Kanji by Meaning
Find the right Japanese kanji for 1750 English words.
A
abandon (5)ability (5)able to (2)abolish (2)about (3)abundant (2)abuse (2)accept (2)accompany (5)accomplish (2)account (4)acid (2)acquire (3)act (5)actor (3)add (2)addition (3)adhere (3)adhere to (2)administer (3)admire (3)admit (2)admonish (3)adore (4)advance (6)advantage (4)advise (2)affair (3)affection (2)after (5)again (5)age (4)agree (4)agreement (2)air (3)alike (4)all (12)allure (2)alone (2)along (5)also (2)always (2)amass (2)amount (3)and (3)angle (3)animals (4)announce (3)another (3)answer (5)anti (2)anxiety (2)apologize (2)apparition (2)appearance (6)append (3)apply (2)appoint (3)appreciate (2)approach (2)appropriate (2)approve (2)arm (2)arms (5)army (2)around (7)arrange (3)arrest (4)arrival (2)arrive (7)arrive at (2)art (4)article (3)articles (3)arts (2)ask (7)aspire (4)aspire to (3)assets (2)assist (5)assistant (3)association (7)atmosphere (2)attach (4)attack (6)attain (6)attempt (2)attend (3)attitude (2)augment (2)auspicious (3)avoid (2)awake (2)away (8)awe (2)
B
back (9)bad (6)bad luck (2)bag (3)balance (2)ball (5)ballad (2)balmy (2)banish (2)bank (3)barbarian (3)base (3)based on (2)battle (3)bay (3)be anxious (2)be clear (2)be jealous (2)be luxuriant (2)be moderate (2)be proud (2)be ruined (3)beach (5)bear (8)beat (5)beautiful (9)beauty (2)become (4)bed (2)before (4)beforehand (2)beg (2)beginning (6)behind (5)believe (2)bend (4)benefit (7)benevolence (2)besides (3)best (4)bestow (3)between (4)beyond (3)bid (2)big (5)billows (2)bind (2)bird (4)black (5)blade (3)blame (3)blaze (2)blessing (4)block (3)blue (4)board (7)boat (3)body (5)boil (6)bone (2)book (6)border (4)bosom (2)both (3)boulder (2)boundary (3)bow (5)bowels (2)bowl (3)box (3)braid (3)branch (4)branch off (2)break (8)breast (2)breed (3)brevity (2)bribe (3)bride (2)bright (7)brilliant (4)bring (5)bring up (2)broad (2)broth (2)brother (3)brush (4)bud (2)buddhist (5)build (6)building (4)bunch (2)bureau (2)burn (3)bury (2)business (3)buy (3)
C
calamity (3)calendar (3)call (8)call on (2)calm (6)camp (3)campaign (2)can (4)cancel (3)capacity (2)cape (4)capital (4)capsize (2)capture (4)care (3)carry (9)carry out (2)carry through (2)carve (2)case (5)catch (6)cause (8)cave (3)cedar (2)celebrate (2)cellar (2)censure (3)center (3)ceremony (4)chafe (3)chance (2)chances (2)change (10)chapter (2)character (5)charge (6)charm (5)chase (4)chastise (3)chastity (2)cheap (2)cheat (2)check (2)cheerful (2)chest (2)chicken (2)chief (3)child (5)china (2)chinese (13)choose (2)chop (2)chronicle (2)circle (5)circumference (2)circumstances (3)clan (3)class (8)clause (4)clean (2)cleanse (2)clear (19)cleverness (2)cliff (2)climax (2)clip (2)clique (4)close (5)clot (2)cloth (6)clothing (3)club (2)clumsy (2)cold (4)collapse (2)collar (2)collect (4)color (2)coloring (2)column (2)come (6)comfort (2)coming (3)command (5)commander (2)commandment (2)comment (2)commonplace (2)companion (5)company (2)compare (6)complete (5)comply (3)composition (3)comrade (2)conceal (5)concern (4)concerning (2)conclusion (2)condemn (2)condition (4)conduct (4)confer (3)conform (2)confront (3)confuse (2)congeal (3)congratulate (2)congratulations (4)connection (4)conquer (2)consent (2)consequently (2)conserve (2)consider (6)consideration (2)constancy (2)constrict (2)construct (3)consult (3)consult with (2)consume (2)contact (2)contain (2)container (2)contented (2)continually (2)continue (2)contract (3)control (5)convert (2)cook (2)copy (7)cord (5)cordial (3)corner (5)correct (4)cost (3)cottage (3)counter for articles (2)counter for houses (2)counter for occurrences (2)counter for suits of clothing (2)counterfeit (2)country (4)courage (2)course (3)court (3)cover (9)covet (2)craft (3)creek (2)crime (2)criminal (3)criticism (2)cross (3)crown (3)cruel (2)cruelty (2)crush (4)cry (3)crystal (2)cultivate (2)cure (4)curious (2)current (2)curse (3)curtain (2)cut (7)cylinder (2)
D
damage (3)dance (3)dangerous (2)dark (10)daughter (2)dawn (3)day (4)daybreak (3)daytime (2)deal (3)deal with (2)death (3)decay (2)deceive (3)decide (3)decision (2)decline (5)decrease (2)decree (2)deep (5)defeat (5)defect (2)defend (2)defy (5)degree (2)deliberate (2)delicate (2)deliver (2)delude (2)delusion (2)demand (3)den (3)department (2)depend (6)depend on (3)deposit (2)descend (3)descendants (2)describe (3)design (6)desire (4)desk (2)despise (3)destiny (2)destroy (5)detailed (2)detest (2)diameter (2)die (9)difference (2)dignity (3)diligent (3)dip (2)disadvantage (2)disappear (2)disaster (4)discard (4)discern (2)discharge (2)discipline (3)disclose (2)discontinue (2)discreet (2)disorder (3)display (3)dispose (3)dispose of (2)dissolve (2)distance (4)distant (5)distress (2)distribute (3)district (5)disturb (3)ditch (2)diverge (2)divide (3)divining (2)do (3)do in spite of (2)don (2)door (3)double (2)down (8)draft (3)draw (5)draw near (2)drawing (2)dread (2)dream (2)drift (2)drill (2)drink (5)drive (3)drive away (2)droop (2)drop (4)drown (2)dry (5)dry up (3)duplicate (3)duty (5)dwell (2)dynasty (4)
E
ear (2)early (4)earn (3)earth (3)ease (4)east (2)easy (2)eat (4)eaves (2)echo (2)edge (8)efficacy (2)elapse (2)elder (3)elder brother (2)elect (2)elegance (2)emblem (2)embrace (2)eminent (2)emit (4)emotion (2)emperor (4)employ (3)employment (2)emptiness (2)emulate (2)enclosure (3)encounter (2)encourage (5)end (13)endure (3)energy (2)engage (2)engrave (3)entertain (3)entrust (4)entrust to (3)envy (2)equal (7)equip (2)erect (2)err (2)error (2)escape (3)especially (2)essence (4)establish (2)esteem (5)etc (4)evade (4)even (5)even number (2)evening (4)every (2)everything (2)evidence (3)evil (6)ex (2)examine (3)example (2)exceed (2)exceedingly (2)excel (4)excellence (5)excellent (4)except (2)excessive (2)exchange (2)exclude (3)excuse (2)exert (3)exhibit (2)exist (4)existing (2)exorcise (3)expand (3)expect (2)expectation (2)expel (2)expert (3)explain (3)explanation (4)expose (2)expression (3)extend (3)extent (2)extol (2)extract (3)extreme (4)eye (3)
F
face (5)fact (2)faction (3)factor (2)fade (2)faint (2)faith (2)fall (5)fall into (2)falsehood (2)falsify (2)family (4)far (5)farm (3)fast (6)fasten (4)fat (6)fate (3)fathom (2)fault (5)favor (4)fear (9)fee (3)feed (2)feel (6)feeling (2)feelings (4)fellow (3)female (2)fence (4)ferment (2)ferry (3)fertile (2)fetch (2)few (3)fiber (2)fidelity (4)fief (2)field (4)figure (3)figured cloth (2)figures (3)file (2)fill (3)finance (2)find (3)fine (3)finish (5)fire (2)firm (2)first (6)fish (4)fissure (2)five (2)fix (3)flank (2)flat (3)flip (2)flock (2)floor (2)flourish (2)flow (3)flower (3)fly (3)fog (2)fold (4)follow (11)follower (2)food (5)foolish (5)foot (7)force (4)ford (2)foreign (3)forest (2)form (8)former (3)formerly (2)fortune (6)fortune telling (2)forward (3)foster (2)foundation (3)fragrant (5)frame (4)free (3)freeze (2)freight (2)friend (3)friendship (2)frugal (2)fruit (4)full (4)furnace (2)furthermore (4)
