [いっきょく]  [K]
(n) one game (checkers, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 局   [かいきょく]  [K]
(n) opening of post-office or telephone exchange  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 員   [きょくいん]  [K]
(n) clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 地   [きょくち]  [K]
(n) municipal; limited area; locality  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 長   [きょくちょう]  [K]
(n) bureau director; office chief  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 番   [きょくばん]  [K]
(n) telephone exchange number  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 面   [きょくめん]  [K]
(n) checkerboard; aspect; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 局 留め   [きょくどめ]  [K]
(n) general delivery  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 税 局   [こくぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) revenue  [D] [Jisho]
- 支 局   [しきょく]  [K]
(n) branch office  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 局   [じむきょく]  [K]
(n) secretariat; executive office  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 務 当 局   [じむとうきょく]  [K]
officials in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 局   [じきょく]  [K]
(n) situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 計 局   [しゅけいきょく]  [K]
budget bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 税 局   [しゅぜいきょく]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) Tax Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 局   [しゅうきょく]  [K]
(n) end; close; conclusion; denouement; finale; end of a game of go  [D] [Jisho]
- 書 記 局   [しょききょく]  [K]
(n) secretariat  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 局   [せいきょく]  [K]
(n) political situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 務 局   [そうむきょく]  [K]
General Affairs Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 幣 局   [ぞうへいきょく]  [K]
(n) (coin) mint  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 局   [たいきょく]  [K]
(n) (playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.  [D] [Jisho]
- 当 局   [とうきょく]  [K]
(n) authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 局   [どうきょく]  [K]
(n) the said bureau; the same bureau  [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]
- 難 局   [なんきょく]  [K]
(n) difficult situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 国 管 理 局   [にゅうこくかんりきょく]  [K]
immigration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 破 局   [はきょく]  [K]
(n) catastrophe; cataclysm  [D] [Jisho]
- 部 局   [ぶきょく]  [K]
(n) department; bureau; section; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 法 制 局   [ほうせいきょく]  [K]
(n) Cabinet Legislation Bureau  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 尸

Kanji: 曲
Back: Find more details for 曲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bend
music
melody
composition
pleasure
injustice
fault
curve
crooked
perverse
lean
On-Yomi Reading(s): キョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ま.がる
ま.げる
まがた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
曰 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: field has many bending paths
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #810 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 曲がる   [まがる]  [K]
(v5r) to turn; to bend  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 作 曲   [さっきょく]  [K]
(n,vs) composition; setting (of music)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 曲げる   [まげる]  [K]
(v1) to bend; to crook; to lean  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲 線   [きょくせん]  [K]
(n) curve  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 戯 曲   [ぎきょく]  [K]
(n) play; drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲   [きょく]  [K]
(n,n-suf) tune; piece of music  [D] [Jisho]
- 婉 曲   [えんきょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) euphemistic; circumlocution; roundabout; indirect; insinuating  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 曲   [いっきょく]  [K]
(n) tune (melody, piece of music)  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 曲   [かきょく]  [K]
(n) melody; tune; song  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 謡 曲   [かようきょく]  [K]
(n) popular song  [D] [Jisho]
- 楽 曲   [がっきょく]  [K]
(n) musical composition; tune  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 奏 曲   [きょうそうきょく]  [K]
(n) concerto  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲がり   [まがり]  [K]
(n) curvature; warp; bend  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲がりかど   [まがりかど]  [K]
(n) street corner; road turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲がり角   [まがりかど]  [K]
(n) street corner; road turn  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲 折   [きょくせつ]  [K]
(n) windings; meanderings; complications  [D] [Jisho]
- 曲 目   [きょくもく]  [K]
(n) program; musical selection; tunes  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 曲   [こうきょうきょく]  [K]
(n) symphony  [D] [Jisho]
- 序 曲   [じょきょく]  [K]
(n) overture; prelude  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 曲   [しんきょく]  [K]
(n) new piece; new song  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 曲   [ぜんきょく]  [K]
(n) all compositions; the entire composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 曲   [くみきょく]  [K]
(n) musical suite; musical selection  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 曲   [めいきょく]  [K]
(n) famous music  [D] [Jisho]
- 謡 曲   [ようきょく]  [K]
(n) Noh song  [D] [Jisho]
- 湾 曲   [わんきょく]  [K]
(n) curve  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 曰

Kanji: 極
Back: Find more details for 極 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
poles
settlement
conclusion
end
highest rank
electric poles
very
extremely
most
highly
10**48
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キョク
ゴク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きわ.める
きわ.まる
きわ.まり
きわ.み
き.める
-ぎ.め
き.まる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: person pushed into opening between wooden poles
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #460 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 極   [ごく]  [K]
(adv,n) quite; very  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 極 的   [せっきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) positive; active; proactive  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 消 極 的   [しょうきょくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) passive  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 極   [なんきょく]  [K]
(n) south pole; Antarctic  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 極   [ほっきょく]  [K]
(n) North Pole  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 究 極   [きゅうきょく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) ultimate; final; eventual  [D] [Jisho]
- 極めて   [きわめて]  [K]
(adv) exceedingly; extremely  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 楽   [ごくらく]  [K]
(n) paradise  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 端   [きょくたん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extreme; extremity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 極まる   [きわまる]  [K]
(v5r) to terminate; to reach an extreme; to be in a dilemma; to be at an end  [D] [Jisho]
- 極み   [きわみ]  [K]
(n) height; acme; extremity  [D] [Jisho]
- 極める   [きわめる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; (2) to investigate thoroughly; to master  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 右   [きょくう]  [K]
(n) extreme right  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 寒   [ごっかん]  [K]
(n) intense cold; mid-winter  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 限   [きょくげん]  [K]
(n) utmost limits; limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 上   [ごくじょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) first-rate; finest quality; the best  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 度   [きょくど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) maximum; extreme; utmost; curvature  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 東   [きょくとう]  [K]
(n) Far East  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 秘   [ごくひ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) absolute secrecy  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 力   [きょくりょく]  [K]
(adv) to the utmost; to the best of one's ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 極める   [みきわめる]  [K]
(v1) to see through; to probe; to make sure of  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 極   [しょうきょく]  [K]
(n) negative; conservative  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 極   [せっきょく]  [K]
(n) positive; progressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 極   [たいきょく]  [K]
(n) (1) antipodes; (2) other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 極   [でんきょく]  [K]
(n) electrode  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 極 圏   [ほっきょくけん]  [K]
Arctic Circle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 玉
Back: Find more details for 玉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
jewel
ball
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギョク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たま
たま-
-だま
おう
だん
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
Henshall Mnemonic: string of jewels fit for king
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #737 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 玉   [たま]  [K]
(n,n-suf) ball; sphere; coin  [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]
- シャボン玉   [シャボンだま]  [K]
(n) soap bubble  [D] [Jisho]
- ビー玉   [ビーだま]  [K]
(n) (a) marble  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉ねぎ   [たまねぎ]  [K]
(n) onion  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 砕   [ぎょくさい]  [K]
(n,vs) honourable defeat; honourable death  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 虫 色   [たまむしいろ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) iridescent; equivocal  [D] [Jisho]
- 玉 蜀 黍   [とうもろこし]  [K]
(n) (uk) corn (US); maize (UK)  [D] [Jisho]
- 珠 玉   [しゅぎょく]  [K]
(n) gem; jewel  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 玉   [みずたま]  [K]
(n) polkadot  [D] [Jisho]
- 替え玉   [かえだま]  [K]
(n) substitute; double  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 桐
Back: Find more details for 桐 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): paulownia
On-Yomi Reading(s):
トウ
ドウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きり
ひさ
き
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1668 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 桐   [きり]  [K]
(n) paulownia 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: 勤
Back: Find more details for 勤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
diligence
become employed
serve
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
ゴン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つと.める
-づと.め
つと.まる
いそ.しむ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: work with effort to grow plants from seed-box
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #830 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 勤める   [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 N3 Words
- 勤め   [つとめ]  [K]
(n) (1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 出 勤   [しゅっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) going to work; at work  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 勤   [つうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) commuting to work  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 勤め先   [つとめさき]  [K]
(n) place of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 勉   [きんべん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) industry; diligence  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 務   [きんむ]  [K]
(n,vs) service; duty; work  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 労   [きんろう]  [K]
(n) labor; exertion; diligent service  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 勤   [てんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) transfer; transmission  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 勤   [きん]  [K]
be fit for; be equal to; serve  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 続   [きんぞく]  [K]
(n) continuous service  [D] [Jisho]
- 勤 労 者   [きんろうしゃ]  [K]
(n) worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 常 勤   [じょうきん]  [K]
(n) full-time employment  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 勤   [ひじょうきん]  [K]
(n) part-time work  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 勤   [やきん]  [K]
(n) night shift  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 力

Kanji: 均
Back: Find more details for 均 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
level
average
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なら.す
ひとし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: level ground with one ladle?!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #715 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 平 均   [へいきん]  [K]
(n) equilibrium; balance; average; mean  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 均 衡   [きんこう]  [K]
(n) equilibrium; balance  [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]
- 拡 大 均 衡   [かくだいきんこう]  [K]
an expanded or expanding equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 一   [きんいつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) uniformity; equality  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 質   [きんしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) homogeneous; homogeneity  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 整   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) symmetry; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 斉   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) symmetry; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 均 等   [きんとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality; uniformity; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 均 衡   [ふきんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imbalance; disparity; out of balance; inequality  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 均 点   [へいきんてん]  [K]
(n) average mark; mean 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: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 錦
Back: Find more details for 錦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
brocade
fine dress
honors
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にしき
かね
あや
にし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1440 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 錦   [にしき]  [K]
(n) brocade  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 斤
Back: Find more details for 斤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
axe
1.32 lb
catty
counter for loaves of bread
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おの
Bushu (Radical) Info: 斤 (おの) – axe
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
- 斤 量   [きんりょう]  [K]
(n) weight  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, 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: 欣
Back: Find more details for 欣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
take pleasure in
rejoice
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
ゴン
コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろこ.ぶ
よろこ.び
やすし
よし
し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
斤 (おの) – axe
欠 (あくび) – gap
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2071 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: 斤 欠

Kanji: 欽
Back: Find more details for 欽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
respect
revere
long for
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つつし.む
よし
ひとし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
欠 (あくび) – gap
金 (かね) – metal
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2181 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: 欠 金

Kanji: 琴
Back: Find more details for 琴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
harp
koto
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1591 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 琴   [こと]  [K]
(n) koto (Japanese plucked stringed instrument)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 禁
Back: Find more details for 禁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
prohibition
ban
forbid
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 示 (しめす) – show
Henshall Mnemonic: altar in forbidden forest
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #681 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 禁 煙   [きんえん]  [K]
(exp) No Smoking!  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 止   [きんし]  [K]
(n,vs) prohibition; ban  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 禁じる   [きんじる]  [K]
(v1) to prohibit  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁ずる   [きんずる]  [K]
(vz) to forbid; to suppress  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 物   [きんもつ]  [K]
(n) taboo; forbidden thing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 禁   [かいきん]  [K]
(n) lifting a ban  [D] [Jisho]
- 監 禁   [かんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) confinement  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 句   [きんく]  [K]
(n) taboo word  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 固   [きんこ]  [K]
(n) imprisonment  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 止 法   [きんしほう]  [K]
(n) negative statute; law against something  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 酒   [きんしゅ]  [K]
(n) prohibition; temperance; abstinence  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 制   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) prohibition; ban; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 輸   [きんゆ]  [K]
(n) embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 欲 的   [きんよくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) abstemious  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 禁   [げんきん]  [K]
(n) strict prohibition; ban; interdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 禁   [こうきん]  [K]
(n) intern  [D] [Jisho]
- 独 禁 法   [どっきんほう]  [K]
(n) the Antimonopoly Act  [D] [Jisho]
- 軟 禁   [なんきん]  [K]
(n) lenient confinement or house arrest  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 禁   [はっきん]  [K]
(n) (1) sale prohibited (abbr); (2) suppression (of a book)  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち入り禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち入 禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 入り禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 入 禁 止   [たちいりきんし]  [K]
(exp,n) no entry; Keep Off!; No Trespassing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 示

Kanji: 筋
Back: Find more details for 筋 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
muscle
sinew
tendon
fiber
plot
plan
descent
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 竹 (たけ) – bamboo
Henshall Mnemonic: bamboo has strong fleshy sinews
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #744 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 筋   [すじ]  [K]
(n) muscle; string; line; stripe; plot; plan; sinew  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 肉   [きんにく]  [K]
(n) muscle; sinew  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 粗 筋   [あらすじ]  [K]
(n) outline; summary  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 筋   [ひとすき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a line; earnestly; blindly; straightforwardly  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 筋   [おおすじ]  [K]
(n) outline; summary  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 筋 違い   [すじちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cramp; sprain; illogical; intersection  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 書き   [すじがき]  [K]
(n) synopsis; outline; plot  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 道   [すじみち]  [K]
(n) reason; logic; thread; method; system  [D] [Jisho]
- 筋 力   [きんりょく]  [K]
(n) physical strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 消 息 筋   [しょうそくすじ]  [K]
(n) informed circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 筋   [しんきん]  [K]
(n) heart muscle; myocardium  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 筋   [てっきん]  [K]
(n) rebar; (concrete) iron reinforcing bar  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 筋   [みちすじ]  [K]
(n) path; route; itinerary  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 竹

Kanji: 緊
Back: Find more details for 緊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tense
solid
hard
reliable
tight
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #677 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 線   [せん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) line (also telephone, railway); wire; beam  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 緊 張   [きんちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; mental strain; nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 平 線   [ちへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 曲 線   [きょくせん]  [K]
(n) curve  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 線   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) beam; light ray  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 幹 線   [しんかんせん]  [K]
(n) bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 平 線   [すいへいせん]  [K]
(n) horizon  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 路   [せんろ]  [K]
(n) line; track; roadbed  [D] [Jisho]
- 脱 線   [だっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) derailment; digression  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 線   [ちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 線   [ないせん]  [K]
(n) phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 沿 線   [えんせん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) along railway line  [D] [Jisho]
- 幹 線   [かんせん]  [K]
(n) main line; trunk line  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 急   [きんきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) urgent; pressing; emergency  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 味 線   [しゃみせん]  [K]
(n) three-stringed Japanese guitar; shamisen  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 線   [でんせん]  [K]
(n) electric line  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 線   [むせん]  [K]
(n) wireless; radio  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- エックス線   [エックスせん]  [K]
(n) X-ray  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 線   [いっせん]  [K]
(n) line  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 直 線   [いっちょくせん]  [K]
(n) straight line  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 線   [おうせん]  [K]
(n) horizontal line; abscissa  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 線   [かいせん]  [K]
(n) circuit; line  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 岸 線   [かいがんせん]  [K]
(n) coastline; coastal railway  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 縮   [きんしゅく]  [K]
(n) shrinkage; contraction; economy; retrenchment  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 迫   [きんぱく]  [K]
(n,vs) tension; strain  [D] [Jisho]
- 緊 密   [きんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rigour; closeness; compactness; tightly knit  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 前 線   [さいぜんせん]  [K]
(n) foremost line  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 十 八 度 線   [さんじゅうはちどせん]  [K]
the Thirty-eighth Parallel  [D] [Jisho]
- 紫 外 線   [しがいせん]  [K]
(n) ultra-violet rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 視 線   [しせん]  [K]
(n) one's eyes; glance; look  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 線   [しゃせん]  [K]
(n) car track  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 民 戦 線   [じんみんせんせん]  [K]
(n) popular front  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 外 線   [せきがいせん]  [K]
(n) infra-red rays  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 線   [せんせん]  [K]
(n) (war) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 香   [せんこう]  [K]
(n) incense stick  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 量   [せんりょう]  [K]
(n) dose  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) front line; (weather) front  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 線   [ぜんせん]  [K]
(n) the whole line; all lines; the whole ship  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 線   [だせん]  [K]
(n) baseball lineup  [D] [Jisho]
- 第 一 線   [だいいっせん]  [K]
(n) the front (of a battlefield); forefront  [D] [Jisho]
- 導 火 線   [どうかせん]  [K]
(n) fuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 配 線   [はいせん]  [K]
(n) wiring  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 線   [はくせん]  [K]
(n) white line  [D] [Jisho]
- 伏 線   [ふくせん]  [K]
(n) preparation; foreshadowing; underplot (in a novel); precautionary measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 行 線   [へいこうせん]  [K]
(n) parallel line  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 射 線   [ほうしゃせん]  [K]
(n) radiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 線   [ほんせん]  [K]
(n) main line  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 線   [ゆうせん]  [K]
(n) communicate by wire  [D] [Jisho]
- 路 線   [ろせん]  [K]
(n) route; line; alignment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 芹
Back: Find more details for 芹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): parsley
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せり
せい
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: Grade 9
Frequency: #2158 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 菌
Back: Find more details for 菌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
germ
fungus
bacteria
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): キン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: #1586 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 野 菜   [やさい]  [K]
(n) vegetable  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 菌   [きん]  [K]
(n) germ; bacterium; bacillus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 細 菌   [さいきん]  [K]
(n) bacillus; bacterium; germ  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ばい菌   [ばいきん]  [K]
(n) bacteria; germ(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 球 菌   [きゅうきん]  [K]
(n) coccus  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 菌   [こうきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) antibacterial; antimicrobial  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜   [な]  [K]
(n) greens; vegetables  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 園   [さいえん]  [K]
(n) vegetable garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 種   [なたね]  [K]
(n) rapeseed; coleseed  [D] [Jisho]
- 菜 食   [さいしょく]  [K]
(n) vegetable diet  [D] [Jisho]
- 殺 菌   [さっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) sterilization; disinfection  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 菜   [さんさい]  [K]
(n) edible wild plants  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 腸 菌   [だいちょうきん]  [K]
(n) (1) Escherichia coli (E. coli); (2) colon bacterium  [D] [Jisho]
- 白 菜   [はくさい]  [K]
(n) Chinese cabbage; white rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 菌   [むきん]  [K]
(n) sterilised; pasteurised  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 艾 艸

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

Kanji: 襟
Back: Find more details for 襟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
collar
neck
lapel
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): えり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 衣 (ころも) – clothing
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2030 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 襟   [えり]  [K]
(n) neck; collar; lapel; neckband  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胸 襟   [きょうきん]  [K]
(n) one's heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 襟 巻き   [えりまき]  [K]
(n) muffler; scarf  [D] [Jisho]
- 襟 元   [えりもと]  [K]
(n) front of neck  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 謹
Back: Find more details for 謹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
discreet
reverently
humbly
On-Yomi Reading(s): キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つつし.む
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2068 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 謹む   [つつしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to be careful; to be chaste or discreet; to abstain or refrain  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 謹 賀 新 年   [きんがしんねん]  [K]
(int) Happy New Year!  [D] [Jisho]
- 謹 慎   [きんしん]  [K]
(n) penitence; discipline; house arrest  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 近
Back: Find more details for 近 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
near
early
akin
tantamount
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ちか.い
おう
おお
この
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: distance to move chopped, making it near
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #194 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 近い   [ちかい]  [K]
(adj,suf) near; close by; short  [D] [Jisho]
- 近く   [ちかく]  [K]
(n-adv,n) near; neighbourhood; vicinity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 近 所   [きんじょ]  [K]
(n) neighbourhood  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 近   [さいきん]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 近 頃   [ちかごろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) lately; recently; nowadays  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 代   [きんだい]  [K]
(n) present day  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 近 寄る   [ちかよる]  [K]
(v5r) to approach; to draw near  [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]
- 接 近   [せっきん]  [K]
(n,vs) getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching  [D] [Jisho]
- 付 近   [ふきん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) neighbourhood; vicinity; environs  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 近々   [きんきん]  [K]
(adv) nearness; before long  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 眼   [きんがん]  [K]
(n) nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 郊   [きんこう]  [K]
(n) suburbs; outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 視   [きんし]  [K]
(n) shortsightedness  [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]
- 身 近   [みぢか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) near oneself; close to one; familiar  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遠 近 法   [えんきんほう]  [K]
(n) perspective  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 近   [まぢか]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) proximity; nearness; soon; nearby  [D] [Jisho]
- 近づき   [ちかづき]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 衛   [このえ]  [K]
(n) Imperial Guards  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 海   [きんかい]  [K]
(n) coastal waters; adjacent seas  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 寄せる   [ちかよせる]  [K]
(v1) to bring close to; to associate with  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 畿   [きんき]  [K]
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 距 離   [きんきょり]  [K]
(n) short distance  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 況   [きんきょう]  [K]
(n) recent state (condition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 作   [きんさく]  [K]
(n) recent work  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 親   [きんしん]  [K]
(n) near relative  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 世   [きんせい]  [K]
(n) recent times  [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]
- 近 著   [きんちょ]  [K]
(n) recent work  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 鉄   [きんてつ]  [K]
(abbr) Kinki Nippon Tetsudou (railway co.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 道   [ちかみち]  [K]
(n) short way; shortcut  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 日   [きんじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) soon; in a few days  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 年   [きんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) recent years  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 辺   [きんぺん]  [K]
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 近 隣   [きんりん]  [K]
(n) neighbourhood; vicinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 近 感   [しんきんかん]  [K]
(n) affinity  [D] [Jisho]
- 側 近   [そっきん]  [K]
(n) close associate; close aide; brains-truster  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金
Back: Find more details for 金 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): gold
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キン
コン
ゴン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かね
かな-
-がね
かん
きむ
こ
この
ん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: two gold nuggets under cover of earth
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #53 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
- お金   [おかね]  [K]
(n) money  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 曜 日   [きんようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Friday  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 金 持ち   [かねもち]  [K]
(n) rich man  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 金   [かね]  [K]
(n) money; metal  [D] [Jisho]
- 金   [きん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) gold; (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr)  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 額   [きんがく]  [K]
(n) amount of money  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 庫   [きんこ]  [K]
(n) safe; vault; treasury; provider of funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 銭   [きんせん]  [K]
(n) money; cash  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 属   [きんぞく]  [K]
(n) metal  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融   [きんゆう]  [K]
(n) monetary circulation; credit situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 曜   [きんよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) (abbr) Friday  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 金   [げんきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cash; ready money; mercenary; self-interested  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 金   [しゃっきん]  [K]
(n) debt; loan; liabilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 奨 学 金   [しょうがくきん]  [K]
(n) scholarship  [D] [Jisho]
- 税 金   [ぜいきん]  [K]
(n) tax; duty  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 金   [だいきん]  [K]
(n) price; payment; cost; charge; the money; the bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 貯 金   [ちょきん]  [K]
(n,vs) (bank) savings  [D] [Jisho]
- 料 金   [りょうきん]  [K]
(n) fee; charge; fare  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 金 魚   [きんぎょ]  [K]
(n) goldfish  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 金   [しゅうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) money collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 賞 金   [しょうきん]  [K]
(n) prize; monetary award  [D] [Jisho]
- 針 金   [はりがね]  [K]
(n) wire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 黄 金   [おうごん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 基 金   [ききん]  [K]
(n) fund; foundation  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 槌   [かなづち]  [K]
(n) (iron) hammer  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 金   [しきん]  [K]
(n) funds; capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 金   [そうきん]  [K]
(n) remittance; sending money  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 金   [たいきん]  [K]
(n) great cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 賃 金   [ちんぎん]  [K]
(n) wages  [D] [Jisho]
- 募 金   [ぼきん]  [K]
(n) fund-raising; collection of funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 預 金   [よきん]  [K]
(n,vs) deposit; bank account  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 時 金   [いちじきん]  [K]
(n) lump sum  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き金   [ひきがね]  [K]
(n) trigger; gunlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 金   [ひきがね]  [K]
(n) trigger; gunlock  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金   [こがね]  [K]
(adj-no,n) gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 黄 金 時 代   [おうごんじだい]  [K]
Golden Age  [D] [Jisho]
- 課 徴 金   [かちょうきん]  [K]
(n) charges (i.e. fees)  [D] [Jisho]
- 掛け金   [かけきん]  [K]
(n) installment; premium; bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 換 金   [かんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) realize; turn into money  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 金   [ききん]  [K]
(n) contribution; donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 貴 金 属   [ききんぞく]  [K]
(n) precious metal  [D] [Jisho]
- 義 援 金   [ぎえんきん]  [K]
(n) donation money; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 金もうけ   [かねもうけ]  [K]
(n,vs) money-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 貨   [きんか]  [K]
(n) gold coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 塊   [きんかい]  [K]
(n) nugget; gold bullion; gold bar  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 具   [かなぐ]  [K]
(n) metal fittings or fixtures  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 権   [きんけん]  [K]
(n) power of money; financial influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 子   [きんす]  [K]
(n) money; funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 色   [きんいろ]  [K]
(n) golden colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 色   [こんじき]  [K]
(n) golden colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 星   [きんぼし]  [K]
(n) dazzling victory  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 石   [きんせき]  [K]
(n) (1) minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; (2) epigraph  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 縛り   [かなしばり]  [K]
(n) (col) binding hand and foot; a temporary feeling of paralysis  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 髪   [きんぱつ]  [K]
(n) blond hair  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 品   [きんぴん]  [K]
(n) money and goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 脈   [きんみゃく]  [K]
(n) (questionable) financial connections; vein of gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 網   [かなあみ]  [K]
(n) wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 儲け   [かねもうけ]  [K]
(n,vs) money-making  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 機 関   [きんゆうきかん]  [K]
(n) financial institutions; banking facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 融 市 場   [きんゆうしじょう]  [K]
money market; financial market  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 利   [きんり]  [K]
(n) interest rates  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 屏 風   [きんびょうぶ]  [K]
(n) folding screen covered with gold leaf  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 金   [けんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) donation; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 金   [がんきん]  [K]
(n) capital; principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 料 金   [こうきょうりょうきん]  [K]
public utilities charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 金   [こうきん]  [K]
(n) public funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 年 金   [こうせいねんきん]  [K]
welfare pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 金   [ごうきん]  [K]
(n) alloy  [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 年 金   [こくみんねんきん]  [K]
national pension; government pension system  [D] [Jisho]
- 止め金   [とめがね]  [K]
(iK) (n) clasp; snap fastener  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 金 石   [しきんせき]  [K]
(n) touchstone; test case  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 金 繰り   [しきんぐり]  [K]
(n) fundraising; financing  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 本 金   [しほんきん]  [K]
(n) capital stock  [D] [Jisho]
- 借 入 金   [かりいれきん]  [K]
(n) loan; debt  [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]
- 純 金   [じゅんきん]  [K]
(n) pure gold; solid gold  [D] [Jisho]
- 剰 余 金   [じょうよきん]  [K]
(n) surplus; balance  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 金   [しんきん]  [K]
(n) credit union (guild)  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用 金 庫   [しんようきんこ]  [K]
(n) credit union  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 代 金 要 求   [みのしろきんようきゅう]  [K]
(n) ransom demand  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 金   [なりきん]  [K]
(n) an upstart; the new rich (nouveau riche)  [D] [Jisho]
- 積 立 金   [つみたてきん]  [K]
(n) deposit  [D] [Jisho]
- 貸 金   [かしきん]  [K]
(n) loan  [D] [Jisho]
- 彫 金   [ちょうきん]  [K]
(n) metal carving; engraving  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 預 金   [ていきよきん]  [K]
fixed deposit  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 金   [にゅうきん]  [K]
(n,vs) deposit; payment; money received; money due  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 金   [ねんきん]  [K]
(n) annuity; pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 納 金   [のうきん]  [K]
(n) payment  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 上 金   [うりあげきん]  [K]
(n) proceeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 賠 償 金   [ばいしょうきん]  [K]
indemnities; reparations  [D] [Jisho]
- 罰 金   [ばっきん]  [K]
(n) fine; penalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 鉄 金 属   [ひてつきんぞく]  [K]
(n) nonferrous metals  [D] [Jisho]
- 敷 金   [しききん]  [K]
(n) (security) deposit; caution money  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 通 預 金   [ふつうよきん]  [K]
ordinary bank account  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 険 金   [ほけんきん]  [K]
(n) insurance payout  [D] [Jisho]
- 報 奨 金   [ほうしょうきん]  [K]
cash bonus; reward  [D] [Jisho]
- 預 貯 金   [よちょきん]  [K]
(n) deposits and savings; bank account  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 金   [うらがね]  [K]
(n) bribe  [D] [Jisho]
- 礼 金   [れいきん]  [K]
(n) finder's fee; reward; honorarium; "key money"  [D] [Jisho]
- 錬 金 術   [れんきんじゅつ]  [K]
(n) alchemy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 1
JLPT: 5

Kanji: 吟
Back: Find more details for 吟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
versify
singing
recital
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ギンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1956 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 吟 味   [ぎんみ]  [K]
(n) testing; scrutiny; careful investigation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 銀
Back: Find more details for 銀 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): silver
On-Yomi Reading(s): ギン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しろがね
うん
かな
かね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare at silvery metal
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #395 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 銀 行   [ぎんこう]  [K]
(n) bank  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 銀   [ぎん]  [K]
(n) (1) silver; silver coin; silver paint; (2) silver general (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 銀 河   [ぎんが]  [K]
(n) Milky Way; galaxy  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 貨   [ぎんか]  [K]
(n) silver coin  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 座   [ぎんざ]  [K]
(n) (Edo period) silver mint  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 紙   [ぎんがみ]  [K]
(n) silver paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 色   [ぎんいろ]  [K]
(n) silver color  [D] [Jisho]
- 銀 杯   [ぎんぱい]  [K]
(n) silver cup  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 友 銀 行   [すみともぎんこう]  [K]
Sumitomo Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 銀   [すいぎん]  [K]
(n) mercury  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 銀 行   [せかいぎんこう]  [K]
World Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 銀   [せぎん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) World Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 互 銀 行   [そうごぎんこう]  [K]
mutual savings bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 銀 行   [にっぽんぎんこう]  [K]
(n) Bank of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 輸 銀   [ゆぎん]  [K]
import-export bank  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 九
Back: Find more details for 九 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 2 Strokes
English Meaning(s): nine
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ここの
ここの.つ
いちじく
いちのく
この
ひさし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
乙 (おつ) – fish hook
Henshall Mnemonic: less than perfect ten: worth only nine
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #55 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 九   [きゅう]  [K]
(num) nine  [D] [Jisho]
- 九   [く]  [K]
(num) nine  [D] [Jisho]
- 九つ   [ここのつ]  [K]
(n) nine  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 月   [くがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) September  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 日   [ここのか]  [K]
nine days; the ninth day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 九 州   [きゅうしゅう]  [K]
southern-most of four main islands of Japan  [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]
- 九九   [くく]  [K]
(n) multiplication table  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 十   [きゅうじゅう]  [K]
ninety  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 重   [ここのえ]  [K]
(n) ninefold; imperial palace; the Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 九   [じゅうきゅう]  [K]
19; nineteen  [D] [Jisho]
- 千 九 百 年 代   [せんきゅうひゃくねんだい]  [K]
the 1900s  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 乙

Kanji: 句
Back: Find more details for 句 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
phrase
clause
sentence
passage
paragraph
counter for haiku
On-Yomi Reading(s): ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すく
Bushu (Radical) Info:
勹 (つつみがまえ) – wrapping
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: mouth wraps itself around phrase
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1244 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 句   [く]  [K]
(n,n-suf) phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; expression; line; verse; stanza; 17-syllable poem  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 句   [もんく]  [K]
(n) phrase; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 句 読 点   [くとうてん]  [K]
(n) punctuation marks  [D] [Jisho]
- 俳 句   [はいく]  [K]
(n) haiku poetry (17-syllable poem usually in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 語 句   [ごく]  [K]
(n) words; phrases  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 慣 用 句   [かんようく]  [K]
(n) idiomatic usage; common usage  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙げ句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
- 挙 句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 句   [きんく]  [K]
(n) taboo word  [D] [Jisho]
- 句 集   [くしゅう]  [K]
(n) collection of haiku poems  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 句   [せっく]  [K]
(n) seasonal festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 句   [ぜっく]  [K]
(n,vs) become speechless  [D] [Jisho]
- 美 辞 麗 句   [びじれいく]  [K]
(n) flowery words; rhetorical flourishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 揚げ句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
- 揚 句   [あげく]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the end; finally; at last  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 勹 口

Kanji: 区
Back: Find more details for 区 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ward
district
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ク
オウ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ク
オウ
コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 匚 (はこがまえ) – sideways box
Henshall Mnemonic: enclosed section x is a ward
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #137 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 区 別   [くべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) distinction; differentiation; classification  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 区   [ちく]  [K]
(n) district; section; sector  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 区 域   [くいき]  [K]
(n) limits; boundary; domain; zone; sphere; territory  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 切る   [くぎる]  [K]
(v5r,vt) to punctuate; to cut off; to mark off; to stop; to put an end to  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 分   [くぶん]  [K]
(n) division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification; sorting  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 区   [く]  [K]
(n) ward; district; section  [D] [Jisho]
- 区々   [まちまち]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse; (2) trivial  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 画   [くかく]  [K]
(n) division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 間   [くかん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) section (of track, etc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 切り   [くぎり]  [K]
(n) an end; a stop; punctuation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 学 区   [がっく]  [K]
(n) school district (area)  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区   [かんく]  [K]
(n) jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 区 気 象 台   [かんくきしょうだい]  [K]
district meteorological observatory  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 議   [くぎ]  [K]
(n) ward assemblyman  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 長   [くちょう]  [K]
(n) ward headman  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 内   [くない]  [K]
(n) in the ward or borough  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 民   [くみん]  [K]
(n) ward residents  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 役 所   [くやくしょ]  [K]
(n) ward office; council (regional)  [D] [Jisho]
- 区 立   [くりつ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) established by the ward  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 区   [こうく]  [K]
(n) mining area; mine lot  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 選 挙 区   [しょうせんきょく]  [K]
(n) small electoral district; single-member constituency  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 別 区   [とくべつく]  [K]
(n) special ward  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 匚

Kanji: 玖
Back: Find more details for 玖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beautiful black jewel
nine
On-Yomi Reading(s):
キュウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たま
き
ひさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
王 (オウ, -ノウ, おお, おおきみ, わ) – king; rule; magnate
玉 (ギョク, たま, たま-, -だま, おう, だん) – jewel; ball
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 矩
Back: Find more details for 矩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ruler
carpenter's square
On-Yomi Reading(s): ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かね
かねざし
さしがね
のり
つね
ただし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 矢 (や) – arrow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2380 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: 矢

Kanji: 苦
Back: Find more details for 苦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suffering
trial
worry
hardship
feel bitter
scowl
On-Yomi Reading(s): ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くる.しい
-ぐる.しい
くる.しむ
くる.しめる
にが.い
にが.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
Henshall Mnemonic: old plant leaves bitter taste
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #623 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 苦い   [にがい]  [K]
(adj) bitter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 苦しい   [くるしい]  [K]
(adj) painful; difficult  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦しむ   [くるしむ]  [K]
(v5m) to suffer; to groan; to be worried  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 手   [にがて]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor (at); weak (in); dislike (of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 痛   [くつう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pain; agony  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 労   [くろう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) troubles; hardships  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- ご苦 労さま   [ごくろうさま]  [K]
(adj-na,exp,int,n) I appreciate your efforts  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 情   [くじょう]  [K]
(n) complaint; troubles; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 心   [くしん]  [K]
(n,vs) pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work  [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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 苦しめる   [くるしめる]  [K]
(v1) to torment; to harass; to inflict pain  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 苦しい   [みぐるしい]  [K]
(adj) unsightly; ugly  [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
- 苦しみ   [くるしみ]  [K]
(n) pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 境   [くきょう]  [K]
(n) trouble; crisis; predicament  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 言   [くげん]  [K]
(n) candid (frank) advice; exhortation  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 渋   [くじゅう]  [K]
(n) bitterness; mortification; difficulty in understanding; distress; affliction  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 笑   [くしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) bitter smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 笑い   [にがわらい]  [K]
(n,vs) bitter smile  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 戦   [くせん]  [K]
(n) hard fight; close game  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 難   [くなん]  [K]
(n) trial  [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]
- 苦 悩   [くのう]  [K]
(n,vs) suffering; distress; affliction; anguish; agony; trouble  [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]
- 苦 慮   [くりょ]  [K]
(n,vs) rack one's brains  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 苦しい   [かたくるしい]  [K]
(adj) formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 苦しい   [おもくるしい]  [K]
(adj) heavy; gloomy; awkward; cumbrous; oppressive; leaden  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 苦しい   [ねぐるしい]  [K]
(adj) unable to sleep well  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 苦   [しんく]  [K]
(n) hardship; toil; trouble  [D] [Jisho]
- 病 苦   [びょうく]  [K]
(n) pain of sickness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 駆
Back: Find more details for 駆 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drive
run
gallop
advance
inspire
impel
On-Yomi Reading(s): ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
か.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1033 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 駆ける   [かける]  [K]
(v1) to run (race, esp. horse); to gallop; to canter  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け足   [かけあし]  [K]
(n) running fast; double time  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 駆けつける   [かけつける]  [K]
(v1) to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け引き   [かけひき]  [K]
(n) bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け回る   [かけまわる]  [K]
(v5r) to run around; to bustle about  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆け込み   [かけこみ]  [K]
(n) last-minute rush; stampede  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆る   [かる]  [K]
(v5r) to drive (car); to spur on; to impel  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆 使   [くし]  [K]
(n) order around; use freely  [D] [Jisho]
- 駆 除   [くじょ]  [K]
(n) extermination; expulsion; destruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 駆 動   [くどう]  [K]
(n) driving force  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆   [せんく]  [K]
(n) (1) forerunner; pioneer; outrider; precursor; (2) herald; (3) pilot car  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆け   [さきがけ]  [K]
(n) charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 駆ける   [さきがける]  [K]
(v1) to be the first  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 駒
Back: Find more details for 駒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pony
horse
colt
On-Yomi Reading(s): ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1452 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 駒   [こま]  [K]
(n) shogi pieces  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 馬

