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Kanji | Kana (kunyomi) | English | |
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異 | こと、こと(なる)、け、あや(しい) | uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual; different | |
胃 | stomach; paunch; crop; craw | ||
遺 | のこ(す)、のこ(る)、わす(れる)、す(てる) | bequeath; leave behind; reserve | |
域 | さかい、ところ | range; region; limits; stage; level; bounded area | |
宇 | のき、いえ | eaves; roof; house; heaven; universe | |
映 | うつ(る)、うつ(す)、は(える)、は(やす) | reflect; reflection; projection; project | |
延 | の(びる)、の(べる)、の(べ)、の(ばす)、ひ(く)、は(え) | prolong; stretching; extend; postpone | |
沿 | そ(う)、ふち | run alongside; follow along; run along; lie along; along | |
恩 | めぐ(み) | grace; kindness; goodness; favor; mercy; blessing; benefit; debt of gratitude | |
我 | われ、わ、わ(が)、わが | ego; I; selfish; our; oneself; self | |
灰 | はい | ashes; puckery juice; cremate; ash | |
拡 | ひろ(がる)、ひろ(げる)、ひろ(める) | broaden; extend; expand; enlarge | |
閣 | たかどの、たな | tower; tall building; palace; tall magnificent building; cabinet; tall | |
革 | かわ、あらた(める)、あらた(まる) | leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt; reform | |
割 | わ(る)、わり、わ(り)、わ(れる)、さ(く)、は(やす) | proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split | |
株 | かぶ | stocks; stump; shares; stock; counter for small plants | |
巻 | ま(く)、まき、ま(き) | scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (or book scrolls) | |
干 | ほ(す)、ほ(し)、ひ(る)、たて、おか(す)、もと(める)、かか(わる) | dry; parch | |
看 | み(る) | watch over; see; care for | |
簡 | つづま(しい)、えら(ぶ)、ふだ | simplicity; brevity; simple | |
危 | あぶ(ない)、あや(うい)、あや(ぶむ)、ただ(す)、たか(い)、あや(める) | dangerous; fear; uneasy | |
揮 | ふる(う) | brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake; wield | |
机 | つくえ | desk; table | |
貴 | たっと(い)、とうと(い)、たっと(ぶ)、とうと(ぶ)、たか(い) | precious; value; prize; esteem; honor; noble; your honorable | |
疑 | うたが(う)、うたが(わしい)、うたぐ(る) | doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question | |
吸 | す(う) | suck; imbibe; inhale; sip; breathe in | |
供 | そな(える)、とも | submit; offer; present; serve (meal); accompany | |
胸 | むね、むな、こころ | bosom; breast; chest; heart; feelings | |
郷 | さと | home town; village; native place; district; hometown | |
筋 | すじ | muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent; threadlike structure | |
敬 | うやま(う)、つつし(む) | awe; respect; honor; revere | |
系 | つな(ぐ)、すじ | lineage; system | |
警 | いまし(める) | admonish; commandment; guard against; warn | |
劇 | はげ(しい) | drama; play | |
激 | はげ(しい)、はげ(ます) | violent; get excited; enraged; chafe; incite | |
穴 | あな | hole; aperture; slit; cave; den | |
券 | わりふ、てがた | ticket; certificate | |
憲 | のり、のっと(る) | constitution; law | |
権 | おもり、かり、はか(る)、いきお(い) | authority; power; rights | |
絹 | きぬ | silk | |
厳 | おごそ(か)、きび(しい)、いか(めしい)、いつくし、いかめ(しい)、いか(つい) | stern; strictness; severity; rigidity; severe; strict | |
源 | みなもと | source; origin | |
呼 | よ(ぶ) | call; call out to; invite | |
己 | おのれ、つちのと、な | self; snake; serpent; oneself | |
誤 | あやま(る)、まど(わす) | mistake; err; do wrong; mislead | |
后 | きさき、のち、きみ | empress; queen; after; behind; back; later | |
孝 | filial piety; child's respect | ||
皇 | すめらぎ、きみ | emperor | |
紅 | べに、くれない、あか(い)、もみ | crimson; deep red | |
鋼 | はがね | steel | |
