しま
island
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.
しま
island
ただ.ちに
straightaway ; honesty, frankness, fix, repair
てる
both ; old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
あさ
morning ; dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
かわ
leather ; skin, reform, become serious
あたい
value ; price
シキ
style ; ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression
たし.か
assurance ; firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
むら
village ; town
さ.げる
propose ; take along, carry in hand
はこ.ぶ
carry ; luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
お.わる
end ; finish
あ.げる
raise ; plan, project, behavior, actions
は.たす
fruit ; reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
にし
west ; Spain
いきお.い
forces ; energy, military strength
へ.る
dwindle ; decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry
うてな
pedestal ; a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ひろ.い
wide ; broad, spacious
い.れる
contain ; form, looks
かなら.ず
invariably ; certain, inevitable
あた.る
apply ; answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
エン
performance ; act, play, render, stage
デン
electricity
とし
year-end ; age, occasion, opportunity
す.む
dwell ; reside, live, inhabit
あらそ.う
contend ; dispute, argue
ダン
discuss ; talk
よ.く
ability ; talent, skill, capacity
な.い
nothingness ; none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
ふたた.び
again ; twice, second time
くらい
rank ; grade, throne, crown, about, some
お.く
placement ; put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
くわだ.てる
undertake ; scheme, design, attempt, plan
ま
true ; reality, Buddhist sect
なが.れる
current ; a sink, flow, forfeit
カク
status ; rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)
あ.る
possess ; have, exist, happen, occur, approx
うたが.う
doubt ; distrust, be suspicious, question
くち
mouth
す.ぎる
overdo ; exceed, go beyond, error
つぼね
bureau ; board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
すく.ない
few ; little
はな.す
set free ; release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
ゼイ
tax ; duty
しら.べる
examination ; investigate
ふじ
wisteria
まち
town ; village, block, street