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Kanji | Kana (kunyomi) | English | |
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愛 | いと(しい)、かな(しい)、め(でる)、お(しむ)、まな、う(い) | love; affection; favourite | |
案 | つくえ、かんが(える) | plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; bill; worry; proposal | |
以 | もっ(て)、もち(いる) | by means of; because; in view of; compared with; to the...of | |
位 | くらい、ぐらい | rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some | |
衣 | ころも、きぬ、ぎ、き(る) | garment; clothes; dressing | |
井 | い、いげた、まち | well; well crib; town; community | |
茨 | いばら、かや、くさぶき | briar; thorn | |
印 | しるし、しる(す) | stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India | |
栄 | さか(える)、は(え)、は(える)、え、は(やす) | flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor | |
英 | はなぶさ、はな、ひい(でる) | England; English; distinguished | |
塩 | しお | salt | |
岡 | おか | mount; hill; knoll | |
沖 | おき、おきつ、ちゅう(する)、わく、むな(しい)、と(ぶ) | open sea; offing; rise high into sky | |
億 | おしはか(る) | hundred million; 10^8 | |
加 | くわ(える)、くわ(わる) | add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada | |
果 | は(たす)、はた(す)、は(てる)、は(て)、くだもの、おお(せる)、はか | fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed | |
課 | わりあ(てる)、はか(る)、こころ(みる) | chapter; lesson; section; department; division; counter for chapters (of a book) | |
貨 | たから | freight; goods; property; money | |
芽 | め、めぐ(む) | bud; sprout; spear; germ | |
賀 | よろこ(ぶ) | congratulations; joy; congratulate | |
改 | あらた(める)、あらた(まる) | reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search; reform | |
械 | かせ、からくり | contraption; fetter; machine; instrument; mechanical contrivance | |
害 | そこ(なう)、わざわ(い) | harm; injury | |
街 | まち、ちまた | boulevard; street; town; city quarter | |
各 | おのおの | each; every; either | |
覚 | おぼ(える)、さ(ます)、さ(める)、さと(る)、さと(り) | memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up; perceive; commit to memory | |
潟 | かた | lagoon | |
完 | まっと(うする) | perfect; completion; end; complete | |
官 | つかさ、おおやけ | bureaucrat; the government; government; government official | |
管 | くだ、ふえ、つかさど(る) | pipe; tube; wind instrument; drunken talk; control; jurisdiction | |
関 | せき、かか(わる)、からくり、かんぬき | connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning; concern; related | |
願 | ねが(う)、ねが(わしい) | petition; request; vow; wish; hope; ask a favor | |
器 | うつわ | utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set | |
岐 | わか(れる)、ちまた | branch off; fork in road; scene; arena; theater; diverge | |
希 | まれ、こいねが(う) | hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal; aspire | |
旗 | はた | national flag; banner; standard; flag | |
機 | はた、からくり、おり、きざ(し)、はずみ | loom; mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane; aircraft; potency; efficacy | |
季 | すえ | seasons | |
議 | はか(る) | deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration; discuss; legislative body | |
求 | もと(める) | request; want; wish for; require; demand; seek | |
泣 | な(く) | cry; weep; moan | |
給 | たま(う)、たも(う)、たまわ(る) | salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on; supply; pay | |
挙 | あ(げる)、あ(がる)、こぞ(る)、こぞ(って) | raise; plan; project; behavior; actions; nominate; noteworthy act | |
漁 | あさ(る)、すなど(る)、いさ(り) | fishing; fishery; fish | |
競 | きそ(う)、せ(る)、くら(べる)、きお(う) | emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race; vie; compete | |
共 | とも、とも(に) | together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with; joint | |
協 | かな(う) | co-; cooperation; cooperate | |
鏡 | かがみ | mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering; optical instrument | |