Kanji: 具
Back: Find more details for 具 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tool
utensil
means
possess
ingredients
counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
On-Yomi Reading(s): グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そな.える
つぶさ.に
とも
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: keep an eye on table: it's valuable equipment
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #629 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 玩 具   [おもちゃ]  [K]
(n) (uk) toy  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 合   [ぐあい]  [K]
(n) condition; state; manner; health  [D] [Jisho]
- 道 具   [どうぐ]  [K]
(n) implement; tool; means  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 家 具   [かぐ]  [K]
(n) furniture  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体   [ぐたい]  [K]
(n) concrete; tangible; material  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 絵の具   [えのぐ]  [K]
(n) colors; paints  [D] [Jisho]
- 器 具   [きぐ]  [K]
(n) utensil  [D] [Jisho]
- 具える   [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]
- 文 房 具   [ぶんぼうぐ]  [K]
(n) stationery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雨 具   [あまぐ]  [K]
(n) rain gear  [D] [Jisho]
- 具わる   [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]
- 敬 具   [けいぐ]  [K]
(int,n) Sincerely yours  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 具   [やぐ]  [K]
(n) bedding  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 金 具   [かなぐ]  [K]
(n) metal fittings or fixtures  [D] [Jisho]
- 具   [ぐ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) tool; means; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 象   [ぐしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) embodying; expressing concretely  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 化   [ぐたいか]  [K]
(n) embodiment  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 体 的   [ぐたいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) concrete; tangible; definite  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 道 具   [こどうぐ]  [K]
(n) props; (stage) properties; gadgets  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 具   [しんぐ]  [K]
(n) bedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記 用 具   [ひっきようぐ]  [K]
(n) copying equipment  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 具   [ぶんぐ]  [K]
(n) stationery  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 具   [ようぐ]  [K]
(n) tools; implements  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 八 目

Kanji: 愚
Back: Find more details for 愚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
foolish
folly
absurdity
stupid
On-Yomi Reading(s): グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おろ.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 8
Frequency: #1551 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 愚か   [おろか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) foolish; stupid  [D] [Jisho]
- 愚 痴   [ぐち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) idle complaint; grumble  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愚   [ぐ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) foolish; silly; stupid  [D] [Jisho]
- 愚 連 隊   [ぐれんたい]  [K]
(n) gang of young toughs  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 虞
Back: Find more details for 虞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
uneasiness
fear
anxiety
concern
On-Yomi Reading(s): グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): おそれ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虍 (とらかんむり) – tiger crown
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 N3 Words
- 虎   [とら]  [K]
(n) tiger  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 虞   [おそれ]  [K]
(n) fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虍

Kanji: 空
Back: Find more details for 空 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
empty
sky
void
vacant
vacuum
On-Yomi Reading(s): クウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
そら
あ.く
あ.き
あ.ける
から
す.く
す.かす
むな.しい
うつ
き
く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Henshall Mnemonic: work to open hole in roof to see empty sky
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #304 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 空   [そら]  [K]
(n) sky; the heavens  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 空く   [あく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) (1) to open; to become open; to become empty; (2) to be less crowded  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 気   [くうき]  [K]
(n) air; atmosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 港   [くうこう]  [K]
(n) airport  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 空   [から]  [K]
(n) emptiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き   [あき]  [K]
(n) room; time to spare; emptiness; vacant  [D] [Jisho]
- 空く   [すく]  [K]
(v5k,vi) (1) to open; to become open; to become empty; (2) to be less crowded  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空   [こうくう]  [K]
(n) aviation; flying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 架 空   [かくう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) aerial; overhead; fiction; fanciful  [D] [Jisho]
- 空っぽ   [からっぽ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) empty; vacant; hollow  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 想   [くうそう]  [K]
(n) daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 中   [くうちゅう]  [K]
(n) sky; air  [D] [Jisho]
- 真 空   [しんくう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vacuum; hollow; empty  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 空しい   [むなしい]  [K]
(adj) vacant; futile; vain; void; empty; ineffective; lifeless  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 間   [くうかん]  [K]
(n) space; room; airspace  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 腹   [くうふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hunger  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 空   [じょうくう]  [K]
(n) sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 空   [おおぞら]  [K]
(n) heaven; firmament; the sky  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 宇 宙 空 間   [うちゅうくうかん]  [K]
the void of space  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 空   [こくう]  [K]
(n) empty space; empty sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き家   [あきや]  [K]
(n) vacant or unoccupied house  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き缶   [あきかん]  [K]
(n) empty can  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き巣   [あきす]  [K]
(n) (1) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar; (2) empty nest  [D] [Jisho]
- 空き地   [あきち]  [K]
(n) vacant land  [D] [Jisho]
- 空ける   [あける]  [K]
(v1,vt) to empty  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 域   [くういき]  [K]
(n) airspace  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 虚   [くうきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) emptiness; vacancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 軍   [くうぐん]  [K]
(n) Air Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 車   [くうしゃ]  [K]
(n) empty conveyance; free taxi  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 手   [からて]  [K]
(n) karate  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 襲   [くうしゅう]  [K]
(n) air-raid  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 振り   [からぶり]  [K]
(n,vs) striking (at something) and missing; in vain  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 席   [くうせき]  [K]
(n) vacancy; vacant seat; room  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 前   [くうぜん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) unprecedented; record-breaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 疎   [くうそ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vain; groundless; futile  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 地   [あきち]  [K]
(n) vacant land  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 調   [くうちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) air conditioning  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 転   [くうてん]  [K]
(n) racing (an engine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 洞   [くうどう]  [K]
(n) cave; hollow; cavity  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 白   [くうはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) blank space; vacuum; space; null (NUL)  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 爆   [くうばく]  [K]
(n) aerial bombing  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 母   [くうぼ]  [K]
(n) aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 砲   [くうほう]  [K]
(n) blank shot or cartridge; blank ammunition  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 輸   [くうゆ]  [K]
(n) air transport  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 欄   [くうらん]  [K]
(n) blank space  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 路   [くうろ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) air lane  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 機   [こうくうき]  [K]
(n) aircraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 券   [こうくうけん]  [K]
(n) air ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 自 衛 隊   [こうくうじえいたい]  [K]
Air Self-Defense Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 便   [こうくうびん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) air mail  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 母 艦   [こうくうぼかん]  [K]
aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 星 空   [ほしぞら]  [K]
(n) starry sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 青 空   [あおぞら]  [K]
(n) blue sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 日 空   [ぜんにっくう]  [K]
(n) All Nippon Airways (ANA)  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 航 空   [にっぽんこうくう]  [K]
JAL; Japan Air Lines  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 空   [ぼうくう]  [K]
(n) air defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 夜 空   [よぞら]  [K]
(n) night sky  [D] [Jisho]
- 領 空   [りょうくう]  [K]
(n) territorial airspace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 穴

Kanji: 偶
Back: Find more details for 偶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
accidentally
even number
couple
man & wife
same kind
On-Yomi Reading(s): グウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たま
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: #1602 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 偶に   [たまに]  [K]
(adv,suf) occasionally; once in a while  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 偶々   [たまたま]  [K]
(adv) casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 偶 然   [ぐうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n-adv,n) (by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 偶 数   [ぐうすう]  [K]
(n) even number  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 配 偶 者   [はいぐうしゃ]  [K]
(n) spouse; wife; husband  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 偶 像   [ぐうぞう]  [K]
(n) image; idol; statue  [D] [Jisho]
- 偶 発   [ぐうはつ]  [K]
(n) sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 遇
Back: Find more details for 遇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
interview
treat
entertain
receive
deal with
On-Yomi Reading(s): グウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あ.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)
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1343 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 境 遇   [きょうぐう]  [K]
(n) environment; circumstances  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 遇   [たいぐう]  [K]
(n) treatment; reception  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 最 優 遇   [さいゆうぐう]  [K]
most favourable treatment; very warm reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 遇   [しょぐう]  [K]
(n,vs) treatment; dealing with  [D] [Jisho]
- 遭 遇   [そうぐう]  [K]
(n,vs) encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 優 遇   [ゆうぐう]  [K]
(n,vs) favorable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome  [D] [Jisho]
- 冷 遇   [れいぐう]  [K]
(n) cold reception; inhospitality  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 隅
Back: Find more details for 隅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
corner
nook
On-Yomi Reading(s): グウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): すみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1601 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 隅   [すみ]  [K]
(n,n-suf) corner; nook  [D] [Jisho]
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
- 一 隅   [いちぐう]  [K]
(n) corner; nook  [D] [Jisho]
- 隅々   [すみずみ]  [K]
(n) every nook and corner  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 隅   [よすみ]  [K]
(n) four corners  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 片 隅   [かたすみ]  [K]
(n) corner; nook  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 阜

Kanji: 屈
Back: Find more details for 屈 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
yield
bend
flinch
submit
On-Yomi Reading(s): クツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かが.む
かが.める
くっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 尸 (しかばね) – flag
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1434 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 退 屈   [たいくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) tedium; boredom  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 窮 屈   [きゅうくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) narrow; tight; stiff; rigid; uneasy; formal; constrained  [D] [Jisho]
- 屈 折   [くっせつ]  [K]
(n) bending; indentation; refraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 屈   [りくつ]  [K]
(n) theory; reason  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 屈 指   [くっし]  [K]
(adj-no,n) leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best  [D] [Jisho]
- 屈 辱   [くつじょく]  [K]
(n) disgrace; humiliation  [D] [Jisho]
- 屈 託   [くったく]  [K]
(n) worry; care  [D] [Jisho]
- 卑 屈   [ひくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) menial; meanness; servility; abject  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 屈   [ふくつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) persistence; fortitude; indomitability  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 掘
Back: Find more details for 掘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dig
delve
excavate
On-Yomi Reading(s): クツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ほ.る
ぼり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1257 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 掘る   [ほる]  [K]
(v5r) to dig; to excavate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 採 掘   [さいくつ]  [K]
(n) mining  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 掘   [はっくつ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) excavation; exhumation; (2) discovery (e.g. new talent)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 掘 削   [くっさく]  [K]
(n,vs) digging out; excavation  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 掘り葉 掘り   [ねほりはほり]  [K]
(adv,exp) thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 手

Kanji: 靴
Back: Find more details for 靴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): shoes
On-Yomi Reading(s): カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 革 (かくのかわ) – leather pelt
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1561 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 靴   [くつ]  [K]
(n) shoes; footwear  [D] [Jisho]
- 靴 下   [くつした]  [K]
(n) socks  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 革 靴   [かわぐつ]  [K]
(n) leather boots  [D] [Jisho]
- 靴 屋   [くつや]  [K]
(n) shoemaker; shoe store  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 革

Kanji: 熊
Back: Find more details for 熊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): bear
On-Yomi Reading(s): ユウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くま
Bushu (Radical) Info: 火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1105 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 熊   [くま]  [K]
(n) bear (animal)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 火

Kanji: 栗
Back: Find more details for 栗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): chestnut
On-Yomi Reading(s):
リツ
リ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くり
おののく
くる
りっ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
木 (き) – tree
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 9
Frequency: #1550 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 栗   [くり]  [K]
(n) chestnut  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 襾 西

Kanji: 繰
Back: Find more details for 繰 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
winding
reel
spin
turn (pages)
look up
refer to
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.る
くり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #872 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- やり繰り   [やりくり]  [K]
(n,vs) (uk) making do; getting by (somehow); managing  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り延べ   [くりのべ]  [K]
(n) postponement  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り出し梯 子   [くりだしばしご]  [K]
extension ladder  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り出す   [くりだす]  [K]
(v5s) to draw (a thread); to sally forth; to send out  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り上げ   [くりあげ]  [K]
(n) upward move; advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り上げる   [くりあげる]  [K]
(v1) to move up; to advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り入れ   [くりいれ]  [K]
(n) transfer  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰り返し   [くりかえし]  [K]
(n) repetition; reiteration  [D] [Jisho]
- 繰る   [くる]  [K]
(v5r) to reel; to wind  [D] [Jisho]
- 資 金 繰り   [しきんぐり]  [K]
(n) fundraising; financing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 桑
Back: Find more details for 桑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mulberry
On-Yomi Reading(s): ソウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くわ
こ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
又 (また) – furthermore
木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1650 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 桑   [くわ]  [K]
(n) mulberry (tree)  [D] [Jisho]
- 桑 原   [くわばら]  [K]
(n) mulberry field  [D] [Jisho]
- 桑 田   [そうでん]  [K]
(n) mulberry plantation  [D] [Jisho]
- 桑 畑   [くわばたけ]  [K]
(n) mulberry field; mulberry plantation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 又 木

Kanji: 勲
Back: Find more details for 勲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
meritorious deed
merit
On-Yomi Reading(s): クン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いさお
いさむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
火 (ひ) – fire
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1513 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 勲 章   [くんしょう]  [K]
(n) decoration; order; medal  [D] [Jisho]
- 殊 勲   [しゅくん]  [K]
(n) meritorious deeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 叙 勲   [じょくん]  [K]
(n) conferring of decorations  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 化 勲 章   [ぶんかくんしょう]  [K]
Order of Cultural Merit (award)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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 火

Kanji: 君
Back: Find more details for 君 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
old boy
name-suffix
On-Yomi Reading(s): クン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きみ
-ぎみ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: lord holds stick next to mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #947 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 君   [きみ]  [K]
(n) (fam) you (masc. term for female)  [D] [Jisho]
- 君   [くん]  [K]
(n,suf) Mr (junior); master; boy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 君 主   [くんしゅ]  [K]
(n) ruler; monarch  [D] [Jisho]
- 諸 君   [しょくん]  [K]
(n) Gentlemen!; Ladies!  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 君が代   [きみがよ]  [K]
Imperial reign; title of Japanese national anthem  [D] [Jisho]
- 君 子   [くんし]  [K]
(n) man of virtue; person of high rank; wise man  [D] [Jisho]
- 君 臨   [くんりん]  [K]
(n,vs) reign; control; (to) dictate  [D] [Jisho]
- 姫 君   [ひめぎみ]  [K]
(n) princess  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口

Kanji: 薫
Back: Find more details for 薫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fragrant
be scented
smoke (cigs)
On-Yomi Reading(s): クン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かお.る
かおり
かおる
かほ
かほる
くに
しげ
にほ
のぶ
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: #1849 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: 艾 艸

Kanji: 訓
Back: Find more details for 訓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
instruction
Japanese character reading
explanation
read
On-Yomi Reading(s):
クン
キン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おし.える
よ.む
くん.ずる
く
くに
くの
さとし
のり
ふみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: words flow like river in lesson
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1134 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 訓   [くん]  [K]
(n) native Japanese reading (rendering) of a Chinese character  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 練   [くんれん]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; training  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 教 訓   [きょうくん]  [K]
(n) lesson; precept; moral instruction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 音 訓   [おんくん]  [K]
(n) kanji readings  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 戒   [くんかい]  [K]
(n) warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 示   [くんじ]  [K]
(n) instruction; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 読み   [くんよみ]  [K]
(n) kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)  [D] [Jisho]
- 訓 令   [くんれい]  [K]
(n) directive; instructions  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 訓   [とっくん]  [K]
(n) special training; intensive training; crash course  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 群
Back: Find more details for 群 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flock
group
crowd
herd
swarm
cluster
On-Yomi Reading(s): グン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
む.れる
む.れ
むら
むら.がる
ぐり
ぐ
こお
こおり
ごうり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: lord of sheep flock
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1012 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 群れ   [むれ]  [K]
(n) group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school; swarm; cluster (of stars); clump  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 群   [ぐん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (math) group  [D] [Jisho]
- 群がる   [むらがる]  [K]
(v5r) to swarm; to gather  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 衆   [ぐんしゅう]  [K]
(n) (social) group; crowd; throng; mob; multitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 集   [ぐんしゅう]  [K]
(n) (social) group; crowd; throng; mob; multitude  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 魚 群   [ぎょぐん]  [K]
(n) school of fish  [D] [Jisho]
- 群れる   [むれる]  [K]
(v1) to crowd; to flock; to swarm  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 像   [ぐんぞう]  [K]
(n) sculptured group  [D] [Jisho]
- 群 島   [ぐんとう]  [K]
(n) island group; archipelago  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 候 群   [しょうこうぐん]  [K]
(n) syndrome  [D] [Jisho]
- 抜 群   [ばつぐん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pre-eminence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 羊

Kanji: 軍
Back: Find more details for 軍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
army
force
troops
war
battle
On-Yomi Reading(s): グン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): グンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
冖 (わかんむり) – wa-shaped crown
車 (くるま) – car
Henshall Mnemonic: covered wagons encircle army camp
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #189 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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   [ぐん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) army; force; troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 隊   [ぐんたい]  [K]
(n) army; troops  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 軍 艦   [ぐんかん]  [K]
(n) warship; battleship  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 事   [ぐんじ]  [K]
(n) military affairs  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 備   [ぐんび]  [K]
(n) armaments; military preparations  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 服   [ぐんぷく]  [K]
(n) military or naval uniform  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 軍   [いちぐん]  [K]
(n) an army; the whole army; first string players (sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 援 軍   [えんぐん]  [K]
(n) reinforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 海 軍   [かいぐん]  [K]
(n) navy  [D] [Jisho]
- 救 世 軍   [きゅうせいぐん]  [K]
(n) Salvation Army  [D] [Jisho]
- 空 軍   [くうぐん]  [K]
(n) Air Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 医   [ぐんい]  [K]
(n) military physician or surgeon  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 拡   [ぐんかく]  [K]
(n) military expansion (abbr); expansion of armaments  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 機   [ぐんき]  [K]
(n) military secret  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 港   [ぐんこう]  [K]
(n) naval port; naval station  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 国 主 義   [ぐんこくしゅぎ]  [K]
militarism  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 需   [ぐんじゅ]  [K]
(n) munitions; military stores  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 縮   [ぐんしゅく]  [K]
(n) disarmament; limitation of arms  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 人   [ぐんじん]  [K]
(n) military personnel; soldier  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 政   [ぐんせい]  [K]
(n) military government  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 属   [ぐんぞく]  [K]
(n) civilian in military employ  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 団   [ぐんだん]  [K]
(n) army corps  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 配   [ぐんばい]  [K]
(n) stratagem; tactics; (ancient) military leader's fan; wrestling umpire's fan  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 部   [ぐんぶ]  [K]
(n) military authorities; army circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 兵   [ぐんびょう]  [K]
(n) armed forces; battle troops  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 用   [ぐんよう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) for military use  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 軍   [こくぐん]  [K]
(n) national armed forces  [D] [Jisho]
- 従 軍   [じゅうぐん]  [K]
(n) campaign  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 軍   [しょうぐん]  [K]
(n) general; shogun  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 軍   [せきぐん]  [K]
(n) Red Army  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 軍   [にぐん]  [K]
(n) second string players (sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 陸 軍   [りくぐん]  [K]
(n) army  [D] [Jisho]
- 両 軍   [りょうぐん]  [K]
(n) both armies; both teams  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 冖 車

Kanji: 郡
Back: Find more details for 郡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
county
district
On-Yomi Reading(s): グン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こうり
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: village belongs to lord of county district
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #965 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 郡   [ぐん]  [K]
(n) country; district  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 郡 部   [ぐんぶ]  [K]
(n) rural districts; counties  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 邦 邑

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

Kanji: 係
Back: Find more details for 係 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
person in charge
connection
duty
concern oneself
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かか.る
かかり
-がかり
かか.わる
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 involved with joining threads
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #232 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 関 係   [かんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) relation; connection  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 係   [かかり]  [K]
(n) official; duty; person in charge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 係わる   [かかわる]  [K]
(v5r) to concern oneself in; to have to do with; to affect; to influence; to stick to (opinions)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 関 係 者   [かんけいしゃ]  [K]
(n) authorized people; person(s) concerned  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 員   [かかりいん]  [K]
(n) official (e.g. customs); clerk in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 官   [かかりかん]  [K]
(n) official in charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 争   [けいそう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) contention; dispute  [D] [Jisho]
- 係 長   [かかりちょう]  [K]
(n) chief clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 間 関 係   [にんげんかんけい]  [K]
human relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 関関 係   [そうかんかんけい]  [K]
correlation  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 関 係   [むかんけい]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) unrelated  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 害 関 係   [りがいかんけい]  [K]
interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 係   [れんけい]  [K]
(n) connection; linking  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 係プレー   [れんけいプレー]  [K]
(n) good teamwork play (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: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 傾
Back: Find more details for 傾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lean
incline
tilt
trend
wane
sink
ruin
bias
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かたむ.く
かたむ.ける
かたぶ.く
かた.げる
かし.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #938 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 傾 向   [けいこう]  [K]
(n) tendency; trend; inclination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 傾く   [かたむく]  [K]
(v5k) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 傾ける   [かたむける]  [K]
(v1,vt) to incline; to list; to bend; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to concentrate on; to ruin (a country); to squander; to empty  [D] [Jisho]
- 傾 斜   [けいしゃ]  [K]
(n,vs) inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傾げる   [かしげる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to lean; to incline; to tilt; to slant  [D] [Jisho]
- 傾 注   [けいちゅう]  [K]
(n) devotion; concentration  [D] [Jisho]
- 傾 聴   [けいちょう]  [K]
(n) listening closely  [D] [Jisho]
- 傾 倒   [けいとう]  [K]
(n,vs) admiration; adoration; concentration on; idolizing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 刑
Back: Find more details for 刑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
punish
penalty
sentence
punishment
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おさか
ぎょう
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: #864 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 刑 事   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) criminal case; (police) detective  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 刑   [けい]  [K]
(n,n-suf,vs) penalty; sentence; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 罰   [けいばつ]  [K]
(n) judgement; penalty; punishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 刑   [しけい]  [K]
(n) death penalty; capital punishment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 求 刑   [きゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) prosecution  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事事 件   [けいじじけん]  [K]
criminal case  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事 責 任   [けいじせきにん]  [K]
criminal liability  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 法   [けいほう]  [K]
(n) criminal law; penal code  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 務 所   [けいむしょ]  [K]
(n) prison; penitentiary  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞 首 刑   [こうしゅけい]  [K]
(n) death by hanging  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 刑 囚   [しけいしゅう]  [K]
(n) criminals condemned to death  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 刑   [じっけい]  [K]
(n) a jail sentence; imprisonment without a stay of execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 刑   [じゅけい]  [K]
(n,vs) punishment; be punished  [D] [Jisho]
- 処 刑   [しょけい]  [K]
(n,vs) execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 量 刑   [りょうけい]  [K]
(n) judge's sentence; assessment of a case  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 兄
Back: Find more details for 兄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
elder brother
big brother
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あに
え
せ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother is all mouth and legs
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #1219 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- お兄さん   [おにいさん]  [K]
(n) (hon) older brother; (vocative) "Mister?"  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄   [あに]  [K]
(n) (hum) older brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄 弟   [きょうだい]  [K]
(n) (hum) siblings  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 従 兄 弟   [いとこ]  [K]
(n) (uk) male cousin  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 義 兄   [ぎけい]  [K]
(n) brother-in-law  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄さん   [にいさん]  [K]
(n) older brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄ちゃん   [あんちゃん]  [K]
(n) older brother; sonny (with a nuance of suspicion); lad  [D] [Jisho]
- 兄 貴   [あにき]  [K]
(n) one's senior; elder brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 兄   [じっけい]  [K]
(n) one's own elder brother  [D] [Jisho]
- 父 兄   [ふけい]  [K]
(n) guardians; parents and older brothers  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 儿 口

Kanji: 啓
Back: Find more details for 啓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
disclose
open
say
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひら.く
さと.す
あき
あきら
さとし
はじめ
ひろ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1403 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 拝 啓   [はいけい]  [K]
(int,n) Dear (so and so)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 啓 示   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) apocalypse; revelation  [D] [Jisho]
- 啓 発   [けいはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) enlightenment; development; edification  [D] [Jisho]
- 啓 蒙   [けいもう]  [K]
(n) enlightenment; instruction  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 圭
Back: Find more details for 圭 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
square jewel
corner
angle
edge
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か
きよ
たま
よし
かど
きよし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1837 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: 土

Kanji: 型
Back: Find more details for 型 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mould
type
model
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
-がた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: model punishment for earthy types
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #482 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 型   [かた]  [K]
(n) mold; model; style; shape; data type  [D] [Jisho]
- 典 型   [てんけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) type; pattern; archetypal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原 型   [げんけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) prototype; model; pattern; archetypal  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 型   [もけい]  [K]
(n) model; dummy; maquette  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 型 式   [けいしき]  [K]
(n) model  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 液 型   [けつえきがた]  [K]
(n) blood type  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 型   [こがた]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) small size; tiny  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 型   [しんがた]  [K]
(n) new style  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 型   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) figure (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 型   [おおがた]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) large; large scale; big; jumbo  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 型   [ちゅうがた]  [K]
(n) medium sized  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋳 型   [いがた]  [K]
(n) mold; template  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 型   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) fixed form; regular shape; stereotyped  [D] [Jisho]
- 典 型 的   [てんけいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) typical; representative; model; ideal  [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]
- 類 型   [るいけい]  [K]
(n) similar shape; similar type; 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: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 契
Back: Find more details for 契 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pledge
promise
vow
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ちぎ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 大 (だい) – big
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #898 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 契 約   [けいやく]  [K]
(n) contract; compact; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 契 機   [けいき]  [K]
(n) opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 形
Back: Find more details for 形 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
shape
form
style
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
ギョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
-がた
かたち
なり
ち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彡 (さんづくり) – tuft
Henshall Mnemonic: put hairs into pattern of well-frame
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #418 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 形   [かたち]  [K]
(n) form; shape; figure; type  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 形   [にんぎょう]  [K]
(n) doll; puppet; figure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 形 式   [けいしき]  [K]
(n) form; formality; format; math expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 容 詞   [けいようし]  [K]
(n) "true" adjective  [D] [Jisho]
- 図 形   [ずけい]  [K]
(n) figure  [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]
JLPT N1 Words
- 形 勢   [けいせい]  [K]
(n) condition; situation; prospects  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 成   [けいせい]  [K]
(n,vs) formation  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 態   [けいたい]  [K]
(n) form; shape; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 形   [げんけい]  [K]
(n) original form; base form  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 形   [ちけい]  [K]
(n) terrain; geographical features; topography  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 形   [えんけい]  [K]
(n) (1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 形   [はながた]  [K]
(n) floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 形づくる   [かたちづくる]  [K]
(v5r) to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to build up  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 見   [かたみ]  [K]
(n) memento; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 式 的   [けいしきてき]  [K]
(adj-na) formal  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 状   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n) shape; form  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 跡   [けいせき]  [K]
(n) traces; evidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 容   [けいよう]  [K]
(n,vs) form; figure; qualification; description; modifying; figure of speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 形   [こけい]  [K]
(n) solid (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 角 形   [さんかくけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) triangle  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 形   [やまがた]  [K]
(n) mountain-shaped  [D] [Jisho]
- 字 形   [じけい]  [K]
(n) character style or form  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 形   [じゆうがた]  [K]
(n) freestyle (swimming event)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 形   [てがた]  [K]
(n) draft; promissory note  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 形   [おやま]  [K]
(gikun) (n) male actor in female Kabuki roles  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 形 外 科   [せいけいげか]  [K]
(n) orthopaedic surgery; plastic surgery  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 形   [おうぎがた]  [K]
(n) fan shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 扇 形   [せんけい]  [K]
(n) fan shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 形   [ぞうけい]  [K]
(n) molding; modelling (cf. plastic arts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 楕 円 形   [だえんけい]  [K]
(n) elliptical shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 形   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) form; figure  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 形   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) fixed form; regular shape; stereotyped  [D] [Jisho]
- 髪 形   [かみがた]  [K]
(n) hair style; coiffure; hairdo  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 形   [へんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster  [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]
- 卵 形   [たまごがた]  [K]
(n) oval; egg-shaped  [D] [Jisho]
- 卵 形   [らんけい]  [K]
(n) oval; egg-shaped  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彡

Kanji: 径
Back: Find more details for 径 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
diameter
path
method
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みち
こみち
さしわたし
ただちに
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: direct path entails moving with hands on ground
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #1435 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 直 径   [ちょっけい]  [K]
(n) diameter  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 径   [はんけい]  [K]
(n) radius  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 口 径   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) aperture; bore; calibre  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 彳

Kanji: 恵
Back: Find more details for 恵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
favor
blessing
grace
kindness
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
めぐ.む
めぐ.み
あや
け
さと
さとし
しげ
へい
み
やす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #925 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 知 恵   [ちえ]  [K]
(n) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; advice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 恩 恵   [おんけい]  [K]
(n) grace; favor; blessing; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 恵まれる   [めぐまれる]  [K]
(v1) to be blessed with; to be rich in  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 恵み   [めぐみ]  [K]
(n) blessing  [D] [Jisho]
- 恵む   [めぐむ]  [K]
(v5m) to bless; to show mercy to  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恵 比 寿   [えびす]  [K]
(n) The God of Wealth  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 恵 国   [さいけいこく]  [K]
(n) most favored 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 心 攸

Kanji: 慶
Back: Find more details for 慶 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
jubilation
congratulate
rejoice
be happy
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よろこ.び
き
きよん
け
みち
む
やす
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
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: #1300 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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 事   [けいじ]  [K]
(n) auspicious event  [D] [Jisho]
- 慶 祝   [けいしゅく]  [K]
(n) congratulation; celebration  [D] [Jisho]
- 慶 大   [けいだい]  [K]
(abbr) Keio University  [D] [Jisho]
- 慶 弔   [けいちょう]  [K]
(n) congratulations and condolences  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 慶 節   [こっけいせつ]  [K]
(n) anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 慶   [べんけい]  [K]
(n) strong man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 广 心 攸

Kanji: 慧
Back: Find more details for 慧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s): wise
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
エ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さとい
さと
さとし
さとる
あきら
とし
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 9
Frequency: #2168 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: 憩
Back: Find more details for 憩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recess
rest
relax
repose
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いこ.い
いこ.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
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1731 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 休 憩   [きゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) rest; break; recess; intermission  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 休 憩 所   [きゅうけいじょ]  [K]
(n) restroom; lounge  [D] [Jisho]
- 憩   [いこい]  [K]
(n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 憩い   [いこい]  [K]
(n) rest  [D] [Jisho]
- 憩う   [いこう]  [K]
(v5u) to rest; to relax; to repose  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 掲
Back: Find more details for 掲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
put up (a notice)
put up
hoist
display
hang out
publish
describe
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かか.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #899 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 掲 示   [けいじ]  [K]
(n,vs) notice; bulletin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 掲げる   [かかげる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to publish; to print; to carry (an article); (2) to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag)  [D] [Jisho]
- 掲 載   [けいさい]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance (e.g. article in paper)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 掲 示 板   [けいじばん]  [K]
(n) bulletin board; display board; clipboard  [D] [Jisho]
- 掲 揚   [けいよう]  [K]
(n,vs) hoist (flag); fly; display  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 携
Back: Find more details for 携 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
portable
carry (in hand)
armed with
bring along
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たずさ.える
たずさ.わる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1017 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 携わる   [たずさわる]  [K]
(v5r) to participate; to take part  [D] [Jisho]
- 携 帯   [けいたい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) something carried (in the hand); (2) mobile telephone (abbr)  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 携   [ていけい]  [K]
(n) cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 携える   [たずさえる]  [K]
(v1) to carry in one's hand  [D] [Jisho]
- 必 携   [ひっけい]  [K]
(n) handbook; manual; vade mecum  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 携   [れんけい]  [K]
(n) cooperation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 敬
Back: Find more details for 敬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
awe
respect
honor
revere
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
うやま.う
け
たか
たかし
たけ
とし
のり
ひろ
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり) – folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう) – strike; hit; folding chair
Henshall Mnemonic: force person to use respectful phrases of plants
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1078 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 敬 意   [けいい]  [K]
(n) respect; honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 敬   [そんけい]  [K]
(n,vs) respect; esteem; reverence; honour  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 敬う   [うやまう]  [K]
(v5u) to show respect; to honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 語   [けいご]  [K]
(n) honorific; term of respect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 敬 具   [けいぐ]  [K]
(int,n) Sincerely yours  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 敬 遠   [けいえん]  [K]
(n,vs) keeping at a distance; "kicking upstairs"; giving a batter an "intentional walk"  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 称   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) title of honour  [D] [Jisho]
- 敬 老   [けいろう]  [K]
(n) respect for the aged  [D] [Jisho]
- 失 敬   [しっけい]  [K]
(adj-na,int,n,vs) rudeness; saying goodbye; acting impolitely; stealing; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 攴 攵

Kanji: 景
Back: Find more details for 景 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
scenery
view
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かげ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: sunny capital is a bright scene
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #419 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 景 色   [けしき]  [K]
(n) scenery; scene; landscape  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 景 気   [けいき]  [K]
(n) condition; state; business (condition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 景   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) scene; spectacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 景   [ふうけい]  [K]
(n) scenery  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 背 景   [はいけい]  [K]
(n) background; scenery; setting; circumstance  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 景 気   [ふけいき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) business recession; hard times; depression; gloom; sullenness; cheerlessness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 景 観   [けいかん]  [K]
(n) scenery  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 勝   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) picturesque scenery  [D] [Jisho]
- 景 品   [けいひん]  [K]
(n) gift; premium  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 景 気   [こうけいき]  [K]
(n) good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 情 景   [じょうけい]  [K]
(n) spectacle; sight; scene  [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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 日

Kanji: 桂
Back: Find more details for 桂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Japanese Judas-tree
cinnamon tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かつら
かつ
よし
か
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1651 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 桂   [かつら]  [K]
(n) Japanese Judas 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: 渓
Back: Find more details for 渓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mountain stream
valley
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たに
たにがわ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2063 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 渓 谷   [けいこく]  [K]
(n) valley; ravine; canyon  [D] [Jisho]
- 渓 流   [けいりゅう]  [K]
(n) mountain stream  [D] [Jisho]
- 雪 渓   [せっけい]  [K]
(n) snowy valley  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 系
Back: Find more details for 系 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lineage
system
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ケイNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: lineage composed of twisted connected threads
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #567 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 系 統   [けいとう]  [K]
(n) system; family line; geological formation; lineage; ancestry  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 系   [たいけい]  [K]
(n) system; organization  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 系   [けい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) (1) system; lineage; group; (2) type of person  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 系   [かけい]  [K]
(n) family lineage  [D] [Jisho]
- 系 図   [けいず]  [K]
(n) family tree; pedigree; genealogy  [D] [Jisho]
- 系 譜   [けいふ]  [K]
(n) genealogy; pedigree  [D] [Jisho]
- 系 列   [けいれつ]  [K]
(n) series; system; grouping of enterprises; order succession  [D] [Jisho]
- 山 系   [さんけい]  [K]
(n) mountain range; mountain system  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 系   [すいけい]  [K]
(n) drainage system  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 態 系   [せいたいけい]  [K]
(n) ecosystem  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 陽 系   [たいようけい]  [K]
(n) solar system  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 系   [ちょっけい]  [K]
(n) direct descent; direct line  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 系   [にっけい]  [K]
(n) (of) Japanese descent  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 系   [ぶんけい]  [K]
(n) humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 系   [りけい]  [K]
(n) science  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 糸