降 | お(りる)、お(ろす)、ふ(る)、ふ(り)、くだ(る)、くだ(す) | descend; precipitate; fall; surrender | |
刻 | きざ(む)、きざ(み)、とき | engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving; point of time | |
穀 | cereals; grain; cereal | ||
骨 | ほね | skeleton; bone; remains; frame | |
困 | こま(る)、くる(しむ) | quandary; become distressed; annoyed; be in trouble | |
砂 | すな、いさご | sand | |
座 | すわ(る)、いま(す) | squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit | |
済 | す(む)、す(まない)、す(ます)、すく(う)、な(す)、わたし、わた(る)、わた(す) | finish; come to an end; excusable; need not; settle; relieve | |
策 | むち、つえ、ふだ、はかりごと | scheme; plan; policy; step; means; measure | |
冊 | ふみ、た(てる) | tome; counter for books; volume | |
蚕 | かいこ、こ | silkworm | |
姿 | すがた | figure; form; shape | |
私 | わたくし、わたし、ひそ(か) | private; I; me | |
至 | いた(る) | climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in; come to | |
視 | み(る) | inspection; regard as; see; look at; regard | |
詞 | ことば | part of speech; words; poetry | |
誌 | しる(す) | document; records; magazine | |
磁 | やきもの | magnet; porcelain; magnetism | |
射 | い(る)、さ(す)、う(つ)、あ(てる) | shoot; shine into; onto; archery | |
捨 | す(てる)、ほどこ(す) | discard; throw away; abandon; resign; reject; sacrifice | |
尺 | ものさし、さし、わず(か) | shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule | |
若 | わか(い)、わか、も(しくわ)、も(し)、も(しくは)、ごと(し)、なんじ、し(く) | young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature | |
樹 | き、う(える)、た(てる) | timber trees; wood; timber-trees; standing tree; trees | |
収 | おさ(める)、おさ(まる) | income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store; take in | |
宗 | むね | religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence; religious sect | |
就 | つ(く)、つ(ける)、な(る)、な(す) | concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per; set about | |
衆 | おお(い) | masses; great numbers; multitude; populace | |
従 | したが(う)、したが(える)、より | accompany; obey; submit to; comply; follow; secondary; incidental; subordinate | |
縦 | たて、よし(んば)、ゆる(す)、ゆる(める)、はな(つ)、ほしいまま | vertical; length; height; self-indulgent; wayward | |
縮 | ちぢ(む)、ちぢ(まる)、ちぢ(める)、ちぢ(れる)、ちぢ(らす) | shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce | |
熟 | う(れる)、つくづく、つらつら、に(る)、に(える)、こな(す)、こな(れる)、う(む)、な(れる) | mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill | |
純 | きいと | genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit); pure | |
処 | ところ、こ、お(る)、お(く) | dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place | |
署 | やくわり、しる(す) | signature; govt office; police station; public-service station; government office | |
諸 | もろ、もろもろ | various; many; several; together | |
除 | のぞ(く)、よ(け)、はら(う)、つ(きる)、の(ける)、よ(ける) | exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except; rid of | |
傷 | きず、いた(む)、いた(める)、そこ(なう) | wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak point | |
将 | まさ(に)、はた、まさ、ひきい(る)、もって、ひき(いる) | leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about; general officer | |
承 | うけたまわ(る)、う(ける)、ささ(げる)、とど(める)、たす(ける)、こ(らす)、つい(で)、すく(う) | acquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive; agree to | |
障 | さわ(る)、へだ(てる)、ふせ(ぐ) | hinder; hurt; harm; hindrance | |
蒸 | む(す)、む(れる)、む(らす)、ふ(かす)、ふ(ける)、おお(い) | steam; heat; sultry; foment; get musty; evaporate | |
針 | はり | needle; pin; staple; stinger | |