G
gain (3)game (2)gang (2)garden (4)gather (5)gauze (2)gem (3)general (3)generally (3)generation (2)genius (3)gentle (3)gentleman (2)gentleness (2)genuine (2)genus (2)germ (3)get (21)get fat (2)get thin (2)ghost (2)gift (5)girl (2)give (11)give up (3)gleam (2)gloom (2)glory (3)glow (3)go (2)go around (2)go between (2)going (5)good (14)good fortune (2)goodness (3)goods (2)govern (2)government (5)government office (2)govt (5)govt office (4)grace (3)graceful (3)grade (4)grain (4)grant (5)grasp (2)grass (3)great (8)greatness (2)green (4)grieve (6)grind (2)grip (2)ground (3)group (4)grove (2)grow (9)guess (2)guest (2)gulf (3)gun (3)
H
hair (3)hall (4)halt (3)hamlet (2)hand (5)handle (2)hang (4)hanging scroll (2)happiness (6)happy (3)harbor (2)hard (6)harm (3)harmony (2)harsh (2)harvest (2)hate (2)have (7)head (7)heal (2)hear (2)heart (8)heat (3)heaven (3)heavy (2)height (4)help (11)hero (2)hide (6)high (10)hill (5)hint (2)hips (2)hire (2)history (2)hit (5)hoist (2)hold (7)hole (3)home (9)honor (8)hope (4)hopes (2)horizontal (2)horse (6)hot (3)house (7)hug (2)humble (4)hungry (3)hurry (3)hurt (5)
I
idea (5)ill (4)illness (2)illusion (3)image (2)imitate (6)immature (2)impart (2)imperial (8)import (2)impression (2)imprint (2)in (3)incite (2)incline (2)include (2)increase (4)incur (2)indicate (2)inferior (3)informal (2)ingredients (2)inherit (2)injure (2)injury (4)injustice (3)inlet (3)inn (3)inquire (3)insect (2)insert (2)inside (4)inspection (2)inspire (2)install (2)instrument (4)insult (2)interest (2)interrupt (2)interview (3)intimacy (2)investigate (4)invite (5)involve (2)iron (3)island (2)item (4)
J
K
L
label (3)ladle (2)lake (2)lament (5)lap (2)lapel (2)lapis (3)lapis lazuli (3)large (8)late (5)later (3)law (9)lay (3)laziness (3)lazuli (3)lead (8)leader (3)leaf (2)lean (3)leap (3)learn (4)leather (2)leave (9)leave behind (2)left (4)leg (2)leisure (5)length (2)letter (3)level (4)lie (5)life (5)light (6)like (3)limb (2)limit (2)limits (2)line (6)line up (2)lineage (2)listen (3)little (3)load (3)lock (2)long (13)long ago (2)long for (2)long time (3)look (14)look at (3)look for (3)look up (3)loop (2)lord (3)loss (3)lot (3)lotus (3)love (5)low (7)lower (3)loyalty (2)luck (6)luster (3)luxuriant (4)
M
machine (2)main (5)main point (2)majesty (3)make (3)make good (2)make sport of (2)male (5)man (8)manage (2)manchu (3)manchu dynasty (3)manipulate (2)manner (2)manservant (2)mansion (6)mantle (3)many (4)mark (11)marry (3)marsh (2)master (4)mat (4)materials (2)matter (5)mature (2)may (2)me (2)means (5)measure (6)mediate (2)medicine (3)meet (7)melancholy (2)mellow (2)melody (2)melt (2)mend (2)mercy (2)merely (3)merit (2)meter (2)method (3)middle (3)military (3)mind (8)minute (3)minuteness (2)misfortune (2)miss (5)mistake (2)mix (2)moan (2)model (7)moisten (3)money (4)month (3)more (3)morning (5)most (3)mound (4)mount (4)mountain (7)mourning (3)mouth (3)move (4)mr (2)much (4)murder (2)music (6)myself (3)mystery (2)
N
O