Kanji: 経
Back: Find more details for 経 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sutra
longitude
pass thru
expire
warp
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
へ.る
た.つ
たていと
はか.る
のり
つね
のぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: guiding hand passes threads to ground
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #79 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N4 Words
- 経 済   [けいざい]  [K]
(n) economics; business; finance; economy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 経つ   [たつ]  [K]
(v5t) to pass; to lapse  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 緯   [けいい]  [K]
(n) (1) details; whole story; sequence of events; particulars; how it started; how things got this way; (2) complications; position  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 営   [けいえい]  [K]
(n,vs) management; administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 験   [けいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 由   [けいゆ]  [K]
(n) go by the way; via  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 経   [しんけい]  [K]
(n) nerve; sensitivity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 経 度   [けいど]  [K]
(n) longitude  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 経る   [へる]  [K]
(v1) to pass; to elapse; to experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 過   [けいか]  [K]
(n) passage; expiration; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 費   [けいひ]  [K]
(n) expenses; cost; outlay  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 歴   [けいれき]  [K]
(n) personal history; career  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 路   [けいろ]  [K]
(n) course; route; channel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 経   [きょう]  [K]
(n) sutra; Buddhist scriptures  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 営 者   [けいえいしゃ]  [K]
(n) manager; proprietor  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 企 庁   [けいきちょう]  [K]
(abbr) Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 験 者   [けいけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) experienced person; person who has had a particular experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 界   [けいざいかい]  [K]
(n) economic world; financial circles  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 企 画 庁   [けいざいきかくちょう]  [K]
Economic Planning Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 研 究 所   [けいざいけんきゅうしょ]  [K]
economics research centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 成 長 率   [けいざいせいちょうりつ]  [K]
rate of economic growth  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 的   [けいざいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) economic; economical  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 済 封 鎖   [けいざいふうさ]  [K]
economic blockade; embargo  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 常   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n) ordinary  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 常 利 益   [けいじょうりえき]  [K]
ordinary profit  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 団 連   [けいだんれん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Federation of Economic Organizations  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 理   [けいり]  [K]
(n) management; accounting  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 経   [げっけい]  [K]
(n) menstruation; menstrual period  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 由 経 済   [じゆうけいざい]  [K]
free economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 律 神 経   [じりつしんけい]  [K]
autonomic nerves  [D] [Jisho]
- 神 経 質   [しんけいしつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) nervousness  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 経   [せいけい]  [K]
(n) politics and economics  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 経   [とうけい]  [K]
(n) east longitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 経   [にっけい]  [K]
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 神 経   [むしんけい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) insensibility; thick-skinned  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 継
Back: Find more details for 継 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
inherit
succeed
patch
graft (tree)
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つ.ぐ
まま-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #743 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 継 続   [けいぞく]  [K]
(n,vs) continuation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 継ぐ   [つぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)  [D] [Jisho]
- 受け継ぐ   [うけつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to inherit; to succeed; to take over  [D] [Jisho]
- 跡 継ぎ   [あとつぎ]  [K]
(n) heir; successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 継   [ちゅうけい]  [K]
(n) relay; hook-up  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 引き継ぎ   [ひきつぎ]  [K]
(n) inheriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き継ぐ   [ひきつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to take over; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 継ぎ   [ひきつぎ]  [K]
(n) inheriting  [D] [Jisho]
- 引 継ぐ   [ひきつぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to take over; to hand over  [D] [Jisho]
- 継ぎはぎ   [つぎはぎ]  [K]
(n) patching (and darning)  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 承   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) inheritance; succession; accession  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 続 的   [けいぞくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) continuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 継 投   [けいとう]  [K]
(n) relieving the (starting) pitcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 継   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 中 継   [なまちゅうけい]  [K]
(n) (on TV) "live" broadcast  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 継ぎ   [なかつぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) intermediary; agency; brokerage; (electric) relay  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 茎
Back: Find more details for 茎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stalk
stem
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケイ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2013 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 茎   [くき]  [K]
(n) stalk  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 蛍
Back: Find more details for 蛍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lightning-bug
firefly
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほたる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虫 (むし) – bug
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2031 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 蛍 光 灯   [けいこうとう]  [K]
(n) fluorescent lamp; person who is slow to react  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 蛍   [ほたる]  [K]
(n) firefly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 虫

Kanji: 計
Back: Find more details for 計 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
plot
plan
scheme
measure
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はか.る
はか.らう
え
かず
け
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: counting in tens is a way of measuring
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #228 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 時 計   [とけい]  [K]
(n) watch; clock  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 会 計   [かいけい]  [K]
(n) account; finance; accountant; treasurer; paymaster; reckoning; bill  [D] [Jisho]
- 計   [けい]  [K]
(n,n-suf) plan  [D] [Jisho]
- 計る   [はかる]  [K]
(v5r) to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 画   [けいかく]  [K]
(n,vs) plan; project; schedule; scheme; program  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 算   [けいさん]  [K]
(n,vs) calculation; reckoning  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 計   [ごうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) sum total; total amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 設 計   [せっけい]  [K]
(n,vs) plan; design  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 統 計   [とうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) statistics  [D] [Jisho]
- 余 計   [よけい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) too much; unnecessary; abundance; surplus; excess; superfluity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 家 計   [かけい]  [K]
(n) household economy; family finances  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 器   [けいき]  [K]
(n) meter; gauge  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 計   [しゅうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) totalization; aggregate  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 計   [せいけい]  [K]
(n) livelihood; living  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 家 計 簿   [かけいぼ]  [K]
(n) household account book  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 族 計 画   [かぞくけいかく]  [K]
family planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 計 年 度   [かいけいねんど]  [K]
fiscal year  [D] [Jisho]
- 寒 暖 計   [かんだんけい]  [K]
(n) thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 計り知れない   [はかりしれない]  [K]
(adj,exp) unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 画 的   [けいかくてき]  [K]
(adj-na) systematic  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 上   [けいじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) appropriation; summing up  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 測   [けいそく]  [K]
(n,vs) measurement; measure  [D] [Jisho]
- 計 量   [けいりょう]  [K]
(n) measurement; computation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 計   [しゅけい]  [K]
(n) paymaster; accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 計 局   [しゅけいきょく]  [K]
budget bureau  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り計らい   [とりはからい]  [K]
(n) arrangement  [D] [Jisho]
- 推 計   [すいけい]  [K]
(n,vs) estimate; estimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 計   [そうけい]  [K]
(n) total  [D] [Jisho]
- 体 温 計   [たいおんけい]  [K]
(n) medical thermometer  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 市 計 画   [としけいかく]  [K]
town planning  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 覚まし時 計   [めざましどけい]  [K]
(n) alarm clock  [D] [Jisho]
- 累 計   [るいけい]  [K]
(n) total  [D] [Jisho]
- 腕 時 計   [うでどけい]  [K]
(n) wristwatch  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 言

Kanji: 警
Back: Find more details for 警 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
admonish
commandment
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いまし.める
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: warn with respectful words
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #366 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 警 官   [けいかん]  [K]
(n) policeman  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 警 察   [けいさつ]  [K]
(n) police  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 警 告   [けいこく]  [K]
(n,vs) warning; advice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 警 備   [けいび]  [K]
(n,vs) defense; guard; policing; security  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 警 戒   [けいかい]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) warning; admonition; (2) watch; lookout; vigilance  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 部   [けいぶ]  [K]
(n) police inspector  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 警 護   [けいご]  [K]
(n,vs) bodyguard; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 察 署   [けいさつしょ]  [K]
(n) police station  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 察 庁   [けいさつちょう]  [K]
National Police Agency  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 視   [けいし]  [K]
(n) police superintendent; metropolitan police  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 視 庁   [けいしちょう]  [K]
police headquarters  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 鐘   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) alarm bell; fire bell  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 笛   [けいてき]  [K]
(n) horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 報   [けいほう]  [K]
(n) alarm; warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 警   [けんけい]  [K]
(n) prefectural police  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 警   [ふけい]  [K]
(n) prefectural police  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 軽
Back: Find more details for 軽 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lightly
trifling
unimportant
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かる.い
かろ.やか
かろ.んじる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Henshall Mnemonic: light vehicle pushed along ground by hand
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #790 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 軽い   [かるい]  [K]
(adj) light; non-serious; minor  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 気 軽   [きがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 快   [けいかい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rhythmical (e.g. melody); casual (e.g. dress); light; nimble  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 減   [けいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) abatement  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 蔑   [けいべつ]  [K]
(n,vs) scorn; disdain  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 率   [けいそつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 軽   [てがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軽   [けい]  [K]
(n,pref) light  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽々   [かるがる]  [K]
(adv) lightly; easily  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽はずみ   [かるはずみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) rashness  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽やか   [かるやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) light; easy; non-serious; minor  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 音 楽   [けいおんがく]  [K]
(n) light music  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 工 業   [けいこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) light industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 視   [けいし]  [K]
(n,vs) despise; slight; ignore; neglect  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 自 動 車   [けいじどうしゃ]  [K]
(n) light motor vehicle (lt 550cc)  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 傷   [けいしょう]  [K]
(n) minor injury  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 食   [けいしょく]  [K]
(n) light meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 震   [けいしん]  [K]
(n) weak earthquake  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 薄   [けいはく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) frivolous; superficial  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 妙   [けいみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) facile; clever; witty  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 油   [けいゆ]  [K]
(n) (1) diesel oil; (2) light oil; gasoline  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 量   [けいりょう]  [K]
(n) light weight  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 軽   [みがる]  [K]
(adj-na,n) light; agile; nimble; casual; carefree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 車

Kanji: 鶏
Back: Find more details for 鶏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s): chicken
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
にわとり
とり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鳥 (とり) – bird
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1901 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鶏   [にわとり]  [K]
(n) (domestic) chicken  [D] [Jisho]
- 鶏 肉   [けいにく]  [K]
(n) chicken meat  [D] [Jisho]
- 鶏 卵   [けいらん]  [K]
(n) hens egg  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 鶏   [ようけい]  [K]
(n) poultry raising  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 鳥

Kanji: 芸
Back: Find more details for 芸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
technique
art
craft
performance
acting
trick
stunt
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゲイ
ウン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
う.える
のり
わざ
き
げ
なり
Bushu (Radical) Info:
艾 (カイ, ゲイ, もぐさ, よもぎ, おさ.める, か.る) – moxa; sagebrush; wormwood; mugwort
艸 (ソウ, くさ, くさかんむり, そうこう) – grass; plants
Henshall Mnemonic: two nosey people examine art of planting
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #719 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 芸 術   [げいじゅつ]  [K]
(n) (fine) art; the arts  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 園 芸   [えんげい]  [K]
(n) horticulture; gardening  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 能   [げいのう]  [K]
(n) public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 芸   [こうげい]  [K]
(n) industrial arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 芸   [ぶんげい]  [K]
(n) literature; art and literature; belles-lettres  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 学 芸   [がくげい]  [K]
(n) arts and sciences; liberal arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸   [げい]  [K]
(n) art; accomplishment; performance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 安 芸   [あき]  [K]
former name of Hiroshima prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 演 芸   [えんげい]  [K]
(n) entertainment; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 者   [げいしゃ]  [K]
(n) geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 院   [げいじゅついん]  [K]
(the Japan) Academy of Arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 家   [げいじゅつか]  [K]
(n) artist  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 術 祭   [げいじゅつさい]  [K]
(n) art festival  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 人   [げいにん]  [K]
(n) player; performer; actor  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 能 人   [げいのうじん]  [K]
(n) performer  [D] [Jisho]
- 芸 名   [げいめい]  [K]
(n) stage name  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 芸   [とうげい]  [K]
(n) ceramic art; ceramics  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 芸   [みんげい]  [K]
(n) folk craft; folk art  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 艾 艸

Kanji: 迎
Back: Find more details for 迎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
welcome
meet
greet
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むか.える
むかえ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
辷 (しんにゅう, すべ.る, すべ.らす) – road; glide; skate; slip; fail in exams; (kokuji)
込 (-こ.む, こ.む, こ.み, -こ.み, こ.める, こみ, ごめ) – crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji)
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #625 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 迎える   [むかえる]  [K]
(v1) to go out to meet; to accept as a member of a group or family  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 歓 迎   [かんげい]  [K]
(n,vs) welcome; reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎え   [むかえ]  [K]
(n) meeting; person sent to pick up an arrival  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 出 迎え   [でむかえ]  [K]
(n) meeting; reception  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 迎える   [でむかえる]  [K]
(v1) to meet; to greet  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 迎え撃つ   [むかえうつ]  [K]
(v5t) to ambush; to attack; to meet the enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 撃   [げいげき]  [K]
(n) ambush attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 合   [げいごう]  [K]
(n) flattery; ingratiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 賓 館   [げいひんかん]  [K]
(n) reception hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 迎   [そうげい]  [K]
(n) seeing off and meeting on return  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 鯨
Back: Find more details for 鯨 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 19 Strokes
English Meaning(s): whale
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲイ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くじら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1486 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 捕 鯨   [ほげい]  [K]
(n) whaling; whale fishing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鯨   [くじら]  [K]
(n) whale  [D] [Jisho]
- 鯨 肉   [げいにく]  [K]
(n) whale 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 魚

Kanji: 劇
Back: Find more details for 劇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drama
play
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゲキNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: tiger attacks pig with sword?!--what drama!
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #662 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 劇   [げき]  [K]
(n) drama; play  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 場   [げきじょう]  [K]
(n) theatre; playhouse  [D] [Jisho]
- 悲 劇   [ひげき]  [K]
(n) tragedy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 演 劇   [えんげき]  [K]
(n) play (theatrical)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 喜 劇   [きげき]  [K]
(n) comedy; funny show  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 団   [げきだん]  [K]
(n) troupe; theatrical company  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 威 嚇   [いかく]  [K]
(n,vs) menace; threat; intimidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 劇   [かげき]  [K]
(n) opera  [D] [Jisho]
- 観 劇   [かんげき]  [K]
(n) theatre-going  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 画   [げきが]  [K]
(n) comic strip with dramatic story  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 作   [げきさく]  [K]
(n) play writing  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 的   [げきてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dramatic  [D] [Jisho]
- 劇 薬   [げきやく]  [K]
(n) powerful medicine; strong poison  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 劇   [けんげき]  [K]
(n) sword play; samurai drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 立 劇 場   [こくりつげきじょう]  [K]
National Theater  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 劇   [じだいげき]  [K]
(n) historical play  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 劇   [しんげき]  [K]
(n) new type or school of drama  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ノ 刀 刈

Kanji: 撃
Back: Find more details for 撃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beat
attack
defeat
conquer
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): う.つ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #473 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
- 撃つ   [うつ]  [K]
(v5t) to attack; to defeat; to destroy  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 撃   [こうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) attack; strike; offensive; criticism; censure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 襲 撃   [しゅうげき]  [K]
(n) attack; charge; raid  [D] [Jisho]
- 衝 撃   [しょうげき]  [K]
(n) shock; crash; impact; ballistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 撃   [だげき]  [K]
(n) (1) blow; shock; strike; damage; (2) batting (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 撃   [はんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 羽 撃く   [はばたく]  [K]
(v5k) to flap (wings)  [D] [Jisho]
- 挟み撃ち   [はさみうち]  [K]
(n) pincer attack; attack on both sides (flanks)  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎え撃つ   [むかえうつ]  [K]
(v5t) to ambush; to attack; to meet the enemy  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 撃   [げいげき]  [K]
(n) ambush attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 撃ち止める   [うちとめる]  [K]
(v1) to kill; to slay; to shoot to death; to bring down (bird)  [D] [Jisho]
- 撃 沈   [げきちん]  [K]
(n,vs) sinking (ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 撃 墜   [げきつい]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting down (aircraft)  [D] [Jisho]
- 射 撃   [しゃげき]  [K]
(n,vs) firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship  [D] [Jisho]
- 銃 撃   [じゅうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) shooting; gunning (down)  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 撃   [しゅつげき]  [K]
(n) sortie; sally  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 撃   [しんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) advance; charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 撃   [ちょくげき]  [K]
(n) direct hit  [D] [Jisho]
- 追 撃   [ついげき]  [K]
(n) pursuit  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 撃   [でんげき]  [K]
(n) electric shock  [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]
- 爆 撃   [ばくげき]  [K]
(n) bombing (raid)  [D] [Jisho]
- 砲 撃   [ほうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) bombarding; shelling; bombardment  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 撃   [もくげき]  [K]
(n,vs) eye-witness  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 撃   [ゆうげき]  [K]
(n) raid; shortstop  [D] [Jisho]
- 遊 撃 手   [ゆうげきしゅ]  [K]
(n) shortstop  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 激
Back: Find more details for 激 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
violent
get excited
enraged
chafe
incite
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲキ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はげ.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: fiercely agitated water releases white spray
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #560 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 急 激   [きゅうげき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) sudden; precipitous; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 激しい   [はげしい]  [K]
(adj) violent; vehement; intense; furious; tempestuous  [D] [Jisho]
- 刺 激   [しげき]  [K]
(n,vs) stimulus; impetus; incentive; excitement; irritation; encouragement; motivation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 感 激   [かんげき]  [K]
(n,vs) deep emotion; impression; inspiration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 激 励   [げきれい]  [K]
(n,vs) encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 過 激   [かげき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) extreme; radical  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 化   [げきか]  [K]
(n) intensification; aggravation  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 減   [げきげん]  [K]
(n,vs) dropping sharply; decreasing rapidly  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 情   [げきじょう]  [K]
(n) violent emotion; passion; fury  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 甚   [げきじん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) intenseness; violence; severity; vehemence; keenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 戦   [げきせん]  [K]
(n) fierce (hard-fought) battle; hot contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 怒   [げきど]  [K]
(n) rage; indignation; exasperation  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 動   [げきどう]  [K]
(n) terrible shock; agitation; upheaval  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 突   [げきとつ]  [K]
(n,vs) crash into; clash  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 変   [げきへん]  [K]
(n) sudden change; upheaval  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 流   [げきりゅう]  [K]
(n) raging stream; rapids  [D] [Jisho]
- 激 論   [げきろん]  [K]
(n) heated discussion  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 傑
Back: Find more details for 傑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
greatness
excellence
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すぐ
たけ
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1926 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 傑 作   [けっさく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) masterpiece; best work; boner; blunder  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 傑   [けつ]  [K]
excellence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 傑 出   [けっしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) excel; foremost  [D] [Jisho]
- 豪 傑   [ごうけつ]  [K]
(n) hero; great man  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 欠
Back: Find more details for 欠 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lack
gap
fail
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケツ
ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
か.く
あくび
Bushu (Radical) Info: 欠 (あくび) – gap
Henshall Mnemonic: person with gaping mouth lacks dignity
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #860 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 欠ける   [かける]  [K]
(v1) to be lacking  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 陥   [けっかん]  [K]
(n) defect; fault; deficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 席   [けっせき]  [K]
(n,vs) absence; non-attendance  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 点   [けってん]  [K]
(n) faults; defect; weakness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 欠 伸   [あくび]  [K]
(n) yawn; yawning (and stretching)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 欠く   [かく]  [K]
(v5k) to lack; to break; to crack; to chip  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 乏   [けつぼう]  [K]
(n) want; shortage; famine  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 可 欠   [ふかけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) indispensable; essential  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 欠   [けつ]  [K]
(n) lack; deficiency; vacancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠かす   [かかす]  [K]
(v5s) to miss (doing); to fail (to do)  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠けら   [かけら]  [K]
(n) fragment; broken pieces; splinter  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 員   [けついん]  [K]
(n) vacancy; vacant position  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 場   [けつじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) absence; not taking part  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 損   [けっそん]  [K]
(n) deficit; shortage; loss; damage  [D] [Jisho]
- 欠 如   [けつじょ]  [K]
(n,vs) lack; privation; deficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 欠   [しゅっけつ]  [K]
(n) presence or absence  [D] [Jisho]
- 補 欠   [ほけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) filling a vacancy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 決
Back: Find more details for 決 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
decide
fix
agree upon
appoint
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.める
-ぎ.め
き.まる
さ.く
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: person decides to carry water-pack on back
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #71 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 決して   [けっして]  [K]
(adv) never; by no means  [D] [Jisho]
- 決まる   [きまる]  [K]
(v5r) to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)  [D] [Jisho]
- 決める   [きめる]  [K]
(v1) to decide  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 解 決   [かいけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) settlement; solution; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 決まり   [きまり]  [K]
(n) settlement; conclusion; regulation; rule; custom  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 心   [けっしん]  [K]
(n,vs) determination; resolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 定   [けってい]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 可 決   [かけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 議 決   [ぎけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; decision; vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 決   [けつ]  [K]
(n) decision; vote  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 意   [けつい]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 議   [けつぎ]  [K]
(n) resolution; vote; decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 算   [けっさん]  [K]
(n) balance sheet; settlement of accounts  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 勝   [けっしょう]  [K]
(n) decision of a contest; finals (in sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 断   [けつだん]  [K]
(n) decision; determination  [D] [Jisho]
- 採 決   [さいけつ]  [K]
(n) vote; roll call  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 数 決   [たすうけつ]  [K]
(n) majority rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 決   [たいけつ]  [K]
(n) confrontation; showdown  [D] [Jisho]
- 判 決   [はんけつ]  [K]
(n) judicial decision; judgement; sentence; decree  [D] [Jisho]
- 否 決   [ひけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) rejection; negation; voting down  [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]
- 強 行 採 決   [きょうこうさいけつ]  [K]
steamroller voting; steamrollering  [D] [Jisho]
- 決する   [けっする]  [K]
(vs-s) to decide; to determine  [D] [Jisho]
- 決まって   [きまって]  [K]
(n) (1) always; without fail; (2) usually; regularly  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め   [きめ]  [K]
(n) agreement; rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め球   [きめだま]  [K]
(n) winning pitch  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め手   [きめて]  [K]
(n) a person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card; winning move  [D] [Jisho]
- 決め付ける   [きめつける]  [K]
(v1) to scold; to take (a person) to task  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 起   [けっき]  [K]
(n,vs) jump to one's feet; stand up against; rising to action  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 済   [けっさい]  [K]
(n) settlement; liquidation  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 裁   [けっさい]  [K]
(n,vs) sanction; approval  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 勝 点   [けっしょうてん]  [K]
(n) winning point (goal); finishing line  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 戦   [けっせん]  [K]
(n,vs) decisive battle; deciding match; play-off  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 選 投 票   [けっせんとうひょう]  [K]
final (decisive) vote; run-off ballot  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 着   [けっちゃく]  [K]
(n) conclusion; decision; end; settlement  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 定 的   [けっていてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) definite; final; decisive; conclusive  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 別   [けつべつ]  [K]
(n) separation; farewell  [D] [Jisho]
- 決 裂   [けつれつ]  [K]
(n) breakdown; rupture  [D] [Jisho]
- 裁 決   [さいけつ]  [K]
(n) decision; ruling; judgement  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 決   [じけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) self-determination; suicide; resignation (from a post)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り決め   [とりきめ]  [K]
(n) decision; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り決める   [とりきめる]  [K]
(v1) to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)  [D] [Jisho]
- 取 決め   [とりきめ]  [K]
(n) decision; agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 準 決 勝   [じゅんけっしょう]  [K]
(n) semifinal (in sports)  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 決   [せんけつ]  [K]
(n) previous decision  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 決 算   [そうけっさん]  [K]
(n) complete financial statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 決   [ひょうけつ]  [K]
(n) vote; voting  [D] [Jisho]
- 評 決   [ひょうけつ]  [K]
(n) decision; verdict  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 解 決   [みかいけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unsettled; pending; unresolved  [D] [Jisho]
- 未 決   [みけつ]  [K]
(n) pending; undecided  [D] [Jisho]
- 民 族 自 決   [みんぞくじけつ]  [K]
self-determination of peoples  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 潔
Back: Find more details for 潔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
undefiled
pure
clean
righteous
gallant
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いさぎよ.い
きよ
きよし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: master cuts threads, washes clean in water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1595 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 清 潔   [せいけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clean  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 不 潔   [ふけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unclean; dirty; filthy; impure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 簡 潔   [かんけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) brevity; conciseness; simplicity  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 潔い   [いさぎよい]  [K]
(adj) manly; sportsmanlike; pure; upright  [D] [Jisho]
- 潔く   [いさぎよく]  [K]
bravely; manfully  [D] [Jisho]
- 潔 白   [けっぱく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness  [D] [Jisho]
- 潔 癖   [けっぺき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fastidiousness; love of cleanliness  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 潔   [こうけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) purity; nobility  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 水

Kanji: 穴
Back: Find more details for 穴 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hole
aperture
slit
cave
den
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あな
けな
しし
な
Bushu (Radical) Info: 穴 (あな) – hole; slit
Henshall Mnemonic: take cover away and expose hole
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1366 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 穴   [あな]  [K]
(n,n-suf) hole  [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]
- 洞 穴   [どうけつ]  [K]
(n) cave; den; grotto  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 穴   [ふうけつ]  [K]
(n) cave from which cold wind blows  [D] [Jisho]
- 墓 穴   [ぼけつ]  [K]
(n) grave, specifically the hole in the ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 落とし穴   [おとしあな]  [K]
(n) pitfall; trap; pit  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1

Kanji: 結
Back: Find more details for 結 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tie
bind
contract
join
organize
do up hair
fasten
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケツ
ケチ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
むす.ぶ
ゆ.う
ゆ.わえる
ゆい
ゆう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: bind samurai's mouth with thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #162 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 結 構   [けっこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) (1) (uk) splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet; (2) (arch) construction; architecture; (3) well enough; tolerably  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 婚   [けっこん]  [K]
(adj-no,n,vs) marriage  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 結ぶ   [むすぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to tie; to bind; to link  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 果   [けっか]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) result; consequence  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 局   [けっきょく]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after all; eventually  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 論   [けつろん]  [K]
(n) conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 結び   [むすび]  [K]
(n) ending; conclusion; union  [D] [Jisho]
- 結び付き   [むすびつき]  [K]
(n) connection; relation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 核   [けっかく]  [K]
(n) tuberculosis; tubercule  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 合   [けつごう]  [K]
(n,vs) combination; union  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 晶   [けっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) crystal; crystallization  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 成   [けっせい]  [K]
(n) formation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 束   [けっそく]  [K]
(n) union; unity  [D] [Jisho]
- 妥 結   [だけつ]  [K]
(n) agreement  [D] [Jisho]
- 団 結   [だんけつ]  [K]
(n) unity; union; combination  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 完 結   [かんけつ]  [K]
(n) conclusion; completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 結う   [ゆう]  [K]
(v5u) to do up (hair); to braid  [D] [Jisho]
- 結びつく   [むすびつく]  [K]
(v5k) to be connected or related; to join together  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 婚 式   [けっこんしき]  [K]
(n) marriage ceremony; wedding  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 社   [けっしゃ]  [K]
(n) association; society  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 集   [けっしゅう]  [K]
(n) concentration; regimentation  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 託   [けったく]  [K]
(n) conspiracy; collusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 党   [けっとう]  [K]
(n) formation of a party  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 末   [けつまつ]  [K]
(n) end; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 結   [しゅうけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) end; close  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 結   [こむすび]  [K]
(n) sumo junior champion second grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 締 結   [ていけつ]  [K]
(n) conclusion; contract  [D] [Jisho]
- 凍 結   [とうけつ]  [K]
(n) frozen  [D] [Jisho]
- 肺 結 核   [はいけっかく]  [K]
(n) pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 結   [れんけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) concatenation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 糸

Kanji: 血
Back: Find more details for 血 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s): blood
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 血 (ち) – blood
Henshall Mnemonic: vessel contains blood
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #832 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 血   [ち]  [K]
(n) blood; consanguinity  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 血 圧   [けつあつ]  [K]
(n) blood pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 液   [けつえき]  [K]
(n) blood  [D] [Jisho]
- 輸 血   [ゆけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) blood transfusion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 血 管   [けっかん]  [K]
(n) blood vessel  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 血   [こんけつ]  [K]
(n) mixed race; mixed parentage  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 血   [しゅっけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) bleeding; haemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 血 液 型   [けつえきがた]  [K]
(n) blood type  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 縁   [けつえん]  [K]
(n) blood relative or relationship  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 痕   [けっこん]  [K]
(n) bloodstain  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 糖   [けっとう]  [K]
(n) blood sugar  [D] [Jisho]
- 血 友 病   [けつゆうびょう]  [K]
(n) haemophilia  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 血   [けんけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) blood donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 血 圧   [こうけつあつ]  [K]
(n) high blood pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 内 出 血   [ないしゅっけつ]  [K]
(n) internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage  [D] [Jisho]
- 脳 出 血   [のうしゅっけつ]  [K]
(n) cerebral hemorrhage  [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]
- 鼻 血   [はなじ]  [K]
(n) nosebleed  [D] [Jisho]
- 貧 血   [ひんけつ]  [K]
(n) anemia  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 血   [りゅうけつ]  [K]
(n) bloodshed  [D] [Jisho]
- 欝 血   [うっけつ]  [K]
(n) blood conges  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 月
Back: Find more details for 月 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
month
moon
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゲツ
ガツ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つき
おと
がっ
す
ずき
もり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 月 (つき) – moon
Henshall Mnemonic: pitted crescent moon shining down
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #23 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 月   [いちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) January  [D] [Jisho]
- 九 月   [くがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) September  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 曜 日   [げつようび]  [K]
(n-adv,n) Monday  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 月   [こんげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) this month  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 月   [さんがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) March  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 月   [しがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) April  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 月   [しちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) July  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 一 月   [じゅういちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) November  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 月   [じゅうがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) October  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 二 月   [じゅうにがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) December  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 月   [せんげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) last month  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 月   [にがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) February  [D] [Jisho]
- 八 月   [はちがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) August  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 来 月   [らいげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) next month  [D] [Jisho]
- 六 月   [ろくがつ]  [K]
(n-adv) June  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 月   [つき]  [K]
(n-t) moon; month  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 来 月   [さらいげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) month after next  [D] [Jisho]
- 正 月   [しょうがつ]  [K]
(n) New Year; New Year's Day; the first month; January  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 月 曜   [げつよう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) Monday  [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]
JLPT N2 Words
- 月 給   [げっきゅう]  [K]
(n) monthly salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 日   [つきひ]  [K]
(n) time; years; days  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 末   [げつまつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) end of the month  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 日 月   [みかづき]  [K]
(n) new moon; crescent moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 年 月 日   [せいねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) birth date  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 月 謝   [げっしゃ]  [K]
(n) monthly tuition fee  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 日   [がっぴ]  [K]
(n) (the) date  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 賦   [げっぷ]  [K]
(n) monthly installment  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 満 月   [まんげつ]  [K]
(n) full moon  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 箇 月   [かげつ]  [K]
(suf) (number of) months  [D] [Jisho]
- 隔 月   [かくげつ]  [K]
(n) every second month; every other month  [D] [Jisho]
- 旧 正 月   [きゅうしょうがつ]  [K]
(n) Lunar calendar New Year  [D] [Jisho]
- 月々   [つきづき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) every month  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 額   [げつがく]  [K]
(n) monthly amount (sum)  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 刊   [げっかん]  [K]
(n) monthly publication  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 間   [げっかん]  [K]
(n) (during) month  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 経   [げっけい]  [K]
(n) menstruation; menstrual period  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 見   [つきみ]  [K]
(n) viewing the moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 光   [げっこう]  [K]
(n) moonlight; moonbeam  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 産   [げっさん]  [K]
(n) monthly output (production)  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 収   [げっしゅう]  [K]
(n) monthly income  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 初め   [つきはじめ]  [K]
(adv,n) beginning of month  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 食   [げっしょく]  [K]
(n) lunar eclipse  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 内   [げつない]  [K]
(n) by the end of this month  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 面   [げつめん]  [K]
(n) moon's surface  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 夜   [つきよ]  [K]
(n) moonlit night  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 例   [げつれい]  [K]
(n) monthly  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 月   [さつき]  [K]
(n) (obs) fifth month of the lunar calendar  [D] [Jisho]
- 歳 月   [さいげつ]  [K]
(n-t) time; years  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 月   [どうげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) the same month  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 月 日   [ねんがっぴ]  [K]
(n) date  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 月   [はんつき]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) half-moon; half month; semicircle  [D] [Jisho]
- 望 月   [もちづき]  [K]
(n) full moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 月   [めいげつ]  [K]
(n) harvest moon; full moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 翌 月   [よくげつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) following month  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 件
Back: Find more details for 件 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
affair
case
matter
item
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くだん
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 leading away cow is a serious matter
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #212 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 件   [けん]  [K]
(n) matter; case; item  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 件   [じけん]  [K]
(n) event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 件   [じょうけん]  [K]
(n) conditions; terms  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 用 件   [ようけん]  [K]
(n) business  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 案 件   [あんけん]  [K]
(n) matter in question; subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 件   [いっけん]  [K]
(n) matter; item  [D] [Jisho]
- 刑 事事 件   [けいじじけん]  [K]
criminal case  [D] [Jisho]
- 件 数   [けんすう]  [K]
(n) number (of things)  [D] [Jisho]
- 条 件 付き   [じょうけんつき]  [K]
conditionally; with conditions attached  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 件 費   [じんけんひ]  [K]
(n) (1) personnel expenses; labor cost; (2) indirect labour costs  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 件   [ぶっけん]  [K]
(n) article; thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 本 件   [ほんけん]  [K]
(n) this matter or case  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 条 件   [むじょうけん]  [K]
(n) unconditional  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 件   [ようけん]  [K]
(n) requirement; important matter  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 条 件   [ろうどうじょうけん]  [K]
working conditions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 倹
Back: Find more details for 倹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
frugal
economy
thrifty
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つま.しい
つづまやか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2479 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 倹 約   [けんやく]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) thrift; economy; frugality  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 健
Back: Find more details for 健 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
healthy
health
strength
persistence
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
すこ.やか
かつ
たけ
たけし
たて
とし
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: healthy person stands erect
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #572 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 健 康   [けんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health; sound; wholesome  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 保 健   [ほけん]  [K]
(n) health preservation; hygiene; sanitation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 健やか   [すこやか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vigorous; healthy; sound  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 在   [けんざい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) in good health; well  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 全   [けんぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health; soundness; wholesome  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 穏 健   [おんけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate  [D] [Jisho]
- 健   [けん]  [K]
(n) health; strength; stick-to-itiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 気   [けなげ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) brave; gallant; courage; manly; heroic; praiseworthy; industrious; pure; lovable  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 食 品   [けんこうしょくひん]  [K]
health foods  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 保 険   [けんこうほけん]  [K]
(n) health insurance  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 常 者   [けんじょうしゃ]  [K]
(n) healthy person; non-handicapped person  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 診   [けんしん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) physical examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 闘   [けんとう]  [K]
(n,vs,exp) fighting bravely; good luck!; good fight; strenuous efforts  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 保   [けんぽ]  [K]
(n) (abbr) health insurance system  [D] [Jisho]
- 剛 健   [ごうけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vigour; virility; health; sturdiness  [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]
- 不 健 康   [ふけんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor health; ill health; unhealthy  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 4
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 兼
Back: Find more details for 兼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
concurrently
and
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ねる
-か.ねる
かね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1164 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 兼ねる   [かねる]  [K]
(suf,v1) to hold (position); to serve; to be unable; to be beyond one's ability; to combine with; to use with; cannot; to hesitate to; to be impatient  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 気 兼ね   [きがね]  [K]
(adj-na,n,vs) hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 業   [けんぎょう]  [K]
(n) side line; second business  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 兼   [けん]  [K]
(conj,n) and; in addition; concurrently  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼ね合い   [かねあい]  [K]
(n,vs) equilibrium; good balance; poise  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼ね備える   [かねそなえる]  [K]
(v1) to have both; to combine with  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 任   [けんにん]  [K]
(n) concurrent post  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼 務   [けんむ]  [K]
(n) additional post  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち兼ねる   [まちかねる]  [K]
(v1) to wait impatiently for  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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

