Entry
  1. Noun

    kanji (as opposed to kana)

    see 仮名see かな

  2. printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style

    see 楷書

  3. real name

Also written 真字【まな】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level