obey (6)object (3)obstruct (5)obtain (2)occasion (7)ocean (2)offense (2)offer (8)offering (4)office (10)official (8)old (10)old man (2)old times (2)omen (3)omit (2)one (3)oneself (2)only (3)open (9)opinion (2)opportunity (5)oppose (2)opposite (2)oppress (2)order (6)ordinary (3)organize (2)origin (5)other (5)our (4)outline (2)outskirts (2)overflow (2)overgrown (2)overthrow (2)
P
pain (5)paint (5)palace (4)pale (2)pamper (2)pan (2)paper (4)paragraph (2)parch (4)park (2)part (10)party (8)pass (5)pass through (2)passion (3)pasture (2)path (3)pattern (3)patterned (2)pave (2)pay (4)peace (8)peaceful (5)peak (5)peerless (2)penalty (2)penetrate (5)people (3)per (2)perform (3)performance (4)perfume (3)period (7)perish (2)permit (2)person (9)persuade (2)perverse (2)petal (2)phenomenal (3)pick (4)pick up (2)picture (5)piece (3)pierce (5)pile (3)pile up (2)pilfer (2)pills (2)pinch (2)pipe (3)pith (2)pity (2)pivot (3)place (11)plain (2)plait (2)plan (11)plane (3)planting (2)plate (3)play (9)play with (2)pleasing (3)pleasure (7)pledge (2)plot (2)pluck (4)plum (2)plunder (2)poem (5)poetry (2)point (10)pole (3)police station (2)polish (9)pond (2)porcelain (2)position (3)possess (4)possibly (2)post (2)pot (3)pour (3)powder (2)power (4)powerful (2)practice (3)praise (7)pray (3)precedence (2)precious (3)prefer (2)pregnancy (2)prepare (3)present (6)preserve (2)press (4)pretend (5)prevent (2)previous (3)price (4)prick (3)priest (4)princess (4)principle (3)print (5)printing (4)private (5)prize (2)proceed (5)proclaim (2)profit (5)profound (2)progress (4)prohibit (2)promise (2)promontory (3)promote (3)proof (3)property (3)proportion (2)prosperity (4)prosperous (3)protect (5)provision (2)prune (2)public (3)publish (5)pull (3)punish (3)punishment (2)pure (5)purify (2)purity (5)purport (2)pursue (2)push (4)put (10)put on (3)
R
race (2)raid (2)raise (7)range (3)rank (9)rapids (2)rare (4)rate (3)rather (2)ratio (2)rave (2)reach (8)read (2)reality (4)reap (4)rear (4)reason (7)rebel (2)rebuke (2)recede (2)receive (7)recess (2)reckless (2)recommend (2)record (5)red (8)reduce (3)reed (4)refer (5)refer to (5)refine (2)refined (3)reflect (2)reform (2)refreshing (2)refuse (4)region (3)regret (6)reign (2)reject (7)rejoice (5)relate (3)relationship (2)relax (4)reliable (2)remainder (2)remains (2)remarkable (2)remember (3)remove (3)rend (2)renew (3)rent (3)repair (2)repay (2)repel (3)replace (2)report (3)reprove (2)reputation (2)request (6)rescue (2)reside (3)residence (4)resign (4)resist (4)resources (2)respect (8)rest (5)rested (2)restore (2)result (5)result in (3)resume (2)retire (2)retreat (3)retribution (2)return (4)revere (4)reverse (2)revert (2)review (2)revolve (2)reward (5)rice (7)rich (3)ride (5)ridge (3)ridicule (3)right (5)righteous (3)righteousness (2)ring (4)ripen (2)rise (6)river (2)road (4)rob (2)rock (4)roll (3)roll up (2)roof (2)room (4)rope (5)rot (2)rough (3)round (4)rouse (2)route (3)row (4)rub (3)rugged (2)ruin (2)ruined (3)rule (13)ruler (3)run (6)
S
