| 1385 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1667 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1612 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1613 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1049 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1066 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1113 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1390 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 629 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 497 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1675 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10110 | Morohashi |
| 414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1788 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1328 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1470 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徐々に 【ジョジョニ】 gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
- 徐行 【ジョコウ】 going slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop immediately), going at a reduced speed, slowing down, reducing speed
- 徐々 【ジョジョ】 slow, gradual, steady, calm, composed, relaxed
- 緩徐 【カンジョ】 gentle and quiet
Kun reading compounds
- 徐に 【おもむろに】 suddenly, abruptly, slowly, without haste, calmly, gently, deliberately
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- gradualmente
- lentamente
- mansamente
Portuguese
- gradualmente
- lentamente
- deliberadamente
- gentilmente
French
- lentement
- petit à petit
- posément
- doucement
| 2041 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2829.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f90 | Unicode hex code |
patent, clear
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彰義隊 【ショウギタイ】 Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
- 彰徳 【ショウトク】 public praise, making another's virtues well-known
- 顕彰 【ケンショウ】 honouring (publicly), honoring, making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- patente
- claro
- manifiesto
- aclarar
- desvelar
Portuguese
- patente
- clarear
French
- patent
- clair
| 1410 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1338 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1593 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2174 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1620 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 618 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2337 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10015 | Morohashi |
| 1860 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1715 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1701 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 0242.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f70 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |