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Kanji | Kana (kunyomi) | English | |
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悪 | わる(い)、わる、あ(し)、にく(い)、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく(む)、いずく(んぞ) | bad; vice; rascal; false; evil; wrong | |
安 | やす(い)、やす(まる)、やす、やす(らか)、やす(んじる)、いずく(んぞ) | relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful; inexpensive | |
暗 | くら(い)、くら(む)、くれ(る)、やみ、そら(んじる) | darkness; disappear; shade; informal; grow dark; be blinded; dark | |
委 | ゆだ(ねる)、まか(せる)、くわ(しい)、お(く)、す(てる) | committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard; commit | |
意 | こころ、おも(う) | idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking; meaning | |
医 | い(やす)、い(する)、くすし | doctor; medicine; -ology | |
育 | そだ(つ)、そだ(ち)、そだ(てる)、はぐく(む) | bring up; grow up; raise; rear; nurture | |
員 | かず | employee; member; number; the one in charge | |
飲 | の(む) | drink; smoke; take | |
院 | かき、かこい | Inst.; institution; temple; mansion; school | |
運 | はこ(ぶ)、さだめ、めぐ(る) | carry; luck; destiny; fate; lot; transport; progress; advance; move; fortune | |
泳 | およ(ぐ) | swim | |
駅 | うまや | station | |
央 | なか(ば) | center; middle | |
横 | よこ、よこ(たわる)、あふ(れる) | sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof; unreasonable; perverse | |
屋 | や、やね、いえ | roof; house; shop; dealer; seller; small shop | |
温 | あたた(か)、あたた(かい)、あたた(まる)、あたた(める)、ぬく、ぬく(い)、ぬく(まる)、ぬく(める)、ぬる(い)、たず(ねる)、つつ(む) | warm | |
化 | ば(ける)、ば(かす)、ふ(ける)、け(する)、か(わる)、か(える) | change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization; change into | |
荷 | に、になう、はす | baggage; shoulder-pole load; bear (a burden); shoulder (a gun); load; cargo; freight; luggage | |
界 | さかい | world; bounds | |
開 | ひら(く)、ひら(き)、ひら(ける)、あ(く)、あ(ける)、はだか(る)、はだ(ける) | open; unfold; unseal | |
階 | きざはし、はしご、しな | storey; stair; counter for storeys of a building; floor; rank | |
寒 | さむ(い)、いや(しい)、まず(しい)、さび(しい) | cold | |
感 | emotion; feeling; sensation; sense; feel | ||
漢 | おとこ、から | Sino-; China; sino; Chinese; fellow | |
館 | やかた、たて、たち | building; mansion; large building; palace; public building | |
岸 | きし、かどだ(つ) | beach; shore | |
期 | とき、ちぎ(る)、き(める) | period; time; date; term; expect; period of time | |
起 | お(きる)、お(こる)、お(こす)、おこ(す)、た(つ) | rouse; wake up; get up; rise | |
客 | まろうど、たび | guest; visitor; customer; client | |
宮 | みや、いえ | Shinto shrine; constellations; palace; princess; royal palace | |
急 | いそ(ぐ)、いそ(ぎ)、せ(く)、せ(かす) | hurry; emergency; sudden; steep; urgent | |
球 | たま | ball; sphere | |
究 | きわ(める)、きわ(まる) | research; study; study exhaustively | |
級 | しな、くび | class; rank; grade | |
去 | さ(る)、ゆ(く)、のぞ(く) | gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce; go away | |
橋 | はし | bridge | |
業 | わざ | business; vocation; arts; performance; profession; work; industry | |
局 | つぼね | bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment; limited part | |
曲 | ま(がる)、ま(げる)、くま、まが、かね、くせ | bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean; musical composition | |
銀 | しろがね | silver | |
区 | ward; district; (kokuji) | ||
苦 | くる(しい)、くる(しむ)、くる(しめる)、にが(い)、にが(る)、にがな、はなは(だ) | suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl; bitter; suffer | |
具 | そな(える)、つぶさ(に)、そな(わる)、そろ(い)、つま | tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture; implement | |
君 | きみ | old boy; name-suffix; ruler; familiar title; you | |
係 | かか(る)、かかり、かか(わる)、つな(ぐ) | person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself; connect | |
軽 | かる(い)、かろ(やか)、かろ(んじる) | lightly; trifling; unimportant; light | |
決 | き(める)、き(まる)、さ(く)、さ(ける) | decide; fix; agree upon; appoint | |
血 | ち | blood | |
研 | と(ぐ)、みが(く) | polish; study of; sharpen; grind; research | |
県 | か(ける)、あがた | prefecture | |
庫 | くら | warehouse; storehouse; storage chamber | |
湖 | みずうみ | lake | |
向 | む(く)、む(い)、む(ける)、む(かう)、む(かい)、む(こう)、むこ、むか(い)、さき(に) | yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach; turn toward; over there | |
幸 | さいわ(い)、さち、しあわ(せ)、みゆき | happiness; blessing; fortune; good fortune | |
港 | みなと | harbor; port | |
号 | さけ(ぶ)、よびな | nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call; designation; sign | |
根 | ね | root; radical; head (pimple) | |
祭 | まつ(る)、まつ(り)、まつり | ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship; festival | |
坂 | さか | slope; incline; hill | |
皿 | さら | dish; a helping; plate | |
仕 | つか(える)、つかまつ(る) | attend; doing; official; serve; do | |
使 | つか(う)、つか(い)、つか(わす) | use; envoy; send on a mission; order; messenger; ambassador; cause | |
始 | はじ(める)、はじ(まる) | commence; begin | |
指 | ゆび、さ(す) | finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler); point | |
死 | し(ぬ)、し(に) | death; die | |
詩 | うた | poem; poetry | |
歯 | よわい、は、よわ(い)、よわい(する) | tooth; cog | |
事 | こと、つか(う)、つか(える) | matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly; affair; abstract thing | |
持 | も(つ)、も(てる) | hold; have | |
次 | つ(ぐ)、つぎ、やど(る)、つい(ず) | next; order; sequence | |
式 | のり、きまり、のっと(る)、ああ | style; ceremony; rite; function; method; system; form; expression | |
実 | み、みの(る)、まこと、まことに、みの、みち(る)、さね、まめ、み(ちる) | reality; truth; real | |
写 | うつ(す)、うつ(る)、うつ、うつ(し) | copy; be photographed; describe | |
者 | もの | someone; person | |
主 | ぬし、おも、あるじ、つかさど(る) | lord; chief; master; main thing; principal; main | |
取 | と(る)、と(り)、とり | take; fetch; take up | |
守 | まも(る)、まも(り)、もり、かみ、も(り) | guard; protect; defend; obey | |
酒 | さけ、さか | sake; alcohol; alcoholic drink | |
受 | う(ける)、う(かる) | accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive | |
州 | す、くに、しま | state; province | |
拾 | ひろ(う)、とお | pick up; gather; find; go on foot; ten | |
終 | お(わる)、おわ(る)、お(える)、つい、つい(に)、しま(う) | end; finish | |
習 | なら(う)、なら(い) | learn; custom | |
集 | あつ(まる)、あつ(める)、つど(う)、すだ(く)、たか(る) | gather; meet; congregate; swarm; flock; collect | |
住 | す(む)、す(まう)、とど(まる) | dwell; reside; live; inhabit; dwelling | |
重 | え、おも(い)、おも(り)、おも(なう)、かさ(ねる)、かさ(なる)、おも、おも(んじる) | heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold; duplicate | |
宿 | やど、やど(る)、やど(す) | inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling | |
所 | ところ、どころ、とこ | place; particle of nominalization | |
暑 | あつ(い) | sultry; hot; summer heat | |
助 | たす(ける)、たす(かる)、す(ける)、すけ | help; rescue; assist | |
勝 | か(つ)、が(ち)、まさ(る)、すぐ(れる)、かつ、た(える) | victory; win; prevail; excel | |
商 | あきな(う)、はか(る) | make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant; trade; sell | |
昭 | あき(らか) | shining; bright; luminous | |
消 | き(える)、け(す) | extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel; spend | |
章 | あや、しるし、ふみ | badge; chapter; composition; poem; design | |
乗 | の(る)、の(せる) | ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join; get on | |
植 | う(える)、う(わる)、た(てる) | plant | |
深 | ふか(い)、ふか(まる)、ふか(める)、み、ふ(ける) | deep; heighten; intensify; strengthen | |
申 | もう(す)、もう(し)、さる、かさ(ねる) | have the honor to; sign of the monkey; 3-5PM; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac; speaketh; report; speak humbly; say | |
真 | ま、まこと | true; reality; Buddhist sect | |
神 | かみ、かん、こう、たましい | gods; mind; soul | |
身 | み | somebody; person; one's station in life; body; one's person | |
進 | すす(む)、すす(める) | advance; proceed; progress; promote | |
世 | よ、さんじゅう | generation; world; society; public; age | |
