EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    formation; molding; making (up); taking form; giving form to

    世界の熱帯雨林は、この惑星上の生命が形成する生態学的な連鎖の中で、かけがえのない環をなしているのである。
    The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
  2. repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

    Medicine

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shape, form, style

Kun
かた、-がた、かたち、なり
On
ケイ、ギョウ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
418 of 2500
Radical
bristle
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-3SKIP code
3j4.1The Kanji Dictionary
1242.2Four corner code
3260deroo
5f62Unicode hex code
1-23-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1589Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1713New Nelson (John Haig)
846New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1050Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
565Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
749Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1711Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1847Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
408A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
414Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
223Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9969Morohashi
104A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
395Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
399Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
200sakade
518Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
115henshall3
141Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
306crowley
509Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.6busy_people
615Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1727Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing2Pinyin reading
hyeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

Kun
な.る、な.す、-な.す
On
セイ、ジョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
116 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

あき、あきら、しげ、そん、たえ、なお、なり、なる、のり、ひら、まさ、よし、り

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-6-4, 3-5-1SKIP code
4n2.1The Kanji Dictionary
5320.0Four corner code
1459deroo
6210Unicode hex code
1-32-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1799Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2025New Nelson (John Haig)
3537New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4352Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2202Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2964Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
361Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
386Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
115A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
322Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
224Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11542PMorohashi
515A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
261Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
261Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
439sakade
549Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
545henshall3
466Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
160crowley
377Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
836Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
367Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cheng2Pinyin reading
seongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level