仁 | humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel | ||
垂 | た(れる)、た(らす)、た(れ)、なんなんと(す)、しだ(れる)、なんなん(とする)、しで | droop; suspend; hang; slouch; hang down | |
推 | お(す) | conjecture; infer; guess; suppose; support; push (for) | |
寸 | き、わず(か) | measurement; foot/10; a bit of | |
盛 | も(る)、さか(る)、さか(ん) | boom; prosper; copulate; prosperous | |
聖 | ひじり | holy; saint; sage; master; priest | |
誠 | まこと | sincerity; admonish; warn; prohibit; truth; fidelity | |
舌 | した、ことば | tongue; reed; clapper | |
宣 | のたま(う)、の(べる) | proclaim; say; announce | |
専 | もっぱ(ら)、ほしいまま | specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely | |
泉 | いずみ | spring; fountain | |
洗 | あら(う) | wash; inquire into; probe | |
染 | そ(める)、そ(まる)、し(みる)、し(み)、し(める) | dye; color; paint; stain; print | |
銭 | ぜに、すき | coin; .01 yen; money | |
善 | よ(い)、い(い)、よ(く)、よし(とする) | virtuous; good; goodness | |
創 | つく(る)、はじ(める)、きず、けず(しける) | genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate; create | |
奏 | かな(でる)、すす(める) | play music; speak to a ruler; complete | |
層 | かさ(なる) | stratum; social class; layer; story; floor | |
操 | みさお、あやつ(る)、と(る) | maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity | |
窓 | まど、てんまど、けむだし | window; pane | |
装 | よそお(う)、よそお(い)、よそ(う) | attire; dress; pretend; disguise; profess; fit out | |
臓 | はらわた | entrails; viscera; bowels; internal organ | |
蔵 | くら、おさ(める)、かく(れる) | storehouse; hide; own; have; possess; store; warehouse | |
存 | ながら(える)、たも(つ)、あ(る)、と(う) | suppose; be aware of; believe; feel; exist | |
尊 | たっと(い)、とうと(い)、たっと(ぶ)、とうと(ぶ)、みこと | revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted; honor | |
退 | しりぞ(く)、しりぞ(ける)、ひ(く)、の(く)、の(ける)、ど(く)、しさ(る)、すさ(る) | retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject | |
宅 | やけ、いえ | home; house; residence; our house; my husband; dwelling house | |
担 | かつ(ぐ)、にな(う) | shouldering; carry; raise; bear; bear on shoulder; undertake | |
探 | さぐ(る)、さが(す) | grope; search; look for; probe | |
誕 | ほしいまま、う(まれる)、いつわ(る) | nativity; be born; declension; lie; be arbitrary | |
暖 | あたた(か)、あたた(かい)、あたた(まる)、あたた(める) | warmth; warm | |
段 | きざはし | grade; steps; stairs | |
値 | ね、あたい、あ(う) | price; cost; value | |
宙 | そら | mid-air; air; space; sky; memorization; interval of time | |
忠 | まごころ | loyalty; fidelity; faithfulness | |
著 | あらわ(す)、いちじる(しい)、つ(く)、き(る) | renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work; author; conspicuous | |
庁 | やくしょ、つかさ | government office; government agency | |
潮 | しお、うしお | tide; salt water; opportunity | |
腸 | はらわた、わた | intestines; guts; bowels; viscera | |
頂 | いただ(く)、いただき | place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak; receive humbly | |
賃 | やと(う) | fare; fee; hire; rent; wages; charge; wage; charges | |
痛 | いた(い)、いた(む)、いた(ましい)、いた(める)、いた(わしい)、や(める) | pain; hurt; damage; bruise | |
敵 | かたき、あだ、かな(う) | enemy; foe; opponent | |
展 | つら(ねる)、の(べる)、ひろ(げる) | unfold; expand; display | |
党 | なかま、むら | party; faction; clique; political party | |
糖 | あめ | sugar | |
討 | う(つ)、たず(ねる) | chastise; attack; defeat; destroy; conquer; study; suppress by armed force | |
届 | とど(ける)、とど(く) | deliver; reach; arrive; report; notify; forward | |
難 | かた(い)、むずか(しい)、むづか(しい)、むつか(しい)、にく(い) | difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect; disaster | |
