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Kanji | Kana (kunyomi) | English | |
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圧 | お(す)、へ(す)、おさ(える)、お(さえる) | pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate | |
囲 | かこ(む)、かこ(う)、かこ(い) | surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep; enclose; (kokuji) | |
易 | やさ(しい)、やす(い)、か(える)、か(わる)、あなど(る) | easy; ready to; simple; fortune-telling; divination; exchange | |
移 | うつ(る)、うつ(す) | shift; move; change; drift; catch (cold, fire); pass into | |
因 | よ(る)、ちな(む)、ちなみ、よすが | cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to | |
営 | いとな(む)、いとな(み) | occupation; camp; perform; build; conduct (business); manage; barracks | |
永 | なが(い)、とこしえ | eternity; long; lengthy; eternal | |
衛 | まも(る) | defense; protection; defence; guard | |
液 | しる、わき | fluid; liquid; juice; sap; secretion | |
益 | ま(す)、ますます | benefit; gain; profit; advantage | |
演 | の(べる)、おこな(う) | performance; act; play; render; stage; perform | |
往 | い(く)、いにしえ、さき(に)、ゆ(く) | journey; chase away; let go; going; travel; go on; outward journey | |
応 | あた(る)、まさに、こた(える)、まさ(に)、(べし) | apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept; respond; (kokuji) | |
仮 | かり、か(す) | sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal; provisional | |
価 | あたい | value; price; (kokuji) | |
可 | べ(き)、べ(し)、よ(い) | can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not; ~able; approve; possible | |
河 | かわ | river | |
過 | す(ぎる)、す(ごす)、あやま(つ)、あやま(ち)、よ(ぎる)、よぎ(る)、とが | overdo; exceed; go beyond; error; pass by | |
解 | と(く)、と(かす)、と(ける)、ほど(く)、ほど(ける)、わか(る)、さと(る)、ほぐ(れる)、ほつ(れる) | unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute; take apart; dissolve; clarify | |
快 | こころよ(い) | cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable | |
格 | う(つ)、ただ(す)、いた(る) | status; rank; capacity; character; case (law, grammar); norm | |
確 | たし(か)、たし(かめる)、しか(と)、しっか(り)、かた(い) | assurance; firm; tight; hard; solid; confirm; clear; evident; certain | |
額 | ひたい、ぬか(ずく) | forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume | |
刊 | けず(る)、きざ(む) | publish; carve; engrave | |
慣 | な(れる)、な(らす)、ならわし | accustomed; get used to; become experienced; habitual practice | |
眼 | まなこ、め | eyeball; eye | |
喜 | よろこ(ぶ)、よろこ(ばす)、よろこ(ばしい) | rejoice; take pleasure in; happy | |
基 | もと、もとい | fundamentals; radical (chemistry); counter for machines; foundation; base | |
寄 | よ(る)、よ(せる) | draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward; contribute; approach | |
紀 | のり、おさ(める)、しる(す) | chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period; era | |
規 | のり、ただ(す) | standard; measure; regulation; rule | |
技 | わざ | skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts | |
逆 | さか、さか(さ)、さか(らう)、むか(える)、あらかじ(め) | inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked | |
久 | ひさ(しい) | long time; old story; of long duration | |
救 | すく(う)、たす(ける) | salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim | |
旧 | ふる(い)、もと、ふる(びる)、ふ(る) | old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-; olden times | |
居 | い(る)、お(る)、お(く) | reside; to be; exist; live with | |
許 | ゆる(す)、もと、ばか(り) | permit; approve | |
境 | さかい | boundary; border; region; situation | |
興 | おこ(る)、おこ(す) | entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure; rise to prosperity; amusement | |
均 | なら(す)、ひと(しい)、ととの(える) | level; average; even | |
禁 | い(む)、いさ(める)、とど(める) | prohibition; ban; forbid; prohibit | |
