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Kanji Kana (kunyomi) English
お(す)、へ(す)、おさ(える)、お(さえる) pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate
かこ(む)、かこ(う)、かこ(い) surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep; enclose; (kokuji)
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
うつ(る)、うつ(す) shift; move; change; drift; catch (cold, fire); pass into
よ(る)、ちな(む)、ちなみ、よすが cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to
いとな(む)、いとな(み) occupation; camp; perform; build; conduct (business); manage; barracks
なが(い)、とこしえ eternity; long; lengthy; eternal
まも(る) defense; protection; defence; guard
しる、わき fluid; liquid; juice; sap; secretion
ま(す)、ますます benefit; gain; profit; advantage
の(べる)、おこな(う) performance; act; play; render; stage; perform
い(く)、いにしえ、さき(に)、ゆ(く) journey; chase away; let go; going; travel; go on; outward journey
あた(る)、まさに、こた(える)、まさ(に)、(べし) apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept; respond; (kokuji)
かり、か(す) sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal; provisional
あたい value; price; (kokuji)
べ(き)、べ(し)、よ(い) can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not; ~able; approve; possible
かわ river
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
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
こころよ(い) cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
う(つ)、ただ(す)、いた(る) status; rank; capacity; character; case (law, grammar); norm
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
ひたい、ぬか(ずく) forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume
けず(る)、きざ(む) publish; carve; engrave
な(れる)、な(らす)、ならわし accustomed; get used to; become experienced; habitual practice
まなこ、め eyeball; eye
よろこ(ぶ)、よろこ(ばす)、よろこ(ばしい) rejoice; take pleasure in; happy
もと、もとい fundamentals; radical (chemistry); counter for machines; foundation; base
よ(る)、よ(せる) draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward; contribute; approach
のり、おさ(める)、しる(す) chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period; era
のり、ただ(す) standard; measure; regulation; rule
わざ skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts
さか、さか(さ)、さか(らう)、むか(える)、あらかじ(め) inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked
ひさ(しい) long time; old story; of long duration
すく(う)、たす(ける) salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim
ふる(い)、もと、ふる(びる)、ふ(る) old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-; olden times
い(る)、お(る)、お(く) reside; to be; exist; live with
ゆる(す)、もと、ばか(り) permit; approve
さかい boundary; border; region; situation
おこ(る)、おこ(す) entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure; rise to prosperity; amusement
なら(す)、ひと(しい)、ととの(える) level; average; even
い(む)、いさ(める)、とど(める) prohibition; ban; forbid; prohibit
あ(たる)、ま(がる) phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku; haiku
かた mould; type; model
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
いさぎよ(い)、きよ(い) undefiled; pure; clean; righteous; gallant; immaculate
くだん、くだり、ことがら affair; case; matter; item
しら(べる)、あらた(める) examination; investigate; examine
けわ(しい) precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes; danger; steep
へ(る)、へ(らす) dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry
あらわ(れる)、あらわ(す)、うつつ、うつ(つ) present; existing; actual; appear
かぎ(る)、かぎ(り)、きり limit; restrict; to best of ability
individual; counter for articles; general counter
ゆえ、ふる(い)、もと、ことさら(に) happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently; old
まも(る)、まも(り) safeguard; protect
き(く)、ききめ、なら(う)、いた(す)、かい merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit; effect
あつ(い)、あか thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless
かま(える)、かま(う) posture; build; pretend; mind; construct
たがや(す) till; plow; cultivate
わた(る) navigate; sail; cruise; fly
lecture; club; association
あらがね mineral; ore; mine
つ(げる) revelation; tell; inform; announce; notify; to tell
ま(じる)、ま(ざる)、ま(ぜる)、こ(む) mix; blend; confuse
しら(べる) investigate; look into
ふたた(び) again; twice; second time; another time
つま、めあ(わす) wife; spouse
と(る) pick; take; fetch; take up; gather
わざわ(い) disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil; natural calamity
きわ、あい、まじ(わる) occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when
あ(る)、ましま(す)、いま(す) exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in; be
つみ guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense
たから property; money; wealth; assets
さくら cherry; cherry tree; (kokuji)
ころ(す)、そ(ぐ)、そ(げる)、けず(る) kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil
まじ(える)、まじ(る)、ま(じる)、ま(ぜる) miscellaneous; mixed
たす(ける)、たた(える)、ほ(める) approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with; approve of
す(い)、す、つら(い) acid; bitterness; sour; tart; oxygen
ふみ history; chronicle
さむらい gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33); military man; profession suffix
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
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
ささ(える)、つか(える)、か(う) branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)
えだ bough; branch; twig; limb; counter for branches
たから、もと、たち、たす(ける) assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to
か(う)、やしな(う) domesticate; raise; keep; feed; raise animals
に(る)、ひ(る)、そぐ(う)、ごと(し) becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable; similar
しめ(す) show; indicate; point out; express; display
し(る)、しる(す) discriminating; know; write; discriminate; knowledge
たち、ただ(す)、もと、わりふ substance; quality; matter; temperament
