19/10/2023
Today's JLPT N5 Kanji: 読 - read
English:
read
On-Yomi:
ドク
トク
トウ
Kun-Yomi:
よ.む
-よ.み
よみ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 言 (ことば) – say
Henshall Mnemonic: sell words to read
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #618 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
読む [よむ]
(v5m) to read
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
読み [よみ]
(n) reading
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読書 [どくしょ]
(n) reading
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
句読点 [くとうてん]
(n) punctuation marks
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
朗読 [ろうどく]
(n,vs) reading aloud; recitation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
購読 [こうどく]
(n,vs) subscription (e.g. magazine)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み上げる [よみあげる]
(v1) to read out loud (and clearly); to call a roll
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読者 [どくしゃ]
(n) reader
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
積ん読 [つんどく]
buying books and not reading them
[K] [D] [Jisho]
解読 [かいどく]
(n,vs) deciphering; decoding
[K] [D] [Jisho]
必読 [ひつどく]
(n) should be read by all
[K] [D] [Jisho]
愛読 [あいどく]
(n,vs) reading with pleasure
[K] [D] [Jisho]
秒読み [びょうよみ]
(n) countdown
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み取り [よみとり]
(n,vs) reading
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み書き [よみかき]
(n) reading and writing
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み物 [よみもの]
(n) reading matter; reading material
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み返す [よみかえす]
(v5s) to reread; to read again
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読み方 [よみかた]
(n) way of reading; how to read
[K] [D] [Jisho]
音読 [おんどく]
(n,vs) reading aloud
[K] [D] [Jisho]
音読み [おんよみ]
(n) on (Chinese) reading of kanji
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読売 [よみうり]
(n) Yomiuri (newspaper)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
読本 [とくほん]
(n) reading-book
[K] [D] [Jisho]
立ち読み [たちよみ]
(n) reading while standing (in a bookstore)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
訓読み [くんよみ]
(n) kun-yomi (Japanese reading of character)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 読 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
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Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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19/10/2023
Today's JLPT N3 Kanji: 最 - utmost
English:
utmost
most
extreme
On-Yomi:
サイ
シュ
Kun-Yomi:
もっと.も
つま
も
Bushu (Radical) Info:
日 (にち) – sun
曰 (にち) – sun
Henshall Mnemonic: take most sun when it's at its highest point
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #82 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N4 Words
最初 [さいしょ]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最近 [さいきん]
(adj-no,n-adv,n-t) latest; most recent; nowadays
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最後 [さいご]
(n) last; end; conclusion
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
最中 [さいちゅう]
(n-adv,n) in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最低 [さいてい]
(adj-na,adv,n) (1) least; lowest; worst; (2) nasty; disgusting; horrible; yuck!
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最も [もっとも]
(adv) most; extremely
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最高 [さいこう]
(adj-na,n) highest; supreme; the most
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最終 [さいしゅう]
(n) last; final; closing
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
最善 [さいぜん]
(n) the very best
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最早 [もはや]
(adv) already; now
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
最終的 [さいしゅうてき]
(adj-na) finally
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最重点 [さいじゅうてん]
very important point
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最小 [さいしょう]
(n) smallest; least
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最小限 [さいしょうげん]
(n) minimum; lowest
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最少 [さいしょう]
(n) smallest; minimum; least
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最上 [さいじょう]
(adj-na,n) best
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最新 [さいしん]
(n) latest; newest
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最盛期 [さいせいき]
(n) golden age; best time for
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最先端 [さいせんたん]
(adj-no,n) ultra-fine
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最前線 [さいぜんせん]
(n) foremost line
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最前列 [さいぜんれつ]
front row
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最多 [さいた]
(n) the most
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最大 [さいだい]
(n) greatest; largest; maximum
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最大限 [さいだいげん]
(n) maximum
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最短 [さいたん]
(n) shortest
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最長 [さいちょう]
(n) the longest; the oldest
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最低限 [さいていげん]
(n) minimum
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最適 [さいてき]
(adj-na,n) optimum; the most suitable
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最年少 [さいねんしょう]
(adj-no) youngest
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最優遇 [さいゆうぐう]
most favourable treatment; very warm reception
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最良 [さいりょう]
(adj-na,n) the best; ideal
[K] [D] [Jisho]
真っ最中 [まっさいちゅう]
(n-adv,n) midst; middle of; height of
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最悪 [さいあく]
(adj-na,n) the worst
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最下 [さいか]
(adj-na,n) the lowest; the worst
[K] [D] [Jisho]
最寄り [もより]
(adj-no,n) nearest; neighbouring; nearby
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 最 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
or download a PDF version of this information sheet
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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18/10/2023
Today's JLPT N5 Kanji: 東 - east
English:
east
On-Yomi:
トウ
Kun-Yomi:
ひがし
あい
あがり
あずま
あづま
こ
さき
しの
とお
はる
ひが
もと
Bushu (Radical) Info:
ノ (てん) – kana-no
木 (き) – tree
Henshall Mnemonic: sun rising through trees in east
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #37 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the word's individual character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [D] to look up the word at WWWJDIC (definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N5 Words
東 [ひがし]
(n) east
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
東西 [とうざい]
(n) (1) East and West; (2) whole country; (3) Orient and Occident; (4) Your attention, please!
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東洋 [とうよう]
(n) Orient
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
東亜 [とうあ]
(n) East Asia; the Orient
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東欧 [とうおう]
Eastern Europe
[K] [D] [Jisho]
中東 [ちゅうとう]
(n) Middle East
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東海 [とうかい]
(n) region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東宮 [とうぐう]
(n) crown prince
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東京 [とうきょう]
Tokyo (current capital of Japan)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東京証券取引所 [とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ]
(n) Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東経 [とうけい]
(n) east longitude
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東口 [ひがしぐち]
(n) east entrance
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東芝 [とうしば]
Toshiba (company)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
極東 [きょくとう]
(n) Far East
[K] [D] [Jisho]
南東 [なんとう]
(n) southeast
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東側 [ひがしがわ]
(n) east side; east bank
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東都 [とうと]
(n) the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東独 [とうどく]
East Germany
[K] [D] [Jisho]
北東 [ほくとう]
(n) northeast
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東南 [ひがしみなみ]
(n) south-east
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東部 [とうぶ]
(n) eastern part
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東宝 [とうほう]
Toho (Japanese film studio)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東方 [とうほう]
(n) eastern direction; the Orient
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東邦 [とうほう]
(n) Oriental country; the Orient
[K] [D] [Jisho]
東北 [とうほく]
(n) (1) north-east; (2) Northern most six prefectures of Honshu
[K] [D] [Jisho]
北北東 [ほくほくとう]
(n) north-north-east; nor-nor-east
[K] [D] [Jisho]
広東 [かんとん]
Canton (China)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 東 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
or download a PDF version of this information sheet
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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18/10/2023
Today's JLPT N3 Kanji: 座 - squat
English:
squat
seat
cushion
gathering
sit
On-Yomi:
ザ
Kun-Yomi:
すわ.る
Bushu (Radical) Info: 广 (まだれ) – dotted cliff
Henshall Mnemonic: persons sit on ground under roof at gathering
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 6
Frequency: #588 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the word's individual character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [D] to look up the word at WWWJDIC (definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N5 Words
座る [すわる]
(v5r) to sit; to squat
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
座席 [ざせき]
(n) seat
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
座布団 [ざぶとん]
(n) cushion (Japanese); square cushion used when sitting on one's knees in a tatami-mat floor
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座敷 [ざしき]
(n) tatami room
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
ご座います [ございます]
(exp) to be (polite); to exist
[K] [D] [Jisho]
星座 [せいざ]
(n) constellation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座談会 [ざだんかい]
(n) symposium; round-table discussion
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
講座 [こうざ]
(n) lectureship; chair; course
[K] [D] [Jisho]
一座 [いちざ]
(n) (1) party; those present; troupe; (2) first seat
[K] [D] [Jisho]
銀座 [ぎんざ]
(n) (Edo period) silver mint
[K] [D] [Jisho]
正座 [せいざ]
(n,vs) sitting correctly (Japanese-style); sitting (or squatting) straight
[K] [D] [Jisho]
即座 [そくざ]
(adj-no,n) immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu
[K] [D] [Jisho]
王座 [おうざ]
(n) throne
[K] [D] [Jisho]
口座 [こうざ]
(n) account (e.g. bank)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座 [ざ]
(n,n-suf) seat; one's place; position
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座り [すわり]
(n) sitting; stability
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座り込み [すわりこみ]
(n,vs) sit-in (i.e. in protest)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
胡座 [あぐら]
(n) sit cross-legged (i.e., Indian style)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座禅 [ざぜん]
(n) (Zen) meditation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
座長 [ざちょう]
(n) chairman
[K] [D] [Jisho]
連座 [れんざ]
(n,vs) implicated (involved) in (a crime)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 座 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
or download a PDF version of this information sheet
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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17/10/2023
Today's JLPT N5 Kanji: 土 - soil
English:
soil
earth
ground
Turkey
On-Yomi:
ド
ト
Kun-Yomi:
つち
つ
つく
は
ひじ
Bushu (Radical) Info: 土 (つち) – earth
Henshall Mnemonic: plant grows in earth
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 1
Frequency: #307 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the word's individual character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [D] to look up the word at WWWJDIC (definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N5 Words
土曜日 [どようび]
(n-adv,n) Saturday
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
お土産 [おみやげ]
(n) present; souvenir
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