句 | あ(たる)、ま(がる) | phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku; haiku | |
型 | かた | mould; type; model | |
経 | へ(る)、た(つ)、たていと、はか(る)、のり、おさめる | sutra; longitude; pass thru; expire; warp; pass through; manage | |
潔 | いさぎよ(い)、きよ(い) | undefiled; pure; clean; righteous; gallant; immaculate | |
件 | くだん、くだり、ことがら | affair; case; matter; item | |
検 | しら(べる)、あらた(める) | examination; investigate; examine | |
険 | けわ(しい) | precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes; danger; steep | |
減 | へ(る)、へ(らす) | dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry | |
現 | あらわ(れる)、あらわ(す)、うつつ、うつ(つ) | present; existing; actual; appear | |
限 | かぎ(る)、かぎ(り)、きり | limit; restrict; to best of ability | |
個 | individual; counter for articles; general counter | ||
故 | ゆえ、ふる(い)、もと、ことさら(に) | happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently; old | |
護 | まも(る)、まも(り) | safeguard; protect | |
効 | き(く)、ききめ、なら(う)、いた(す)、かい | merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit; effect | |
厚 | あつ(い)、あか | thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless | |
構 | かま(える)、かま(う) | posture; build; pretend; mind; construct | |
耕 | たがや(す) | till; plow; cultivate | |
航 | わた(る) | navigate; sail; cruise; fly | |
講 | lecture; club; association | ||
鉱 | あらがね | mineral; ore; mine | |
告 | つ(げる) | revelation; tell; inform; announce; notify; to tell | |
混 | ま(じる)、ま(ざる)、ま(ぜる)、こ(む) | mix; blend; confuse | |
査 | しら(べる) | investigate; look into | |
再 | ふたた(び) | again; twice; second time; another time | |
妻 | つま、めあ(わす) | wife; spouse | |
採 | と(る) | pick; take; fetch; take up; gather | |
災 | わざわ(い) | disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil; natural calamity | |
際 | きわ、あい、まじ(わる) | occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when | |
在 | あ(る)、ましま(す)、いま(す) | exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in; be | |
罪 | つみ | guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense | |
財 | たから | property; money; wealth; assets | |
桜 | さくら | cherry; cherry tree; (kokuji) | |
殺 | ころ(す)、そ(ぐ)、そ(げる)、けず(る) | kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil | |
雑 | まじ(える)、まじ(る)、ま(じる)、ま(ぜる) | miscellaneous; mixed | |
賛 | たす(ける)、たた(える)、ほ(める) | approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with; approve of | |
酸 | す(い)、す、つら(い) | acid; bitterness; sour; tart; oxygen | |
史 | ふみ | history; chronicle | |
士 | さむらい | gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33); military man; profession suffix | |
師 | もろもろ、なら(う)、みやこ、いくさ、かしら | expert; teacher; master; model; exemplar; army (incl. counter); war | |
志 | こころざ(す)、こころざし、シリング、しる(す) | intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling; ambition | |
支 | ささ(える)、つか(える)、か(う) | branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65) | |
枝 | えだ | bough; branch; twig; limb; counter for branches | |
資 | たから、もと、たち、たす(ける) | assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to | |
飼 | か(う)、やしな(う) | domesticate; raise; keep; feed; raise animals | |
似 | に(る)、ひ(る)、そぐ(う)、ごと(し) | becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable; similar | |
示 | しめ(す) | show; indicate; point out; express; display | |
識 | し(る)、しる(す) | discriminating; know; write; discriminate; knowledge | |
質 | たち、ただ(す)、もと、わりふ | substance; quality; matter; temperament | |
謝 | あやま(る)、ことわ(る)、さ(る) | apologize; thank; refuse | |
授 | さず(ける)、さず(かる) | impart; instruct; grant; confer | |
