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A fast kanji dictionary. Type an English meaning (“cat”), a reading (“neko”), or paste a character itself, and instantly filter 1,000 kanji. Click any card to jump to full readings, stroke order, and example words.
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- 弓bow, bow (archery, violin)N13画
- 矢arrow, dartN15画
- 刀knife, saber, swordN12画
- 汽steam, vaporN17画
- 宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palaceN110画
- 昭bright, shiningN19画
- 級class, grade, rankN19画
- 帳account book, album, curtainN111画
- 笛bagpipe, clarinet, fluteN111画
- 第No., residenceN111画
- 羊sheepN16画
- 暑hot, sultry, summer heatN112画
- 豆beans, midget, peaN17画
- 詩poem, poetryN113画
- 丁4th calendar sign, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even numberN12画
- 整arranging, key (music), meterN116画
- 牧breed, care for, feedN18画
- 救help, reclaim, rescueN111画
- 倉cellar, godown, storehouseN110画
- 泣cry, moan, weepN18画
- 郡county, districtN110画
- 挙actions, behavior, planN110画
- 票ballot, label, signN111画
- 節clause, honor, jointN113画
- 結bind, contract, do up hairN112画
- 松pine treeN18画
- 博Dr., Ph.D., commandN112画
- 士gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)N13画
- 巣cobweb, den, hiveN111画
- 典ceremony, code, lawN18画
- 養bring up, develop, fosterN115画
- 健health, healthy, persistenceN111画
- 梅plumN110画
- 氏clan, family name, surnameN14画
- 径diameter, method, pathN18画
- 隊company, party, regimentN112画
- 紀account, annals, chronicleN19画
- 鏡barrel-head, mirror, round rice-cake offeringN119画
- 康ease, peaceN111画
- 標emblem, evidence, imprintN115画
- 街boulevard, street, townN112画
- 功achievement, credit, honorN15画
- 案bench, draft, expectationN110画
- 旗banner, national flag, standardN114画
- 器ability, container, implementN115画
- 芽bud, germ, spearN18画
- 司administer, director, govt officeN15画
- 脈hope, pulse, veinN110画
- 唱call upon, chant, reciteN111画
- 腸bowels, guts, intestinesN113画
- 張counter for bows & stringed instruments, put up (tent), spreadN111画
- 衛defense, protectionN116画
- 序beginning, chance, incidentallyN17画
- 舌clapper, reed, tongueN16画
- 眼eyeballN111画
- 舎cottage, house, hutN18画
- 検examination, investigateN112画
- 句clause, counter for haiku, paragraphN15画
- 属affiliated, belong, genusN112画
- 謝apologize, refuse, thankN117画
- 故cause, circumstances, consequentlyN19画
- 墓grave, tombN113画
- 災calamity, curse, disasterN17画
- 条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.N17画
- 態appearance, attitude, conditionN114画
- 仮assumed (name), informal, interimN16画
- 桜cherryN110画
- 敵enemy, foe, opponentN115画
- 統governing, overall, relationshipN112画
- 応OK, accept, answerN17画
- 興entertain, interest, pleasureN116画
- 往before, chase away, formerlyN18画
- 飼domesticate, feed, keepN113画
- 徳benevolence, commanding respect, goodnessN114画
- 証certificate, evidence, proofN112画
- 素elementary, naked, principleN110画
- 恩benefit, blessing, favorN110画
- 価price, valueN18画
- 肥fertile, fertilizer, get fatN18画
- 銭.01 yen, coin, moneyN114画
- 幹capability, main part, talentN113画
- 評comment, criticism, evaluateN112画
- 基counter for machines, foundation, fundamentalsN111画
- 義honor, justice, loyaltyN113画
- 俵bag, bale, counter for bagsN110画
- 修conduct oneself well, discipline, masterN110画
- 授confer, grant, impartN111画
- 賀congratulations, joyN112画
- 製made in..., manufactureN114画
- 保guarantee, keep, preserveN19画
- 提carry in hand, propose, take alongN112画
- 独Germany, alone, singleN19画
- 酸acid, bitterness, sourN114画
- 潔clean, gallant, pureN115画
- 弁braid, conical cap, dialectN15画
- 織fabric, weaveN118画
- 益advantage, benefit, gainN110画
- 率%, command, factorN111画
- 護protect, safeguardN120画
- 志aspire, hopes, intentionN17画
- 株counter for small plants, shares, stockN110画
- 射archery, onto, shine intoN110画
- 宣announce, proclaim, sayN19画
- 絹silkN113画
- 盛boom, copulate, prosperN111画
- 異curious, different, queernessN111画
- 模copy, imitation, mockN114画
- 創genesis, hurt, injuryN112画
- 班corps, group, squadN110画
- 后after, back, behindN16画
- 秘conceal, secretN110画
- 厳rigidity, severity, sternN117画
- 覧perusal, seeN117画
- 看see, watch overN19画
- 従accompany, comply, followN110画
- 拡broaden, enlarge, expandN18画
- 潮opportunity, salt water, tideN115画
- 寸a little, measurement, smallN13画
- 尺Japanese foot, measure, ruleN14画
- 俳actor, haikuN110画
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