土 [つち]
(n) earth; soil
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土産 [みやげ]
(n) present; souvenir
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土地 [とち]
(n) plot of land; lot; soil
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土曜 [どよう]
(n-adv,n) Saturday
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
郷土 [きょうど]
(n) native place; birth-place; one's old home
[K] [D] [Jisho]
領土 [りょうど]
(n) dominion; territory; possession
[K] [D] [Jisho]
風土 [ふうど]
(n) natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
[K] [D] [Jisho]
国土 [こくど]
(n) realm
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土手 [どて]
(n) embankment; bank
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土台 [どだい]
(adv,n) foundation; base; basis
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土俵 [どひょう]
(n) arena
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土木 [どぼく]
(n) public works
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
粘土 [ねんど]
(n) clay
[K] [D] [Jisho]
浄土 [じょうど]
(n) the Pure Land; Buddhist paradise; faith in rebirth in the Western Heaven of the Buddha Amitabha
[K] [D] [Jisho]
浄土真宗 [じょうどしんしゅう]
Jodo Shinshu (offshoot of the Jodo sect)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土間 [どま]
(n) dirt floor
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土器 [かわらけ]
(n) (1) earthenware; (2) unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土橋 [どばし]
(n) an earthen bridge
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土建屋 [どけんや]
(n) general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土砂 [どしゃ]
(n) earth and sand
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土砂降り [どしゃぶり]
(n) downpour; pouring rain; cloudburst; pelting rain; heavy rain
[K] [D] [Jisho]
全土 [ぜんど]
(n) the whole nation (land, country)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
国土地理院 [こくどちりいん]
Geographical Survey Institute
[K] [D] [Jisho]
国土庁 [こくどちょう]
(Japanese) National Land Agency
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土壌 [どじょう]
(n) soil
[K] [D] [Jisho]
出土 [しゅつど]
(n) appearance of an archeological find
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土人 [どじん]
(n) natives; aborigines
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土石 [どせき]
(n) earth and stones
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土足 [どそく]
(n) shoes
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土壇場 [どたんば]
(n) scaffold; last moment; eleventh hour
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土地柄 [とちがら]
(n) local colour
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土俵際 [どひょうぎわ]
(n) the edge of a sumo ring; the edge or verge
[K] [D] [Jisho]
土塀 [どべい]
(n) mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
[K] [D] [Jisho]
本土 [ほんど]
(n) mainland; one's home country; the country proper
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 土 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
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Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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17/10/2023
Today's JLPT N3 Kanji: 差 - distinction
English:
distinction
difference
variation
discrepancy
margin
balance
On-Yomi:
サ
Kun-Yomi:
さ.す
さ.し
Bushu (Radical) Info:
工 (たくみ) – craft
羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: sheep on left is different
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 4
Frequency: #449 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the word's individual character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [D] to look up the word at WWWJDIC (definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N5 Words
差す [さす]
(v5s) to raise (stretch out) hands; to raise umbrella
[K] [D] [Jisho]
交差点 [こうさてん]
(n) crossing; intersection
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
差し上げる [さしあげる]
(v1) (pol) to give; to hold up; to lift up; to offer
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
差別 [さべつ]
(n,vs) discrimination; distinction; differentiation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差 [さ]
(n,n-suf) difference; variation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
差し支え [さしつかえ]
(n) hindrance; impediment
[K] [D] [Jisho]
物差し [ものさし]
(n) ruler; measure
[K] [D] [Jisho]
交差 [こうさ]
(n,vs) cross
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し引き [さしひき]
(n) deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
差し掛かる [さしかかる]
(v5r) to come near to; to approach
[K] [D] [Jisho]
指差す [ゆびさす]
(v5s) to point at
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し支える [さしつかえる]
(v1) to interfere; to hinder; to become impeded
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し出す [さしだす]
(v5s) to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差異 [さい]
(n) difference; disparity
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差額 [さがく]
(n) balance; difference; margin
[K] [D] [Jisho]
誤差 [ごさ]
(n) measurement error; calculation error
[K] [D] [Jisho]
時差 [じさ]
(n) time difference
[K] [D] [Jisho]
格差 [かくさ]
(n) qualitative difference; disparity
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
偏差値 [へんさち]
(n) deviation value
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し控える [さしひかえる]
(v1) to be moderate; to not do too much
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し止め [さしとめ]
(n) prohibition; ban; suspension
[K] [D] [Jisho]
雲泥の差 [うんでいのさ]
(n) wide difference