Kanji: 券
Back: Find more details for 券 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ticket
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ケンNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info:
刀 (かたな) – sword
刈 (ガイ, カイ, か.る, かっ かり) – reap; cut; clip; trim; prune
Henshall Mnemonic: start two fires with cut up tickets
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #583 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 券   [けん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) ticket; coupon; bond; certificate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 回 数 券   [かいすうけん]  [K]
(n) book of tickets  [D] [Jisho]
- 定 期 券   [ていきけん]  [K]
(n) commuter pass; season ticket  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 旅 券   [りょけん]  [K]
(n) passport  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 株 券   [かぶけん]  [K]
(n) stock certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 券   [こうくうけん]  [K]
(n) air ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 債 券   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) bond; debenture  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 品 券   [しょうひんけん]  [K]
(n) gift certificate  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 券   [しょうけん]  [K]
(n) securities; bonds; certificates  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 車 券   [じょうしゃけん]  [K]
(n) passenger ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 売り券   [まえうりけん]  [K]
ticket sold in advance  [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]
- 入 場 券   [にゅうじょうけん]  [K]
(n) ticket of admission; platform ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 馬 券   [ばけん]  [K]
(n) (horse racing) betting ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 価 証 券   [ゆうかしょうけん]  [K]
marketable securities; stocks and bonds  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 刀 刈

Kanji: 剣
Back: Find more details for 剣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sabre
sword
blade
clock hand
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つるぎ
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: #1305 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 真 剣   [しんけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (1) seriousness; earnestness; (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 剣   [つるぎ]  [K]
(n) sword  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 劇   [けんげき]  [K]
(n) sword play; samurai drama  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 士   [けんし]  [K]
(n) fencer  [D] [Jisho]
- 剣 道   [けんどう]  [K]
(n) kendo; swordmanship; fencing  [D] [Jisho]
- 刀 剣   [とうけん]  [K]
(n) swords; cold steel  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 圏
Back: Find more details for 圏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sphere
circle
radius
range
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かこ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1216 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 圏 外   [けんがい]  [K]
(n) outside range; outside orbit  [D] [Jisho]
- 圏 内   [けんない]  [K]
(n) within the sphere  [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]
- 成 層 圏   [せいそうけん]  [K]
(n) stratosphere  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 極 圏   [ほっきょくけん]  [K]
Arctic Circle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 囗

Kanji: 堅
Back: Find more details for 堅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strict
hard
solid
tough
tight
reliable
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた.い
-がた.い
きん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1049 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 堅い   [かたい]  [K]
(adj) hard (esp. wood); steadfast; honorable; stuffy writing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 堅さ   [かたさ]  [K]
(n) firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 固   [けんご]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solid; strong; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 持   [けんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) holding on to; sticking to  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 実   [けんじつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) steady; sound; reliable; solid  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 調   [けんちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) bullish; firm (market)  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 堅い   [てがたい]  [K]
(adj) steady; firm; solid; secure  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 堅   [ちゅうけん]  [K]
(n) main body (of troops); center field; center fielder; nucleus; backbone; 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 土

Kanji: 嫌
Back: Find more details for 嫌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dislike
detest
hate
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きら.う
きら.い
いや
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1207 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
- 嫌   [いや]  [K]
(adj-na,n) disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌い   [きらい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dislike; hate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 機 嫌   [きげん]  [K]
(n) humour; temper; mood  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌う   [きらう]  [K]
(v5u) to hate; to dislike; to loathe  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 嫌がる   [いやがる]  [K]
(v5r) to hate; to dislike  [D] [Jisho]
- 好き嫌い   [すききらい]  [K]
(n) likes and dislikes; taste  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 嫌がらせ   [いやがらせ]  [K]
(n) harassment; pestering  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 悪   [けんお]  [K]
(n) disgust; hate; repugnance  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 気   [いやき]  [K]
(n) dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of  [D] [Jisho]
- 嫌 疑   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) suspicion  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 機 嫌   [じょうきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good humor  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 嫌い   [だいきらい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very dislikeable; hate, loathe, abhor  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 機 嫌   [ふきげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pout; displeasure; ill humor; sullenness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 建
Back: Find more details for 建 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): build
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
た.てる
た.て
-だ.て
た.つ
たけ
たつ
たて
Bushu (Radical) Info: 廴 (いんにょう) – long stride
Henshall Mnemonic: hand holds pen erect
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #300 of the 2500 most 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
- 建 物   [たてもの]  [K]
(n) building  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 建てる   [たてる]  [K]
(v1) to build; to construct  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 階 建て   [にかいだて]  [K]
(n) two-storied building  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 建 設   [けんせつ]  [K]
(n,vs) construction; establishment  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 築   [けんちく]  [K]
(n,vs) construction; architecture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 建つ   [たつ]  [K]
(v5t) to erect; to be erected; to be built  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 建 前   [たてまえ]  [K]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 建   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 戸 建て   [いっこだて]  [K]
(n) (separate) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 円 建て   [えんだて]  [K]
(n) yen base  [D] [Jisho]
- 建て前   [たてまえ]  [K]
(n) face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 議   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 国   [けんこく]  [K]
(n) founding of a nation  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 材   [けんざい]  [K]
(n) building material  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 省   [けんせつしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 設 的   [けんせつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) constructive  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 造   [けんぞう]  [K]
(n) building; construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 建 造 物   [けんぞうぶつ]  [K]
(n) structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 建 立   [こんりゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 建 屋   [どけんや]  [K]
(n) general (civil engineering and construction) contractor  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 廴

Kanji: 憲
Back: Find more details for 憲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
constitution
law
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かず
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
宀 (うかんむり) – crown
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: constitutional law covers all one sees and feels in life
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #551 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 憲 法   [けんぽう]  [K]
(n) constitution  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 違 憲   [いけん]  [K]
(n) unconstitutionality  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 憲   [かいけん]  [K]
(n) constitutional change  [D] [Jisho]
- 官 憲   [かんけん]  [K]
(n) officials; authorities  [D] [Jisho]
- 憲 章   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n) charter  [D] [Jisho]
- 憲 政   [けんせい]  [K]
(n) constitutional government  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 憲   [ごけん]  [K]
(n) protecting the constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 憲   [ごうけん]  [K]
(n) constitutionality  [D] [Jisho]
- 立 憲   [りっけん]  [K]
(n) constitutionalism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 心 攸

Kanji: 懸
Back: Find more details for 懸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
suspend
hang
10%
install
depend
consult
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ケ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
か.かる
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: #889 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 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 N2 Words
- 懸 命   [けんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 懸 賞   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n) offering prizes; winning; reward  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 懸かる   [かかる]  [K]
(v5r) to be suspended from; to be trapped  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸ける   [かける]  [K]
(v1) to hang; to construct; to sit; to offer (as a prize); to put (one's life) on the line  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 案   [けんあん]  [K]
(n) pending question; pending problem  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 垂   [けんすい]  [K]
(n,vs) pull-up; chin up; chinning  [D] [Jisho]
- 懸 念   [けねん]  [K]
(n,vs) worry; fear; anxiety; concern  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 拳
Back: Find more details for 拳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): fist
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こぶし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1935 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 拳   [こぶし]  [K]
(n) fist  [D] [Jisho]
- 拳 骨   [げんこつ]  [K]
(n,vs) fist  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 検
Back: Find more details for 検 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
examination
investigate
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): しら.べる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother investigates wooden cover
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #290 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 検 査   [けんさ]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 討   [けんとう]  [K]
(n,vs) consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 検 事   [けんじ]  [K]
(n) public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 探 検   [たんけん]  [K]
(n) exploration; expedition  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 検   [てんけん]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; examination; checking  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 会 計 検 査 院   [かいけいけんさいん]  [K]
(n) Board of Audit  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 疫   [けんえき]  [K]
(n) quarantine; medical inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 閲   [けんえつ]  [K]
(n) inspection; examination; censorship  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 挙   [けんきょ]  [K]
(n) arrest; roundup  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 索   [けんさく]  [K]
(n,vs) lookup; reference; retrieval (e.g. data)  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察   [けんさつ]  [K]
(n) examination; prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 官   [けんさつかん]  [K]
(n) public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 察 庁   [けんさつちょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 視   [けんし]  [K]
(n) autopsy; inquest; investigation of death  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 事 正   [けんじせい]  [K]
(n) chief public prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 出   [けんしゅつ]  [K]
(n,vs) detection; sense (e.g. sensor)  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 証   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) verification; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 診   [けんしん]  [K]
(n) medical examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 定   [けんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) official certification; approval; inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 検 問   [けんもん]  [K]
(n) inspection; examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 検 討   [さいけんとう]  [K]
(n) re-examination; review; reappraisal  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 検   [さいこうけん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 車 検   [しゃけん]  [K]
(n) vehicle inspection  [D] [Jisho]
- 送 検   [そうけん]  [K]
(n) sending the person accused to the prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 検   [ちけん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) District Public Prosecutor's 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: 5
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 権
Back: Find more details for 権 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
authority
power
rights
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ゴン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おもり
かり
はか.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: crested bird had right to balance in tree
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #156 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 権 利   [けんり]  [K]
(n) right; privilege  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 棄 権   [きけん]  [K]
(n,vs) abstain from voting; renunciation of a right  [D] [Jisho]
- 権   [けん]  [K]
(n,n-suf) authority; the right (to do something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 威   [けんい]  [K]
(n) authority; power; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 限   [けんげん]  [K]
(n) power; authority; jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 力   [けんりょく]  [K]
(n) (political) power; authority; influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 権   [しゅけん]  [K]
(n) sovereignty; supremacy; dominion  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 権   [せいけん]  [K]
(n) (political) administration; political power  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 権   [とっけん]  [K]
(n) privilege; special right  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 越 権   [えっけん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) going beyond authority; unauthorized  [D] [Jisho]
- 既 得 権   [きとくけん]  [K]
(n) vested rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 拒 否 権   [きょひけん]  [K]
(n) right of veto  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 権   [きょうけん]  [K]
(n) power of the state  [D] [Jisho]
- 金 権   [きんけん]  [K]
(n) power of money; financial influence  [D] [Jisho]
- 権 益   [けんえき]  [K]
(n) (one's) interests  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 民 権   [こうみんけん]  [K]
(n) civil rights; franchise; citizenship  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 権   [こっけん]  [K]
(n) power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 債 権   [さいけん]  [K]
(n) credit; claim  [D] [Jisho]
- 三 権   [さんけん]  [K]
(n) the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 政 権   [さんせいけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage; franchise  [D] [Jisho]
- 市 民 権   [しみんけん]  [K]
(n) citizenship  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 治 権   [じちけん]  [K]
(n) autonomy; right of self-government  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 権   [じっけん]  [K]
(n) real power  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 導 権   [しゅどうけん]  [K]
(n) hegemony; leadership; initiative  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 有 権   [しょゆうけん]  [K]
(n) ownership; dominion  [D] [Jisho]
- 職 権   [しょっけん]  [K]
(n) authority; commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 権   [じんけん]  [K]
(n) human rights; civil liberties  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 権 擁 護   [じんけんようご]  [K]
(n) protection of human rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 請 求 権   [せいきゅうけん]  [K]
(n) claim rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 挙 権   [せんきょけん]  [K]
(n) suffrage  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 手 権   [せんしゅけん]  [K]
(n) leading; top-rank; champion  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 権   [ぜんけん]  [K]
(n) plenipotentiary powers; full authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 分 権   [ちほうぶんけん]  [K]
decentralization of power  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 央 集 権   [ちゅうおうしゅうけん]  [K]
centralized authoritarian rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 著 作 権   [ちょさくけん]  [K]
(n) copyright  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 当 権   [ていとうけん]  [K]
(n) mortgage; a lien on one's mortgage  [D] [Jisho]
- 覇 権   [はけん]  [K]
(n) hegemony  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 言 権   [はつげんけん]  [K]
(n) right to speak  [D] [Jisho]
- 版 権   [はんけん]  [K]
(n) copyright  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 権   [ふくけん]  [K]
(n) rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 権   [ぶんけん]  [K]
(n) decentralization of authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 黙 秘 権   [もくひけん]  [K]
(n) right to keep silent  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 権 者   [ゆうけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) constituency; electorate  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 権   [りけん]  [K]
(n) interest; rights; concession  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 木

Kanji: 犬
Back: Find more details for 犬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): dog
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いぬ
いぬ-
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Henshall Mnemonic: big spotted dog rearing up
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #1326 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 犬   [いぬ]  [K]
(n) dog  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 犬   [あいけん]  [K]
(n) pet dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 犬 猿の仲   [けんえんのなか]  [K]
loggerheads (lit: dog and monkey); like cats and dogs  [D] [Jisho]
- 飼い犬   [かいいぬ]  [K]
(n) pet dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 番 犬   [ばんけん]  [K]
(n) watchdog  [D] [Jisho]
- 負け犬   [まけいぬ]  [K]
(n) underdog; loser  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 導 犬   [もうどうけん]  [K]
(n) seeing eye dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 犬   [やけん]  [K]
(n) stray dog; ownerless dog  [D] [Jisho]
- 猟 犬   [りょうけん]  [K]
(n) hound; hunting dog; gun 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: 1
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 献
Back: Find more details for 献 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
offering
counter for drinks
present
offer
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
コン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): たてまつ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 犬 (いぬ) – dog
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #637 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 貢 献   [こうけん]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; services  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 献 立   [こんだて]  [K]
(n) menu; program; schedule  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 献   [ぶんけん]  [K]
(n) literature; books (reference)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 献 花   [けんか]  [K]
(n,vs) flower offering  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 金   [けんきん]  [K]
(n,vs) donation; contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 血   [けんけつ]  [K]
(n,vs) blood donation  [D] [Jisho]
- 献 上   [けんじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting to  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 研
Back: Find more details for 研 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
polish
study of
sharpen
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と.ぐ
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Henshall Mnemonic: hone stone with two forked sticks
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #336 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 研 究   [けんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) study; research; investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 室   [けんきゅうしつ]  [K]
(n) seminar room; laboratory; prof's office  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 研 修   [けんしゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) training (esp. in-service); induction course  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 研ぐ   [とぐ]  [K]
(v5g) to sharpen; to grind; to scour; to hone; to polish; to wash (rice)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 経 済 研 究 所   [けいざいけんきゅうしょ]  [K]
economics research centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 員   [けんきゅういん]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 家   [けんきゅうか]  [K]
researcher; student (of)  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 官   [けんきゅうかん]  [K]
research officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 者   [けんきゅうしゃ]  [K]
researcher  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 究 所   [けんきゅうじょ]  [K]
(n) research establishment (institute, laboratory, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
- 研 磨   [けんま]  [K]
(iK) (n,vs) grinding; polishing; studying  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 石

Kanji: 絹
Back: Find more details for 絹 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): silk
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): きぬ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: silk threads from round fleshy worm
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1916 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 絹   [きぬ]  [K]
(n) silk  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 絹 糸   [きぬいと]  [K]
(n) silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 糸   [けんし]  [K]
(n) silk thread  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 織 物   [きぬおりもの]  [K]
(n) silk goods  [D] [Jisho]
- 絹 布   [けんぷ]  [K]
(n) silk; silk 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: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 県
Back: Find more details for 県 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): prefecture
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.ける
あがた
がた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
小 (ちいさい) – little
尚 (ショウ, なお) – esteem; furthermore; still; yet
目 (め) – eye
Henshall Mnemonic: keep an eye on stand at prefectural show
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #140 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 県   [けん]  [K]
(n) prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 県 庁   [けんちょう]  [K]
(n) prefectural office  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 県 営   [けんえい]  [K]
(n) prefectural; under prefectural management  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 下   [けんか]  [K]
(n) prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 会   [けんかい]  [K]
(n) prefectural assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 外   [けんがい]  [K]
(n) outside the prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 議   [けんぎ]  [K]
(n) prefectural assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 警   [けんけい]  [K]
(n) prefectural police  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 知 事   [けんちじ]  [K]
(n) prefectural governor  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 道   [けんどう]  [K]
(n) prefectural road  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 内   [けんない]  [K]
(n) within the prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 民   [けんみん]  [K]
(n) citizens of a prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 県 立   [けんりつ]  [K]
(n) prefectural (institution)  [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]
- 同 県   [どうけん]  [K]
(n) the same prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 府 県   [ふけん]  [K]
(n) prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 小 尚 目

Kanji: 肩
Back: Find more details for 肩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): shoulder
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かた
Bushu (Radical) Info:
戸 (とびらのと) – door
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1215 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 肩   [かた]  [K]
(n) shoulder  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肩 書   [かたがき]  [K]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record  [D] [Jisho]
- 肩 書き   [かたがき]  [K]
(n) title; degree; address (on letter); criminal record  [D] [Jisho]
- 肩 代わり   [かたがわり]  [K]
(n) shouldering another's debt  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 戸 肋 肉

Kanji: 見
Back: Find more details for 見 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
see
hopes
chances
idea
opinion
look at
visible
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
み.る
み.える
み.せる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 見 (みる) – see
Henshall Mnemonic: bending down to look closely with seeing eye
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #22 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 見せる   [みせる]  [K]
(v1) to show; to display  [D] [Jisho]
- 見る   [みる]  [K]
(v1) (1) to see; to watch; (2) (as an auxiliary verb) to try  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 意 見   [いけん]  [K]
(n) opinion; view  [D] [Jisho]
- 花 見   [はなみ]  [K]
(n,vs) cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing  [D] [Jisho]
- 見える   [みえる]  [K]
(v1) to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear  [D] [Jisho]
- 見つかる   [みつかる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) to be found; to be discovered  [D] [Jisho]
- 見つける   [みつける]  [K]
(v1) to be familiar; to discover; to find fault; to detect; to find out; to locate  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 物   [けんぶつ]  [K]
(n,vs) sightseeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 拝 見   [はいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) (hum) (pol) seeing; look at  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 見 解   [けんかい]  [K]
(n) opinion; point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 事   [みごと]  [K]
(adj-na,n) splendid; magnificent; beautiful; admirable  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 送り   [みおくり]  [K]
(n) seeing one off; farewell; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 当   [けんとう]  [K]
(n) be found; aim; mark; estimate; guess; approximation; direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 舞い   [みまい]  [K]
(n) enquiry; expression of sympathy; expression of concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 見   [はっけん]  [K]
(n,vs) discovery; detection; finding  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 見っともない   [みっともない]  [K]
(uk) shameful; indecent  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 下ろす   [みおろす]  [K]
(v5s) to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on something  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 学   [けんがく]  [K]
(n,vs) inspection; study by observation; field trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 掛け   [みかけ]  [K]
(n) outward appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 慣れる   [みなれる]  [K]
(v1) to become used to seeing; to be familiar with  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 詰める   [みつめる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 出し   [みだし]  [K]
(n) heading; caption; subtitle; index  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 上げる   [みあげる]  [K]
(v1) to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to admire  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 送る   [みおくる]  [K]
(v5r) (1) to see off; to farewell; (2) to escort; (3) to let pass; to wait and see; (4) to let a pitch go by (baseball); to watch a batted ball go into the stands  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 直す   [みなおす]  [K]
(v5s) to look again; to get a better opinion of  [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]
- 見 舞う   [みまう]  [K]
(v5u) to ask after (health); to visit  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 本   [みほん]  [K]
(n) sample  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 一 見   [いっけん]  [K]
(adv,n,vs) (1) look; glimpse; glance; (2) (adv) apparently; seemingly; (3) first meeting  [D] [Jisho]
- 会 見   [かいけん]  [K]
(n) interview; audience  [D] [Jisho]
- 見せびらかす   [みせびらかす]  [K]
(v5s) to show off; to flaunt  [D] [Jisho]
- 見なす   [みなす]  [K]
(v5s) to consider as; to regard  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 苦しい   [みぐるしい]  [K]
(adj) unsightly; ugly  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 合い   [みあい]  [K]
(n) formal marriage interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 合わせる   [みあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange glances; to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 込み   [みこみ]  [K]
(n) forecast; prospects; expectation; hope  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 窄らしい   [みすぼらしい]  [K]
(adj) shabby; seedy  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 習う   [みならう]  [K]
(v5u) to follow another's example  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 晴らし   [みはらし]  [K]
(n) view  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 積もり   [みつもり]  [K]
(n) estimation; quotation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 積り   [みつもり]  [K]
(n) estimation; quotation  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 地   [けんち]  [K]
(n) point of view  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 通し   [みとおし]  [K]
(n) perspective; unobstructed view; outlook; forecast; prospect; insight  [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]
- 見 逃す   [みのがす]  [K]
(v5s) to miss; to overlook; to leave at large  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 舞   [みまい]  [K]
(n) enquiry; expression of sympathy; expression of concern  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 方   [みかた]  [K]
(n) viewpoint  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 落とす   [みおとす]  [K]
(v5s) to overlook; to fail to notice  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 見   [へんけん]  [K]
(n) prejudice; narrow view  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- よそ見   [よそみ]  [K]
(n,vs) looking away; looking aside  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 見   [したみ]  [K]
(n) preview; preliminary inspection; siding (on a house)  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 見   [がいけん]  [K]
(n) outward appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 垣 間 見る   [かいまみる]  [K]
(v1) to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 見 知り   [かおみしり]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 形 見   [かたみ]  [K]
(n) memento; souvenir  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 見   [つきみ]  [K]
(n) viewing the moon  [D] [Jisho]
- 見え   [みえ]  [K]
(n) show; display; appearance; vanity; charm; attraction  [D] [Jisho]
- 見え隠れ   [みえがくれ]  [K]
(n,vs) appearing and disappearing  [D] [Jisho]
- 見す見す   [みすみす]  [K]
(adv) (uk) before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose  [D] [Jisho]
- 見ず知らず   [みずしらず]  [K]
(adj-no,exp,n) strange  [D] [Jisho]
- 見せ掛け   [みせかけ]  [K]
(n) seeming; pose  [D] [Jisho]
- 見せ場   [みせば]  [K]
(n) highlight scene (of play)  [D] [Jisho]
- 見た目   [みため]  [K]
(n) appearance  [D] [Jisho]
- 見つめる   [みつめる]  [K]
(v1) (uk) to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on  [D] [Jisho]
- 見どころ   [みどころ]  [K]
(n) highlight; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 見る見る   [みるみる]  [K]
(adv) very fast; in a twinkle  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 違える   [みちがえる]  [K]
(v1) to be beyond recognition; to be quite a difference  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 過ごす   [みすごす]  [K]
(v5s) to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 覚え   [みおぼえ]  [K]
(n) remembrance; recollection; recognition  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 極める   [みきわめる]  [K]
(v1) to see through; to probe; to make sure of  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 限る   [みかぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to give up; to turn one's back; to abandon  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 惚れる   [みとれる]  [K]
(v1) to be fascinated (by); to watch something in fascination; to be charmed  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 込む   [みこむ]  [K]
(v5m) to anticipate; to estimate  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 識   [けんしき]  [K]
(n) views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 失う   [みうしなう]  [K]
(v5u) to lose sight of; to miss  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 捨てる   [みすてる]  [K]
(v1) to abandon; to fail; to desert  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 守る   [みまもる]  [K]
(v5r) to watch over; to watch attentively  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 受ける   [みうける]  [K]
(v1) to catch sight of; to see; to suppose  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 習い   [みならい]  [K]
(n) learn by observation; apprentice  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 出す   [みいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to find out; to discover  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 所   [みどころ]  [K]
(n) highlight; promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 晴らす   [みはらす]  [K]
(v5s) to command a view  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 切り   [みきり]  [K]
(n) abandon; forsake  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 切り発 車   [みきりはっしゃ]  [K]
starting a train before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 損なう   [みそこなう]  [K]
(v5u) to misjudge; to mistake; to miss seeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 知らぬ   [みしらぬ]  [K]
(adj-pn,exp) unknown; unacquainted; strange  [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]
- 見 直し   [みなおし]  [K]
(n) review; reconsideration  [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]
- 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]
- 見 入る   [みいる]  [K]
(v5r) to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon  [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]
- 見 比べる   [みくらべる]  [K]
(v1) to compare with the eye  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 物 人   [けんぶつにん]  [K]
(n) spectator; sightseer; onlookers  [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]
- 見 聞   [けんぶん]  [K]
(n,vs) information; observation  [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]
- 見 放す   [みはなす]  [K]
(v5s) to desert; to abandon; to give up  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 本 市   [みほんいち]  [K]
(n) trade fair  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 縊る   [みくびる]  [K]
(v5r) to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 見   [こうけん]  [K]
(n) guardianship; guardian  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 見   [こうけん]  [K]
(n) watching with detachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 見   [しけん]  [K]
(n) personal opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 所 見   [しょけん]  [K]
(n) view; opinion  [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]
- 少 数 意 見   [しょうすういけん]  [K]
(n) minority opinion  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 見 知り   [ひとみしり]  [K]
(n) shyness  [D] [Jisho]
- 政 見   [せいけん]  [K]
(n) political views  [D] [Jisho]
- 接 見   [せっけん]  [K]
(n) interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 見   [せんけん]  [K]
(n) foresight; anticipation  [D] [Jisho]
- 浅 見   [せんけん]  [K]
(n) shallow view; superficial idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 見   [ふたみ]  [K]
(adj-no) forked (road, river)  [D] [Jisho]
- 露 見   [ろけん]  [K]
(n) discovery; detection; exposure  [D] [Jisho]
- 脇 見   [わきみ]  [K]
(n,vs) looking from the side; looking aside  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 謙
Back: Find more details for 謙 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
self-effacing
humble oneself
condescend
be modest
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1582 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 謙 虚   [けんきょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) modesty; humility  [D] [Jisho]
- 謙 遜   [けんそん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) humble; humility; modesty  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 賢
Back: Find more details for 賢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
intelligent
wise
wisdom
cleverness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かしこ.い
かた
さか
さと
さとし
たか
たて
のり
まこと
まさ
まさる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1159 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 賢い   [かしこい]  [K]
(adj) wise; clever; smart  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 賢 明   [けんめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) wisdom; intelligence; prudence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 賢い   [わるがしこい]  [K]
(adj) cunning; crafty; wily; sly  [D] [Jisho]
- 賢 人   [けんじん]  [K]
(n) wise man  [D] [Jisho]
- 賢 母   [けんぼ]  [K]
(n) wise mother  [D] [Jisho]
- 普 賢   [ふげん]  [K]
(n) Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion  [D] [Jisho]
- 狡 賢い   [ずるがしこい]  [K]
(adj-na) sly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 軒
Back: Find more details for 軒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
flats
counter for houses
eaves
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): のき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 車 (くるま) – car
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1416 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 軒   [のき]  [K]
(n) eaves  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 軒 先   [のきさき]  [K]
(n) edge of the eaves; house frontage  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 遣
Back: Find more details for 遣 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dispatch
send
give
donate
do
undertake
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つか.う
-つか.い
-づか.い
つか.わす
や.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: #664 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 仮 名 遣い   [かなづかい]  [K]
(n) kana orthography; syllabary spelling  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 葉 遣い   [ことばづかい]  [K]
(n) speech; expression; wording  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 遣い   [こづかい]  [K]
(n) personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 派 遣   [はけん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispatch; send  [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]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 気 遣い   [きづかい]  [K]
(n) consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 遣 唐 使   [けんとうし]  [K]
(n) envoy (to T'ang China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 遣い   [こころづかい]  [K]
(n) solicitude; anxiety; regard for  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 遣   [せんけん]  [K]
(n,vs) sending ahead  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 険
Back: Find more details for 険 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
precipitous
inaccessible place
impregnable position
steep place
sharp eyes
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): けわ.しい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother dons cap to climb steep hill
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #707 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 危 険   [きけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) danger; peril; hazard  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 冒 険   [ぼうけん]  [K]
(n) risk; venture; adventure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 険しい   [けわしい]  [K]
(adj) inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 保 険   [ほけん]  [K]
(n) insurance; guarantee  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 火 災 保 険   [かさいほけん]  [K]
fire insurance  [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]
- 険 悪   [けんあく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dangerous; serious; gloomy; perilous; threatening; stormy  [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]
- 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]
- 探 険   [たんけん]  [K]
(n) exploration; expedition  [D] [Jisho]
- 被 保 険 者   [ひほけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) insured person  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 険 金   [ほけんきん]  [K]
(n) insurance payout  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 顕
Back: Find more details for 顕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
appear
existing
On-Yomi Reading(s): ケン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あきらか
あらわ.れる
あき
あきら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1536 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 顕 微 鏡   [けんびきょう]  [K]
(n) microscope  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 顕 在   [けんざい]  [K]
(n,vs) actual (as opposed to hidden or obscured); actualized  [D] [Jisho]
- 顕 彰   [けんしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) manifesting; displaying; honouring  [D] [Jisho]
- 顕 著   [けんちょ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) remarkable; striking; obvious  [D] [Jisho]
- 露 顕   [ろけん]  [K]
(n) discovery; detection; exposure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 験
Back: Find more details for 験 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
verification
effect
testing
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ケン
ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あかし
しるし
ため.す
ためし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 馬 (うま) – horse
Henshall Mnemonic: elder brother examines horse cover
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #410 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
- 試 験   [しけん]  [K]
(n,vs) examination; test; study  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 経 験   [けいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 験   [じっけん]  [K]
(n) experiment  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 受 験   [じゅけん]  [K]
(n,vs) taking an examination  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 体 験   [たいけん]  [K]
(n,vs) personal experience  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 核 実 験   [かくじっけん]  [K]
(n) nuclear (bomb) test  [D] [Jisho]
- 経 験 者   [けいけんしゃ]  [K]
(n) experienced person; person who has had a particular experience  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 試 験   [こっかしけん]  [K]
(n) state examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 場   [しけんじょう]  [K]
(n) examination hall (room); laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 験 的   [しけんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) experimental; provisional  [D] [Jisho]
- 治 験   [ちけん]  [K]
(n) clinical trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 験 室   [じっけんしつ]  [K]
(n) laboratory  [D] [Jisho]
- 筆 記 試 験   [ひっきしけん]  [K]
written examination  [D] [Jisho]
- 模 擬 試 験   [もぎしけん]  [K]
trial examination; sham examination  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 馬

Kanji: 元
Back: Find more details for 元 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
beginning
former time
origin
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゲン
ガン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もと
ちか
はじめ
はる
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
二 (に) – two
儿 (にんにょう) – human legs
Henshall Mnemonic: two persons of same origin
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #192 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
- 元 気   [げんき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health(y); robust; vigor; energy; vitality; vim; stamina; spirit; courage; pep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 元   [もと]  [K]
(n,n-suf,n-t) (1) origin; original; (2) former  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 元々   [もともと]  [K]
(adv,adj-no) originally; by nature; from the start  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 日   [がんじつ]  [K]
(n) New Year's Day  [D] [Jisho]
- 足 元   [あしもと]  [K]
(n) (1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) gait; pace; step  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 還 元   [かんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; reduction; return to origins  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 首   [げんしゅ]  [K]
(n) ruler; sovereign  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 素   [げんそ]  [K]
(n) chemical element  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 年   [がんねん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) first year (of a specific reign)  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 来   [がんらい]  [K]
(n-adv) originally; primarily; essentially; logically; naturally  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 元   [てもと]  [K]
(n) (1) (money) on hand or at home; one's purse; (2) usual skill  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 元   [じもと]  [K]
(n) local  [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]
- 一 元   [いちげん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) unitary  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 元 化   [いちげんか]  [K]
(n) unification; centralization  [D] [Jisho]
- 家 元   [いえもと]  [K]
(n) head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 元   [きげん]  [K]
(n) (1) era; (2) A.D. (Christian era)  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 元 前   [きげんぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) pre-era; B.C.  [D] [Jisho]
- 襟 元   [えりもと]  [K]
(n) front of neck  [D] [Jisho]
- 元より   [もとより]  [K]
(adv) from the beginning; from the first  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 凶   [がんきょう]  [K]
(n) (1) ringleader; main culprit; (2) main cause; source  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 金   [がんきん]  [K]
(n) capital; principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 号   [げんごう]  [K]
(n) era name  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 帥   [げんすい]  [K]
(n) (field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 祖   [がんそ]  [K]
(n) originator; founder; pioneer; inventor  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 旦   [がんたん]  [K]
(n) New Year's Day  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 本   [がんぽん]  [K]
(n) principal (invest.); capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 老   [げんろう]  [K]
(n) elder statesman; authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 禄   [げんろく]  [K]
(n) period in the Edo era  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 元   [ねもと]  [K]
(n) origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle  [D] [Jisho]
- 次 元   [じげん]  [K]
(n) dimension  [D] [Jisho]
- 耳 元   [みみもと]  [K]
(n) close to the ear  [D] [Jisho]
- 身 元   [みもと]  [K]
(n) person's identity; ID; past; background  [D] [Jisho]
- 多 元 的   [たげんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) pluralism; plurality  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 元   [ちゅうげん]  [K]
(n) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; Bon gifts  [D] [Jisho]
- 復 元   [ふくげん]  [K]
(n,vs) restoration (to original state); reconstruction  [D] [Jisho]
- 窯 元   [かまもと]  [K]
(n) pottery  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 二 儿

Kanji: 原
Back: Find more details for 原 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
meadow
original
primitive
field
plain
prairie
tundra
wilderness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
はら
た
ばる
ら
わた
わら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: originally cliff with funny spring, now a plain
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #172 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
- 原 因   [げんいん]  [K]
(n) cause; origin; source  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 原   [はら]  [K]
(n) field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 原 稿   [げんこう]  [K]
(n) manuscript; copy  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 産   [げんさん]  [K]
(n) place of origin; habitat  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 始   [げんし]  [K]
(n) origin; primeval  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 理   [げんり]  [K]
(n) principle; theory; fundamental truth  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 料   [げんりょう]  [K]
(n) raw materials  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 原っぱ   [はらっぱ]  [K]
(n) open field; empty lot; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 型   [げんけい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) prototype; model; pattern; archetypal  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 形   [げんけい]  [K]
(n) original form; base form  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 作   [げんさく]  [K]
(n) original work  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子   [げんし]  [K]
(n) atom  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 書   [げんしょ]  [K]
(n) original document  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 則   [げんそく]  [K]
(n) principle; general rule  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 点   [げんてん]  [K]
(n) origin (coordinates); starting point  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 爆   [げんばく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) atomic bomb; A-bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 文   [げんぶん]  [K]
(n) the text; original  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 油   [げんゆ]  [K]
(n) crude oil  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 原   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) tableland; plateau  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 河 原   [かわら]  [K]
(n) dry river bed; river beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 桑 原   [くわばら]  [K]
(n) mulberry field  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 案   [げんあん]  [K]
(n) original plan; original bill; motion; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 価   [げんか]  [K]
(n) cost price  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 画   [げんが]  [K]
(n) original picture  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 義   [げんぎ]  [K]
(n) original meaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 稿 用 紙   [げんこうようし]  [K]
Japanese writing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 告   [げんこく]  [K]
(n) plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 材 料   [げんざいりょう]  [K]
(n) raw materials  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 産 地   [げんさんち]  [K]
(n) place of origin; home; habitat  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 核   [げんしかく]  [K]
(n,adj-no) nucleus (atomic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 力   [げんしりょく]  [K]
(n) atomic energy  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 子 炉   [げんしろ]  [K]
(n) atomic reactor  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 資   [げんし]  [K]
(n) capital; principal  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 住 民   [げんじゅうみん]  [K]
(n) native people; aboriginal  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 色   [げんしょく]  [K]
(n) primary colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 人   [げんじん]  [K]
(n) primitive man  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 水 爆   [げんすいばく]  [K]
(n) atom and hydrogen bomb  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 生   [げんせい]  [K]
(n) spontaneous generation; primeval; primitive  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 潜   [げんせん]  [K]
(n) nuclear submarine  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 動 力   [げんどうりょく]  [K]
(n) motive power  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 発   [げんぱつ]  [K]
(n) nuclear power plant; nuclear power supply  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 本   [げんぽん]  [K]
(n) the original; original copy; script  [D] [Jisho]
- 原 野   [げんや]  [K]
(n) waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 原   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) antigen  [D] [Jisho]
- 湿 原   [しつげん]  [K]
(n) marshy grassland; wetlands  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 原   [まつばら]  [K]
(n) pine grove  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 原   [かわら]  [K]
(n) dry river bed; river beach  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 原   [そうげん]  [K]
(n) grass-covered plain; grasslands; meadows; savannah; prairie; steppe  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 原   [ちゅうげん]  [K]
(n) middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 萩 原   [はぎはら]  [K]
reedy field  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 原   [のはら]  [K]
(n) 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: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 厂