極 | きわ(める)、きわ(まる)、きわ(まり)、きわ(み)、き(める)、き(まる) | poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10^48; extreme | |
熊 | くま | bear | |
訓 | おし(える)、よ(む)、くん(ずる) | instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read; instruct | |
群 | む(れる)、む(れ)、むら、むら(がる) | flock; group; crowd; herd; swarm; cluster | |
軍 | いくさ、つわもの | army; force; troops; war; battle | |
郡 | こおり | county; district | |
径 | みち、こみち、さしわたし、ただちに、ただ(ちに) | diameter; path; method | |
景 | scenery; view; scene | ||
芸 | う(える)、のり、わざ | technique; art; craft; performance; acting; trick; stunt | |
欠 | か(ける)、か(く)、あくび | lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76) | |
結 | むす(ぶ)、ゆ(う)、ゆ(わえる)、す(く) | tie; bind; contract; join; organize; do up hair; fasten; conclude | |
健 | すこ(やか)、したた(か)、たけ(し) | healthy; health; strength; persistence; robust | |
建 | た(てる)、た(て)、た(つ)、くつがえ(す) | build | |
験 | あかし、しるし、ため(す)、ためし | verification; effect; testing; test | |
固 | かた(める)、かた(まる)、かた(まり)、かた(い)、もと(より) | harden; set; clot; curdle; solid; firm; hard | |
候 | そうろう、うかが(う)、さぶら(う)、ま(つ) | climate; season; weather; seasonal weather | |
功 | いさお | achievement; merits; success; honor; credit; merit | |
好 | この(む)、す(く)、この(ましい)、よ(い)、い(い)、よしみ | fond; pleasing; like something; like; favorable | |
康 | やす(い) | ease; peace; sane; healthy; health | |
香 | か、かお(り)、かお(る)、かんば(しい) | incense; smell; perfume; sweet smell | |
佐 | すけ、たす(ける) | assistant; help; assist; field officer | |
差 | さ(す)、さ(し)、たが(う)、つか(わす) | distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance | |
最 | もっと(も)、つま、も | utmost; most; extreme | |
菜 | な | vegetable; side dish; greens | |
材 | まるた | lumber; log; timber; wood; talent; material | |
阪 | さか | heights; slope; Osaka | |
崎 | さき、さい、みさき | promontory; cape; spit | |
埼 | さき、さい、みさき | cape; spit; promontory | |
昨 | きのう | yesterday; previous; last | |
刷 | す(る)、は(く) | printing; print; brush | |
察 | し(る)、み(る)、あき(らか) | guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand; inspect | |
札 | ふだ、さね、わかじに | tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid | |
参 | まい(る)、まい、まじわる、みつ、まじ(わる) | nonplussed; three (in documents); going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love; participate; visit a holy place; take part in | |
散 | ち(る)、ち(らす)、ち(らかす)、ち(らかる)、ち(らばる)、ばら、ばら(ける) | scatter; disperse; spend; squander | |
産 | う(む)、う(まれる)、うぶ、む(す) | products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property; produce | |
残 | のこ(る)、のこ(す)、そこな(う)、のこ(り)、そこ(なう) | remainder; leftover; balance; remain; ruthless | |
司 | つかさど(る)、つかさ | director; official; govt office; rule; administer; officiate | |
氏 | うじ | family name; surname; clan; courtesy title | |
試 | こころ(みる)、ため(す) | test; try; attempt; experiment; ordeal | |
児 | こ | newborn babe; child; young of animals | |
滋 | しげ(る)、ま(す) | nourishing; more and more; be luxuriant; planting; turbidity; nourish | |
治 | おさ(める)、おさ(まる)、なお(る)、なお(す) | reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve; govern | |
辞 | や(める)、いな(む)、ことば、ことわ(る) | resign; word; term; expression | |
鹿 | しか、か | deer | |
失 | うしな(う)、う(せる) | lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss; slip | |
借 | か(りる) | borrow; rent | |
種 | たね、ぐさ、くさ、う(える) | species; kind; class; variety; seed | |
周 | まわ(り)、めぐ(る)、あまね(く) | circumference; circuit; lap; periphery | |
祝 | いわ(う)、の(る)、のろ(う)、た(つ) | celebrate; congratulate | |
順 | すなお、したが(う) | obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion | |
初 | はじ(め)、はじ(めて)、そ(める)、はつ、うい、うぶ | first time; beginning; first | |