修 | おさ(める)、おさ(まる)、かざ(る)、なが(い) | discipline; conduct oneself well; study; master; cultivate; repair | |
術 | すべ、むらざと、わざ | art; technique; skill; means; trick; resources; magic; practical art | |
述 | の(べる) | mention; state; speak; relate | |
準 | じゅん(じる)、じゅん(ずる)、なぞら(える)、のり、ひと(しい)、みずもり、はなすじ | semi-; correspond to; proportionate to; conform; imitate; standard; quasi- | |
序 | つい(で)、ついで、はしがき、まなびや | preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally; introductory part | |
招 | まね(く) | beckon; invite; summon; engage | |
証 | あかし、あか(し) | evidence; proof; certificate; prove | |
象 | かたど(る)、かたち | elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times); phenomenon | |
賞 | ほ(める)、め(でる) | prize; reward; praise | |
常 | つね、とこ | usual; ordinary; normal; regular | |
情 | なさ(け)、こころ、おもむき | feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts; actual conditions | |
条 | えだ、すじ | article; clause; item; stripe; streak; twig | |
状 | かたち、かきつけ | status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance; condition; letter | |
織 | お(る)、お(り)、おり | weave; fabric | |
職 | つと(め)、つかさ、つかさど(る) | post; employment; work | |
制 | おさ(える) | system; law; rule; control | |
勢 | いきお(い)、はずみ | forces; energy; military strength; power | |
性 | さが、たち | sex; gender; nature; -ity | |
政 | まつりごと、まん | politics; government; political administration | |
精 | しら(げる)、もののけ、くわ(しい) | refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill; refine; essence; spirit | |
製 | つく(る) | made in...; manufacture | |
税 | みつぎ | tax; duty | |
績 | いさお、つむ(ぐ)、う(む) | exploits; unreeling cocoons; achievements | |
責 | せ(める) | blame; condemn; censure; responsibility | |
接 | つ(ぐ)、まじ(わる)、もてな(す)、は(ぐ) | touch; contact; adjoin; piece together | |
設 | もう(ける)、しつら(える) | establishment; provision; prepare; set up; establish | |
絶 | た(える)、た(やす)、た(つ)、はなは(だ)、わた(る) | discontinue; beyond; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress; break off; come to an end | |
祖 | おや、じじ、はじ(め) | ancestor; pioneer; founder | |
素 | もと、もと(より)、しろ(い) | elementary; principle; naked; uncovered; element; plain | |
総 | す(べて)、すべ(て)、ふさ、す(べる) | general; whole; all; full; total | |
像 | かたち、かたど(る) | statue; picture; image; figure; portrait | |
増 | ま(す)、ま(し)、ふ(える)、ふ(やす) | increase; add; augment; gain; promote | |
造 | つく(る)、つく(り)、みやつこ、いた(る)、な(る)、はじ(める) | create; make; structure; physique | |
則 | のっと(る)、のり、すなわ(ち) | rule; follow; based on; model after | |
測 | はか(る) | fathom; plan; scheme; measure; conjecture | |
属 | さかん、つく、やから、したやく、つ(く) | belong; genus; subordinate official; affiliated; belong to | |
損 | そこ(なう)、そこな(う)、そこ(ねる)、へ(る) | damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure | |
態 | わざ(と)、さま | attitude; condition; figure; appearance; voice (of verbs); state | |
貸 | か(す)、か(し)、かし | lend | |
団 | かたまり、まる(い) | group; association; body | |
断 | た(つ)、ことわ(る)、さだ(める) | severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting; cut off; resolve | |
築 | きず(く)、つ(く) | fabricate; build; construct | |
貯 | た(める)、たくわ(える) | savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache; lay up | |
張 | は(る) | lengthen; counter for bows and stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent); strain | |
停 | と(める)、と(まる)、とど(まる) | halt; stopping | |
提 | さ(げる)、ひさげ、ひっさ(げる) | propose; take along; carry in hand; present | |
程 | ほど、のり | extent; degree; law; formula; distance; limits; amount; established form | |
