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Strokes
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Frequency: 276
JLPT: N3Usefulness: 3Challenge set: 3Grade: 3Intermediate lesson: 20Beginner lesson: -
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kanji (8
Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Kanji types
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Common readings
On
On readings
On (音) readings are based on the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji. They are
typically used when a kanji appears as part of a jukugo (kanji compound).
For example, in 日本,
日 is read as に, one of the on readings.
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ハン ホン タン
Kun
Kun readings
Kun (訓) readings are uniquely Japanese. They are typically used when a kanji is used
singly as part of a Japanese conjugated verb.
For example, 行く is read as いく (to go).
In this case, the く of 行く is known as 'okurigana'.
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would first come up in level
N.
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would first come up in level
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would first come up in level
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2. to make null and void; to renege; to annul; to revoke
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would first come up in level
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1. to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched; to bend; to be bent
2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
5
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would first come up in level
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holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
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would first come up in level
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1. to return (something); to restore; to put back (see also: 帰す; esp. 返す)
2. to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
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2
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would first come up in level
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pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) (often written with kana only)
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9
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1
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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese.
would first come up in level
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through to N1 (the highest). There are no official lists
of JLPT vocab, so this analysis is based on past test papers.
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TEST
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has a Kanshudo usefulness level of , which means it is among the
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All words in our system
are rated from 1-12, where 1 is the most useful.
Words with a usefulness level of 9 or better are amongst the most useful 50,000 words in Japanese, and
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1
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would first come up in level
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through to N1 (the highest). There are no official lists
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timothy (Phleum pratense); timothy grass (see also: チモシー; often written with kana only)
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has a Kanshudo usefulness level of , which means it is among the
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The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test, 日本語能力試験) is the standard test of Japanese language ability for non-Japanese.
would first come up in level
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through to N1 (the highest). There are no official lists
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The Kanshudo kanji usefulness rating shows you how useful a kanji is for you to learn.
has a Kanshudo usefulness of , which means it is among the most useful kanji in Japanese.
is one of the 138 kana characters, denoted with a usefulness rating of K. The kana are the most useful characters in Japanese, and we recommend you thoroughly learn all kana before progressing to kanji.
All kanji in our system are rated from 1-8, where 1 is the most useful.
The 2136 Jōyō kanji have usefulness levels from 1 to 5, and are denoted with badges like this:
1
The 138 kana are rated with usefulness K, and have a badge like this:
