EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication

    日本創刊を果たしたイギリス発のホームレスの人だけが販売者となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介しよう。
    I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate

Kun
つく.るはじ.めるきずけず.しける
On
ソウショウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
741 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

はじめ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-10-2SKIP code
2f10.3The Kanji Dictionary
8260.0Four corner code
2843deroo
5275Unicode hex code
1-33-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
702Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
506New Nelson (John Haig)
1815New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2283Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1179Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1610Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1631Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1759Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
900A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1696Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
789Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2127Morohashi
920A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1308Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1387Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
832sakade
1098Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
932henshall3
950Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1113Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
205Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1646Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chuang4, chuang1Pinyin reading
changKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

publish, carve, engrave

On
カン
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
855 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-3-2SKIP code
2f3.1The Kanji Dictionary
1240.0Four corner code
3143deroo
520aUnicode hex code
1-20-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1493Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
456New Nelson (John Haig)
190New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
221Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
139Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
167Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1650Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1779Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
619A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
604Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1865Morohashi
636A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
585Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
594Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750sakade
351Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
666henshall3
648Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1138Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
184Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1665Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kan1Pinyin reading
ganKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level