今

4 strokes
Taught in grade 2
49 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 人 (KanXi: 9)
Parts: 一个

Readings

Japanese kun: いま
Japanese on: キン、コン
Japanese names: な

Chinese: jin1
Korean: geum

English meanings

now;

Spanish meanings

ahora;
momento actual;

Portuguese meanings

agora;

French meanings

maintenant;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

81	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
138	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
125	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
146	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
352	Classic Nelson
358	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 1, page 588)
94	Essential Kanji
2.2	Japanese for Busy People
12	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
67	Japanese Names
51	Kanji and Kana
27	Kanji in Context
1246	Kanji Learners Dictionary
45	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1601	Les Kanjis dans la tete
1968	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
112	New Nelson
1587	Remembering The Kanji
50	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
93	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

2860	2001 Kanji
8020.7	Four corner code
2a2.10	The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-2	SKIP code
2-3-1	SKIP code

Codepoints

26-3	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4eca	Unicode hex code

日

4 strokes
Taught in grade 1
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 日 (KanXi: 72)
Parts: 日日

Readings

Japanese kun: -か、ひ、 -び
Japanese on: ジツ、ニチ
Japanese names: あ、あき、いる、く、くさ、こう、す、たち、に、にっ、につ、へ

Chinese: ri4
Korean: il

English meanings

counter for days;
day;
Japan;
sun;

Spanish meanings

día;
Japón;
rayo de sol;
sol;
solar;

Portuguese meanings

dia;
Japão;
sol;

French meanings

compteur de jours;
Japon;
jour;
soleil;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

11	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
13	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
62	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
1	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097	Classic Nelson
13733	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 5, page 714)
5	Essential Kanji
1.A	Japanese for Busy People
56	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
77	Japanese Names
5	Kanji and Kana
16	Kanji in Context
1915	Kanji Learners Dictionary
963	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
12	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3027	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2410	New Nelson
12	Remembering The Kanji
3	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
33	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

3878	2001 Kanji
6010.0	Four corner code
4c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1	SKIP code
4-4-1	SKIP code

Codepoints

38-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5	Unicode hex code

明

8 strokes
Taught in grade 2
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 日 (KanXi: 72)
Parts: 日月
Variants: 朙

Readings

Japanese kun: あ.かす、あか.らむ、あ.かり、あか.るい、あか.るむ、あき.らか、あ.く、あ.くる、 -あ.け、あ.ける
Japanese on: ミョウ、ミン、メイ
Japanese names: あきら、あけ、あす、きら、け、さや、さやか、とし、はる、み、め

Chinese: ming2
Korean: myeong

English meanings

bright;
light;

Spanish meanings

aclarar;
brillo;
claridad;
claro;
iluminar;
inteligente;
listo;
luminoso;
luz;

Portuguese meanings

brilhante;
luz;

French meanings

clair;
lumière;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

141	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
228	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
208	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
84	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2110	Classic Nelson
13805	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 5, page 763)
58	Essential Kanji
3.9	Japanese for Busy People
186	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
623	Japanese Names
18	Kanji and Kana
106	Kanji in Context
572	Kanji Learners Dictionary
984	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
20	Les Kanjis dans la tete
855	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2435	New Nelson
20	Remembering The Kanji
152	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
167	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

3846	2001 Kanji
6702.0	Four corner code
4c4.1	The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4	SKIP code

Codepoints

44-32	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
660e	Unicode hex code

日

4 strokes
Taught in grade 1
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Radical: 日 (KanXi: 72)
Parts: 日日

Readings

Japanese kun: -か、ひ、 -び
Japanese on: ジツ、ニチ
Japanese names: あ、あき、いる、く、くさ、こう、す、たち、に、にっ、につ、へ

Chinese: ri4
Korean: il

English meanings

counter for days;
day;
Japan;
sun;

Spanish meanings

día;
Japón;
rayo de sol;
sol;
solar;

Portuguese meanings

dia;
Japão;
sol;

French meanings

compteur de jours;
Japon;
jour;
soleil;

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

11	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese
13	A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd ed.
62	A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters
1	A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2097	Classic Nelson
13733	Daikanwa Jiten (Morohashi) (Volume 5, page 714)
5	Essential Kanji
1.A	Japanese for Busy People
56	Japanese Kanji Flashcards
77	Japanese Names
5	Kanji and Kana
16	Kanji in Context
1915	Kanji Learners Dictionary
963	Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
12	Les Kanjis dans la tete
3027	New Japanese English Character Dictionary
2410	New Nelson
12	Remembering The Kanji
3	The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power
33	Tuttle Kanji Cards

Classifications

3878	2001 Kanji
6010.0	Four corner code
4c0.1	The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-1	SKIP code
4-4-1	SKIP code

Codepoints

38-92	JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
65e5	Unicode hex code

Denshi Jisho by Kim Ahlström.
Please Donate to Denshi Jisho.
The Denshi Jisho Blog

Denshi Jisho uses the Edict and Kanjidic2 dictionaries, provided by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University. The SKIP codes for kanji are derived from the Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary by Jack Halpern. Jack Halpern also holds the copyright for the kanji frequency information, the New Japanese-English Character Dictionary numbers and Kodansha Kanji Learner's Dictionary numbers. The stroke order diagrams are generated with data from the KanjiVG project by Ulrich Apel. Please see the data and copyright information for more details.

ASCII safe link to this page: http://www.jisho.org/kanji/details/%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A5%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5

Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary

Found information for these kanji: 今 日 明 日

今

Readings

English meanings

Spanish meanings

Portuguese meanings

French meanings

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

Classifications

Codepoints

日

Readings

English meanings

Spanish meanings

Portuguese meanings

French meanings

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

Classifications

Codepoints

明

Readings

English meanings

Spanish meanings

Portuguese meanings

French meanings

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

Classifications

Codepoints

日

Readings

English meanings

Spanish meanings

Portuguese meanings

French meanings

Stroke order

Dictionary indices

Classifications

Codepoints

Found information for these kanji: 今日明日