sack (2)sacrifice (4)sad (4)sail (2)sake (5)salary (3)salt (3)salt water (2)same (3)same kind (2)samurai (2)sand (2)sap (2)satisfy (2)save (3)say (3)scale (2)scarlet (2)scatter (2)scheme (5)school (4)scold (3)scour (2)scrape (2)scroll (3)sea (4)seacoast (2)seal (8)search (3)seashore (2)season (3)seat (2)second (4)secret (3)secrete (2)sect (3)section (5)seduce (5)see (5)seed (2)seek (2)seethe (2)seize (3)select (2)selection (2)self (3)selfish (2)sell (4)semi (3)send (13)sentence (4)separate (4)serene (2)servant (2)serve (5)service (3)set (12)set free (2)set up (3)settle (2)settlement (2)seven (2)several (2)severe (4)shade (4)shadow (3)shake (5)shaku (5)shame (3)shape (3)sharp (3)sharpen (2)shelf (2)shellfish (2)shelter (2)shield (2)shift (2)shine (7)shining (2)ship (4)shirk (2)shoes (2)shoot (3)shop (3)shore (4)short (2)shoulder (3)shove (2)show (4)shrink (2)shun (2)shut (4)side (7)sigh (2)sign (17)signature (2)silk (3)simple (3)sin (2)sincerity (3)sing (2)single (2)sink (4)sit (4)situation (2)six (3)sketch (2)skill (6)skilled (3)skin (4)skip (2)sky (4)slave (2)sleep (4)sleeve (2)slender (2)slit (2)slope (4)slow (2)small (8)smash (2)smell (2)smoke (4)snap (2)soak (3)sober up (2)soil (2)soldier (2)sole (2)solely (2)solemn (2)solid (3)some (2)somebody (2)someone (2)son (3)song (5)sort (3)soul (3)sound (5)sour (3)souvenir (2)space (3)sparkle (4)speak (3)spear (2)speck (2)speech (3)spend (3)sphere (3)spicy (2)spindle (4)spindle tree (2)spine (3)spirit (4)spit (5)spite (4)splendor (2)split (4)sport (3)spot (3)spouse (2)spread (8)spread out (3)spring (3)sprout (2)spy (2)squad (3)square (4)stab (3)stage (5)stalk (3)stamp (4)standard (2)star (2)starve (2)state (6)station (5)stature (3)steal (2)steam (2)steep (7)stem (3)step (4)stick (3)stiff (2)still (3)stink (2)stomach (2)stone (3)stop (8)store (7)storehouse (4)strain (2)strange (5)strangeness (2)street (4)strength (6)stretch (3)strict (2)strike (5)strong (6)study (5)stupid (2)style (9)subdue (2)subject (2)submit (5)submit to (2)substance (2)substitute (2)suburbs (3)succeed (4)sudden (4)sue (2)suit (2)suitable (2)suits (3)sultry (2)summit (3)summon (2)superiority (2)supply (4)support (7)suppose (2)surface (3)surmise (2)surname (2)surpass (4)surplus (2)suspend (3)suspicious (3)sustain (2)swamp (3)swarm (2)sweet (2)swell (3)swelling (2)swing (3)sword (3)symbol (2)sympathy (3)symptoms (3)system (4)
T
table (6)take (8)take along (2)take pleasure in (3)take up (2)talent (4)talk (3)target (2)tart (2)taste (2)tatami (3)tax (3)tear (3)tears (2)technique (2)tell (2)temple (5)tempt (2)ten (5)tend (3)tenth (3)term (3)texture (2)the late (2)therefore (3)thick (6)thin (8)thing (2)think (6)third (3)thirst (2)this (2)thorn (2)thought (4)thread (2)threaten (3)throat (2)through (4)throw (3)throw away (2)thrust (2)ticket (2)tide (3)tie (9)tie up (2)tiger (3)tight (4)timber (2)time (21)times (5)tip (2)title (4)together (6)toil (2)tomb (3)tone (3)tool (2)touch (3)tower (3)town (7)track (2)trade (2)trademark (2)train (3)trample (2)transfer (2)transit (2)transport (3)travel (2)tray (3)tree (13)tremble (2)trial (2)tribute (2)trick (3)trifle with (2)trim (3)troops (3)trouble (6)true (2)trust (2)truth (6)try (2)tub (3)tube (2)tumor (2)tune (3)turn (8)turn around (2)twice (2)twig (4)twinkle (3)twist (3)two (4)type (3)
U
V
W
wag (2)wait (3)wall (3)wane (2)war (6)ward (4)ward off (2)warehouse (2)warn (3)wash (2)watch (3)water (7)wave (3)waves (2)way (6)weak (3)weak point (2)wealth (4)wear (5)weight (3)welfare (2)well (6)west (2)wet (4)what (4)wheel (4)while (3)white (3)whole (2)wicked (2)wide (6)width (3)wife (4)willow (2)wind (4)wisdom (3)wise (4)wish (4)withdraw (6)wither (2)woman (4)wood (3)woods (2)woof (2)word (4)work (4)world (2)worry (4)worship (4)wound (2)wretched (2)write (5)wrong (5)