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し伸べる [さしのべる]
(v1) to hold out; to extend; to stretch; to reach out for; to thrust (javelin)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
点差 [てんさ]
(n) point spread
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し当たり [さしあたり]
(adv) for the time being; at present
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差し戻す [さしもどす]
(v5s) to send back; to refer back
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差益 [さえき]
(n) marginal profits
[K] [D] [Jisho]
差出人 [さしだしにん]
(n) sender
[K] [D] [Jisho]
人差し指 [ひとさしゆび]
(n) index finger
[K] [D] [Jisho]
物差 [ものさし]
(n) ruler; measure
[K] [D] [Jisho]
大差 [たいさ]
(n) great difference
[K] [D] [Jisho]
眼差し [まなざし]
(n) a look
[K] [D] [Jisho]
日差し [ひざし]
(n) sunlight; rays of the sun
[K] [D] [Jisho]
個人差 [こじんさ]
(n) individual differences; personal equation
[K] [D] [Jisho]
小差 [しょうさ]
(n) slight difference
[K] [D] [Jisho]
無差別 [むさべつ]
(adj-na,n) without discrimination
[K] [D] [Jisho]
落差 [らくさ]
(n) a head (of water); a difference
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 差 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
or download a PDF version of this information sheet
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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16/10/2023
Today's JLPT N5 Kanji: 電 - electricity
English:
electricity
On-Yomi:
デン
Kun-Yomi:
No Kun-yomi readings found for this kanji
Bushu (Radical) Info: 雨 (あめ) – rain
Henshall Mnemonic: lightning strikes field in electric rain storm
Levels: JLPT N5 | JLPT 4 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #268 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view a similar information sheet for it.
Click [K] to look up the word's individual character(s) at WWWJDIC.
Click [D] to look up the word at WWWJDIC (definition is the same but other useful features exist).
Click [Jisho] to look up the word at Jisho.org.
JLPT N5 Words
電気 [でんき]
(n) electricity; (electric) light
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電車 [でんしゃ]
(n) electric train
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電話 [でんわ]
(n,vs) telephone
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N4 Words
電灯 [でんとう]
(n) electric light
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電報 [でんぽう]
(n) telegram
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
電子 [でんし]
(n) (1) electron; (2) (esp. as a prefix) electronic; electronics
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
停電 [ていでん]
(n,vs) failure of electricity
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電球 [でんきゅう]
(n) light bulb
[K] [D] [Jisho]
発電 [はつでん]
(n,vs) generation (e.g. power)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電池 [でんち]
(n) battery
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電柱 [でんちゅう]
(n) telephone pole; telegraph pole; lightpole
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電波 [でんぱ]
(n) electro-magnetic wave
[K] [D] [Jisho]
乾電池 [かんでんち]
(n) dry cell; battery
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電流 [でんりゅう]
(n) electric current
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電力 [でんりょく]
(n) electric power
[K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
電源 [でんげん]
(n) source of electricity; power (button on TV, etc.)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電線 [でんせん]
(n) electric line
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
電器 [でんき]
(n) electric (goods)
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電機 [でんき]
(n) electrical machinery; appliances
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電気製品 [でんきせいひん]
electronic goods
[K] [D] [Jisho]
超電導 [ちょうでんどう]
(n) superconductivity
[K] [D] [Jisho]
公衆電話 [こうしゅうでんわ]
public telephone
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電極 [でんきょく]
(n) electrode
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電撃 [でんげき]
(n) electric shock
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電源開発 [でんげんかいはつ]
electric power resource development
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電光 [でんこう]
(n) lightning
[K] [D] [Jisho]
蓄電池 [ちくでんち]
(n) storage battery
[K] [D] [Jisho]
送電 [そうでん]
(n) electric supply
[K] [D] [Jisho]
国電 [こくでん]
(n) national railroad
[K] [D] [Jisho]
配電 [はいでん]
(n) distribution of electricity
[K] [D] [Jisho]
弔電 [ちょうでん]
(n) telegram of condolence
[K] [D] [Jisho]
終電 [しゅうでん]
(n) last train
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電磁石 [でんじしゃく]
(n) electromagnet
[K] [D] [Jisho]
懐中電灯 [かいちゅうでんとう]
electric torch; flashlight
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電信 [でんしん]
(n) telegraph
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電卓 [でんたく]
(n) calculator
[K] [D] [Jisho]
発電機 [はつでんき]
(n) dynamo; power generator
[K] [D] [Jisho]
発電所 [はつでんしょ]
(n) power plant
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電通大 [でんつうだい]
(abbr) University of Electro-Communications
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電鉄 [でんてつ]
(n) electric railway
[K] [D] [Jisho]
電動 [でんどう]
(n) electric
[K] [D] [Jisho]
充電 [じゅうでん]
(n,vs) (1) charging (electrically); (2) electrification
[K] [D] [Jisho]
Find more details for 電 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC
or download a PDF version of this information sheet
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.
NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.
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