Kanji: 厳
Back: Find more details for 厳 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stern
strictness
severity
rigidity
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゲン
ゴン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おごそ.か
きび.しい
いか.めしい
いつくし
いつ
いづ
きゅうら
とし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: daringly ornate building is strictly solemn!
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #638 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N2 Words
- 厳 重   [げんじゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strict; rigour; severe; firm; strong; secure  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 厳か   [おごそか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 密   [げんみつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) strict; close  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 威 厳   [いげん]  [K]
(n) dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 戒 厳 令   [かいげんれい]  [K]
(n) martial law  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳しさ   [きびしさ]  [K]
(n) severity; strictness; intensity  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 戒   [げんかい]  [K]
(n) strict guard  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 格   [げんかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) severe; rigid; strictness; rigor; austerity  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 禁   [げんきん]  [K]
(n) strict prohibition; ban; interdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 守   [げんしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) strict observance  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 粛   [げんしゅく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gravity; solemnity; severity; seriousness; dignity; rigor; austerity  [D] [Jisho]
- 厳 罰   [げんばつ]  [K]
(n) severe punishment; rigorous measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 荘 厳   [そうごん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solemnity; gravity; impressiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 尊 厳   [そんげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dignity; majesty; sanctity  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 口

Kanji: 幻
Back: Find more details for 幻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
phantasm
vision
dream
illusion
apparition
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): まぼろし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 幺 (いとがしら) – short thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1564 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
- 幻   [まぼろし]  [K]
(n) phantom; vision; illusion; dream  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 影   [げんえい]  [K]
(n) phantom; vision; illusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 覚   [げんかく]  [K]
(n) hallucination; illusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 想   [げんそう]  [K]
(n) illusions  [D] [Jisho]
- 幻 滅   [げんめつ]  [K]
(n) disillusionment  [D] [Jisho]
- 夢 幻   [むげん]  [K]
(n) dreams; fantasy; visions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 幺

Kanji: 弦
Back: Find more details for 弦 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
bowstring
chord
hypotenuse
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1773 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
- 管 弦 楽   [かんげんがく]  [K]
(n) orchestral music  [D] [Jisho]
- 管 弦 楽 団   [かんげんがくだん]  [K]
orchestra  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦   [つる]  [K]
(n) (1) bow string; string (of guitar, violin, etc); (2) (geom) chord (straight line joining two points on a curve); (3) handle  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦 楽   [げんがく]  [K]
(n) music for strings  [D] [Jisho]
- 弦 楽 器   [げんがっき]  [K]
(n) stringed instruments  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 減
Back: Find more details for 減 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
dwindle
decrease
reduce
decline
curtail
get hungry
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
へ.る
へ.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: decreased water brings on heartless feeling
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #261 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 加 減   [かげん]  [K]
(n) (1) addition and subtraction; (2) allowance for; (3) degree; extent; measure; (4) condition; state of health; (5) seasoning; flavor; moderation; adjustment; (6) influence (of the weather); (7) chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 減らす   [へらす]  [K]
(v5s,vt) to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten  [D] [Jisho]
- 減る   [へる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 増 減   [ぞうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) increase and decrease; fluctuation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- いい加 減   [いいかげん]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,exp,n) moderate; right; random; not thorough; vague; irresponsible; halfhearted  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 減   [けいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) abatement  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 少   [げんしょう]  [K]
(n) decrease; reduction; decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 点   [げんてん]  [K]
(n,vs) subtract; give a demerit  [D] [Jisho]
- 削 減   [さくげん]  [K]
(n,vs) cut; reduction; curtailment  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 激 減   [げきげん]  [K]
(n,vs) dropping sharply; decreasing rapidly  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 員   [げんいん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction of staff  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 益   [げんえき]  [K]
(n,vs) decrease in profits  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 価 償 却   [げんかしょうきゃく]  [K]
(n) depreciation  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 額   [げんがく]  [K]
(n) abatement  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 給   [げんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) pay cut; salary cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 産   [げんさん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction in production  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 収   [げんしゅう]  [K]
(n) fall; decrease (in income)  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 税   [げんぜい]  [K]
(n) tax reduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 速   [げんそく]  [K]
(n,vs) deceleration  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 退   [げんたい]  [K]
(n,vs) decline; ebb; failure; loss  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 反   [げんたん]  [K]
(n) reduction (of crop size)  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 俸   [げんぽう]  [K]
(n) salary reduction; salary cut  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 免   [げんめん]  [K]
(n) reduction and exemption; mitigation and remission  [D] [Jisho]
- 減 量   [げんりょう]  [K]
(n) loss in quantity  [D] [Jisho]
- 節 減   [せつげん]  [K]
(n,vs) retrenchment; curtailment; economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 漸 減   [ぜんげん]  [K]
(n) gradual decrease; decline  [D] [Jisho]
- 低 減   [ていげん]  [K]
(n) decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 半 減   [はんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) reduction by half; halve  [D] [Jisho]
- 目 減り   [めべり]  [K]
(n,vs) loss in weight; decrease in 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: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 源
Back: Find more details for 源 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
source
origin
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みなもと
はら
みな
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: water source is in original spring on plain
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #738 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 資 源   [しげん]  [K]
(n) resources  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 起 源   [きげん]  [K]
(n) origin; beginning; rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 源   [みなもと]  [K]
(n) source; origin  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 源   [ごげん]  [K]
(n) word root; word derivation; etymology  [D] [Jisho]
- 財 源   [ざいげん]  [K]
(n) source of funds; resources; finances  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 源   [すいげん]  [K]
(n) source of river; fountainhead  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 源   [でんげん]  [K]
(n) source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 源 氏   [げんじ]  [K]
(n) (1) Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); (2) the Minamoto family  [D] [Jisho]
- 源 泉   [げんせん]  [K]
(n) source  [D] [Jisho]
- 源 流   [げんりゅう]  [K]
(n) current-limiting  [D] [Jisho]
- 根 源   [こんげん]  [K]
(n) root; source; origin  [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]
- 震 源   [しんげん]  [K]
(n) epicentre; epicenter; earthquake centre  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 源 開 発   [でんげんかいはつ]  [K]
electric power resource development  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 玄
Back: Find more details for 玄 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mysterious
occultness
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
くろ
けん
はる
はるか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 玄 (げん) – mysterious
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1409 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 玄 関   [げんかん]  [K]
(n) entranceway; entry hall  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 玄 人   [くろうと]  [K]
(n) expert; professional; geisha; prostitute  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 玄 米   [げんまい]  [K]
(n) unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown 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

Kanji: 現
Back: Find more details for 現 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
present
existing
actual
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あらわ.れる
あらわ.す
あきら
きら
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: see jewel that now appears
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #85 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 現す   [あらわす]  [K]
(v5s) to show; to indicate; to display  [D] [Jisho]
- 現れ   [あらわれ]  [K]
(n) embodiment; materialization  [D] [Jisho]
- 現れる   [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]
- 現 金   [げんきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cash; ready money; mercenary; self-interested  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 在   [げんざい]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) present; up to now; nowadays; modern times; current  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 実   [げんじつ]  [K]
(n) reality  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 象   [げんしょう]  [K]
(n) phenomenon  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 場   [げんば]  [K]
(n) actual spot; scene; scene of the crime  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 状   [げんじょう]  [K]
(n) present condition; existing state; status quo  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 代   [げんだい]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) nowadays; modern times; present-day  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 現   [じつげん]  [K]
(n,vs) implementation; materialization; realization  [D] [Jisho]
- 表 現   [ひょうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) expression; presentation; (2) (math) representation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 現に   [げんに]  [K]
(adv) actually; really  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 現われ   [あらわれ]  [K]
(n) embodiment; materialization  [D] [Jisho]
- 現われる   [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]
- 現 行   [げんこう]  [K]
(n) present; current; in operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 像   [げんぞう]  [K]
(n,vs) developing (film)  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 地   [げんち]  [K]
(n) actual place; local  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 現   [さいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) reappearance; reproduction; return; revival  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 現   [しゅつげん]  [K]
(n,vs) appearance; arrival; make one's appearance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 現わす   [あらわす]  [K]
(io) (v5s) to show; to indicate; to display  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 況   [げんきょう]  [K]
(n) present condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 行 犯   [げんこうはん]  [K]
(n) flagrante delicto; caught red-handed  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 時 点   [げんじてん]  [K]
(n) the present point (i.e. in history)  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 住 所   [げんじゅうしょ]  [K]
(n) (present) address  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 職   [げんしょく]  [K]
(n) present condition  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 代 的   [げんだいてき]  [K]
(adj-na) modernistic  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 段 階   [げんだんかい]  [K]
current rank; present grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 物   [げんぶつ]  [K]
(n) stocks; products  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 役   [げんえき]  [K]
(n) active duty; active service  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 有   [げんゆう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) present; existing  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 王 玉

Kanji: 絃
Back: Find more details for 絃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
string
cord
samisen music
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): いと
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: 言
Back: Find more details for 言 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s): say
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゲン
ゴン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.う
こと
とき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: mouth speaks three and a bit words
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #83 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 言う   [いう]  [K]
(v5u) to say  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 葉   [ことば]  [K]
(n) word(s); language; speech  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 一 言   [ひとこと]  [K]
(n) single word  [D] [Jisho]
- 言う   [ゆう]  [K]
(v5u) to say  [D] [Jisho]
- 言わば   [いわば]  [K]
(adv) so to speak; so to call it; as it were  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 語   [げんご]  [K]
(n) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 伝 言   [でんごん]  [K]
(n,vs) verbal message; rumor; word  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 言い出す   [いいだす]  [K]
(v5s) to start talking; to speak; to tell; to propose; to suggest; to break the ice  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 言 葉 遣い   [ことばづかい]  [K]
(n) speech; expression; wording  [D] [Jisho]
- 独り言   [ひとりごと]  [K]
(n) a soliloquy; a monologue; speaking to oneself  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 言   [ほうげん]  [K]
(n) dialect  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 言い訳   [いいわけ]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) excuse; (2) explanation  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 論   [げんろん]  [K]
(n) discussion  [D] [Jisho]
- 助 言   [じょげん]  [K]
(n) advice; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 証 言   [しょうげん]  [K]
(n,vs) evidence; testimony  [D] [Jisho]
- 宣 言   [せんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) declaration; proclamation; announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 言   [だんげん]  [K]
(n,vs) assertion; declaration; affirmation  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 言   [はつげん]  [K]
(n) utterance; speech; proposal  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 言   [むごん]  [K]
(n) silence  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 言   [よげん]  [K]
(n) prediction; promise; prognostication  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 言   [ゆいごん]  [K]
(n) will; testament; last request  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 言   [いちごん]  [K]
(n) single word  [D] [Jisho]
- 過 言   [かごん]  [K]
(n) exaggeration; saying too much  [D] [Jisho]
- 甘 言   [かんげん]  [K]
(n) cajolery  [D] [Jisho]
- 狂 言   [きょうげん]  [K]
(n) play; drama; make-believe  [D] [Jisho]
- 苦 言   [くげん]  [K]
(n) candid (frank) advice; exhortation  [D] [Jisho]
- 言   [げん]  [K]
(n) word; remark; statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 言いなり   [いいなり]  [K]
(n) doing as one is told; yes-man  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い回し   [いいまわし]  [K]
(n) expression; phraseology  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い掛かり   [いいがかり]  [K]
(n) false accusation; pretext; commitment  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い換える   [いいかえる]  [K]
(v1) to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い切る   [いいきる]  [K]
(v5r) to declare; to assert; to state definitively  [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]
- 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]
- 言い分   [いいぶん]  [K]
(n) one's say; one's point; complaint; excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い返す   [いいかえす]  [K]
(v5s) to repeat; to talk back; to answer back  [D] [Jisho]
- 言い方   [いいかた]  [K]
(n) speaking style  [D] [Jisho]
- 言うまでもない   [いうまでもない]  [K]
(adj,exp) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 及   [げんきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 質   [げんしつ]  [K]
(n) commitment; pledge or promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 動   [げんどう]  [K]
(n) speech and conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 言 明   [げんめい]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement; assertion  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 言   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) declaration; profession  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 言 葉   [あいことば]  [K]
(n) password; watchword  [D] [Jisho]
- 書き言 葉   [かきことば]  [K]
(n) the written word; the written language  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 言   [こごと]  [K]
(n) scolding; fault-finding  [D] [Jisho]
- 寝 言   [ねごと]  [K]
(n) talking in sleep; nonsense  [D] [Jisho]
- 提 言   [ていげん]  [K]
(n) proposal; motion  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 言 権   [はつげんけん]  [K]
(n) right to speak  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 言い   [ものいい]  [K]
(n) manner of speaking; objection; way of speaking; rumor; quarrel; protest  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 言   [めいげん]  [K]
(n) declaration; statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し言 葉   [はなしことば]  [K]
(n) spoken word  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 限
Back: Find more details for 限 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
limit
restrict
to best of ability
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゲン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かぎ.る
かぎ.り
-かぎ.り
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: stop and stare from hill, having reached limits
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #405 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 限る   [かぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to restrict; to limit; to confine  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 界   [げんかい]  [K]
(n) limit; bound  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 限   [せいげん]  [K]
(n,vs) restriction; restraint; limitation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 期 限   [きげん]  [K]
(n) term; period  [D] [Jisho]
- 限り   [かぎり]  [K]
(n-adv,n) limit(s); as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 度   [げんど]  [K]
(n) limit; bounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 限   [むげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) infinite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 権 限   [けんげん]  [K]
(n) power; authority; jurisdiction  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 定   [げんてい]  [K]
(n,vs) limit; restriction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 下 限   [かげん]  [K]
(n) lower limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 極 限   [きょくげん]  [K]
(n) utmost limits; limit  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 限る   [みかぎる]  [K]
(v5r) to give up; to turn one's back; to abandon  [D] [Jisho]
- 限りない   [かぎりない]  [K]
(adj) eternal; unlimited; endless  [D] [Jisho]
- 限 度 額   [げんどがく]  [K]
(n) credit limit (on a credit card)  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 小 限   [さいしょうげん]  [K]
(n) minimum; lowest  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 大 限   [さいだいげん]  [K]
(n) maximum  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 低 限   [さいていげん]  [K]
(n) minimum  [D] [Jisho]
- 際 限   [さいげん]  [K]
(n) limits; end; bounds  [D] [Jisho]
- 産 児 制 限   [さんじせいげん]  [K]
birth control  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 限   [じげん]  [K]
(n) period or division of time  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 限   [じょうげん]  [K]
(n) upper limit; maximum (in math)  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 期 限   [むきげん]  [K]
(n) indefinite  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 制 限   [むせいげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) limitless  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 限   [ゆうげん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) finite; limited  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 個
Back: Find more details for 個 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
individual
counter for articles and military units
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コ
カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コ
カ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: that individual is a hard person
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #451 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 個   [こ]  [K]
(n,suf) counter for mil. units; individual  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 個 人   [こじん]  [K]
(adj-no,n) individual; private person; personal; private  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 個 所   [かしょ]  [K]
(n) passage; place; point; part  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 体   [こたい]  [K]
(n) an individual  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 個々   [ここ]  [K]
(n) individual; one by one  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 性   [こせい]  [K]
(n) individuality; personality; idiosyncrasy  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 別   [こべつ]  [K]
(n) particular case  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 個   [いっこ]  [K]
(n) piece; fragment  [D] [Jisho]
- 個々人   [ここじん]  [K]
(n) an individual  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 室   [こしつ]  [K]
(n) private room  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 差   [こじんさ]  [K]
(n) individual differences; personal equation  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 人 的   [こじんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) individualistic; personal; self-centred  [D] [Jisho]
- 個 展   [こてん]  [K]
(n) personal exhibition  [D] [Jisho]
- 数 個   [すうこ]  [K]
(n) several (objects)  [D] [Jisho]
- 別 個   [べっこ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) another; different; separate  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 古
Back: Find more details for 古 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s): old
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ふる.い
ふる-
-ふる.す
ふゆ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: an old story, told at least ten times
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #509 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 古い   [ふるい]  [K]
(adj) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 中 古   [ちゅうこ]  [K]
(n-t) (1) used; second-hand; old; (2) Middle Ages  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 稽 古   [けいこ]  [K]
(n) practice; training; study  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 典   [こてん]  [K]
(n) old book; classics; classic  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 里   [ふるさと]  [K]
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 古   [いにしえ]  [K]
(n) antiquity; ancient times  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 代   [こだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n-t) ancient times  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 古 学   [こうこがく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) archaeology  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 古 語   [こご]  [K]
(n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 今   [ここん]  [K]
(n) ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 参   [こさん]  [K]
(n) seniority; long service  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 紙   [こし]  [K]
(n) used paper; paper for recycling  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 臭い   [ふるくさい]  [K]
(adj) stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 書   [こしょ]  [K]
(n) old book; rare book  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 城   [こじょう]  [K]
(n) old castle; old fortress  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 川   [ふるかわ]  [K]
(n) old river  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 巣   [ふるす]  [K]
(n) old haunts; former homes  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 着   [ふるぎ]  [K]
(n) old clothes; secondhand clothing  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 典 的   [こてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na) classical  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 都   [こと]  [K]
(n) ancient city; former capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 風   [こふう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) old customs; old style  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 墳   [こふん]  [K]
(n) ancient (mound) tomb  [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]
- 古 本   [ふるほん]  [K]
(n) (1) secondhand book  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 来   [こらい]  [K]
(adj-no,adv,n) from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 古   [さいこ]  [K]
(n) the oldest  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 古 摺る   [てこずる]  [K]
(v5r) (uk) to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle  [D] [Jisho]
- 太 古   [たいこ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) ancient times  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 古 車   [ちゅうこしゃ]  [K]
(n) used car; secondhand car  [D] [Jisho]
- 履き古し   [はきふるし]  [K]
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 十 口

Kanji: 呼
Back: Find more details for 呼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
call
call out to
invite
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
よ.ぶ
よぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: odd hand by mouth stops breathing or calling
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #498 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 呼ぶ   [よぶ]  [K]
(v5b) to call out; to invite  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 呼 吸   [こきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) breath; respiration; (2) knack; trick; secret (of doing something)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 呼び掛ける   [よびかける]  [K]
(v1) to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd); to appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び出す   [よびだす]  [K]
(v5s) to summon; to call (e.g. phone)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 呼びかけ   [よびかけ]  [K]
(n) call; appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び掛け   [よびかけ]  [K]
(n) call  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び捨て   [よびすて]  [K]
(n) addressing someone by last name only; without affixing "san"  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び出し   [よびだし]  [K]
(n,vs) call  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び水   [よびみず]  [K]
(n) pump-priming; rousing; stimulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び声   [よびごえ]  [K]
(n) call; hail; yell  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び名   [よびな]  [K]
(n) given name; popular name  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼び戻す   [よびもどす]  [K]
(v5s) to call back; to call home  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 応   [こおう]  [K]
(n,vs) hailing each other; acting in concert  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 吸 器   [こきゅうき]  [K]
(n) respiratory organs  [D] [Jisho]
- 呼 称   [こしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) calling out; call by name  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 呼 吸   [じんこうこきゅう]  [K]
artificial respiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 点 呼   [てんこ]  [K]
(n) roll-call; muster  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 口

Kanji: 固
Back: Find more details for 固 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
harden
set
clot
curdle
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた.める
かた.まる
かた.まり
かた.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 囗 (くにがまえ) – box
Henshall Mnemonic: solid old enclosure
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #750 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 固い   [かたい]  [K]
(adj) stubborn; firm (not viscous or easily moved); certain; solemn  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 固まる   [かたまる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 頑 固   [がんこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) stubbornness; obstinacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 固める   [かためる]  [K]
(v1,vt) to harden; to freeze; to fortify  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 体   [こたい]  [K]
(n) solid (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 定   [こてい]  [K]
(n,vs) fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital)  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 有   [こゆう]  [K]
(adj-na,n,pref) characteristic; tradition; peculiar; inherent; eigen-  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 確 固   [かっこ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 確 固たる   [かっこたる]  [K]
(adj-t) firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 固   [きょうこ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firmness; stability; security; strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 凝 固   [ぎょうこ]  [K]
(n) coagulation; freezing; solidification  [D] [Jisho]
- 禁 固   [きんこ]  [K]
(n) imprisonment  [D] [Jisho]
- 堅 固   [けんご]  [K]
(adj-na,n) solid; strong; firm  [D] [Jisho]
- 固さ   [かたさ]  [K]
(n) firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 固め   [かため]  [K]
(adj-na,n) hardening; defense; fortifying; pledge  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 苦しい   [かたくるしい]  [K]
(adj) formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 形   [こけい]  [K]
(n) solid (body)  [D] [Jisho]
- 固 執   [こしつ]  [K]
(n) adherence (negative nuance); persistence; insistence; stubbornness  [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]
- 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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 囗

Kanji: 孤
Back: Find more details for 孤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
orphan
alone
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1239 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 孤 児   [こじ]  [K]
(n) orphan  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 独   [こどく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) isolation; loneliness; solitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 立   [こりつ]  [K]
(n) isolation; helplessness  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 孤 児 院   [こじいん]  [K]
(n) orphanage  [D] [Jisho]
- 孤 島   [ことう]  [K]
(n) solitary 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: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 子

Kanji: 己
Back: Find more details for 己 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
self
snake
serpent
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コ
キ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おのれ
つちのと
し
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
Henshall Mnemonic: I myself follow the thread--what about you?
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1098 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 自 己   [じこ]  [K]
(n) self; oneself  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 己   [おのれ]  [K]
(int,n) oneself; (insulting) you  [D] [Jisho]
- 克 己   [こっき]  [K]
(n) self denial; self control  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 資 本   [じこしほん]  [K]
net worth; owned capital  [D] [Jisho]
- 自 己 紹 介   [じこしょうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) self-introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 己   [ちき]  [K]
(n) acquaintance; appreciative friend  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 己   [りこ]  [K]
(n) self-interest  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 己 主 義   [りこしゅぎ]  [K]
egoism; selfishness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 已 巳

Kanji: 庫
Back: Find more details for 庫 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
warehouse
storehouse
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くら
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: storehouse is building containing vehicles
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #852 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 冷 蔵 庫   [れいぞうこ]  [K]
(n) refrigerator  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 金 庫   [きんこ]  [K]
(n) safe; vault; treasury; provider of funds  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 車 庫   [しゃこ]  [K]
(n) garage; car shed  [D] [Jisho]
- 倉 庫   [そうこ]  [K]
(n) storehouse; warehouse; godown  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 在 庫   [ざいこ]  [K]
(n) stockpile; stock  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 公 庫   [こうこ]  [K]
(n) finance corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 庫   [こっこ]  [K]
(n) national treasury  [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]
- 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]
- 信 用 金 庫   [しんようきんこ]  [K]
(n) credit union  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 庫   [ぶんこ]  [K]
(n) library; book collection  [D] [Jisho]
- 宝 庫   [ほうこ]  [K]
(n) treasure  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 弧
Back: Find more details for 弧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
arc
arch
bow
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2371 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 括 弧   [かっこ]  [K]
(n) parenthesis; brackets  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 弧   [えんこ]  [K]
(n) arc  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 戸
Back: Find more details for 戸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): door
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
と
え
へ
とびらのと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 戸 (とびらのと) – door
Henshall Mnemonic: one door forms half a gate
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #575 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 戸   [と]  [K]
(n) door (Japanese-style)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 井 戸   [いど]  [K]
(n) water well  [D] [Jisho]
- 雨 戸   [あまど]  [K]
(n) sliding storm door  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 棚   [とだな]  [K]
(n) cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸 物   [せともの]  [K]
(n) earthenware; crockery; china  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 戸 籍   [こせき]  [K]
(n) census; family register  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- ガラス戸   [ガラスど]  [K]
(n) glass door  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 戸 建て   [いっこだて]  [K]
(n) (separate) house  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 戸   [げこ]  [K]
(n) non-drinker; temperate man  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 外   [こがい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) open-air; outdoors  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 口   [とぐち]  [K]
(n) door  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 数   [こすう]  [K]
(n) number of households (houses)  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 籍 謄 本   [こせきとうほん]  [K]
(n) official copy of the family register  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 締まり   [とじまり]  [K]
(n) closing up; fastening the doors  [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]
- 戸 惑い   [とまどい]  [K]
(n,vs) being at sea; losing one's bearings  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 惑う   [とまどう]  [K]
(v5u) to be bewildered; to be perplexed  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸   [えど]  [K]
(n) old name of Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸っ子   [えどっこ]  [K]
(n) true Tokyoite  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸 川   [えどがわ]  [K]
Edo River  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸   [せと]  [K]
(n) strait; channel  [D] [Jisho]
- 瀬 戸 際   [せとぎわ]  [K]
(n) brink; critical moment  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 戸   [きど]  [K]
(n) wicket gate; wooden door  [D] [Jisho]
- 門 戸   [もんこ]  [K]
(n) door  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 故
Back: Find more details for 故 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
happenstance
especially
intentionally
reason
cause
circumstances
the late
therefore
consequently
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゆえ
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 stick in hand a thing of the past
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #612 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 故   [なぜ]  [K]
(adv) (uk) why; how  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 故 障   [こしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) break-down; failure; accident; out of order  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 故   [じこ]  [K]
(n) accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 何 故なら   [なぜなら]  [K]
(conj) (uk) because  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 郷   [こきょう]  [K]
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 故 郷   [ふるさと]  [K]
(n) home town; birthplace; old village; historic village; native place; one's old home  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 故 人   [こじん]  [K]
(n) the deceased; old friend  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 何 故   [なにゆえ]  [K]
(adv) (uk) why; how  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故か   [なぜか]  [K]
(adv) somehow; for some reason; without knowing why  [D] [Jisho]
- 何 故ならば   [なぜならば]  [K]
(conj) (uk) because; for; the reason why is ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 故に   [ゆえに]  [K]
(conj) (uk) therefore; consequently  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 意   [こい]  [K]
(n) intention; purpose; bad faith  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 国   [ここく]  [K]
(n) one's native land  [D] [Jisho]
- 故 事   [こじ]  [K]
(n) origin; historical fact; tradition  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 事 故   [こうつうじこ]  [K]
traffic accident  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 枯
Back: Find more details for 枯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wither
die
dry up
be seasoned
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か.れる
か.らす
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1749 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 枯れる   [かれる]  [K]
(v1) to wither; to die (plant); to be blasted (plant)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 栄 枯   [えいこ]  [K]
(n) vicissitudes; ups and downs  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯れ木   [かれき]  [K]
(n) dead tree; dry wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯れ葉   [かれは]  [K]
(n) dead leaf; dry leaves  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 渇   [こかつ]  [K]
(n,vs) drying up; becoming exhausted; running dry  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 死   [こし]  [K]
(n) withering; dying  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 木   [かれき]  [K]
(n) dead tree; dry wood  [D] [Jisho]
- 枯 葉   [かれは]  [K]
(n) dead leaf; dry leaves  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 木

Kanji: 湖
Back: Find more details for 湖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): lake
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みずうみ
うみ
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: old moon seen in waters of lake
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #1344 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 湖   [みずうみ]  [K]
(n) lake  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 湖 沼   [こしょう]  [K]
(n) lakes and marshes  [D] [Jisho]
- 湖 水   [こすい]  [K]
(n) lake  [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: 3
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 胡
Back: Find more details for 胡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
barbarian
foreign
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ウ
コ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
なんぞ
えびす
くる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #1995 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 胡 椒   [こしょう]  [K]
(n) pepper  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 胡 瓜   [きゅうり]  [K]
(n) (uk) cucumber  [D] [Jisho]
- 胡 座   [あぐら]  [K]
(n) sit cross-legged (i.e., Indian style)  [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: 9
Bushu: 肋 肉

Kanji: 虎
Back: Find more details for 虎 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tiger
drunkard
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
とら
たけ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 虍 (とらかんむり) – tiger crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1653 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 虎   [とら]  [K]
(n) tiger  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 虞   [おそれ]  [K]
(n) fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 虍

Kanji: 誇
Back: Find more details for 誇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
boast
be proud
pride
triumphantly
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほこ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1272 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 誇り   [ほこり]  [K]
(n) pride  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 誇る   [ほこる]  [K]
(v5r) to boast of; to be proud of  [D] [Jisho]
- 誇 張   [こちょう]  [K]
(n) exaggeration  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誇 示   [こじ]  [K]
(n) ostentation; display  [D] [Jisho]
- 誇 大   [こだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) exaggeration; hyperbole  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 雇
Back: Find more details for 雇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
employ
hire
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): やと.う
Bushu (Radical) Info:
戸 (とびらのと) – door
隹 (ふるとり) – old bird
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #975 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 雇う   [やとう]  [K]
(v5u) to employ; to hire  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 雇 用   [こよう]  [K]
(n) employment (long term); hire  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 解 雇   [かいこ]  [K]
(n,vs) discharge; dismissal  [D] [Jisho]
- 雇い主   [やといぬし]  [K]
(n) employer  [D] [Jisho]
- 雇 主   [やといぬし]  [K]
(n) employer  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 戸 隹

Kanji: 顧
Back: Find more details for 顧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 21 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
look back
review
examine oneself
turn around
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かえり.みる
たか
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1058 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 顧みる   [かえりみる]  [K]
(v1) to look back; to turn around; to review  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 回 顧   [かいこ]  [K]
(n,vs) recollection  [D] [Jisho]
- 回 顧 録   [かいころく]  [K]
(n) memoirs; reminiscences  [D] [Jisho]
- 顧 客   [こきゃく]  [K]
(n) customer; client; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 顧 問   [こもん]  [K]
(n) adviser; consultant  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 鼓
Back: Find more details for 鼓 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
drum
beat
rouse
muster
On-Yomi Reading(s): コ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つづみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 鼓 (つづみ) – drum beat
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1795 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 太 鼓   [たいこ]  [K]
(n) drum; tambourine  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鼓   [つづみ]  [K]
(n) hand drum  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 動   [こどう]  [K]
(n) beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 舞   [こぶ]  [K]
(n) inspiration; encouragement  [D] [Jisho]
- 鼓 膜   [こまく]  [K]
(n) eardrum  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, 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: 五
Back: Find more details for 五 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s): five
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いつ
いつ.つ
い
さ
さつ
ち
ふ
み
め
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
二 (に) – two
Henshall Mnemonic: a reel is better than five fingers
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #31 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 五   [ご]  [K]
(num) five  [D] [Jisho]
- 五つ   [いつつ]  [K]
(n) five  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 日   [いつか]  [K]
(n) five days; the fifth day (of the month)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 五 十 音   [ごじゅうおん]  [K]
(n) the Japanese syllabary  [D] [Jisho]
- 四 捨 五 入   [ししゃごにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) rounding up (esp. fractions)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 五 感   [ごかん]  [K]
(n) the five senses  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 月   [さつき]  [K]
(n) (obs) fifth month of the lunar calendar  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 十   [ごじゅう]  [K]
(n) fifty  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 十 三 次   [ごじゅうさんつぎ]  [K]
(n) the 53 Toukaidou stages  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 体   [ごたい]  [K]
(n) the whole body; limbs  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 分   [ごぶ]  [K]
(n-adv,n) half; 50%; tie; evenness  [D] [Jisho]
- 五 輪   [ごりん]  [K]
(n) the Olympics  [D] [Jisho]
- 七 五 三   [しちごさん]  [K]
(n) (1) festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; (2) lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3  [D] [Jisho]
- 十 五   [じゅうご]  [K]
15; fifteen  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 二

Kanji: 互
Back: Find more details for 互 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mutually
reciprocally
together
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たが.い
かたみ.に
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
二 (に) – two
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #914 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 互い   [たがい]  [K]
(n) mutual; reciprocal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 相 互   [そうご]  [K]
(n) mutual; reciprocal  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 交 互   [こうご]  [K]
(adj-no,n) mutual; reciprocal; alternate  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 互いに   [たがいに]  [K]
(adv) mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together  [D] [Jisho]
- 互い違い   [たがいちがい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) alternate; alternation  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 角   [ごかく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) equality; evenness; par; good match  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 換   [ごかん]  [K]
(n) interchangeable  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 助   [ごじょ]  [K]
(n) mutual aid; cooperation; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 互 選   [ごせん]  [K]
(n) mutual election; co-opting  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 互 銀 行   [そうごぎんこう]  [K]
mutual savings bank  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 一 二

Kanji: 伍
Back: Find more details for 伍 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
5
5-man squad
file
line
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いつつ
くみ
あつむ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1881 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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 午
Back: Find more details for 午 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
noon
seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
sign of the horse
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うま
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
十 (じゅう) – cross
Henshall Mnemonic: noon strikes, knocking top bit off cow
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #154 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 午 後   [ごご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) afternoon; p.m.; pm  [D] [Jisho]
- 午 前   [ごぜん]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) morning; a.m.  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 正 午   [しょうご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) noon; mid-day  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 午   [うま]  [K]
(n) seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11a.m.-1p.m., south, May)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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 十

Kanji: 呉
Back: Find more details for 呉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
give
do something for
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
く.れる
くれ
ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
八 (はちがしら) – eight
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1729 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 呉れ呉れも   [くれぐれも]  [K]
(adv) repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 呉れる   [くれる]  [K]
(v1) to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 呉   [ご]  [K]
giving; doing (something) for  [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]
- 呉 服   [ごふく]  [K]
(n) draperies; dry-goods; piece goods  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 八 口

Kanji: 吾
Back: Find more details for 吾 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
I
my
our
one's own
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
われ
わが-
あ-
あ
あが
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
口 (くち) – mouth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1828 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 一 口