乳 | ちち、ち | milk; breasts | |
認 | みと(める)、したた(める) | acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe | |
納 | おさ(める)、おさ(まる)、い(れる) | settlement; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store; accept; put away | |
派 | わ(かれる)、つか(わす) | faction; group; party; clique; sect; school; dispatch | |
俳 | わざおぎ、たわむ(れ) | haiku; actor | |
拝 | おが(む)、おろが(む) | worship; adore; pray to; humbly | |
背 | せ、せい、そむ(く)、そむ(ける)、うしろ | stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel | |
肺 | lungs | ||
班 | わ(ける)、かえ(す) | squad; corps; unit; group | |
晩 | く(れ)、おそ(い) | nightfall; night; evening | |
否 | いな、いや、わる(い) | negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny; say no; or not | |
批 | う(つ)、ただ(す) | criticism; strike; criticize | |
秘 | ひ(める)、ひそ(か)、かく(す) | secret; conceal | |
俵 | たわら | bag; bale; sack; counter for bags; straw sack | |
腹 | はら、なか、こころ、かんが(え) | abdomen; belly; stomach | |
奮 | ふる(う) | stirred up; be invigorated; flourish; rouse up | |
並 | なみ、な(み)、なら(べる)、なら(ぶ)、なら(びに) | row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal; line-up | |
閉 | と(じる)、と(ざす)、し(める)、し(まる)、た(てる) | closed; shut | |
陛 | きざはし | highness; steps (of throne); imperial palace steps | |
片 | かた、ペンス、きれ、わず(か)、ひら | one-sided; leaf; sheet; pence; right-side kata radical (no. 91); fragment; one of two | |
補 | おぎな(う)、たす(ける)、さず(ける) | supplement; supply; make good; offset; compensate; assistant; learner | |
暮 | く(れる)、く(らす) | livelihood; make a living; spend time; dusk; live; evening; twilight; season's end | |
宝 | たから | treasure; wealth; valuables; (kokuji) | |
訪 | おとず(れる)、たず(ねる)、と(う)、おとな(う) | call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy | |
亡 | な(い)、な(き)、ほろ(びる)、ほろ(ぶ)、ほろ(ぼす)、に(げる)、うしな(う) | deceased; the late; dying; perish | |
忘 | わす(れる) | forget | |
棒 | rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line | ||
枚 | ひら | sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets; counter for flat things | |
幕 | とばり | curtain; bunting; act of play; shogunate | |
密 | ひそ(か)、ひそ(かに)、あつ(い)、こま(かい) | secrecy; density (pop); minuteness; carefulness; close; secret | |
盟 | ちか(う) | alliance; oath | |
模 | かた、のっと(る) | imitation; copy; mock; pattern | |
訳 | わけ、と(く) | translate; reason; circumstance; case; sense; (kokuji) | |
優 | やさ(しい)、すぐ(れる)、まさ(る)、わざおぎ、やわ(らぐ)、ゆた(か) | tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness; superior | |
郵 | しゅくば | mail; stagecoach stop | |
預 | あず(ける)、あず(かる)、あらかじ(め) | deposit; custody; leave with; entrust to | |
幼 | おさな(い)、いとけな(い) | infancy; childhood; very young | |
欲 | ほっ(する)、ほ(しい)、ほ(しがる) | longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving | |
翌 | the following; next | ||
乱 | みだ(れる)、みだ(る)、みだ(す)、みだ、おさ(める)、わた(る)、みだ(りに) | riot; war; disorder; disturb; disordered | |
卵 | たまご | egg; ovum; spawn; roe | |
覧 | み(る) | perusal; see; look over | |
裏 | うら、うち | back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side | |
律 | のり、のっと(る) | rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control | |
臨 | のぞ(む) | look to; face; meet; confront; attend; call on; be present at | |
朗 | ほが(らか)、あき(らか)、たか(らか) | melodious; clear; bright; serene; cheerful | |
論 | あげつら(う)、と(く) | argument; discourse; -ism; argue; theory |
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