EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    (United States of) America; United States; US; USA

    AbbreviationUsually written using kana alonesee アメリカ合衆国

    アメリカでは英語を話します。
    They speak English in America.
  2. America (land mass); the Americas

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 亜墨利加【アメリカ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

Asia, rank next, come after, -ous

Kun
つ.ぐ
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1509 of 2500
Radical
two
WaniKani
Level 59

Built from

Used in names as

つぎつぐ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-7-1SKIP code
0a7.14The Kanji Dictionary
1010.6Four corner code
3273deroo
4e9cUnicode hex code
1-16-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
43Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
81New Nelson (John Haig)
3540New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4354Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2204Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2966Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1809Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1950Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1331A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
525Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1788Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
272Morohashi
997A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1616Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1724Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1032Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1092Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1818Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
35Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya4Pinyin reading
aKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
59WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

rice, USA, metre

Kun
こめよね
On
ベイマイメエトル
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
61 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

まべよなよのよま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-3SKIP code
6b0.1The Kanji Dictionary
9090.4Four corner code
1064deroo
7c73Unicode hex code
1-42-38JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3461Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4380New Nelson (John Haig)
3529New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4342Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2198Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
919Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
987Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
90A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
343Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
112Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26832Morohashi
201A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
224Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
224Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
135sakade
803Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
220henshall3
135Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
155crowley
562Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.8busy_people
1493Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
928Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mi3Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
き.く
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
203 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

かがとしのりりい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
5d2.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.0Four corner code
2243deroo
5229Unicode hex code
1-45-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
466New Nelson (John Haig)
1114New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1431Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
757Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1029Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
906Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
972Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
219A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
200Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Morohashi
596A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
329Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
329Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
528sakade
355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
626henshall3
491Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
180crowley
248Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
915Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada

Kun
くわ.えるくわ.わる
On
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
130 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-3SKIP code
2g3.1The Kanji Dictionary
4600.0Four corner code
1677deroo
52a0Unicode hex code
1-18-35JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
716Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
523New Nelson (John Haig)
38New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
42Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
23Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
24Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
867Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
932Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
187A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
787Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2297Morohashi
431A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
709Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
722Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
356sakade
366Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
453henshall3
447Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
237crowley
295Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
208Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
876Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jia1Pinyin reading
gaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level