適 | かな(う)、たまたま、ゆ(く) | suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable | |
統 | す(べる)、ほび(る)、すじ、おさ(める) | overall; relationship; ruling; governing; unite; interconnected system | |
堂 | ざしき、たかどの | public chamber; hall | |
導 | みちび(く)、しるべ | guidance; leading; conduct; usher; guide | |
銅 | あかがね | copper | |
得 | え(る)、う(る) | gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit | |
毒 | そこ(なう)、わる(い) | poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite | |
独 | ひと(り) | single; alone; spontaneously; Germany | |
任 | まか(せる)、まか(す) | responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint; office; leave to | |
燃 | も(える)、も(やす)、も(す) | burn; blaze; glow | |
能 | よ(く)、はたら(き)、よ(くする)、わざ、あた(う) | ability; talent; skill; capacity | |
破 | やぶ(る)、やぶ(れる)、わ(れる) | rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate | |
判 | わか(る)、わ(ける) | judgement; signature; stamp; seal; judgment; judge | |
版 | いた、ふだ | printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label; publishing | |
犯 | おか(す) | crime; sin; offense | |
比 | くら(べる)、ころ、たぐい、なら(ぶ) | compare; race; ratio; Philipines | |
肥 | こ(える)、こえ、こ(やす)、こ(やし)、ふと(る) | fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper; fatten | |
費 | つい(やす)、つい(える) | expense; cost; spend; consume; waste | |
非 | あら(ず)、わる(い)、そし(る) | un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-; is not | |
備 | そな(える)、そな(わる)、つぶさ(に) | equip; provision; preparation; provide | |
評 | はか(る)、あげつら(う) | evaluate; criticism; comment | |
貧 | まず(しい) | poverty; poor | |
婦 | よめ、おんな | lady; woman; wife; bride; adult woman | |
布 | ぬの、し(く) | linen; cloth; spread; distribute | |
武 | たけ(し)、たたか(い)、もののふ | warrior; military; chivalry; arms | |
復 | また、かえ(る)、かえ(す)、ふたた(び) | restore; return to; revert; resume; again | |
複 | かさ(ねる) | duplicate; double; compound; multiple | |
仏 | ほとけ | Buddha; the dead; France | |
粉 | こ、こな、デシメートル | flour; powder; dust | |
編 | あ(む)、とじいと、ふみ | compilation; knit; plait; braid; twist; editing; completed poem; part of a book; compile | |
弁 | わきま(える)、わ(ける)、はなびら、あらそ(う) | valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish; speak eloquently | |
保 | たも(つ)、やす(んじる)、も(つ) | protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support | |
墓 | はか | grave; tomb | |
報 | むく(いる)、しら(せる) | report; news; reward; retribution; inform; requite | |
豊 | ゆた(か)、とよ | bountiful; excellent; rich; plentiful | |
暴 | あば(く)、あば(れる)、にわ(か)、あら(い)、あら(わす)、う(つ)、さら(す) | outburst; rave; fret; force; violence; cruelty; outrage; violent | |
貿 | あきな(う) | trade; exchange | |
防 | ふせ(ぐ)、まも(る) | ward off; defend; protect; resist; prevent | |
脈 | すじ | vein; pulse; hope | |
務 | つと(める)、つと(まる)、あなど(る)、あなど(り) | task; duties; duty | |
夢 | ゆめ、ゆめ(みる)、くら(い) | dream; vision; illusion | |
迷 | まよ(う)、まど(う) | astray; be perplexed; in doubt; lost; err; illusion; perplexed | |
綿 | わた、つら(なる)、こま(かい) | cotton | |
輸 | おく(る)、うつ(す)、いた(す)、ま(ける) | transport; send; be inferior | |
容 | い(れる)、かたち、ゆる(す) | contain; form; looks; appearance | |
率 | ひき(いる)、わりあい、かしら、したが(う)、おおむ(ね) | ratio; rate; proportion; percent; coefficient; factor; lead | |
略 | ほぼ、おか(す)、おさ(める)、はかりごと、はか(る)、はぶ(く)、りゃく(す)、りゃく(する) | abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten; capture; plunder; abridged; strategy | |
留 | と(める)、と(まる)、とど(める)、とど(まる)、るうぶる | detain; fasten; halt; stop; keep; stay | |
領 | えり、うなじ、かしら、かなめ、おさ(める)、う(ける) | jurisdiction; dominion; territory; fief; reign |
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