Kanji: 娯
Back: Find more details for 娯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
recreation
pleasure
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ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: #1827 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 娯 楽   [ごらく]  [K]
(n) pleasure; amusement  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 後
Back: Find more details for 後 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
behind
back
later
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゴ
コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
のち
うし.ろ
うしろ
あと
おく.れる
こし
し
しい
しり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Henshall Mnemonic: sit crosslegged on threading road, fall behind
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #26 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 午 後   [ごご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) afternoon; p.m.; pm  [D] [Jisho]
- 後   [あと]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n) after; behind; later; rear; remainder; successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 後ろ   [うしろ]  [K]
(n) back; behind; rear  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [あさって]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 最 後   [さいご]  [K]
(n) last; end; conclusion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 後   [のち]  [K]
(adj-no,n) afterwards; since then; in the future  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 者   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) the latter  [D] [Jisho]
- 今 後   [こんご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) from now on; hereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 後 日   [みょうごにち]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) day after tomorrow  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 以 後   [いご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 輩   [こうはい]  [K]
(n) junior (at work or school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 後   [ぜんご]  [K]
(n-adv,suf) around; throughout; front and back; before and behind; before and after; about that (time); longitudinal; context; nearly; approximately  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 後   [ちょくご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) immediately following  [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
- 後 回し   [あとまわし]  [K]
(n) putting off; postponing  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 悔   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) regret; repentance  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 退   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) retreat; backspace (BS)  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 後   [はいご]  [K]
(n) back; rear  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 越 後   [えちご]  [K]
Echigo; old name for Niigata Prefecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 後の祭り   [あとのまつり]  [K]
(n) Too late!  [D] [Jisho]
- 後ろ向き   [うしろむき]  [K]
(n) back facing; turning one's back to  [D] [Jisho]
- 後ろ姿   [うしろすがた]  [K]
(n) retreating figure; appearance from behind  [D] [Jisho]
- 後ろ盾   [うしろだて]  [K]
(n) supporter  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 遺 症   [こういしょう]  [K]
(n) prognostic symptoms; after-effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 援   [こうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) support; backing  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 押し   [あとおし]  [K]
(n) pushing; backing; boosting  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 期   [こうき]  [K]
(n) latter period; final  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 継   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 見   [こうけん]  [K]
(n) guardianship; guardian  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 妻   [ごさい]  [K]
(n) second wife  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 始 末   [あとしまつ]  [K]
(n,vs) settlement (of affairs); remedial measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 手   [ごて]  [K]
(n) (1) losing the initiative (in Go); (2) rear guard; (3) white player (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 書   [あとがき]  [K]
(n) afterword; postscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 書き   [あとがき]  [K]
(n) afterword; postscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 進   [こうしん]  [K]
(n) (1) one's junior; (2) developing; backward  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 世   [こうせい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) posterity; future life; life to come  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 続   [こうぞく]  [K]
(n) succeeding; following  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 天 的   [こうてんてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) a posteriori  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 日   [ごじつ]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) in the future; another day; later  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 任   [こうにん]  [K]
(n) successor  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 発   [こうはつ]  [K]
(n,vs) starting late  [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]
- 後 部   [こうぶ]  [K]
(n) rear; stern  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 片 付け   [あとかたづけ]  [K]
(n) tidying up; cleaning  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 方   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) behind; in the rear; in back  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 戻り   [あともどり]  [K]
(n,vs) backtrack  [D] [Jisho]
- 後 列   [こうれつ]  [K]
(n) rear; back row  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 後   [しご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after death  [D] [Jisho]
- 事 後   [じご]  [K]
(n) after-; post-; ex-  [D] [Jisho]
- 終 了 後   [しゅうりょうご]  [K]
after the end (of something)  [D] [Jisho]
- 術 後   [じゅつご]  [K]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) postoperative  [D] [Jisho]
- 食 後   [しょくご]  [K]
(n-t) after a meal  [D] [Jisho]
- 生 後   [せいご]  [K]
(n) post-natal; afterbirth  [D] [Jisho]
- 戦 後   [せんご]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) postwar period; period after Second World War  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 方 後 円 墳   [ぜんぽうこうえんふん]  [K]
(n) ancient Imperial graves  [D] [Jisho]
- 放 課 後   [ほうかご]  [K]
(n-t) after school  [D] [Jisho]
- 没 後   [ぼつご]  [K]
(n-adv,n) after death; posthumously  [D] [Jisho]
- 老 後   [ろうご]  [K]
(n) old 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: 5
Bushu: 彳

Kanji: 御
Back: Find more details for 御 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
honorable
manipulate
govern
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ギョ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おん-
お-
み-
う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1087 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 御 飯   [あさごはん]  [K]
(n) breakfast  [D] [Jisho]
- 晩 御 飯   [ばんごはん]  [K]
(n) dinner; evening   [D] [Jisho]
- 昼 御 飯   [ひるごはん]  [K]
(n) lunch; midday   [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 御 数   [おかず]  [K]
(n) (uk) side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 中   [おんちゅう]  [K]
(n) and Company; Messrs  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 無 沙 汰   [ごぶさた]  [K]
(n,vs) not writing or contacting for a while  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 免   [ごめん]  [K]
(int,n) your pardon; declining (something); dismissal; permission  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 洒 落   [おしゃれ]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) smartly dressed; someone smartly dressed; fashion-conscious  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 御   [ご]  [K]
(pref) honourable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 御 苑   [ぎょえん]  [K]
(n) imperial garden  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 化け   [おばけ]  [K]
(n) goblin; apparition; monster; ghost  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 所   [ごしょ]  [K]
(n) old imperial palace  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 前   [おまえ]  [K]
(n) (1) (fam) you (sing); (2) presence (of a high personage)  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 殿   [ごてん]  [K]
(n) palace; court  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 輿   [みこし]  [K]
(n) portable shrine  [D] [Jisho]
- 御 用 邸   [ごようてい]  [K]
(n) imperial villa  [D] [Jisho]
- 制 御   [せいぎょ]  [K]
(n) control; governing; checking; suppression; repression; restraint; mastery; management  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 御   [ぼうぎょ]  [K]
(n,vs) defense; safeguard; protection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 悟
Back: Find more details for 悟 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
enlightenment
perceive
discern
realize
understand
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): さと.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: #1411 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 覚 悟   [かくご]  [K]
(n,vs) resolution; resignation; readiness; preparedness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悟る   [さとる]  [K]
(v5r) to attain enlightenment; to perceive; to understand; to discern  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悟り   [さとり]  [K]
(n) comprehension; understanding; Buddhist enlightenment  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 梧
Back: Find more details for 梧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
Chinese parasol tree
phoenix tree
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あおぎり
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: 瑚
Back: Find more details for 瑚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): ancestral offering receptacle
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コ
ゴ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
Levels: Grade 9
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
Bushu: 王 玉

Kanji: 碁
Back: Find more details for 碁 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s): Go
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゴNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1609 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 碁   [ご]  [K]
(n) Go (board game of capturing territory)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 碁 盤   [ごばん]  [K]
(n) Go board  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 囲 碁   [いご]  [K]
(n) Go (board game of capturing territory)  [D] [Jisho]
- 碁 会 所   [ごかいじょ]  [K]
(n) commercial go-playing parlour  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 語
Back: Find more details for 語 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
word
speech
language
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた.る
かた.らう
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: five mouths speak many words
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #301 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 英 語   [えいご]  [K]
(n) the English language  [D] [Jisho]
- 語   [ご]  [K]
(n,n-suf) language; word  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 言 語   [げんご]  [K]
(n) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 語る   [かたる]  [K]
(v5r) to talk; to tell; to recite  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 学   [ごがく]  [K]
(n) language study  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語   [こくご]  [K]
(n) national language  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 語   [たんご]  [K]
(n) word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 語   [ものがたり]  [K]
(n) tale; story; legend  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 敬 語   [けいご]  [K]
(n) honorific; term of respect  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 語   [しゅご]  [K]
(n) (gram) subject  [D] [Jisho]
- 熟 語   [じゅくご]  [K]
(n) idiom; idiomatic phrase; kanji compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 語る   [ものがたる]  [K]
(v5r) to tell; to indicate  [D] [Jisho]
- 用 語   [ようご]  [K]
(n) term; terminology  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 漢 語   [かんご]  [K]
(n) Chinese word; Sino-Japanese word  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 句   [ごく]  [K]
(n) words; phrases  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 源   [ごげん]  [K]
(n) word root; word derivation; etymology  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 彙   [ごい]  [K]
(n) vocabulary; glossary  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 語   [ひょうご]  [K]
(n) motto; slogan; catchword  [D] [Jisho]
- 文 語   [ぶんご]  [K]
(n) written language; literary language  [D] [Jisho]
- 略 語   [りゃくご]  [K]
(n) abbreviation; acronym  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- スワヒリ語   [スワヒリご]  [K]
Swahili (language); Kiswahili  [D] [Jisho]
- フランス語   [フランスご]  [K]
(n) French language  [D] [Jisho]
- ラテン語   [ラテンご]  [K]
(n) Latin  [D] [Jisho]
- 隠 語   [いんご]  [K]
(n) (1) secret language; jargon; cant; (2) humbug  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 国 語   [がいこくご]  [K]
(n) foreign language  [D] [Jisho]
- 外 来 語   [がいらいご]  [K]
(n) borrowed word; foreign origin word  [D] [Jisho]
- 季 語   [きご]  [K]
(n) seasonal word (in haiku)  [D] [Jisho]
- 共 通 語   [きょうつうご]  [K]
(n) common term; common (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 古 語   [こご]  [K]
(n) obsolete word; old proverb; ancient (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 語らう   [かたらう]  [K]
(v5u) to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with  [D] [Jisho]
- 語り   [かたり]  [K]
(n) talking  [D] [Jisho]
- 語り口   [かたりくち]  [K]
(n) way of reciting; way of telling a story  [D] [Jisho]
- 語り手   [かたりて]  [K]
(n) speaker; narrator; reciter  [D] [Jisho]
- 語 気   [ごき]  [K]
(n) tone; manner of speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 語   [こうご]  [K]
(n) colloquial language  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 語 辞 典   [こくごじてん]  [K]
Japanese-language dictionary  [D] [Jisho]
- 死 語   [しご]  [K]
(n) dead language; obsolete word  [D] [Jisho]
- 私 語   [しご]  [K]
(n) whispering; secret talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 術 語   [じゅつご]  [K]
(n) technical term  [D] [Jisho]
- 新 語   [しんご]  [K]
(n) new word  [D] [Jisho]
- 造 語   [ぞうご]  [K]
(n) coined word  [D] [Jisho]
- 俗 語   [ぞくご]  [K]
(n) colloquialism; colloquial language  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 義 語   [どうぎご]  [K]
(n) synonym  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 語   [にほんご]  [K]
(n) Japanese language  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 準 語   [ひょうじゅんご]  [K]
(n) (obs) standard (Japanese) language  [D] [Jisho]
- 仏 語   [ふつご]  [K]
(n) French language  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 国 語   [ぼこくご]  [K]
(n) mother tongue  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 語   [らくご]  [K]
(n) rakugo story; (telling) a comic story  [D] [Jisho]
- 落 語 家   [らくごか]  [K]
(n) rakugo story teller; comic story teller  [D] [Jisho]
- 和 語   [わご]  [K]
(n) native Japanese words  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 誤
Back: Find more details for 誤 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mistake
err
do wrong
mislead
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あやま.る
-あやま.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: mistaken words given
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1150 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 誤り   [あやまり]  [K]
(n) error  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 解   [ごかい]  [K]
(n,vs) misunderstanding  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 誤る   [あやまる]  [K]
(v5r) to make a mistake  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 差   [ごさ]  [K]
(n) measurement error; calculation error  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 魔 化す   [ごまかす]  [K]
(v5s) to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent  [D] [Jisho]
- 錯 誤   [さくご]  [K]
(n) mistake  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 誤って   [あやまって]  [K]
in error; by mistake; by accident  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 算   [ごさん]  [K]
(n) miscalculation  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 字   [ごじ]  [K]
(n) misprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 植   [ごしょく]  [K]
(n) misprint  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 認   [ごにん]  [K]
(n,vs) misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)  [D] [Jisho]
- 誤 報   [ごほう]  [K]
(n) misinformation; incorrect report  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行 錯 誤   [しこうさくご]  [K]
(n,vs) trial and error  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 代 錯 誤   [じだいさくご]  [K]
anachronism  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 護
Back: Find more details for 護 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 20 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
safeguard
protect
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まも.る
もり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: wordily defend hand seizing bird in grass
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #351 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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 N1 Words
- 介 護   [かいご]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing  [D] [Jisho]
- 看 護   [かんご]  [K]
(n,vs) nursing; (army) nurse  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 衛   [ごえい]  [K]
(n) guard; convoy; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 弁 護   [べんご]  [K]
(n) defense; pleading; advocacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 保 護   [ほご]  [K]
(n) care; protection; shelter; guardianship; favor; patronage  [D] [Jisho]
- 養 護   [ようご]  [K]
(n,vs) protection; nursing; protective care  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 護   [あいご]  [K]
(n,vs) protection; tender care  [D] [Jisho]
- 援 護   [えんご]  [K]
(n) covering; protection; backing; relief  [D] [Jisho]
- 警 護   [けいご]  [K]
(n,vs) bodyguard; escort  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 岸   [ごがん]  [K]
(n) river dike  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 憲   [ごけん]  [K]
(n) protecting the constitution  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 国   [ごこく]  [K]
(n) defense of one's country  [D] [Jisho]
- 護 送   [ごそう]  [K]
(n,vs) convoy  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 権 擁 護   [じんけんようご]  [K]
(n) protection of human rights  [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]
- 保 護 者   [ほごしゃ]  [K]
(n) guardian; protector; patron  [D] [Jisho]
- 防 護   [ぼうご]  [K]
(n) protection  [D] [Jisho]
- 擁 護   [ようご]  [K]
(n,vs) protection; nursing; protective care  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鯉
Back: Find more details for 鯉 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 18 Strokes
English Meaning(s): carp
On-Yomi Reading(s): リ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): こい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 魚 (うお) – fish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #2369 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 鯉   [こい]  [K]
(n) carp  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 交
Back: Find more details for 交 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mingle
mixing
association
coming & going
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まじ.わる
まじ.える
ま.じる
まじ.る
ま.ざる
ま.ぜる
-か.う
か.わす
かわ.す
こもごも
かた
Bushu (Radical) Info: 亠 (なべぶた) – lid
Henshall Mnemonic: mix six crosses
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #178 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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]
- 交 番   [こうばん]  [K]
(n) police box  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 交 通   [こうつう]  [K]
(n) communication; transportation; traffic; intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 外 交   [がいこう]  [K]
(n) diplomacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 換   [こうかん]  [K]
(n,vs) exchange; interchange; reciprocity; barter; substitution; clearing (of checks)  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 際   [こうさい]  [K]
(n,vs) company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 交ざる   [まざる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join  [D] [Jisho]
- 交じる   [まじる]  [K]
(v5r,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join  [D] [Jisho]
- 交ぜる   [まぜる]  [K]
(v1,vi) to be mixed; to be blended with  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 差   [こうさ]  [K]
(n,vs) cross  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 替   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 通 機 関   [こうつうきかん]  [K]
(n) transportation facilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 流   [こうりゅう]  [K]
(n) alternating current; intercourse; (cultural) exchange; intermingling  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 交える   [まじえる]  [K]
(v1) to mix; to converse with; to cross (swords)  [D] [Jisho]
- 交わす   [かわす]  [K]
(v5s) to exchange (messages); to dodge; to parry; to avoid; to turn aside  [D] [Jisho]
- 交わる   [まじわる]  [K]
(v5r) to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 易   [こうえき]  [K]
(n) trade; commerce  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 互   [こうご]  [K]
(adj-no,n) mutual; reciprocal; alternate  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 渉   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) (1) negotiations; discussions; (2) connection  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 付   [こうふ]  [K]
(n,vs) delivering; furnishing (with copies)  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 交   [こっこう]  [K]
(n) diplomatic relations  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 交   [しゃこう]  [K]
(n) social life; social intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 外 交 官   [がいこうかん]  [K]
(n) diplomat  [D] [Jisho]
- 交じり   [まじり]  [K]
(n,n-suf) mixed; mingled  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 楽   [こうきょうがく]  [K]
(n) symphony (orchestra)  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 響 曲   [こうきょうきょく]  [K]
(n) symphony  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 際 費   [こうさいひ]  [K]
(n) entertainment expenses  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 錯   [こうさく]  [K]
(n) mixture; blending; complication  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 信   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) telecommunications; correspondence  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 戦   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) war; battle; hostilities  [D] [Jisho]
- 交 代   [こうたい]  [K]
(n,vs) alternation; change; relief; relay; shift  [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]
- 交 友   [こうゆう]  [K]
(n) friend; companion  [D] [Jisho]
- 社 交 的   [しゃこうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) sociable  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 交   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) intimacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 交   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) sexual intercourse  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 交   [ぜっこう]  [K]
(n) breach  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 亠

Kanji: 侯
Back: Find more details for 侯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
marquis
lord
daimyo
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウ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: #2363 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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 侯   [おうこう]  [K]
(n) king and princes; noble rank  [D] [Jisho]
- 侯   [こう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) marquis; lord; daimyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 侯 爵   [こうしゃく]  [K]
(n) marquis; marquess  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 候
Back: Find more details for 候 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
climate
season
weather
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): そうろう
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
Henshall Mnemonic: person points to weather signs with arrow
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #510 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at 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 候   [きこう]  [K]
(n) climate  [D] [Jisho]
- 候 補   [こうほ]  [K]
(n) candidacy  [D] [Jisho]
- 天 候   [てんこう]  [K]
(n) weather  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 悪 天 候   [あくてんこう]  [K]
(n) bad weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 候   [いそうろう]  [K]
(n) lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 候   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) symptoms  [D] [Jisho]
- 症 候 群   [しょうこうぐん]  [K]
(n) syndrome  [D] [Jisho]
- 測 候 所   [そっこうじょ]  [K]
(n) weather measurement station  [D] [Jisho]
- 兆 候   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) sign; indication; omen; symptom  [D] [Jisho]
- 徴 候   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) sign; indication; omen; symptom  [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: 4
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 人 化 个

Kanji: 倖
Back: Find more details for 倖 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
happiness
luck
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しあわ.せ
さいわ.い
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
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: 人 化 个

Kanji: 光
Back: Find more details for 光 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ray
light
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひか.る
ひかり
あき
あきら
こお
てる
ひこ
み
みつ
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: person carries fire that shines light
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #527 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 光   [ひかり]  [K]
(n) light  [D] [Jisho]
- 光る   [ひかる]  [K]
(v5r) to shine; to glitter; to be bright  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 観 光   [かんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) sightseeing  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 景   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) scene; spectacle  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 光   [にっこう]  [K]
(n) sunlight  [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]
- 光 線   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) beam; light ray  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 光 沢   [こうたく]  [K]
(n) brilliance; polish; lustre; glossy finish (of photographs)  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 熱 費   [こうねつひ]  [K]
(n) cost of fuel and light  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 栄 光   [えいこう]  [K]
(n) glory  [D] [Jisho]
- 脚 光   [きゃっこう]  [K]
(n) footlight; limelight  [D] [Jisho]
- 月 光   [げっこう]  [K]
(n) moonlight; moonbeam  [D] [Jisho]
- 光り輝く   [ひかりかがやく]  [K]
(v5k) to shine; to glitter  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 栄   [こうえい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) honour; glory; privilege  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 学   [こうがく]  [K]
(n) optics  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 輝   [こうき]  [K]
(n) brightness; splendour  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 彩   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) brilliance; splendour  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 年   [こうねん]  [K]
(n) light year  [D] [Jisho]
- 光 明   [こうみょう]  [K]
(n) glory; hope; right future  [D] [Jisho]
- 電 光   [でんこう]  [K]
(n) lightning  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 光 浴   [にっこうよく]  [K]
(n) sunbathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 光   [はっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) luminescence; radiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 陽 光   [ようこう]  [K]
(n) sunshine; 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: 2
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 儿 小 尚

Kanji: 公
Back: Find more details for 公 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
public
prince
official
governmental
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おおやけ
あきら
き
きみ
きん
たか
ただし
とも
ひろ
まさ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 八 (はちがしら) – eight
Henshall Mnemonic: eight lords show nose in public
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #118 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
- 公 園   [こうえん]  [K]
(n) (public) park  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 公 務 員   [こうむいん]  [K]
(n) government worker; public (civil) servant  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 公 平   [こうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fairness; impartial; justice  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 公 害   [こうがい]  [K]
(n) public nuisance; pollution  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共   [こうきょう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) public; community; public service; society; communal  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 式   [こうしき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) formula; formality; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆   [こうしゅう]  [K]
(n) the public  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) justice; fairness; impartiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 表   [こうひょう]  [K]
(n,vs) official announcement; proclamation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 務   [こうむ]  [K]
(n) official business; public business  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 公   [おおやけ]  [K]
(n) official; public; formal; open; governmental  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 演   [こうえん]  [K]
(n) public performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 開   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) presenting to the public  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 然   [こうぜん]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) open (e.g. secret); public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 団   [こうだん]  [K]
(n) public corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認   [こうにん]  [K]
(n) official recognition; authorization; licence; accreditation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 募   [こうぼ]  [K]
(n) public appeal; public contribution  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 用   [こうよう]  [K]
(n) government business; public use; public expense  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 立   [こうりつ]  [K]
(n) public (institution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 主 人 公   [しゅじんこう]  [K]
(n) (1) protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); (2) head of household  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 官 公 庁   [かんこうちょう]  [K]
(n) government administration office  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安   [こうあん]  [K]
(n) public safety; public welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 安 委 員 会   [こうあんいいんかい]  [K]
(n) public safety commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 営   [こうえい]  [K]
(n) public management  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益   [こうえき]  [K]
(n) public; public good  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 益 法 人   [こうえきほうじん]  [K]
legal person working for the public weal  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 会 堂   [こうかいどう]  [K]
(n) town hall; public hall  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 海   [こうかい]  [K]
(n) high seas; international waters  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 館   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 放 送   [こうきょうほうそう]  [K]
public broadcasting (e.g. NHK, BBC)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 共 料 金   [こうきょうりょうきん]  [K]
public utilities charge  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 金   [こうきん]  [K]
(n) public funds  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 言   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) declaration; profession  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 庫   [こうこ]  [K]
(n) finance corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 債   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) public debt; public bond or securities  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 算   [こうさん]  [K]
(n) probability  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 使   [こうし]  [K]
(n) minister (of legation)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 司   [こうし]  [K]
(n) company; firm (in China)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 子   [こうし]  [K]
(n) young nobleman  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 私   [こうし]  [K]
(n) public and private; official and personal; government and people  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 示   [こうじ]  [K]
(n) edict; public announcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 式 戦   [こうしきせん]  [K]
(n) regular game; pennant race  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 舎   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 社   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) public corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 社 債   [こうしゃさい]  [K]
(n) public bonds  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 爵   [こうしゃく]  [K]
(n) prince; duke  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 取 委   [こうとりい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 衛 生   [こうしゅうえいせい]  [K]
sanitation; public health  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 衆 電 話   [こうしゅうでんわ]  [K]
public telephone  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 称   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) public name; announcing publicly  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 職   [こうしょく]  [K]
(n) public office  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 人   [こうじん]  [K]
(n) public character  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 正 取 引 委 員 会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]  [K]
Fair Trade Commission  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 設   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) public (institution)  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 選   [こうせん]  [K]
(n) public election  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 然と   [こうぜんと]  [K]
openly; publicly; officially; overtly  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 訴   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) accusation; prosecution  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 聴 会   [こうちょうかい]  [K]
(n) public hearing  [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]
- 公 邸   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) official residence  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 的   [こうてき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 認 会 計 士   [こうにんかいけいし]  [K]
certified public accountant  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 判   [こうはん]  [K]
(n) public hearing; trial  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 費   [こうひ]  [K]
(n) public expenditure  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 布   [こうふ]  [K]
(n) official proclamation; announcement  [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]
- 公 報   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) official bulletin; communique  [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]
- 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]
- 公 約   [こうやく]  [K]
(n) public commitment or promise  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 有   [こうゆう]  [K]
(n) public ownership  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 論   [こうろん]  [K]
(n) public opinion; unbiased criticism  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 家 公 務 員   [こっかこうむいん]  [K]
(n) government official  [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]
- 在 外 公 館   [ざいがいこうかん]  [K]
diplomatic mission; government establishments overseas  [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]
- 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]
- 日 本 道 路 公 団   [にほんどうろこうだん]  [K]
(n) Japan Highway Public Corporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 不 公 平   [ふこうへい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unfairness; injustice; partiality  [D] [Jisho]
- 奉 公   [ほうこう]  [K]
(n) service; apprenticeship; public 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: 2
JLPT: 4
Bushu: 八

Kanji: 功
Back: Find more details for 功 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
achievement
merits
success
honor
credit
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
いさお
いさ
かつ
くぬ
ぐう
こと
つとむ
とし
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
力 (ちから) – strong
工 (たくみ) – craft
Henshall Mnemonic: meritorious service entails effortful work
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #857 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 成 功   [せいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) success; hit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 功 績   [こうせき]  [K]
(n) achievements; merit; meritorious service; meritorious deed  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 功 名   [こうみょう]  [K]
(n) great achievement  [D] [Jisho]
- 功 労   [こうろう]  [K]
(n) meritorious deed; services  [D] [Jisho]
- 奏 功   [そうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) success; achievement; fruition  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 力 工

Kanji: 効
Back: Find more details for 効 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
merit
efficacy
efficiency
benefit
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
き.く
ききめ
なら.う
Bushu (Radical) Info: 力 (ちから) – strong
Henshall Mnemonic: exchange of strength proves most effective
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #538 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 効く   [きく]  [K]
(v5k) to be effective  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果   [こうか]  [K]
(n,adj-no) effect; effectiveness; efficacy; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 有 効   [ゆうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) validity; availability; effectiveness  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 効 力   [こうりょく]  [K]
(n) effect; efficacy; validity; potency  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 効き目   [ききめ]  [K]
(n) effect; virtue; efficacy; impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 率   [こうりつ]  [K]
(n) efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 効   [むこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) invalid; no effect; unavailable  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 逆 効 果   [ぎゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) backfire; counterproductive; opposite effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 果 的   [こうかてき]  [K]
(adj-na) effective; successful  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 能   [こうのう]  [K]
(n) effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 用   [こうよう]  [K]
(n) use; utility; effect; benefit  [D] [Jisho]
- 効 率 的   [こうりつてき]  [K]
(adj-na) efficient  [D] [Jisho]
- 時 効   [じこう]  [K]
(n) statute of limitations  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 効   [じっこう]  [K]
(n) efficacy; efficiency  [D] [Jisho]
- 即 効   [そっこう]  [K]
(n) immediate effect  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 効 薬   [とっこうやく]  [K]
(n) specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 効   [はっこう]  [K]
(n) coming into effect  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 力

Kanji: 厚
Back: Find more details for 厚 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
thick
heavy
rich
kind
cordial
brazen
shameless
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あつ.い
あか
あ
あっ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 厂 (がんだれ) – cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: kind but ""thick"" child plays daily by cliff
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #768 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 厚い   [あつい]  [K]
(adj) cordial; kind; warm(hearted); thick; deep  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 厚かましい   [あつかましい]  [K]
(adj) impudent; shameless; brazen  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 温 厚   [おんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) gentle  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚さ   [あつさ]  [K]
(n) thickness  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚み   [あつみ]  [K]
(n) thickness; profound  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 意   [こうい]  [K]
(n) kindness; favor  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 紙   [あつがみ]  [K]
(n) cardboard; thick paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) public welfare; Welfare Ministry  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 省   [こうせいしょう]  [K]
Ministry of Health and Welfare  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 生 年 金   [こうせいねんきん]  [K]
welfare pension  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 相   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) Welfare Minister  [D] [Jisho]
- 厚 着   [あつぎ]  [K]
(n) wearing thick clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 厚   [じゅうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) thickness; composure and dignity  [D] [Jisho]
- 濃 厚   [のうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) density; richness; concentration; tension  [D] [Jisho]
- 福 利 厚 生   [ふくりこうせい]  [K]
welfare program  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 厂

Kanji: 口
Back: Find more details for 口 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s): mouth
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): くち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: open mouth
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #284 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 口   [くち]  [K]
(n) mouth; orifice; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 口   [でぐち]  [K]
(n) exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 口   [いりぐち]  [K]
(n) entrance; gate; approach; mouth  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 人 口   [じんこう]  [K]
(n) (1) population; (2) common talk  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 悪 口   [わるくち]  [K]
(n) abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 利 口   [りこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) clever; shrewd; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 口 紅   [くちべに]  [K]
(n) lipstick  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 実   [こうじつ]  [K]
(n) excuse  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛇 口   [じゃぐち]  [K]
(n) faucet; tap  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 入 口   [でいりぐち]  [K]
(n) exit and entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 早 口   [はやくち]  [K]
(n) fast-talking  [D] [Jisho]
- 窓 口   [まどぐち]  [K]
(n) ticket window  [D] [Jisho]
- 裏 口   [うらぐち]  [K]
(n) backdoor; rear entrance  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 悪 口   [あっこう]  [K]
(n) abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 述   [こうじゅつ]  [K]
(n) verbal statement  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 頭   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) oral  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 入り口   [でいりぐち]  [K]
(n) exit and entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 閉 口   [へいこう]  [K]
(n) shut mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 無 口   [むくち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) reticence  [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]
- 一 口   [ひとくち]  [K]
(n) mouthful; one word; bite; sip; draft  [D] [Jisho]
- 陰 口   [かげぐち]  [K]
(n) malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 口   [かこう]  [K]
(n) mouth of river; estuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 河 口   [かわぐち]  [K]
(n) mouth of river; estuary  [D] [Jisho]
- 火 口   [ひぐち]  [K]
(n) a burner; origin of a fire  [D] [Jisho]
- 改 札 口   [かいさつぐち]  [K]
(n) ticket barrier (gate); wicket  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 口   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) open mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 間 口   [まぐち]  [K]
(n) frontage  [D] [Jisho]
- 戸 口   [とぐち]  [K]
(n) door  [D] [Jisho]
- 語り口   [かたりくち]  [K]
(n) way of reciting; way of telling a story  [D] [Jisho]
- 口々   [くちぐち]  [K]
(n) each entrance; every mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 口々に   [くちぐちに]  [K]
severally; unanimously  [D] [Jisho]
- 口げんか   [くちげんか]  [K]
(n,vs) quarrel; dispute  [D] [Jisho]
- 口ごもる   [くちごもる]  [K]
(v5r) to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter  [D] [Jisho]
- 口ぶり   [くちぶり]  [K]
(n) way of speaking; intimation  [D] [Jisho]
- 口コミ   [くちコミ]  [K]
(n) word of mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 火   [くちび]  [K]
(n) fuse; spark plug; cause (of war); origin (of a quarrel)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 径   [こうけい]  [K]
(n) aperture; bore; calibre  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 語   [こうご]  [K]
(n) colloquial language  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 座   [こうざ]  [K]
(n) account (e.g. bank)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 止め   [くちどめ]  [K]
(n,vs) forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 出し   [くちだし]  [K]
(n) interference; meddling  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 上   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) vocal message; speech  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 数   [くちかず]  [K]
(n) number of dependents (words, shares, accounts)  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 先   [くちさき]  [K]
(n) lips; mouth; snout; proboscis; professions; lip service; mere words  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 走る   [くちばしる]  [K]
(v5r) to speak; to tell; to blurt out  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 調   [くちょう]  [K]
(n) tone; expression  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 笛   [くちぶえ]  [K]
(n) whistle  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 答え   [くちごたえ]  [K]
(n,vs) retort; back talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 頭 弁 論   [こうとうべんろん]  [K]
oral proceedings; oral pleadings  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 癖   [くちぐせ]  [K]
(n) way of saying; favorite phrase  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 利き   [くちきき]  [K]
(n) eloquent person; mouthpiece; man of influence; mediator; middleman  [D] [Jisho]
- 口 論   [こうろん]  [K]
(n,vs) dispute; quarrel  [D] [Jisho]
- 糸 口   [いとぐち]  [K]
(n) thread end; beginning; clue  [D] [Jisho]
- 取り口   [とりくち]  [K]
(n) sumo techniques  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 口   [てぐち]  [K]
(n) modus operandi; criminal technique; trick  [D] [Jisho]
- 秋 口   [あきぐち]  [K]
(n) beginning of autumn  [D] [Jisho]
- 傷 口   [きずぐち]  [K]
(n) wound  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 口   [こぐち]  [K]
(adj-na,n) small amount; (cut) end; edge; beginning; clue; section  [D] [Jisho]
- 辛 口   [からくち]  [K]
(n,adj-no) (1) dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); (2) salty (taste); (3) harsh; scathing  [D] [Jisho]
- 水 口   [みずぐち]  [K]
(n) a spout  [D] [Jisho]
- 西 口   [にしぐち]  [K]
(n) west entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 切り口   [きりくち]  [K]
(n) cut end; section; opening; slit  [D] [Jisho]
- 川 口   [かわぐち]  [K]
(n) mouth of a river  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 口   [おおぐち]  [K]
(n) large amount; big mouth; tall talk  [D] [Jisho]
- 滝 口   [たきぐち]  [K]
(n) top of a waterfall  [D] [Jisho]
- 東 口   [ひがしぐち]  [K]
(n) east entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 働き口   [はたらきぐち]  [K]
(n) position; situation; employment; opening  [D] [Jisho]
- 南 口   [みなみぐち]  [K]
(n) south entrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り口   [いりぐち]  [K]
(n) entrance; gate; approach; mouth  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 常 口   [ひじょうぐち]  [K]
(n) emergency exit  [D] [Jisho]
- 北 口   [きたぐち]  [K]
(n) north entrance  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 向
Back: Find more details for 向 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
yonder
facing
beyond
confront
defy
tend toward
approach
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
む.く
む.い
-む.き
む.ける
-む.け
む.かう
む.かい
む.こう
む.こう-
むこ
むか.い
こお
た
な
むか
むかい
むこう
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: house window faces one
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #182 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using 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
- 向こう   [むこう]  [K]
(n) beyond; over there; opposite direction; the other party  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 向かう   [むかう]  [K]
(v5u) to face; to go towards  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 傾 向   [けいこう]  [K]
(n) tendency; trend; inclination  [D] [Jisho]
- 向かい   [むかい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) facing; opposite; across the street; other side  [D] [Jisho]
- 向く   [むく]  [K]
(v5k) (1) to face; (2) to turn toward; (3) to be suited to; to be fit for  [D] [Jisho]
- 向ける   [むける]  [K]
(v1) to turn towards; to point  [D] [Jisho]
- 方 向   [ほうこう]  [K]
(n) direction; course; way  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 振り向く   [ふりむく]  [K]
(v5k) to turn one's face; to turn around  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 意 向   [いこう]  [K]
(n) intention; idea; inclination  [D] [Jisho]
- 向き   [むき]  [K]
(adj-na,n,n-suf) direction; situation; exposure; aspect; suitability  [D] [Jisho]
- 向け   [むけ]  [K]
(n-suf) (intended) for ..; oriented towards ..  [D] [Jisho]
- 向 上   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n,vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress  [D] [Jisho]
- 志 向   [しこう]  [K]
(n) intention; aim  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 向   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) trend; tendency; movement; attitude  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 向   [ひなた]  [K]
(n) sunny place; in the sun  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 一 向   [いっこう]  [K]
(adv) (not) at all  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 向に   [いっこうに]  [K]
(adv) (not) at all  [D] [Jisho]
- 仰 向け   [あおむけ]  [K]
(n) face up  [D] [Jisho]
- 後ろ向き   [うしろむき]  [K]
(n) back facing; turning one's back to  [D] [Jisho]
- 向い   [むかい]  [K]
(io) (adj-no,n) facing; opposite; across the street; other side  [D] [Jisho]
- 向かって左   [むかってひだり]  [K]
on the left as one faces (it)  [D] [Jisho]
- 向こう側   [むこうがわ]  [K]
(n) other side; opposite side; other party  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 向う   [はむかう]  [K]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 歯 向かう   [はむかう]  [K]
(v5u) to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy  [D] [Jisho]
- 趣 向   [しゅこう]  [K]
(n) plan; idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 向   [しゅっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) being transferred; proceeding; leaving for  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 向く   [でむく]  [K]
(v5k) to go to; to proceed to; to leave for  [D] [Jisho]
- 上 向き   [うえむき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) upturn; upward tendency; looking upward  [D] [Jisho]
- 真っ向   [まっこう]  [K]
(n) brow; front; helmet front  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 向   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) affection  [D] [Jisho]
- 前 向き   [まえむき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) facing forward; positively  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 向   [たいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) counter-; corresponding; face; opposite  [D] [Jisho]
- 転 向   [てんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) conversion; shift; about-face; switch  [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]
- 表 向き   [おもてむき]  [K]
(n) outward appearance; ostensible; public; official  [D] [Jisho]
- 風 向き   [かざむき]  [K]
(n) wind's direction  [D] [Jisho]
- 偏 向   [へんこう]  [K]
(n) propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: ｜ 口

Kanji: 后
Back: Find more details for 后 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
empress
queen
after
behind
back
later
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): きさき
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: empress comes behind, cutting opening with ax
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1583 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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 后   [こうごう]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) empress; queen  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 后   [こうたいこう]  [K]
(n) Queen Mother; Empress Dowager  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: ノ 口

