| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23935 | Morohashi |
| 1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 8640.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 待遇 【タイグウ】 treatment, reception, service, working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration
- 待機 【タイキ】 standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert, quarantine
- 歓待 【カンタイ】 warm welcome, friendly reception, hospitality, entertainment
- 優待 【ユウタイ】 preferential treatment, hospitality, warm reception, cordial welcome
Kun reading compounds
- 待つ 【まつ】 to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate, to depend on, to need
- 待つ身は長い 【まつみはながい】 a watched pot never boils
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まち、 まつ
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- esperar
- aguardar
Portuguese
- esperar
- contar com
French
- attendre
- compter sur
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 357 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 337 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1609 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 785 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 452 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 626 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10085 | Morohashi |
| 364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 879 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 366 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 336 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2424.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |