EntryCommon
  1. Pronoun

    this way; this direction

    Usually written using kana alonedirection close to the speaker or towards the speakersee そちらsee あちらsee どちら

    こちらへやってくる少年とその犬をごらんなさい。
    Look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way.
  2. here

    Usually written using kana aloneplace close to the speaker or where the speaker is

  3. this (one)

    Usually written using kana alonesomething physically close to the speaker

  4. I; me; we; us

    Usually written using kana alone

  5. this person

    Usually written using kana alonesomeone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status

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Characters in this word

2
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this, current, next, coming, last, past

Kun
これこのここ
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2078 of 2500
Radical
stop

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
1-4-2, 1-3-2SKIP code
2m4.2The Kanji Dictionary
2111.0Four corner code
6b64Unicode hex code
1-26-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2956New Nelson (John Haig)
823New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1017Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
728Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2043Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2201Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
254Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
16259Morohashi
452Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci3Pinyin reading
chaKorean reading
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direction, person, alternative

Kun
かた-かた-がた
On
ホウ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
46 of 2500
Radical
square
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

からなたふさまさみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
4h0.1The Kanji Dictionary
0022.7Four corner code
445deroo
65b9Unicode hex code
1-42-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2082Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2389New Nelson (John Haig)
1963New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1243Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1709Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
490Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
529Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
28A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
85Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
26Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13620Morohashi
204A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
70Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
138sakade
182Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
223henshall3
102Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
25crowley
43Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
957Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
501Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fang1Pinyin reading
bangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level