な.く
cry ; weep, moan
List of kanji with the highest frequency based on Mainichi Shinbun rankings. This route is suitable for prioritizing characters that appear most often in general reading and news corpora.
な.く
cry ; weep, moan
なみだ
tears ; sympathy
へだ.てる
isolate ; alternate, distance, separate, gulf
きよ.める
clean ; purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty
ひき
equal ; head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth
おぼ.れる
drown ; sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die
ひま
spare time ; rest, leisure, time, leave of absence
ハイ
lungs
まご
grandchild ; descendants
ただし.い
upright ; chastity, constancy, righteousness
やす.んじる
peaceful
かんが.みる
specimen ; take warning from, learn from
か.う
domesticate ; raise, keep, feed
かげ
shade ; yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
メイ
inscription ; signature (of artisan)
するど.い
pointed ; sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent
まにま.に
follow ; though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the waves)
はげ.しい
ardent ; violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme
たず.ねる
inquire ; fathom, look for
かた.い
edge
わら
draft ; copy, manuscript, straw
えだ
bough ; branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
に
rust-colored ; red, red lead, pills, sincerity
ひら.く
disclose ; open, say
なり
to be (classical)
おか
hill ; knoll
むね
ridgepole ; ridge
つち
earth ; lot, soil
みだり.に
cartoon ; involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt
くろ
mysterious ; occultness, black, deep, profound
ねば.る
sticky ; glutinous, greasy, persevere
さと.る
enlightenment ; perceive, discern, realize, understand
ホ
shop ; store, pave
はら.む
pregnancy
ぬ.る
paint ; plaster, daub, smear, coating
う.れる
mellow ; ripen, mature, acquire skill
のき
flats ; counter for houses, eaves
あさひ
rising sun ; morning sun
オン
grace ; kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
ドク
poison ; virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
あが.る
leaping up ; jumping up, rising, advancing, going
い.く
journey ; travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly
まめ
beans ; pea, midget
と.げる
consummate ; accomplish, attain, commit (suicide)
バン
nightfall ; night
くる.う
lunatic ; insane, crazy, confuse
さけ.ぶ
shout ; exclaim, yell
とち
horse chestnut ; (kokuji)