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Kanji Information Sheet for 器 ( PDF version )
English: utensil vessel receptacle implement instrument ability container tool set | On-Yomi: キ | Kun-Yomi: 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
Frequency: #525 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 器用 [きよう]
(adj-na,n) skillful; handy [K] [D] [Jisho] - 武器 [ぶき]
(n) weapon; arms; ordinance [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 食器 [しょっき]
(n) tableware [K] [D] [Jisho] - 器具 [きぐ]
(n) utensil [K] [D] [Jisho] - 受話器 [じゅわき]
(n) (telephone) receiver [K] [D] [Jisho] - 容器 [ようき]
(n) container; vessel [K] [D] [Jisho] - 楽器 [がっき]
(n) musical instrument [K] [D] [Jisho] - 器械 [きかい]
(n) instrument [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 器官 [きかん]
(n) organ (of body); instrument [K] [D] [Jisho] - 計器 [けいき]
(n) meter; gauge [K] [D] [Jisho] - 磁器 [じき]
(n) porcelain; china [K] [D] [Jisho] - 兵器 [へいき]
(n) arms; weapons; ordinance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 陶器 [とうき]
(n) pottery; ceramics [K] [D] [Jisho] - 器 [うつわ]
(n) bowl; vessel; container [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 電器 [でんき]
(n) electric (goods) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 器材 [きざい]
(n) tools and materials; equipment and materials [K] [D] [Jisho] - 器物 [きぶつ]
(n) container; receptacle [K] [D] [Jisho] - 消火器 [しょうかき]
(n) fire extinguisher [K] [D] [Jisho] - 炊飯器 [すいはんき]
(n) rice cooker [K] [D] [Jisho] - 不器用 [ぶきよう]
(adj-na,n) awkward; clumsy; unskillfulness; lack of ability [K] [D] [Jisho] - 土器 [かわらけ]
(n) (1) earthenware; (2) unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware [K] [D] [Jisho] - 核兵器 [かくへいき]
(n) nuclear weapons [K] [D] [Jisho] - 化学兵器 [かがくへいき]
chemical weapons [K] [D] [Jisho] - 循環器 [じゅんかんき]
(n) circulatory organ [K] [D] [Jisho] - 銃器 [じゅうき]
(n) small arms [K] [D] [Jisho] - 打楽器 [だがっき]
(n) percussion instrument [K] [D] [Jisho] - 石器 [せっき]
(n) stone implement [K] [D] [Jisho] - 鈍器 [どんき]
(n) blunt weapon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 漆器 [しっき]
(n) lacquer ware [K] [D] [Jisho] - 凶器 [きょうき]
(n) dangerous weapon [K] [D] [Jisho] - 洗面器 [せんめんき]
(n) wash basin [K] [D] [Jisho] - 臓器 [ぞうき]
(n) viscera; internal organs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 火器 [かき]
(n) firearms; guns [K] [D] [Jisho] - 呼吸器 [こきゅうき]
(n) respiratory organs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 泌尿器 [ひにょうき]
(n) urinary organs [K] [D] [Jisho] - 陶磁器 [とうじき]
(n) ceramics and porcelain [K] [D] [Jisho] - 湯沸かし器 [ゆわかしき]
(n) water-heater; water-boiler [K] [D] [Jisho] - 機器 [きき]
(n) machinery and tools [K] [D] [Jisho] - 弦楽器 [げんがっき]
(n) stringed instruments [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.