整 | ととの(える)、ととの(う) | organize; arranging; tune; tone; meter; key (music); organise; put in order | |
昔 | むかし | once upon a time; antiquity; old times; former times; long ago | |
想 | おも(う) | concept; think; idea; thought; conceive | |
相 | あい、ありさま、うらな(う)、たす(ける)、さが | inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy; minister | |
送 | おく(る) | escort; send; send off | |
息 | いき、やす(む) | breath; respiration; son; interest (on money) | |
速 | はや(い)、はや、はや(める)、はや(まる)、すみ(やか) | quick; fast | |
族 | やから | tribe; family | |
他 | ほか | other; another; the others | |
打 | う(つ)、う(ち)、ぶ(つ)、ダース | strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen | |
対 | あいて、こた(える)、そろ(い)、つれあ(い)、なら(ぶ)、むか(う)、む(かう) | vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare; oppose | |
待 | ま(つ)、もてな(す) | wait; depend on | |
代 | か(わる)、かわ(る)、かわ(り)、か(える)、よ、しろ | substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; generation; charge; rate; fee | |
第 | やしき、つい(で) | No.; residence; no.; ordinal number prefix | |
題 | topic; subject; title; problem | ||
炭 | すみ | charcoal; coal | |
短 | みじか(い) | short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point | |
談 | かた(る) | discuss; talk | |
柱 | はしら | pillar; post; cylinder; support | |
注 | そそ(ぐ)、さ(す)、つ(ぐ) | pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate; concentrate | |
丁 | ひのと、わかもの、あ(たる) | street; ward; town; counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign; town subsection; miscellaneous counter | |
帳 | とばり | notebook; account book; album; curtain; veil; net; tent | |
調 | しら(べる)、しら(べ)、ととの(う)、ととの(える)、みつぎ、やわら(ぐ)、あざけ(る) | tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate | |
追 | お(う) | chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile | |
定 | さだ(める)、さだ(まる)、さだ(か)、き(まる) | determine; fix; establish; decide | |
庭 | にわ | courtyard; garden; yard; court | |
笛 | ふえ | flute; clarinet; pipe; whistle; bagpipe; piccolo | |
鉄 | くろがね、かね | iron | |
転 | ころ(がる)、ころ(げる)、ころ(がす)、ころ(ぶ)、まろ(ぶ)、うたた、うつ(る)、くる(めく)、うた(た)、くるり、こ(ける) | revolve; turn around; change; turn | |
登 | のぼ(る)、あ(がる) | ascend; climb up; climb | |
都 | みやこ、すべ(て) | metropolis; capital; metropolis of Tokyo | |
度 | たび、た(い)、めもり、のり、はか(る)、わた(る) | degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences | |
島 | しま | island | |
投 | な(げる) | throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss; send in | |
湯 | ゆ | hot water; bath; hot spring | |
等 | ひと(しい)、など、ら | etc.; and so forth; class (first); quality; equal; similar; class | |
豆 | まめ、たかつき | beans; pea; midget | |
動 | うご(く)、うご(かす)、やや(もすれば) | move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake | |
童 | わらべ、は(げる)、わらわ | juvenile; child | |
農 | たがや(す) | agriculture; farmers; farming | |
波 | なみ | waves; billows; Poland | |
配 | くば(る)、つれあい、なら(ぶ)、なが(す) | distribute; spouse; exile; rationing | |
倍 | そむ(く)、ま(す) | double; twice; times; fold | |
箱 | はこ | box; chest; case; bin; railway car | |
畑 | はた、はたけ | farm; field; garden; one's specialty; (kokuji) | |
発 | た(つ)、あば(く)、おこ(る)、つか(わす)、はな(つ)、ひら(く) | discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose; counter for gunshots; start | |
反 | そ(る)、そ(らす)、かえ(す)、かえ(る)、そむ(く) | anti-; counter | |
板 | いた | plank; board; plate; stage | |
悲 | かな(しい)、かな(しむ) | grieve; sad; deplore; regret | |
皮 | かわ | pelt; skin; hide; leather; skin radical (no. 107) | |
鼻 | はな、はじ(め) | nose; snout | |
筆 | ふで | writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting; brush | |
氷 | こおり、ひ、こお(る) | icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal | |
表 | おもて、あらわ(す)、あらわ(れる)、あら(わす)、しるし | surface; table; chart; diagram; express | |
病 | や(む)、やまい | ill; sick; illness | |