Kanji: 坑
Back: Find more details for 坑 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
pit
hole
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2040 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 坑 道   [こうどう]  [K]
(n) tunnel; (mine) level  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 坑   [たんこう]  [K]
(n) coal mine; coal pit  [D] [Jisho]
- 廃 坑   [はいこう]  [K]
(n) abandoned mine; disused mine  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 好
Back: Find more details for 好 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fond
pleasing
like something
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
この.む
す.く
よ.い
い.い
こ
たか
とし
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 女 (おんな) – woman
Henshall Mnemonic: woman likes child--what a fine thing
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #423 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 好き   [すき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) liking; fondness; love  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 好き   [だいすき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) very likeable; like very much  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 格 好   [かっこう]  [K]
(adj-no,adj-na,n) shape; form; posture; suitability; moderateness (in price); appearance; manner  [D] [Jisho]
- 好み   [このみ]  [K]
(n) liking; taste; choice  [D] [Jisho]
- 好む   [このむ]  [K]
(v5m) to like; to prefer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 好き嫌い   [すききらい]  [K]
(n) likes and dislikes; taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 好き好き   [すきずき]  [K]
(n) matter of taste  [D] [Jisho]
- 友 好   [ゆうこう]  [K]
(n) friendship  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 好ましい   [このましい]  [K]
(adj) nice; likeable; desirable  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 意   [こうい]  [K]
(n) good will; favor; courtesy  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 況   [こうきょう]  [K]
(n) prosperous conditions; healthy economy  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 調   [こうちょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) favourable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 評   [こうひょう]  [K]
(n) popularity; favorable reputation  [D] [Jisho]
- 物 好き   [ものずき]  [K]
(adj-na,n) (idle) curiosity  [D] [Jisho]
- 良 好   [りょうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) favorable; satisfactory  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 愛 好   [あいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) love; adoration  [D] [Jisho]
- 好んで   [このんで]  [K]
(n) by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately; intentionally  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 感   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) good feeling; good will; favourable impression  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 奇 心   [こうきしん]  [K]
(n) curiosity; inquisitiveness  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 機   [こうき]  [K]
(n) good opportunity; chance  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 景 気   [こうけいき]  [K]
(n) good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 守   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n,vs) good fielding (baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 色   [こうしょく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lust; sensuality; lewdness  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 成 績   [こうせいせき]  [K]
(n) good results  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 天   [こうてん]  [K]
(n) fine weather  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 転   [こうてん]  [K]
(n,vs) changing for the better  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 都 合   [こうつごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenient; favorable; expedient; expedience  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 投   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) good (nice) pitching  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 物   [こうぶつ]  [K]
(n) favorite dish; favorite food  [D] [Jisho]
- 絶 好   [ぜっこう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) best; ideal; perfect  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 好   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) similar tastes  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 女

Kanji: 孔
Back: Find more details for 孔 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 4 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
cavity
hole
slit
very
great
exceedingly
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あな
のり
Bushu (Radical) Info: 子 (こ) – child
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2052 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: 子

Kanji: 孝
Back: Find more details for 孝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
filial piety
child's respect
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たか
たかし
のり
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
十 (じゅう) – cross
子 (こ) – child
Henshall Mnemonic: filial piety is child caring for earthy old man
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1030 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 孝 行   [こうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 孝   [こう]  [K]
(n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 孝 行   [おやこうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 不 孝   [おやふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) lack of filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 孝   [ふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 十 子

Kanji: 宏
Back: Find more details for 宏 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wide
large
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひろ.い
あつ
ひろ
ひろし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1277 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: 宀

Kanji: 工
Back: Find more details for 工 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 3 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
craft
construction
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
もく
たくみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 工 (たくみ) – craft
Henshall Mnemonic: work with carpenter's square
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #299 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 工 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) (manufacturing) industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 場   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) factory; plant; mill; workshop  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 場   [こうば]  [K]
(n) factory; plant; mill; workshop  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 人 工   [じんこう]  [K]
(n) artificial; manmade; human work; human skill; artificiality  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 工 員   [こういん]  [K]
(n) factory worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 芸   [こうげい]  [K]
(n) industrial arts  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 事   [こうじ]  [K]
(n) construction work  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 夫   [くふう]  [K]
(n,vs) device; scheme  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 工   [だいく]  [K]
(n) carpenter  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 加 工   [かこう]  [K]
(n) manufacturing; processing; treatment  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 学   [こうがく]  [K]
(n) engineering  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作   [こうさく]  [K]
(n) work; construction; handicraft; maneuvering  [D] [Jisho]
- 細 工   [さいく]  [K]
(n) work; craftsmanship; tactics; trick  [D] [Jisho]
- 着 工   [ちゃっこう]  [K]
(n) start of (construction) work  [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]
- 完 工   [かんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) completion  [D] [Jisho]
- 起 工   [きこう]  [K]
(n) setting to work  [D] [Jisho]
- 軽 工 業   [けいこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) light industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 科   [こうか]  [K]
(n) engineering course  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 学 部   [こうがくぶ]  [K]
(n) department (or school) of technology, engineering or science  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 員   [こうさくいん]  [K]
craftsman; handicraft worker  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 作 機 械   [こうさくきかい]  [K]
(n) machine tools  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 程   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) manufacturing process; work schedule; amount of work  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 費   [こうひ]  [K]
(n) construction cost  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 兵   [こうへい]  [K]
(n) engineer  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 法   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) method of construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 房   [こうぼう]  [K]
(n) workshop; studio  [D] [Jisho]
- 工 務   [こうむ]  [K]
(n) engineering; engineering works  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 工   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) execution (building contract); carrying out  [D] [Jisho]
- 重 工 業   [じゅうこうぎょう]  [K]
(n) heavy industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) commerce and industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 商 工 会 議 所   [しょうこうかいぎしょ]  [K]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 松 下 電 工   [まつしたでんこう]  [K]
Matsushita Electric Works  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 衛 星   [じんこうえいせい]  [K]
man-made satellite  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 呼 吸   [じんこうこきゅう]  [K]
artificial respiration  [D] [Jisho]
- 人 工 的   [じんこうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) artificial; unnatural  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 工   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) ironworking; ironworker  [D] [Jisho]
- 陶 工   [とうこう]  [K]
(n) potter  [D] [Jisho]
- 木 工   [もっこう]  [K]
(n) woodworking; woodworker; carpenter  [D] [Jisho]
- 理 工   [りこう]  [K]
(n) science and technology  [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: 2
JLPT: 4

Kanji: 巧
Back: Find more details for 巧 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
adroit
skilled
ingenuity
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たく.み
たく.む
うま.い
かつ
たくみ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 工 (たくみ) – craft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1537 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 巧み   [たくみ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) skill; cleverness  [D] [Jisho]
- 巧 妙   [こうみょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) ingenious; skillful; clever; deft  [D] [Jisho]
- 精 巧   [せいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) elaborate; delicate; exquisite  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 技 巧   [ぎこう]  [K]
(n) technique; finesse  [D] [Jisho]
- 巧 者   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) cleverness; skill; tact  [D] [Jisho]
- 巧 拙   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) tact; skill; workmanship  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 工

Kanji: 幸
Back: Find more details for 幸 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
happiness
blessing
fortune
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さいわ.い
さち
しあわ.せ
こ
さき
さし
さっ
とも
ひろ
みゆき
ゆ
ゆき
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
土 (つち) – earth
干 (はす) – dry
Henshall Mnemonic: extra sharp stroke brings happiness
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #786 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 幸い   [さいわい]  [K]
(adj-na,adv,n) happiness; blessedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 幸せ   [しあわせ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing  [D] [Jisho]
- 幸 運   [こううん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) good luck; fortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 幸 福   [こうふく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) happiness; blessedness  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 幸   [ふこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 幸   [さち]  [K]
(n) happiness; wish; fortune  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 幸せ   [ふしあわせ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 土 干

Kanji: 広
Back: Find more details for 広 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wide
broad
spacious
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひろ.い
ひろ.まる
ひろ.める
ひろ.がる
ひろ.げる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: spacious building with elbow-room
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #263 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 広い   [ひろい]  [K]
(adj) spacious; vast; wide  [D] [Jisho]
- 背 広   [せびろ]  [K]
(n) business suit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 広がる   [ひろがる]  [K]
(v5r) to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 告   [こうこく]  [K]
(n) advertisement  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 広げる   [ひろげる]  [K]
(v1) to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll  [D] [Jisho]
- 広さ   [ひろさ]  [K]
(n) extent  [D] [Jisho]
- 広める   [ひろめる]  [K]
(v1) to broaden; to propagate  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 場   [ひろば]  [K]
(n) plaza  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 広まる   [ひろまる]  [K]
(v5r) to spread; to be propagated  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 広がった枝   [ひろがったえだ]  [K]
spreading branches  [D] [Jisho]
- 広がり   [ひろがり]  [K]
(n) spread  [D] [Jisho]
- 広まり   [ひろまり]  [K]
spread  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 域   [こういき]  [K]
(n) wide area  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 辞 苑   [こうじえん]  [K]
Koujien (famous Japanese Dictionary)  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 州   [こうしゅう]  [K]
Guangzhou (China); Canton  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 大   [こうだい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) huge; very large  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 東   [かんとん]  [K]
Canton (China)  [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]
- 広 報   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) PR; public relations; publicity; information  [D] [Jisho]
- 広 葉 樹   [こうようじゅ]  [K]
(n) broadleaf tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 幅 広い   [はばひろい]  [K]
(adj) extensive; wide; broad  [D] [Jisho]
- 末 広   [すえひろ]  [K]
(n) folding fan  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 康
Back: Find more details for 康 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
ease
peace
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かん
こ
みち
やす
やすし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: hand pounds healthy bran flakes in building
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #760 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 健 康   [けんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) health; sound; wholesome  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 健 康 食 品   [けんこうしょくひん]  [K]
health foods  [D] [Jisho]
- 健 康 保 険   [けんこうほけん]  [K]
(n) health insurance  [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]
- 小 康   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) lull  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 健 康   [ふけんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) poor health; ill health; unhealthy  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 广

Kanji: 弘
Back: Find more details for 弘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
vast
broad
wide
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
グ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひろ.い
ひろ
ひろし
ひろむ
みつ
お
こお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1059 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: 弓

Kanji: 恒
Back: Find more details for 恒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
constancy
always
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
つね
つねに
のぶ
ひさ
ひさし
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: #1314 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 恒 久   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(n) permanent; perpetuity  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 常   [こうじょう]  [K]
(n) constancy  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 星   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) fixed star  [D] [Jisho]
- 恒 例   [こうれい]  [K]
(n) established practice; custom  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 慌
Back: Find more details for 慌 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
disconcerted
be confused
lose one's head
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あわ.てる
あわ.ただしい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1826 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 慌ただしい   [あわただしい]  [K]
(adj) busy; hurried; confused; flurried  [D] [Jisho]
- 慌てる   [あわてる]  [K]
(v1) to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 恐 慌   [きょうこう]  [K]
(n) panic; scare; consternation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 抗
Back: Find more details for 抗 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
confront
resist
defy
oppose
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #666 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 暗い   [くらい]  [K]
(adj) (uk) dark; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 暗 記   [あんき]  [K]
(n,vs) memorization; learning by heart  [D] [Jisho]
- 抵 抗   [ていこう]  [K]
(n,vs) electrical resistance; resistance; opposition  [D] [Jisho]
- 反 抗   [はんこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 真っ暗   [まっくら]  [K]
(adj-na,n) total darkness; shortsightedness; pitch dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 薄 暗い   [うすぐらい]  [K]
(adj) dim; gloomy  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 暗 殺   [あんさつ]  [K]
(n,vs) assassination  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 算   [あんざん]  [K]
(n,vs) mental arithmetic  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 示   [あんじ]  [K]
(n,vs) hint; suggestion  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 議   [こうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) protest; objection  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 争   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) dispute; resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 対 抗   [たいこう]  [K]
(n) opposition; antagonism  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗に   [あんに]  [K]
(adv) implicitly  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗やみ   [くらやみ]  [K]
(n) darkness; the dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 闇   [くらやみ]  [K]
(n) darkness; the dark  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 雲   [あんうん]  [K]
(n) dark clouds  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 号   [あんごう]  [K]
(n) code; password  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 黒   [あんこく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) darkness  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 礁   [あんしょう]  [K]
(n) reef; sunken rock  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 黙   [あんもく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) tacit; implicit  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 躍   [あんやく]  [K]
(n,vs) secret manoeuvering; secret manoeuvers  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 菌   [こうきん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) antibacterial; antimicrobial  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 原   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) antigen  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 告   [こうこく]  [K]
(n,vs) appeal; protest; complaint  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 生 物 質   [こうせいぶっしつ]  [K]
(n) antibiotics  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 戦   [こうせん]  [K]
(n,vs) resistance  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 体   [こうたい]  [K]
(n) antibody  [D] [Jisho]
- 抗 日   [こうにち]  [K]
(n) anti-Japanese  [D] [Jisho]
- 明 暗   [めいあん]  [K]
(n) light and darkness; light and shade  [D] [Jisho]
- 暗 欝   [あんうつ]  [K]
gloom; melanc  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 拘
Back: Find more details for 拘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
arrest
seize
concerned
adhere to
despite
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かか.わる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1336 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- にも拘らず   [にもかかわらず]  [K]
(conj,exp) in spite of; nevertheless  [D] [Jisho]
- 拘 束   [こうそく]  [K]
(n,vs) restriction; restraint  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拘 禁   [こうきん]  [K]
(n) intern  [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]
- 拘 留   [こうりゅう]  [K]
(n) detention; hold a person in custody  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 控
Back: Find more details for 控 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 11 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
withdraw
draw in
hold back
refrain from
be moderate
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
ひか.える
ひか.え
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1000 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 控える   [ひかえる]  [K]
(v1) to draw in; to hold back; to make notes; to be temperate in  [D] [Jisho]
- 控 室   [ひかえしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
- 控 除   [こうじょ]  [K]
(n) subsidy; deduction  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 控え   [ひかえ]  [K]
(n) note; memorandum  [D] [Jisho]
- 控え室   [ひかえしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
- 控 訴   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) (legal) appeal  [D] [Jisho]
- 差し控える   [さしひかえる]  [K]
(v1) to be moderate; to not do too much  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 控え   [てびかえ]  [K]
(n) (1) note; memorandum; (2) holding oneself back  [D] [Jisho]
- 買い控え   [かいびかえ]  [K]
(n) restrained buying  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 攻
Back: Find more details for 攻 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
aggression
attack
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
せ.める
おさむ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 工 (たくみ) – craft
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #532 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 攻 撃   [こうげき]  [K]
(n,vs) attack; strike; offensive; criticism; censure  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 攻   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) major subject; special study  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 攻める   [せめる]  [K]
(v1) to attack; to assault  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 攻め   [せめ]  [K]
(n) attack; offence  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 攻 守   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n) offense and defense; batting and fielding  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 勢   [こうせい]  [K]
(n) offensive (movement); aggression  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 防   [こうぼう]  [K]
(n) offense and defense  [D] [Jisho]
- 攻 略   [こうりゃく]  [K]
(n,vs) capture  [D] [Jisho]
- 侵 攻   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) invasion  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 攻   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 速 攻   [そっこう]  [K]
(n) swift attack  [D] [Jisho]
- 特 攻 隊   [とっこうたい]  [K]
(n) suicide squad  [D] [Jisho]
- 猛 攻   [もうこう]  [K]
(n) fierce attack  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 工

Kanji: 昂
Back: Find more details for 昂 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s): rise
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.がる
たか.い
たか.ぶる
あき
あきら
たか
たかし
のぼる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
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: 日

Kanji: 晃
Back: Find more details for 晃 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): clear
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あきらか
あき
あきら
てる
ひかる
みつ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 日 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1666 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: 更
Back: Find more details for 更 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 7 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
grow late
night watch
sit up late
of course
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さら
さら.に
ふ.ける
ふ.かす
Bushu (Radical) Info:
一 (いち) – one
曰 (にち) – sun
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #861 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 更に   [さらに]  [K]
(adv,conj) (uk) furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover  [D] [Jisho]
- 変 更   [へんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) change; modification; alteration  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 更ける   [ふける]  [K]
(v1) to get late; to advance; to wear on  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 今 更   [いまさら]  [K]
(adv,n) now; at this late hour  [D] [Jisho]
- 尚 更   [なおさら]  [K]
(adv) all the more; still less  [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
- 会 社 更 生 法   [かいしゃこうせいほう]  [K]
(n) Corporate Rehabilitation Law  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 衣 室   [こういしつ]  [K]
(n) locker room; changing room; dressing room  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 改   [こうかい]  [K]
(n) renewal; renovation; reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 新   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) renewal; update; innovation; renovation  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) correction; revision; rectification  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 生   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) rehabilitation; regeneration; rebirth; resuscitation; reorganization  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 迭   [こうてつ]  [K]
(n) change; shake-up; reshuffle; exchanging places  [D] [Jisho]
- 更 年 期   [こうねんき]  [K]
(n) menopause; change of life  [D] [Jisho]
- 満 更   [まんざら]  [K]
(adv) (not) altogether; (not) wholly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 一 曰

Kanji: 校
Back: Find more details for 校 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
exam
school
printing
proof
correction
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): めん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: check six wooden crosses for school
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #294 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 学 校   [がっこう]  [K]
(n) school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 校 長   [こうちょう]  [K]
(n) principal; headmaster  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 校   [こうこう]  [K]
(n) senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 校 生   [こうこうせい]  [K]
(n) senior high school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 等 学 校   [こうとうがっこう]  [K]
senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 小 学 校   [しょうがっこう]  [K]
(n) primary school; elementary school  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 学 校   [ちゅうがっこう]  [K]
(n) junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 校 舎   [こうしゃ]  [K]
(n) school building  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 庭   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) campus  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 登 校   [とうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) attendance (at school)  [D] [Jisho]
- 母 校   [ぼこう]  [K]
(n) alma mater  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- シュタイナー学 校   [シュタイナーがっこう]  [K]
(n) Steiner school  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 校   [いっこう]  [K]
(n) whole school; the first proof; one proofreading  [D] [Jisho]
- 開 校   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) opening a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 学 校 法 人   [がっこうほうじん]  [K]
(legally) incorporated educational institution  [D] [Jisho]
- 休 校   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) closing school (temporarily); dropping one's studies  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 閲   [こうえつ]  [K]
(n) revision  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 歌   [こうか]  [K]
(n) school song  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 旗   [こうき]  [K]
(n) school flag  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 正   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) proofreading; correction of press  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 則   [こうそく]  [K]
(n) school regulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) within a school  [D] [Jisho]
- 校 門   [こうもん]  [K]
(n) school gate  [D] [Jisho]
- 女 学 校   [じょがっこう]  [K]
(n) girl's school  [D] [Jisho]
- 将 校   [しょうこう]  [K]
(n) commissioned officer  [D] [Jisho]
- 専 門 学 校   [せんもんがっこう]  [K]
vocational school  [D] [Jisho]
- 全 校   [ぜんこう]  [K]
(n) the whole school  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 校   [どうこう]  [K]
(n) same school  [D] [Jisho]
- 分 校   [ぶんこう]  [K]
(n) branch school  [D] [Jisho]
- 盲 学 校   [もうがっこう]  [K]
(n) school for the blind  [D] [Jisho]
- 予 備 校   [よびこう]  [K]
(n) prep school (ronin year)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 構
Back: Find more details for 構 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
posture
build
pretend
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かま.える
かま.う
とち
Bushu (Radical) Info: 木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: do you mind if it's built with wooden baskets?
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #316 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N5 Words
- 結 構   [けっこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) (1) (uk) splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet; (2) (arch) construction; architecture; (3) well enough; tolerably  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 構う   [かまう]  [K]
(v5u) to mind; to care about; to be concerned about  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 成   [こうせい]  [K]
(n,vs) organization; composition  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 構 造   [こうぞう]  [K]
(n) structure; construction  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 機 構   [きこう]  [K]
(n) mechanism; organization  [D] [Jisho]
- 構える   [かまえる]  [K]
(v1) to set up  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 想   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) plan; plot; idea; conception  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 遺 構   [いこう]  [K]
(n) remains  [D] [Jisho]
- 虚 構   [きょこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) fictitious (imaginary) thing  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 図   [こうず]  [K]
(n) composition  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 築   [こうちく]  [K]
(n,vs) construction  [D] [Jisho]
- 構 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) premises; grounds; campus  [D] [Jisho]
- 心 構え   [こころがまえ]  [K]
(n) preparedness; readiness  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち構える   [まちかまえる]  [K]
(v1) to lie in wait; to be on the watch for  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 木

Kanji: 江
Back: Find more details for 江 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
creek
inlet
bay
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
え
くん
とうみ
み
りえ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #704 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 江   [え]  [K]
(n) inlet; bay  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸   [えど]  [K]
(n) old name of Tokyo  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸っ子   [えどっこ]  [K]
(n) true Tokyoite  [D] [Jisho]
- 江 戸 川   [えどがわ]  [K]
Edo River  [D] [Jisho]
- 入り江   [いりえ]  [K]
(n) inlet; cove; creek; bay  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 江   [いりえ]  [K]
(n) inlet; cove; creek; bay  [D] [Jisho]
- 堀 江   [ほりえ]  [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: 水

Kanji: 洪
Back: Find more details for 洪 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
deluge
flood
vast
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ほん
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1778 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 洪 水   [こうずい]  [K]
(n) flood  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 浩
Back: Find more details for 浩 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
wide expanse
abundance
vigorous
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おおき.い
ひろ.い
ひろ
ひろし
ゆたか
こお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1149 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
There are no common words for this Kanji
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 9
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 港
Back: Find more details for 港 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s): harbor
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みなと
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Henshall Mnemonic: find oneself together with water in port
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #495 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 空 港   [くうこう]  [K]
(n) airport  [D] [Jisho]
- 港   [みなと]  [K]
(n) harbour; port  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 開 港   [かいこう]  [K]
(n) open port; opening a port  [D] [Jisho]
- 寄 港   [きこう]  [K]
(n) stopping at a port  [D] [Jisho]
- 漁 港   [ぎょこう]  [K]
(n) fishing harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 軍 港   [ぐんこう]  [K]
(n) naval port; naval station  [D] [Jisho]
- 港 内   [こうない]  [K]
(n) inside the harbour  [D] [Jisho]
- 港 湾   [こうわん]  [K]
(n) harbours  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 港   [ほんこん]  [K]
Hong Kong  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 港   [しゅっこう]  [K]
(n) departure; clearance (of a ship)  [D] [Jisho]
- 入 港   [にゅうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) entry into port  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 3
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 溝
Back: Find more details for 溝 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
gutter
ditch
sewer
drain
10**32
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
みぞ
どぶ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1736 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 溝   [みぞ]  [K]
(n) ditch; drain; gutter; gap  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 海 溝   [かいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) deep  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 甲
Back: Find more details for 甲 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
armor
high (voice)
A grade
1st class
former
instep
carapace
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
カン
カ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
きのえ
かぶと
き
まさ
まさる
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
田 (た) – rice field
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1073 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 甲   [きのえ]  [K]
(n) 1st in rank; first sign of the Chinese calendar; shell; instep; grade A  [D] [Jisho]
- 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 乙   [こうおつ]  [K]
(n) (1) A and B; excellent and good; similarity; (2) discrimination; discernment; distinction  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 高い   [かんだかい]  [K]
(adj) high-pitched; shrill  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 子   [かっし]  [K]
first of the sexagenary cycle  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 種   [こうしゅ]  [K]
(n) A-grade; first-class  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 状 腺   [こうじょうせん]  [K]
(n) thyroid gland  [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]
- 甲 斐   [かい]  [K]
(n) effect; result; worth; use; avail  [D] [Jisho]
- 装 甲   [そうこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) armored  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 皇
Back: Find more details for 皇 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s): emperor
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
オウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おうじ
おお
み
Bushu (Radical) Info: 白 (しろ) – white
Henshall Mnemonic: emperor is white king
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #721 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 天 皇   [てんのう]  [K]
(n) Emperor of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 皇 居   [こうきょ]  [K]
(n) Imperial Palace  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 皇 位   [こうい]  [K]
(n) imperial throne  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 后   [こうごう]  [K]
(n) (Japanese) empress; queen  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 室   [こうしつ]  [K]
(n) Imperial household  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 女   [こうじょ]  [K]
(n) imperial princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 族   [こうぞく]  [K]
(n) imperial family; royalty  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 后   [こうたいこう]  [K]
(n) Queen Mother; Empress Dowager  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子   [こうたいし]  [K]
(n) crown prince  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 太 子 妃   [こうたいしひ]  [K]
(n) crown princess  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 帝   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) emperor  [D] [Jisho]
- 皇 民 党   [こうみんとう]  [K]
Imperialist Party  [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]
- 犇犇   [ひしひし]  [K]
(adv) (uk) acutely; severely; tightly; keenly  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 白

Kanji: 硬
Back: Find more details for 硬 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
stiff
hard
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): かた.い
Bushu (Radical) Info: 石 (いし) – stone
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1101 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 硬い   [かたい]  [K]
(adj) solid; hard (esp. metal, stone); unpolished writing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 硬 貨   [こうか]  [K]
(n) coin  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 強 硬   [きょうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) firm; vigorous; unbending; unyielding; strong; stubborn  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 肝 硬 変   [かんこうへん]  [K]
(n) cirrhosis of the liver  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬さ   [かたさ]  [K]
(n) firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 化   [こうか]  [K]
(n,vs) hardening; vulcanization; sclerosis  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 式   [こうしき]  [K]
(n) hardball (tennis, baseball)  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 質   [こうしつ]  [K]
(n) hardness; stiffness  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 直   [こうちょく]  [K]
(n) rigor  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 度   [こうど]  [K]
(n) hardness; solidity  [D] [Jisho]
- 硬 派   [こうは]  [K]
(n) tough elements; hard-liners; stalwart(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 動 脈 硬 化   [どうみゃくこうか]  [K]
(n) arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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

Kanji: 稿
Back: Find more details for 稿 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 15 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
draft
copy
manuscript
straw
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
わら
したがき
Bushu (Radical) Info: 禾 (のぎ) – two branch tree
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1400 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 原 稿   [げんこう]  [K]
(n) manuscript; copy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 原 稿 用 紙   [げんこうようし]  [K]
Japanese writing paper  [D] [Jisho]
- 稿   [こう]  [K]
(n) manuscript; version  [D] [Jisho]
- 稿 料   [こうりょう]  [K]
(n) advance for manuscript; copy-money  [D] [Jisho]
- 草 稿   [そうこう]  [K]
(n) notes; draft; manuscript  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 稿   [とうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; submission  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 紅
Back: Find more details for 紅 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
crimson
deep red
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
べに
くれない
あか.い
くれ
もみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Henshall Mnemonic: work with crimson threads
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1299 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 紅 茶   [こうちゃ]  [K]
(n) black tea  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 口 紅   [くちべに]  [K]
(n) lipstick  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 葉   [こうよう]  [K]
(n) (1) autumn colours; (2) (Japanese) maple  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 葉   [もみじ]  [K]
(n) (1) (Japanese) maple  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 紅   [くれない]  [K]
(n) deep red; crimson  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅   [べに]  [K]
(n) deep red; crimson  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 潮   [こうちょう]  [K]
(n,vs) flush; blush  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 梅   [こうばい]  [K]
(n) red-blossomed plum tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 紅 白   [こうはく]  [K]
(n) red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 紘
Back: Find more details for 紘 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s): large
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おおづな
つな
つなぐ
ひろ
ひろし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 9
Frequency: #1685 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: 絞
Back: Find more details for 絞 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
strangle
constrict
wring
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
しぼ.る
し.める
し.まる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1288 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 絞る   [しぼる]  [K]
(v5r) to press; to wring; to squeeze  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- お絞り   [おしぼり]  [K]
(n) wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞める   [しめる]  [K]
(v1) to strangle; to constrict  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞り   [しぼり]  [K]
(n) iris (camera, eye)  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞 殺   [こうさつ]  [K]
(n) hanging; strangulation  [D] [Jisho]
- 絞 首 刑   [こうしゅけい]  [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: 綱
Back: Find more details for 綱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
hawser
class (genus)
rope
cord
cable
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): つな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 糸 (いと) – thread
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1053 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 綱   [つな]  [K]
(n) rope  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 横 綱   [よこづな]  [K]
(n) sumo grand champion  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 綱 引き   [つなひき]  [K]
(n) tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 紀   [こうき]  [K]
(ateji) (n) law and order; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 渡り   [つなわたり]  [K]
(n) tightrope walking  [D] [Jisho]
- 綱 領   [こうりょう]  [K]
(n) general plan; main points; summary  [D] [Jisho]
- 手 綱   [たづな]  [K]
(n) bridle; reins  [D] [Jisho]
- 大 綱   [たいこう]  [K]
(n) fundamental principles; outline; general features  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 綱   [ようこう]  [K]
(n) principle  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 糸

Kanji: 耕
Back: Find more details for 耕 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
till
plow
cultivate
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たがや.す
こお
Bushu (Radical) Info: 耒 (らいすき) – three branch tree
Henshall Mnemonic: till around well and many branched tree
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1568 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 耕す   [たがやす]  [K]
(v5s) to till; to plow; to cultivate  [D] [Jisho]
- 耕 地   [こうち]  [K]
(n) arable land  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 耕 作   [こうさく]  [K]
(n,vs) cultivation; farming  [D] [Jisho]
- 農 耕   [のうこう]  [K]
(n) farming; agriculture  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 耒

Kanji: 考
Back: Find more details for 考 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
consider
think over
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かんが.える
かんが.え
たか
Bushu (Radical) Info:
老 (ロウ, お.いる, ふ.ける, えび, おい, び) – old man; old age; grow old
考 (コウ, かんが,.える, かんが,.え, たか) – consider; think over
Henshall Mnemonic: bent old man considers burial in earth
Levels: JLPT N4 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #196 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 考える   [かんがえる]  [K]
(v1) to consider  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 考え   [かんがえ]  [K]
(n) thinking; thought; ideas; intention  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 慮   [こうりょ]  [K]
(n,vs) consideration; taking into account  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 考   [さんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) reference; consultation  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 考 古 学   [こうこがく]  [K]
(adj-no,n) archaeology  [D] [Jisho]
- 思 考   [しこう]  [K]
(n) thought  [D] [Jisho]
- 選 考   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) selection; screening  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 考え方   [かんがえかた]  [K]
(n) way of thinking  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 案   [こうあん]  [K]
(n) plan; device; idea  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 察   [こうさつ]  [K]
(n) consideration; inquiry  [D] [Jisho]
- 考 証   [こうしょう]  [K]
(n) (historical) investigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 再 考   [さいこう]  [K]
(n) reconsideration  [D] [Jisho]
- 参 考 書   [さんこうしょ]  [K]
(n) reference book  [D] [Jisho]
- 備 考   [びこう]  [K]
(n) note; remarks; N.B.  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 老 考

Kanji: 肯
Back: Find more details for 肯 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 8 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
agreement
consent
comply with
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): がえんじ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info:
止 (とめる) – stop
肋 (キ, はだ) – texture; skin; body; grain
肉 (にく) – meat
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1813 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 肯 定   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) positive; affirmation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 止 肋 肉

Kanji: 航
Back: Find more details for 航 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
navigate
sail
cruise
fly
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): わたる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 舟 (ふね) – ship
Henshall Mnemonic: desktop boat voyage
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #665 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 航 空   [こうくう]  [K]
(n) aviation; flying  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 航 海   [こうかい]  [K]
(n,vs) sail; voyage  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 運 航   [うんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 機   [こうくうき]  [K]
(n) aircraft  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 券   [こうくうけん]  [K]
(n) air ticket  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 自 衛 隊   [こうくうじえいたい]  [K]
Air Self-Defense Force  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 便   [こうくうびん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) air mail  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 空 母 艦   [こうくうぼかん]  [K]
aircraft carrier  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 行   [こうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) cruise  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 法   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) sailing; navigation  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 路   [こうろ]  [K]
(n) course; (sea) route; run  [D] [Jisho]
- 就 航   [しゅうこう]  [K]
(n) going into commission (e.g. ships)  [D] [Jisho]
- 巡 航   [じゅんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) cruise; cruising  [D] [Jisho]
- 渡 航   [とこう]  [K]
(n) voyage  [D] [Jisho]
- 難 航   [なんこう]  [K]
(n) stormy passage  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 航   [にっこう]  [K]
Japan Airlines  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 航 空   [にっぽんこうくう]  [K]
JAL; Japan Air Lines  [D] [Jisho]
- 密 航   [みっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) smuggling  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 舟