あやま(る)、ことわ(る)、さ(る) apologize; thank; refuse
さず(ける)、さず(かる) impart; instruct; grant; confer
おさ(める)、おさ(まる)、かざ(る)、なが(い) discipline; conduct oneself well; study; master; cultivate; repair
すべ、むらざと、わざ art; technique; skill; means; trick; resources; magic; practical art
の(べる) mention; state; speak; relate
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-
つい(で)、ついで、はしがき、まなびや preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally; introductory part
まね(く) beckon; invite; summon; engage
あかし、あか(し) evidence; proof; certificate; prove
かたど(る)、かたち elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times); phenomenon
ほ(める)、め(でる) prize; reward; praise
つね、とこ usual; ordinary; normal; regular
なさ(け)、こころ、おもむき feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts; actual conditions
えだ、すじ article; clause; item; stripe; streak; twig
かたち、かきつけ status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance; condition; letter
お(る)、お(り)、おり weave; fabric
つと(め)、つかさ、つかさど(る) post; employment; work
おさ(える) system; law; rule; control
いきお(い)、はずみ forces; energy; military strength; power
さが、たち sex; gender; nature; -ity
まつりごと、まん politics; government; political administration
しら(げる)、もののけ、くわ(しい) refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill; refine; essence; spirit
つく(る) made in...; manufacture
みつぎ tax; duty
いさお、つむ(ぐ)、う(む) exploits; unreeling cocoons; achievements
せ(める) blame; condemn; censure; responsibility
つ(ぐ)、まじ(わる)、もてな(す)、は(ぐ) touch; contact; adjoin; piece together
もう(ける)、しつら(える) establishment; provision; prepare; set up; establish
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
おや、じじ、はじ(め) ancestor; pioneer; founder
もと、もと(より)、しろ(い) elementary; principle; naked; uncovered; element; plain
す(べて)、すべ(て)、ふさ、す(べる) general; whole; all; full; total
かたち、かたど(る) statue; picture; image; figure; portrait
ま(す)、ま(し)、ふ(える)、ふ(やす) increase; add; augment; gain; promote
つく(る)、つく(り)、みやつこ、いた(る)、な(る)、はじ(める) create; make; structure; physique
のっと(る)、のり、すなわ(ち) rule; follow; based on; model after
はか(る) fathom; plan; scheme; measure; conjecture
さかん、つく、やから、したやく、つ(く) belong; genus; subordinate official; affiliated; belong to
そこ(なう)、そこな(う)、そこ(ねる)、へ(る) damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure
わざ(と)、さま attitude; condition; figure; appearance; voice (of verbs); state
か(す)、か(し)、かし lend
かたまり、まる(い) group; association; body
た(つ)、ことわ(る)、さだ(める) severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting; cut off; resolve
きず(く)、つ(く) fabricate; build; construct
た(める)、たくわ(える) savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache; lay up
は(る) lengthen; counter for bows and stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent); strain
と(める)、と(まる)、とど(まる) halt; stopping
さ(げる)、ひさげ、ひっさ(げる) propose; take along; carry in hand; present
ほど、のり extent; degree; law; formula; distance; limits; amount; established form
かな(う)、たまたま、ゆ(く) suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable
す(べる)、ほび(る)、すじ、おさ(める) overall; relationship; ruling; governing; unite; interconnected system
ざしき、たかどの public chamber; hall
みちび(く)、しるべ guidance; leading; conduct; usher; guide
あかがね copper
え(る)、う(る) gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit
そこ(なう)、わる(い) poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite
ひと(り) single; alone; spontaneously; Germany
まか(せる)、まか(す) responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint; office; leave to
も(える)、も(やす)、も(す) burn; blaze; glow
よ(く)、はたら(き)、よ(くする)、わざ、あた(う) ability; talent; skill; capacity
やぶ(る)、やぶ(れる)、わ(れる) rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate
わか(る)、わ(ける) judgement; signature; stamp; seal; judgment; judge
いた、ふだ printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label; publishing
おか(す) crime; sin; offense
くら(べる)、ころ、たぐい、なら(ぶ) compare; race; ratio; Philipines
こ(える)、こえ、こ(やす)、こ(やし)、ふと(る) fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper; fatten
つい(やす)、つい(える) expense; cost; spend; consume; waste
あら(ず)、わる(い)、そし(る) un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-; is not
そな(える)、そな(わる)、つぶさ(に) equip; provision; preparation; provide
はか(る)、あげつら(う) evaluate; criticism; comment
まず(しい) poverty; poor
よめ、おんな lady; woman; wife; bride; adult woman
ぬの、し(く) linen; cloth; spread; distribute
たけ(し)、たたか(い)、もののふ warrior; military; chivalry; arms
また、かえ(る)、かえ(す)、ふたた(び) restore; return to; revert; resume; again
かさ(ねる) duplicate; double; compound; multiple
ほとけ Buddha; the dead; France
こ、こな、デシメートル flour; powder; dust
あ(む)、とじいと、ふみ compilation; knit; plait; braid; twist; editing; completed poem; part of a book; compile
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
たも(つ)、やす(んじる)、も(つ) protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support
はか grave; tomb
むく(いる)、しら(せる) report; news; reward; retribution; inform; requite
ゆた(か)、とよ bountiful; excellent; rich; plentiful
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
ふせ(ぐ)、まも(る) ward off; defend; protect; resist; prevent
すじ vein; pulse; hope
つと(める)、つと(まる)、あなど(る)、あなど(り) task; duties; duty
ゆめ、ゆめ(みる)、くら(い) dream; vision; illusion
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
おく(る)、うつ(す)、いた(す)、ま(ける) transport; send; be inferior
い(れる)、かたち、ゆる(す) contain; form; looks; appearance
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
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
と(める)、と(まる)、とど(める)、とど(まる)、るうぶる detain; fasten; halt; stop; keep; stay
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