秒 | のぎ | second (1/60 minute); second (part of time) | |
品 | しな | goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses | |
負 | ま(ける)、ま(かす)、お(う)、たの(む)、そむ(く) | defeat; negative; minus; bear; owe; assume a responsibility; lose | |
部 | べ、つかさ、くみ、わ(ける)、す(べる) | section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine | |
服 | きもの、き(る)、の(む)、したが(う) | clothing; admit; obey; discharge; clothes; submit | |
福 | さいわ(い) | blessing; fortune; luck; wealth | |
物 | もの | thing; object; matter | |
平 | たい(ら)、ひら | even; flat; peace; calm | |
返 | かえ(す)、かえ(る) | return; answer; fade; repay | |
勉 | つと(める) | exertion; endeavor; encourage; strive; make effort; diligent | |
放 | はな(す)、はな(つ)、はな(れる)、こ(く)、ほう(る)、ほしいまま、まか(す)、ゆる(す)、ひ(る)、さ(く) | set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate; let go | |
味 | あじ、あじ(わう) | flavor; taste | |
命 | いのち、みこと、おお(せ) | fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint; order | |
面 | おも、おもて、つら、も | mask; face; features; surface | |
問 | と(う)、と(い)、とん、たず(ねる)、おとず(れる)、たよ(り) | question; ask; problem | |
役 | つと(め)、いくさ | duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role | |
薬 | くすり | medicine; chemical; enamel; gunpowder; benefit; drug | |
油 | あぶら | oil; fat | |
有 | あ(る)、も(つ) | possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx | |
由 | よし、よ(る)、なお | wherefore; a reason; reason | |
遊 | あそ(ぶ)、あそ(ばす)、すさ(び)、すさ(ぶ) | play | |
予 | あらかじ(め)、かね(て)、ゆる(す) | beforehand; previous; myself; I; in advance | |
様 | さま、さん | Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix; mode; formal title | |
洋 | うみ、なだ、ひろ(い) | ocean; western style; western | |
羊 | ひつじ | sheep | |
葉 | は、かみ、すえ | leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece | |
陽 | ひ、ひなた、いつわ(る) | sunshine; yang principle; positive; male; heaven; daytime; sun | |
落 | お(ちる)、お(ち)、お(とす)、さと | fall; drop; come down; village; hamlet | |
流 | なが(れる)、なが(れ)、なが(す) | current; a sink; flow; forfeit; style; stream | |
旅 | たび、いくさ | trip; travel | |
両 | てる、ふたつ、ふた(つ) | both; old Japanese coin; counter for carriages (e.g., in a train); two | |
緑 | みどり | green | |
礼 | のり、うやま(う) | salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration; salutation; etiquette; rite | |
列 | つら(なる)、つら(ねる)、なら(べる) | file; row; rank; tier; column | |
練 | ね(る)、ね(り)、ねりぎぬ | practice; gloss; train; drill; polish; refine | |
和 | やわ(らぐ)、やわ(らげる)、なご(む)、なご(やか)、あ(える)、な(ぐ) | harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan; harmonious |
The jōyō kanji (常用漢字?, literally "regular-use Chinese characters") the guide to kanji characters and their readings, announced officially by the Japanese Ministry of Education. Current jōyō kanji are those on a list of 2,136 characters issued in 2010. It is a slightly modified version of the tōyō kanji, which was the initial list of secondary school-level kanji standardized after World War II. The list is not a comprehensive list of all characters and readings in regular use; rather, it is intended as a literacy baseline for those who have completed compulsory education, as well as a list of permitted characters and readings for use in official government documents. Due to the requirement that official government documents make use of only jōyō kanji and their readings, several rare characters are also included by dint of being a part of the Constitution of Japan, which was being written at the same time the original 1850-character tōyō kanji list was compiled.
The 2,136 kanji in the jōyō kanji consist of:
- 1,006 kanji taught in primary school (the kyōiku kanji)
- 1,130 additional kanji taught in secondary school