唱 | とな(える)、うた、うた(う) | chant; recite; call upon; yell; sing | |
松 | まつ | pine tree; pine | |
焼 | や(く)、や(き)、や(ける)、く(べる) | bake; burning; burn | |
照 | て(る)、て(らす)、て(れる) | illuminate; shine; compare; bashful | |
省 | かえり(みる)、はぶ(く) | focus; government ministry; conserve; ministry; save; introspect | |
笑 | わら(う)、え(む) | laugh | |
城 | しろ、き | castle | |
信 | まこと、たよ(り)、まか(せる) | faith; truth; fidelity; trust; believe; message | |
臣 | おみ | retainer; subject | |
成 | な(る)、な(す) | turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach; form; achieve | |
清 | きよ(い)、きよ(まる)、きよ(める)、さや(か)、す(む) | pure; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu dynasty; clear | |
静 | しず、しず(か)、しず(まる)、しず(める) | quiet | |
席 | むしろ | seat; mat; occasion; place | |
積 | つ(む)、つ(もる)、つ(もり)、たくわ(える) | volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass; accumulate | |
折 | お(る)、おり、お(り)、お(れる)、くじ(ける)、さだ(める) | fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit; break off | |
節 | ふし、ノット、みさお | node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot (speed); tune; melody; season of the year | |
説 | と(く)、よろこ(ぶ) | rumor; opinion; theory; explanation; explain | |
戦 | いくさ、たたか(う)、おのの(く)、そよぐ、わなな(く)、そよ(ぐ) | war; battle; match | |
浅 | あさ(い) | shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful | |
選 | えら(ぶ)、すぐ(る)、よ(る)、え(る) | elect; select; choose; prefer | |
然 | しか、しか(り)、しか(し)、さ、しか(も)、も(える) | sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well | |
巣 | す、す(くう) | nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den | |
争 | あらそ(う)、いか(でか)、いさ(める) | contend; dispute; argue; conflict | |
側 | かわ、がわ、そば、はた、かたわ(ら) | side; lean; oppose; regret | |
束 | たば、たば(ねる)、つか、つか(ねる) | bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control; tie up | |
続 | つづ(く)、つづ(ける)、つぐ(ない)、つ(ぐ) | continue; series; sequel | |
卒 | そっ(する)、お(える)、お(わる)、ついに、にわか、にわ(かに)、しもべ、つい(に) | graduate; soldier; private; die | |
孫 | まご | grandchild; descendants | |
帯 | お(びる)、おび | sash; belt; obi; zone; region; wear | |
隊 | くみ、お(ちる) | regiment; party; company; squad; group | |
達 | たし、たち、とお(る)、とど(く) | accomplished; reach; arrive; attain | |
単 | ひとえ、ひと(つ) | simple; one; single; merely | |
置 | お(く) | placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn; place | |
仲 | なか | go-between; relationship; intermediary; personal relations | |
兆 | きざ(す)、きざ(し)、うらな(い) | portent; 10^12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms | |
低 | ひく(い)、ひく(める)、ひく(まる)、た(れる) | lower; short; humble; low | |
底 | そこ | bottom; sole; depth; bottom price; base; kind; sort | |
的 | まと、あき(らか) | bull's eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending; adjectival suffix | |
典 | ふみ、のり | code; ceremony; law; rule; standard work; canon | |
伝 | つた(わる)、つた(える)、つた(う)、つだ(う)、つて | transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition; (kokuji) | |
徒 | いたずら、あだ、むだ、かち、ともがら、いたずら(に)、ただ | junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people; follower | |
努 | つと(める)、ゆめ | toil; diligent; as much as possible; exert | |
灯 | ひ、ほ、ともしび、とも(す)、あかり、とぼし、ともし、とぼ(す)、あかし | lamp; a light; light; counter for lights | |
働 | はたら(く) | work; (kokuji) | |
徳 | benevolence; virtue; goodness; commanding respect | ||
特 | とりわけ、おうし、ひと(り)、ひと(つ) | special | |
栃 | とち | horse chestnut; (kokuji) | |
奈 | いかん、からなし、なん(ぞ)、いかん(ぞ) | Nara; what?; nara | |
縄 | なわ、ただ(す) | straw rope; cord; rope | |
熱 | あつ(い)、ほて(る)、ほとぼり、いき(る) | heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion; hot | |
念 | おも(う) | wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention | |
敗 | やぶ(れる)、やぶ(る) | failure; defeat; reversal; be defeated | |
梅 | うめ | plum; ume (Japanese apricot) | |
博 | ひろ(い) | Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair; extensive; doctor | |
飯 | めし、いい、まま | meal; boiled rice; cooked rice | |
飛 | と(ぶ)、と(ばす)、たか(い) | fly; skip (pages); scatter | |
必 | かなら(ず) | invariably; certain; inevitable; without fail | |
媛 | ひめ | beautiful woman; princess | |
標 | しるべ、しるし、しめ、こずえ、しる(す) | signpost; seal; mark; stamp; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; target | |
票 | ふだ | ballot; label; ticket; sign; vote; slip | |
不 | ず | negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy; not | |
付 | つ(ける)、つ(け)、つ(く)、つ(き)、あた(える) | adhere; attach; refer to; append | |
夫 | おっと、それ、おとこ | husband; man; man laborer | |
富 | と(む)、とみ | wealth; enrich; abundant; rich | |
府 | くら、みやこ | borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse; municipality | |
阜 | おか、ゆた(か) | hill; mound; left village radical (no. 170); large hill | |
副 | そ(う) | vice-; duplicate; copy; secondary; vice | |
兵 | つわもの、いくさ | soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics | |
別 | わか(れる)、わ(ける)、わか(つ) | separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially | |
変 | か(わる)、か(わり)、か(える) | unusual; change; strange; abnormal | |
辺 | あた(り)、ほと(り)、べ | environs; boundary; border; vicinity; borderland | |
便 | たよ(り)、いばり、くつろ(ぐ)、つい(で)、へつら(う)、よすが、すなわ(ち) | convenience; convenient; post; facility; excrement; feces; letter; chance | |
包 | つつ(む)、くる(む) | wrap; pack up; cover; conceal; encompass | |
法 | のり、フラン、のっと(る) | method; law; rule; principle; model; system; frank | |
望 | のぞ(む)、のぞ(ましい)、もち、うら(む) | ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect; look afar | |
牧 | まき、つかさ、か(う)、やしな(う) | breed; care for; shepherd; feed; pasture | |
末 | すえ、うら | end; close; tip; powder; posterity; extremity; last part | |
満 | み(ちる)、み(つ)、み(たす) | full; fullness; enough; satisfy | |
未 | いま(だ)、ま(だ)、ひつじ | un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac | |
民 | たみ | people; nation; subjects | |
無 | な(い) | nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not; without | |
約 | つづ(まる)、つづ(める)、つづま(やか)、ちか(う)、つま(しい) | promise; approximately; shrink; contract | |
勇 | いさ(む)、いさ(ましい)、つよ(い)、いさぎよ(い) | courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism; brave | |
要 | い(る)、かなめ、もと(める) | need; main point; essence; pivot; key to; important; summarize; require | |
養 | やしな(う) | foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture | |
浴 | あ(びる)、あ(びせる)、ゆあみ | bathe; be favored with; bask in | |
利 | き(く)、と(し)、よ(い)、するど(い) | profit; advantage; benefit | |
梨 | なし | pear tree; pear | |
陸 | おか、くが | land; six | |
料 | はか(る) | fee; materials | |
良 | よ(い)、い(い)、やや | good; pleasing; skilled | |
量 | はか(る)、かさ、ちから | quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise | |
輪 | わ | wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers | |
類 | たぐ(い)、たぐ(える)、に(る) | sort; kind; variety; class; genus | |
例 | たと(える)、たぐい、ためし | example; custom; usage; precedent | |
冷 | つめ(たい)、ひ(える)、ひ(や)、ひ(ややか)、ひ(やす)、ひ(やかす)、さ(める)、さ(ます) | cool; cold (beer, person); chill; cold | |
連 | つら(なる)、つら(ねる)、つ(れる)、しき(りに) | take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique; link; in succession | |
労 | ろう(する)、いたわ(る)、いた(ずき)、ねぎら、つか(れる)、ねぎら(う)、はたら(く) | labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble; labour | |
老 | お(いる)、ふ(ける) | old man; old age; grow old; old | |
録 | しる(す)、と(る) | record |
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