Kanji: 荒
Back: Find more details for 荒 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
laid waste
rough
rude
wild
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あら.い
あら-
あ.れる
あ.らす
-あ.らし
すさ.む
ら
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: #1099 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 荒い   [あらい]  [K]
(adj) rough; rude; wild  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒れる   [あれる]  [K]
(v1) to be stormy; to be rough; to lose one's temper  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 荒っぽい   [あらっぽい]  [K]
(adj) rough; rude  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒らす   [あらす]  [K]
(v5s) (1) to lay waste; to devastate; to damage; (2) to invade; to break into  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 廃   [こうはい]  [K]
(n,vs) ruin  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 荒々しい   [あらあらしい]  [K]
(adj) desolate; rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒す   [あらす]  [K]
(io) (v5s) (1) to lay waste; to devastate; to damage; (2) to invade; to break into  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒らげる   [あららげる]  [K]
(v1) to raise (e.g. voice)  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒れ   [あれ]  [K]
(n) stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 波   [あらなみ]  [K]
(n) stormy seas; raging waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 荒 木   [あらき]  [K]
(n) logs in bark; rough wood  [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]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 行
Back: Find more details for 行 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
going
journey
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ギョウ
アン
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
い.く
ゆ.く
-ゆ.き
-ゆき
-い.き
-いき
おこな.う
おこ.なう
いく
なみ
なめ
みち
ゆき
ゆく
Bushu (Radical) Info: 行 (ぎょう) – journey
Henshall Mnemonic: column goes along to crossroads
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #20 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 銀 行   [ぎんこう]  [K]
(n) bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 行く   [いく]  [K]
(v5k-s) to go  [D] [Jisho]
- 行く   [ゆく]  [K]
(v5k-s) to go  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 機   [ひこうき]  [K]
(n) aeroplane; airplane  [D] [Jisho]
- 旅 行   [りょこう]  [K]
(n,vs) travel; trip  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 急 行   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行う   [おこなう]  [K]
(v5u) to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行 場   [ひこうじょう]  [K]
(n) airport  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 行き   [いき]  [K]
(n) going  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き   [ゆき]  [K]
(n) going  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 儀   [ぎょうぎ]  [K]
(n) manners  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 動   [こうどう]  [K]
(n,vs) action; conduct; behaviour; mobilization  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 行   [じっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) practice; performance; execution (e.g. program); realization  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 行   [つうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) passage; passing  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 行   [はっこう]  [K]
(n) issue (publications)  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛 行   [ひこう]  [K]
(n) aviation  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 行   [りゅうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) fashionable; fad; in vogue; prevailing  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 孝 行   [こうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 事   [ぎょうじ]  [K]
(n) event; function  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 成   [いきなり]  [K]
(adv) (uk) abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 方   [ゆくえ]  [K]
(n) one's whereabouts  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 列   [ぎょうれつ]  [K]
(n,vs,n) (1) line; procession; (2) (math) matrix  [D] [Jisho]
- 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]
- 夜 行   [やこう]  [K]
(n) walking around at night; night train; night travel  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 行る   [はやる]  [K]
(v5r) to flourish; to thrive; to be popular; to come into fashion  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 移 行   [いこう]  [K]
(n,vs) switching over to  [D] [Jisho]
- 刊 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(n) publication; issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 慣 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) customary practice; habit; traditional event  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 行   [きょうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) forcing; enforcement  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 行   [げんこう]  [K]
(n) present; current; in operation  [D] [Jisho]
- 行   [ぎょう]  [K]
(n) (1) line; row; (2) verse  [D] [Jisho]
- 行い   [おこない]  [K]
(io) (n) deed; conduct; behavior; action; asceticism  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き違い   [いきちがい]  [K]
(n) misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement; crossing without meeting; going astray  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 為   [こうい]  [K]
(n) act; deed; conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 員   [こういん]  [K]
(n) bank clerk  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 進   [こうしん]  [K]
(n,vs) march; parade  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政   [ぎょうせい]  [K]
(n) administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 施 行   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) execution; enforcing; carrying out  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 行   [しゅうぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 行   [しゅぎょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; ascetic practice; discipline  [D] [Jisho]
- 徐 行   [じょこう]  [K]
(n,vs) going slowly  [D] [Jisho]
- 進 行   [しんこう]  [K]
(n) advance  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 行   [せんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) preceding; going first  [D] [Jisho]
- 走 行   [そうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); traveling  [D] [Jisho]
- 売れ行き   [うれゆき]  [K]
(n) sales  [D] [Jisho]
- 非 行   [ひこう]  [K]
(n) delinquency; misconduct  [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]
- 流 行   [はやり]  [K]
(n,vs) fashionable; fad; in vogue; prevailing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- よそ行き   [よそゆき]  [K]
(n) going out; company manners; one's best clothes  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 行   [いちぎょう]  [K]
(n) line; row; troupe; party  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 行   [いっこう]  [K]
(n) line; row; troupe; party  [D] [Jisho]
- 一 方 通 行   [いっぽうつうこう]  [K]
one-way traffic  [D] [Jisho]
- 宇 宙 飛 行 士   [うちゅうひこうし]  [K]
astronaut  [D] [Jisho]
- 運 行   [うんこう]  [K]
(n) motion; revolution  [D] [Jisho]
- 雲 行き   [くもゆき]  [K]
(n) weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 行   [おくゆき]  [K]
(n) depth; length  [D] [Jisho]
- 奥 行き   [おくゆき]  [K]
(n) depth; length  [D] [Jisho]
- 横 行   [おうこう]  [K]
(n) walking sideways; staggering; striding  [D] [Jisho]
- 敢 行   [かんこう]  [K]
(n) decisive action  [D] [Jisho]
- 紀 行   [きこう]  [K]
(n) traveller's journal  [D] [Jisho]
- 強 行 採 決   [きょうこうさいけつ]  [K]
steamroller voting; steamrollering  [D] [Jisho]
- 興 行   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) entertainment industry; show business  [D] [Jisho]
- 現 行 犯   [げんこうはん]  [K]
(n) flagrante delicto; caught red-handed  [D] [Jisho]
- 航 行   [こうこう]  [K]
(n,vs) cruise  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き過ぎ   [いきすぎ]  [K]
(n) going to far; going to extremes  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き過ぎる   [いきすぎる]  [K]
(v1) to go too far; to go to extremes  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き詰まり   [いきづまり]  [K]
(n) deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き止まり   [いきどまり]  [K]
(n) dead end; no passage  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き先   [いきさき]  [K]
(n) (1) destination; (2) whereabouts; address  [D] [Jisho]
- 行き渡る   [いきわたる]  [K]
(v5r) to diffuse; to spread through  [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]
- 行き来   [いきき]  [K]
(n,vs) coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 革   [ぎょうかく]  [K]
(n) (abbr) administrative reform  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 楽   [こうらく]  [K]
(n) outing; picnic; excursion; pleasure trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 楽 地   [こうらくち]  [K]
(n) tourist resort; holiday resort  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 間   [ぎょうかん]  [K]
(n) between the lines  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 脚   [あんぎゃ]  [K]
(n) pilgrimage; walking tour; tour  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 使   [こうし]  [K]
(n) use; exercise  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 司   [ぎょうじ]  [K]
(n) sumo referee  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 機 関   [ぎょうせいきかん]  [K]
administrative organ; administrative body  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 処 分   [ぎょうせいしょぶん]  [K]
administrative measures (disposition)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 政 訴 訟   [ぎょうせいそしょう]  [K]
administrative litigation (action)  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 程   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) distance; path length  [D] [Jisho]
- 行 渡る   [いきわたる]  [K]
(v5r) to diffuse; to spread through  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行   [しこう]  [K]
(n,vs) making an attempt  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 行 錯 誤   [しこうさくご]  [K]
(n,vs) trial and error  [D] [Jisho]
- 持って行く   [もっていく]  [K]
(exp) to take; to carry (something) away  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行   [しっこう]  [K]
(n) enforcement; performance  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 委 員   [しっこういいん]  [K]
executive committee  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 部   [しっこうぶ]  [K]
(n) executive(s)  [D] [Jisho]
- 執 行 猶 予   [しっこうゆうよ]  [K]
stay of execution; suspended sentence  [D] [Jisho]
- 実 力 行 使   [じつりょくこうし]  [K]
use of force  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛇 行   [だこう]  [K]
(n,vs) meandering; crawling  [D] [Jisho]
- 修 学 旅 行   [しゅうがくりょこう]  [K]
(n) excursion; field trip  [D] [Jisho]
- 住 友 銀 行   [すみともぎんこう]  [K]
Sumitomo Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 親 孝 行   [おやこうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) filial piety  [D] [Jisho]
- 遂 行   [すいこう]  [K]
(n,vs) accomplishment; execution  [D] [Jisho]
- 世 界 銀 行   [せかいぎんこう]  [K]
World Bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 性 行   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) character and conduct  [D] [Jisho]
- 成り行き   [なりゆき]  [K]
(n) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 成 行き   [なりゆき]  [K]
(n) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 先 行き   [さきいき]  [K]
(n) the future  [D] [Jisho]
- 壮 行   [そうこう]  [K]
(adj-no,n) rousing  [D] [Jisho]
- 相 互 銀 行   [そうごぎんこう]  [K]
mutual savings bank  [D] [Jisho]
- 続 行   [ぞっこう]  [K]
(n) resuming  [D] [Jisho]
- 代 行   [だいこう]  [K]
(n) acting as agent  [D] [Jisho]
- 単 行 本   [たんこうぼん]  [K]
(n) special book; separate volume; book of lectures  [D] [Jisho]
- 断 行   [だんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) decisive action; carry out  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 方 行 政   [ちほうぎょうせい]  [K]
local administration  [D] [Jisho]
- 直 行   [ちょっこう]  [K]
(n) through; non-stop  [D] [Jisho]
- 通 行 止め   [つうこうどめ]  [K]
(n) No Thoroughfare!; Road Blocked!  [D] [Jisho]
- 同 行   [どうぎょう]  [K]
(n) fellow pilgrim; fellow practicer of austerities  [D] [Jisho]
- 日 本 銀 行   [にっぽんぎんこう]  [K]
(n) Bank of Japan  [D] [Jisho]
- 犯 行   [はんこう]  [K]
(n) crime; criminal act; offence  [D] [Jisho]
- 蛮 行   [ばんこう]  [K]
(n) act of barbarity; brutality; barbarism  [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]
- 尾 行   [びこう]  [K]
(n,vs) shadow; tail; follow  [D] [Jisho]
- 婦 女 暴 行   [ふじょぼうこう]  [K]
(n) rape  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 行 線   [へいこうせん]  [K]
(n) parallel line  [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]
- 奉 行   [ぶぎょう]  [K]
(n) magistrate; shogunate administrator  [D] [Jisho]
- 暴 行   [ぼうこう]  [K]
(n) assault; outrage; act of violence  [D] [Jisho]
- 履 行   [りこう]  [K]
(n) performance; fulfillment; discharge; implementation  [D] [Jisho]
- 流 行 歌   [りゅうこうか]  [K]
(n) popular song; hit song  [D] [Jisho]
- 連れて行く   [つれていく]  [K]
(v5k-s) to take someone (of lower status) along  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 行   [れんこう]  [K]
(n,vs) taking (a suspect to the police)  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 衡
Back: Find more details for 衡 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
equilibrium
measuring rod
scale
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ひら
Bushu (Radical) Info:
彳 (ぎょうにんべん) – going man
行 (ぎょう) – journey
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1847 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 均 衡   [きんこう]  [K]
(n) equilibrium; balance  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 拡 大 均 衡   [かくだいきんこう]  [K]
an expanded or expanding equilibrium  [D] [Jisho]
- 不 均 衡   [ふきんこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) imbalance; disparity; out of balance; inequality  [D] [Jisho]
- 平 衡   [へいこう]  [K]
(n) even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 彳 行

Kanji: 講
Back: Find more details for 講 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
lecture
club
association
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: lecture built with ""baskets"" of words
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #653 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 講 義   [こうぎ]  [K]
(n,vs) lecture  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 堂   [こうどう]  [K]
(n) auditorium  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 講 演   [こうえん]  [K]
(n,vs) lecture; address  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 休 講   [きゅうこう]  [K]
(n) lecture cancelled  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 師   [こうし]  [K]
(n) lecturer  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 講 習   [こうしゅう]  [K]
(n) short course; training  [D] [Jisho]
- 聴 講   [ちょうこう]  [K]
(n) lecture attendance; auditing  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 講ずる   [こうずる]  [K]
(vz) to lecture; to read aloud; to take measures  [D] [Jisho]
- 講 座   [こうざ]  [K]
(n) lectureship; chair; course  [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]
- 講 和   [こうわ]  [K]
(n) peace; conclude peace  [D] [Jisho]
- 受 講   [じゅこう]  [K]
(n,vs) taking (attending) lectures  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 5
JLPT: 2
Bushu: 言

Kanji: 貢
Back: Find more details for 貢 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tribute
support
finance
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ク
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): みつ.ぐ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
工 (たくみ) – craft
貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #956 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 貢 献   [こうけん]  [K]
(n,vs) contribution; services  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 工 貝

Kanji: 購
Back: Find more details for 購 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
subscription
buy
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 貝 (かい) – shellfish
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #945 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 購 読   [こうどく]  [K]
(n,vs) subscription (e.g. magazine)  [D] [Jisho]
- 購 入   [こうにゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) purchase; buy  [D] [Jisho]
- 購 買   [こうばい]  [K]
(n,vs) purchase; buy  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 購 買 力   [こうばいりょく]  [K]
(n) buying power  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 郊
Back: Find more details for 郊 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
outskirts
suburbs
rural area
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
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 N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1304 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 郊 外   [こうがい]  [K]
(n) suburb; outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 近 郊   [きんこう]  [K]
(n) suburbs; outskirts  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word 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: 邦 邑

Kanji: 酵
Back: Find more details for 酵 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 14 Strokes
English Meaning(s): fermentation
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): コウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 酉 (ひよみのとり) – sake
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1862 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up 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
- 酵 素   [こうそ]  [K]
(n) enzyme  [D] [Jisho]
- 酵 母   [こうぼ]  [K]
(n) yeast; leaven  [D] [Jisho]
- 発 酵   [はっこう]  [K]
(n,vs) fermentation  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 酉

Kanji: 鉱
Back: Find more details for 鉱 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 13 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
mineral
ore
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): あらがね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: extensive metal ore
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #1376 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鉱 物   [こうぶつ]  [K]
(n) mineral  [D] [Jisho]
- 炭 鉱   [たんこう]  [K]
(n) coal mine; coal pit  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 鉱 業   [こうぎょう]  [K]
(n) mining industry  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 山   [こうざん]  [K]
(n) mine (ore)  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鉱 区   [こうく]  [K]
(n) mining area; mine lot  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉱 石   [こうせき]  [K]
(n) ore; mineral; crystal  [D] [Jisho]
- 鉄 鉱   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) iron ore  [D] [Jisho]
- 溶 鉱 炉   [ようこうろ]  [K]
(n) smelting furnace; blast furnace  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鋼
Back: Find more details for 鋼 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 16 Strokes
English Meaning(s): steel
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): はがね
Bushu (Radical) Info: 金 (かね) – metal
Henshall Mnemonic: metal in hills proves to be steel
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #1246 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 鉄 鋼   [てっこう]  [K]
(n) iron and steel  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 鋼   [はがね]  [K]
(n) steel  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 材   [こうざい]  [K]
(n) steel material  [D] [Jisho]
- 鋼 鉄   [こうてつ]  [K]
(n) steel  [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]
- 製 鋼   [せいこう]  [K]
(n) steel manufacture  [D] [Jisho]
- 粗 鋼   [そこう]  [K]
(n) crude steel  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 金

Kanji: 降
Back: Find more details for 降 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
descend
precipitate
fall
surrender
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
ゴ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
お.りる
お.ろす
ふ.る
ふ.り
くだ.る
くだ.す
ふり
ふる
Bushu (Radical) Info: 阜 (ぎふのふ) – left village
Henshall Mnemonic: descend hill and sit crosslegged by well
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #596 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 降りる   [おりる]  [K]
(v1) to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to descend (e.g. a mountain)  [D] [Jisho]
- 降る   [ふる]  [K]
(v5r) to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 降ろす   [おろす]  [K]
(v5s) to take down; to launch; to drop; to lower; to let (a person) off; to unload; to discharge  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 以 降   [いこう]  [K]
(n-adv,n-t) on and after; hereafter; thereafter  [D] [Jisho]
- 下 降   [かこう]  [K]
(n) downward; descent; fall; drop; subsidence  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 降 水   [こうすい]  [K]
(n) rainfall; precipitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 伏   [こうふく]  [K]
(n) capitulation; surrender; submission  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 雨 降り   [あめふり]  [K]
(n) in the rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 滑 降   [かっこう]  [K]
(n) descent (in skiing)  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 雨   [こうう]  [K]
(n) rainfall; rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 下   [こうか]  [K]
(n) fall; descent; (plane) landing; (atmos.) depression  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 格   [こうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) demotion  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 参   [こうさん]  [K]
(n,vs) giving in to  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 水 量   [こうすいりょう]  [K]
(n) precipitation  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 雪   [こうせつ]  [K]
(n) snowfall; snow  [D] [Jisho]
- 降 板   [こうばん]  [K]
(n,vs) leave the mound (baseball); knocked out  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗り降り   [のりおり]  [K]
(n) getting on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 乗 降   [じょうこう]  [K]
(n) getting on and off  [D] [Jisho]
- 霜 降り   [しもふり]  [K]
(n) frosting; grey; gray; salt and pepper colour  [D] [Jisho]
- 土 砂 降り   [どしゃぶり]  [K]
(n) downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain  [D] [Jisho]
- 投 降   [とうこう]  [K]
(n) surrender  [D] [Jisho]
- 飛び降りる   [とびおりる]  [K]
(v1) to jump down; to jump off  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 6
JLPT: 3
Bushu: 阜

Kanji: 項
Back: Find more details for 項 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 12 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
paragraph
nape of neck
clause
item
term (expression)
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): うなじ
Bushu (Radical) Info:
工 (たくみ) – craft
頁 (おおがい) – page
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #884 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 項 目   [こうもく]  [K]
(n) item  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 事 項   [じこう]  [K]
(n) matter; item; facts  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 条 項   [じょうこう]  [K]
(n) clause; article; stipulations  [D] [Jisho]
- 要 項   [ようこう]  [K]
(n) important points  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Grade: 8
JLPT: 1
Bushu: 工 頁

Kanji: 香
Back: Find more details for 香 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
incense
smell
perfume
On-Yomi Reading(s):
コウ
キョウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
か
かお.り
かお.る
こ
こお
ひゃん
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info: 香 (においこう) – smell
Levels: JLPT N2 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #859 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
Click [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other useful features exist).
JLPT N3 Words
- 香り   [かおり]  [K]
(n) aroma; fragrance; scent; smell  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 香 水   [こうすい]  [K]
(n) perfume  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 香   [きょう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) lance (shogi)  [D] [Jisho]
- 香ばしい   [こうばしい]  [K]
(adj) sweet; fragrant; aromatic; savory  [D] [Jisho]
- 香る   [かおる]  [K]
(v5r) to smell sweet; to be fragrant  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 気   [こうき]  [K]
(n) fragrance  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 港   [ほんこん]  [K]
Hong Kong  [D] [Jisho]
- 香 料   [こうりょう]  [K]
(n) flavoring; spices; perfume; condolence gift  [D] [Jisho]
- 線 香   [せんこう]  [K]
(n) incense stick  [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: 2

Kanji: 高
Back: Find more details for 高 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
tall
high
expensive
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
たか.い
たか
-だか
たか.まる
たか.める
か
こ
じょい
た
はか
Bushu (Radical) Info: 高 (たかい) – high
Henshall Mnemonic: tall watchtower
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #65 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [Jisho] to look up the 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
- 高い   [たかい]  [K]
(adj) (1) high; tall; (2) expensive  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
- 高 校   [こうこう]  [K]
(n) senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 校 生   [こうこうせい]  [K]
(n) senior high school student  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 等 学 校   [こうとうがっこう]  [K]
senior high school  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 高 価   [こうか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high price  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速   [こうそく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high speed; high gear  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高   [さいこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) highest; supreme; the most  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 高める   [たかめる]  [K]
(v1) to raise; to lift; to boost  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 級   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 層   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) upper  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 度   [こうど]  [K]
(adj-na,n) altitude; height; advanced  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 等   [こうとう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high class; high grade  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 高   [たか]  [K]
(n) quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money  [D] [Jisho]
- 高まる   [たかまる]  [K]
(v5r) to rise; to swell; to be promoted  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 原   [こうげん]  [K]
(n) tableland; plateau  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 尚   [こうしょう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high; noble; refined; advanced  [D] [Jisho]
- 残 高   [ざんだか]  [K]
(n) (bank) balance; remainder  [D] [Jisho]
- 名 高い   [なだかい]  [K]
(adj) famous; celebrated; well-known  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 円 高   [えんだか]  [K]
(n) high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen  [D] [Jisho]
- 割 高   [わりだか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) comparatively high; fairly expensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 甲 高い   [かんだかい]  [K]
(adj) high-pitched; shrill  [D] [Jisho]
- 高さ   [たかさ]  [K]
(n) height  [D] [Jisho]
- 高まり   [たかまり]  [K]
(n) rise; swell; elevation; upsurge  [D] [Jisho]
- 高らか   [たからか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) loud; sonorous; ringing  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 圧   [こうあつ]  [K]
(n) high voltage; high pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 位   [こうい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) dignity; eminent; high ranking  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 温   [こうおん]  [K]
(n) high temperature  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 音   [こうおん]  [K]
(n) high-pitched tone; soprano  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 架   [こうか]  [K]
(n) overhead structure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 学 年   [こうがくねん]  [K]
(n) upper grade or classes (in schools)  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 額   [こうがく]  [K]
(adj-na,n) large sum (money)  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 官   [こうかん]  [K]
(n) high official  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 気 圧   [こうきあつ]  [K]
(n) high atmospheric pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 給   [こうきゅう]  [K]
(n) high salary  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 潔   [こうけつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) purity; nobility  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 血 圧   [こうけつあつ]  [K]
(n) high blood pressure  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 見   [こうけん]  [K]
(n) watching with detachment  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 裁   [こうさい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) High Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 山   [こうざん]  [K]
(n) high mountain; alpine  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 所   [こうしょ]  [K]
(n) high altitude; heights; elevation; broad view  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 水 準   [こうすいじゅん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high level  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 瀬   [たかせ]  [K]
(n) shallows  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 性 能   [こうせいのう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high efficiency; high fidelity; high power  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 僧   [こうそう]  [K]
(n) high priest; virtuous priest  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 度   [こうそくど]  [K]
(n) high speed  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 速 道 路   [こうそくどうろ]  [K]
highway; freeway  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 卒   [こうそつ]  [K]
(n) high school graduate  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 台   [たかだい]  [K]
(n) elevation; high ground  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 値   [たかね]  [K]
(n) high price  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 地   [こうち]  [K]
(n) high ground; plateau; heights  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 低   [こうてい]  [K]
(n) high and low; rise and fall  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 騰   [こうとう]  [K]
(n) sudden price jump; steep price rise  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 熱   [こうねつ]  [K]
(n,pref) (1) high fever; (2) pyro-  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 波   [たかなみ]  [K]
(n) high waves  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 品 質   [こうひんしつ]  [K]
high quality  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 峰   [こうほう]  [K]
(n) high mountain; lofty peak  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 名   [こうめい]  [K]
(adj-na,n) fame; renown  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 木   [こうぼく]  [K]
(n) tall tree  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 揚   [こうよう]  [K]
(n,vs) enhancement; exaltation; promotion; uplift  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 率   [こうりつ]  [K]
(adj-na,n) high rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 麗   [こうらい]  [K]
(n) ancient Korean kingdom  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 齢   [こうれい]  [K]
(n) advanced (old) age  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 齢 者   [こうれいしゃ]  [K]
(n) old person or people  [D] [Jisho]
- 高 炉   [こうろ]  [K]
(n) blast furnace  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 級   [さいこうきゅう]  [K]
(n) highest grade; top class  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 検   [さいこうけん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Public Prosecutor's Office  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 裁   [さいこうさい]  [K]
(n) (abbr) Supreme Court  [D] [Jisho]
- 最 高 峰   [さいこうほう]  [K]
(n) highest peak; most prominent; highest authority  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 来 高   [できだか]  [K]
(n) yield; crop; production  [D] [Jisho]
- 崇 高   [すうこう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) supreme  [D] [Jisho]
- 声 高   [こわだか]  [K]
(adj-na,n) with a loud voice  [D] [Jisho]
- 走り高 跳び   [はしりたかとび]  [K]
(n) running high jump  [D] [Jisho]
- 中 高   [ちゅうこう]  [K]
(n) (abbr) middle and high school  [D] [Jisho]
- 売 上 高   [うりあげだか]  [K]
(n) sales; amount sold; proceeds  [D] [Jisho]
- 標 高   [ひょうこう]  [K]
(n) elevation; height above sea level  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 鴻
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Stroke Order: 17 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
large bird
wild goose
On-Yomi Reading(s): コウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
おおとり
ひしくい
Bushu (Radical) Info: 水 (みず) – water
Levels: Grade 9
Frequency: #2111 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.
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Grade: 9
Bushu: 水

Kanji: 剛
Back: Find more details for 剛 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 10 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
sturdy
strength
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
かた
こう
ご
たか
たけ
たけし
つよ
つよし
ひさ
まさ
よし
Bushu (Radical) Info:
｜ (ぼう) – rod
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: #1576 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
- 剛 健   [ごうけん]  [K]
(adj-na,n) vigour; virility; health; sturdiness  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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: 号
Back: Find more details for 号 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 5 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
nickname
number
item
title
pseudonym
name
call
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
さけ.ぶ
よびな
Bushu (Radical) Info: 口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: mouth calls number of twisting weed
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #585 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
- 番 号   [ばんごう]  [K]
(n) number; series of digits  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 信 号   [しんごう]  [K]
(n,vs) traffic lights; signal; semaphore  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 記 号   [きごう]  [K]
(n) symbol; code  [D] [Jisho]
- 符 号   [ふごう]  [K]
(n) sign; mark; symbol  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 号   [ごう]  [K]
(n,n-suf) number; issue  [D] [Jisho]
- 年 号   [ねんごう]  [K]
(n) name of an era; year number  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 暗 号   [あんごう]  [K]
(n) code; password  [D] [Jisho]
- 元 号   [げんごう]  [K]
(n) era name  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 外   [ごうがい]  [K]
(n) newspaper extra  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 泣   [ごうきゅう]  [K]
(n,vs) crying aloud; lamentation; wailing  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 車   [ごうしゃ]  [K]
(n) classifier for naming train cars  [D] [Jisho]
- 号 令   [ごうれい]  [K]
(n) order; command  [D] [Jisho]
- 称 号   [しょうごう]  [K]
(n) title; name; degree  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 号 機   [しんごうき]  [K]
(n) signal; semaphore  [D] [Jisho]
- 赤 信 号   [あかしんごう]  [K]
(n) red light (traffic)  [D] [Jisho]
- 怒 号   [どごう]  [K]
(n) angry roar; bellow  [D] [Jisho]
- 二 号   [にごう]  [K]
number two; concubine  [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: 3
Bushu: 口

Kanji: 合
Back: Find more details for 合 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 6 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
fit
suit
join
0.1
On-Yomi Reading(s):
ゴウ
ガッ
カッ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
あ.う
-あ.う
あ.い
あい-
-あ.い
-あい
あ.わす
あ.わせる
-あ.わせる
あう
あん
い
か
こう
ごお
に
ね
や
り
わい
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: cap fits mouth
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #41 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 N4 Words
- 割 合   [わりあい]  [K]
(adv,n) (1) rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; (2) comparatively; (3) contrary to expectations  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合う   [まにあう]  [K]
(v5u) (1) to be in time for; (2) to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough  [D] [Jisho]
- 具 合   [ぐあい]  [K]
(n) condition; state; manner; health  [D] [Jisho]
- 合う   [あう]  [K]
(v5u) to fit; to suit; to agree with; to match; to be correct; to be profitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 試 合   [しあい]  [K]
(n) match; game; bout; contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 場 合   [ばあい]  [K]
(n-adv,n) case; situation  [D] [Jisho]
- 都 合   [つごう]  [K]
(adv,n) circumstances; condition; convenience  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 会 合   [かいごう]  [K]
(n) meeting; assembly  [D] [Jisho]
- 合わせる   [あわせる]  [K]
(v1) to join together; to be opposite; to face; to unite; to combine; to connect; to add up; to mix; to match; to overlap; to compare; to check with  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 格   [ごうかく]  [K]
(n,vs) success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 計   [ごうけい]  [K]
(n,vs) sum total; total amount  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 図   [あいず]  [K]
(n,vs) sign; signal  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 合う   [にあう]  [K]
(v5u) to suit; to match; to become; to be like  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合   [くみあい]  [K]
(n) association; union  [D] [Jisho]
- 付き合い   [つきあい]  [K]
(n) association; socializing; fellowship  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し合う   [はなしあう]  [K]
(v5u) to discuss; to talk together  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 割 合に   [わりあいに]  [K]
(adv) comparatively  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 同   [ごうどう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) combination; incorporation; union; amalgamation; fusion; congruence  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 理   [ごうり]  [K]
(n) rational  [D] [Jisho]
- 混 合   [こんごう]  [K]
(n,vs) mixing; mixture  [D] [Jisho]
- 集 合   [しゅうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) (1) gathering; assembly; meeting; (2) (math) set  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 合い   [であい]  [K]
(n) an encounter  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合せ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 合せ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち合わせる   [まちあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 合 室   [まちあいしつ]  [K]
(n) waiting room  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 合い   [しりあい]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り合う   [つりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to balance; to be in harmony; to suit  [D] [Jisho]
- 問い合わせ   [といあわせ]  [K]
(n) enquiry; ENQ  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 合   [れんごう]  [K]
(n) union; alliance  [D] [Jisho]
- 話 合い   [はなしあい]  [K]
(n) discussion; conference  [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 化 合   [かごう]  [K]
(n,vs) chemical combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 結 合   [けつごう]  [K]
(n,vs) combination; union  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 合い   [みあい]  [K]
(n) formal marriage interview  [D] [Jisho]
- 見 合わせる   [みあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to exchange glances; to postpone; to suspend operations; to refrain from performing an action  [D] [Jisho]
- 合わす   [あわす]  [K]
(v5s) to join together; to face; to unite; to be opposite; to combine; to connect; to add up; to mix; to match; to overlap; to compare; to check with  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 意   [ごうい]  [K]
(n) agreement; consent; mutual understanding  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 間   [あいま]  [K]
(n) interval  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 議   [ごうぎ]  [K]
(n) consultation; conference  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 唱   [がっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) chorus; singing in a chorus  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成   [ごうせい]  [K]
(n) synthesis; composition; synthetic; composite; mixed; combined; compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 致   [がっち]  [K]
(n) agreement; concurrence; conforming to  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 併   [がっぺい]  [K]
(n,vs) combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorporation  [D] [Jisho]
- 出 合う   [であう]  [K]
(v5u) to meet by chance; to come across; to happen to encounter; to hold a rendezvous; to have a date  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み合わせ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 組み合わせる   [くみあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to join together; to combine; to join up  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 合   [そうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合わせ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合わせる   [うちあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to knock together; to arrange  [D] [Jisho]
- 待ち合わせ   [まちあわせ]  [K]
(n) appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 知り合い   [しりあい]  [K]
(n) acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 統 合   [とうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) integration; unification; synthesis  [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]
- 複 合   [ふくごう]  [K]
(n,vs) composite; complex  [D] [Jisho]
- 問い合わせる   [といあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to enquire; to seek information  [D] [Jisho]
- 話し合い   [はなしあい]  [K]
(n) discussion; conference  [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 意 味 合い   [いみあい]  [K]
(n) implication; nuance  [D] [Jisho]
- 引き合い   [ひきあい]  [K]
(n) reference; comparison; witness; deal  [D] [Jisho]
- 沖 合   [おきあい]  [K]
(n) coast; the offing  [D] [Jisho]
- 沖 合い   [おきあい]  [K]
(n) coast; the offing  [D] [Jisho]
- 化 合 物   [かごうぶつ]  [K]
(n) (chemical) compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 歌 合   [うたあわせ]  [K]
(n) poetry contest  [D] [Jisho]
- 核 融 合   [かくゆうごう]  [K]
(n) nuclear fusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 完 全 試 合   [かんぜんしあい]  [K]
(n) perfect game  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合せ   [まにあわせ]  [K]
(n) makeshift  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合わせ   [まにあわせ]  [K]
(n) makeshift  [D] [Jisho]
- 間に合わせる   [まにあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to make do; to manage (with something); to make shift  [D] [Jisho]
- 顔 合わせ   [かおあわせ]  [K]
(n,vs) meeting together; introduction  [D] [Jisho]
- 気 合   [きあい]  [K]
(n) scream; yell; fighting spirit  [D] [Jisho]
- 糾 合   [きゅうごう]  [K]
(n) a rally; a muster  [D] [Jisho]
- 居 合わせる   [いあわせる]  [K]
(v1) to happen to be present  [D] [Jisho]
- 競り合い   [せりあい]  [K]
(n) competition  [D] [Jisho]
- 競り合う   [せりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with  [D] [Jisho]
- 競 合   [きょうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) contend with; quarrel  [D] [Jisho]
- 協 同 組 合   [きょうどうくみあい]  [K]
a cooperative; a partnership  [D] [Jisho]
- 迎 合   [げいごう]  [K]
(n) flattery; ingratiation  [D] [Jisho]
- 兼ね合い   [かねあい]  [K]
(n,vs) equilibrium; good balance; poise  [D] [Jisho]
- 公 定 歩 合   [こうていぶあい]  [K]
(n) official discount (bank) rate  [D] [Jisho]
- 好 都 合   [こうつごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) convenient; favorable; expedient; expedience  [D] [Jisho]
- 合   [ごう]  [K]
(n) go (approx. 0.18l or 0.33m)  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 金   [ごうきん]  [K]
(n) alloy  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 憲   [ごうけん]  [K]
(n) constitutionality  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 言 葉   [あいことば]  [K]
(n) password; watchword  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 作   [がっさく]  [K]
(n,vs) collaboration; joint work  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 宿   [がっしゅく]  [K]
(n,vs) lodging together; training camp; boarding house  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 唱 団   [がっしょうだん]  [K]
(n) chorus group; choir  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 掌   [がっしょう]  [K]
(n,vs) pressing one's hands together in prayer  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 洗 剤   [ごうせいせんざい]  [K]
synthetic detergent  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 成 繊 維   [ごうせいせんい]  [K]
(n) synthetic fibre  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 戦   [かっせん]  [K]
(n) battle; engagement  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 繊   [ごうせん]  [K]
(n) (abbr) synthetic fiber  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 奏   [がっそう]  [K]
(n,vs) concert; ensemble  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 点   [がてん]  [K]
(n,vs) consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp  [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]
- 合 否   [ごうひ]  [K]
(n) success or failure; result  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 併 症   [がっぺいしょう]  [K]
(n) complications (in an illness)  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 弁   [ごうべん]  [K]
(n,adj-no) joint management; pool  [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]
- 合 理 化   [ごうりか]  [K]
(n,vs) rationalization; rationalize  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 理 的   [ごうりてき]  [K]
(adj-na) rational; reasonable; logical  [D] [Jisho]
- 合 力   [ごうりょく]  [K]
(n) resultant force; cooperation; Herculean strength  [D] [Jisho]
- 国 際 連 合   [こくさいれんごう]  [K]
United Nations  [D] [Jisho]
- 混ぜ合わす   [まぜあわす]  [K]
(v5s) mix together; blend; compound  [D] [Jisho]
- 似 合い   [にあい]  [K]
(adj-no,n) well-matched; becoming; suitable  [D] [Jisho]
- 持ち合い   [もちあい]  [K]
(n) (1) unity; even matching; interdependence; (2) steadiness (of market price)  [D] [Jisho]
- 重ね合わせ   [かさねあわせ]  [K]
superposition (physics)  [D] [Jisho]
- 助け合い   [たすけあい]  [K]
(n) cooperation; mutual aid (help)  [D] [Jisho]
- 助け合う   [たすけあう]  [K]
(v5u) to help each other; to cooperate  [D] [Jisho]
- 色 合い   [いろあい]  [K]
(n) hue; tinge; tint  [D] [Jisho]
- 触れ合い   [ふれあい]  [K]
(n) contact  [D] [Jisho]
- 触れ合う   [ふれあう]  [K]
(v5u) to come into contact with; to touch (each other)  [D] [Jisho]
- 信 用 組 合   [しんようくみあい]  [K]
(n) credit association  [D] [Jisho]
- 申し合わせ   [もうしあわせ]  [K]
(n) arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 整 合   [せいごう]  [K]
(n) adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity  [D] [Jisho]
- 折り合い   [おりあい]  [K]
(n) mutual relations; compromise  [D] [Jisho]
- 組 合わせ   [くみあわせ]  [K]
(n) combination  [D] [Jisho]
- 総 合 的   [そうごうてき]  [K]
(adj-na) synthetic; comprehensive  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合い   [うちあい]  [K]
(n) exchange of blows; long rally  [D] [Jisho]
- 打ち合せ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 打 合わせ   [うちあわせ]  [K]
(n) business meeting; previous arrangement; appointment  [D] [Jisho]
- 待 合   [まちあい]  [K]
(n) meeting; meeting place; geisha entertaining room  [D] [Jisho]
- 談 合   [だんごう]  [K]
(n) consultation  [D] [Jisho]
- 知り合う   [しりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 知 合う   [しりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to get to know (someone); to make acquaintance  [D] [Jisho]
- 地 合い   [じあい]  [K]
(n) texture  [D] [Jisho]
- 釣り合い   [つりあい]  [K]
(n) balance; equilibrium  [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]
- 適 合   [てきごう]  [K]
(n) conform; compatible; adaptable  [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]
- 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]
- 非 合 法   [ひごうほう]  [K]
(adj-na,adj-no,n) illegal; unlawful  [D] [Jisho]
- 百 合   [ゆり]  [K]
(n) lily  [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 都 合   [ふつごう]  [K]
(adj-na,n) inconvenience; inexpedience; trouble; harm; impropriety; wrongdoing  [D] [Jisho]
- 符 合   [ふごう]  [K]
(n,vs) agreeing; coincidence  [D] [Jisho]
- 併 合   [へいごう]  [K]
(n,vs) merge; join into one; annexation; absorption  [D] [Jisho]
- 歩 合   [ぶあい]  [K]
(n) rate; ratio; commission; percentage; poundage  [D] [Jisho]
- 抱き合う   [だきあう]  [K]
(v5u) to embrace each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 野 合   [やごう]  [K]
(n) illicit union; collusion  [D] [Jisho]
- 有り合せ   [ありあわせ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) anything available; on hand; ready  [D] [Jisho]
- 有り合わせ   [ありあわせ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) anything available; on hand; ready  [D] [Jisho]
- 融 合   [ゆうごう]  [K]
(n,vs) agglutination; adhesion; fusion; unite  [D] [Jisho]
- 絡み合う   [からみあう]  [K]
(v5u) to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled  [D] [Jisho]
- 落ち合う   [おちあう]  [K]
(v5u) to gather; to meet; to join; to flow together; to rendezvous  [D] [Jisho]
- 立ち合い   [たちあい]  [K]
(n) initial charge in sumo  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣り合う   [となりあう]  [K]
(v5u) to adjoin each other; to sit side by side  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣り合わせ   [となりあわせ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) adjoining each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 合う   [となりあう]  [K]
(io) (v5u) to adjoin each other; to sit side by side  [D] [Jisho]
- 隣 合わせ   [となりあわせ]  [K]
(adj-no,n) adjoining each other  [D] [Jisho]
- 連 合 会   [れんごうかい]  [K]
association; federation  [D] [Jisho]
- 労 働 組 合   [ろうどうくみあい]  [K]
labor union  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in 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: 人 化 个 口

Kanji: 拷
Back: Find more details for 拷 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
Stroke Order: 9 Strokes
English Meaning(s):
torture
beat
On-Yomi Reading(s): ゴウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s): ゴウNo Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 手 (て) – hand
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #2057 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
- 拷 問   [ごうもん]  [K]
(n) torture; the rack; third degree  [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit 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