| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 177 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1456 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 744 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17026 | Morohashi |
| 2951 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1828 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 223 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
氏
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
84 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氏 【シ】 Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, clan, he, him, counter for people
- 氏族 【シゾク】 clan, family
- 両氏 【リョウシ】 both persons
- 同氏 【ドウシ】 the said person, he, she, same surname
Kun reading compounds
- 氏 【うじ】 family name, lineage, birth, clan
- 氏名 【しめい】 (full) name, identity
- 杜氏 【とうじ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 漢氏 【あやうじ】 Aya clan
Readings
- Korean:
- ssi, ji
Spanish
- apellido
- clan
- señor
Portuguese
- nome de família
- sobrenome
- clã
French
- nom de famille
- nom
- clan
- Monsieur
| 2656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7274.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
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)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1628 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- 姓名 【セイメイ】 (full) name, family name and given name
- 旧姓 【キュウセイ】 one's original family name, maiden name
- 同姓 【ドウセイ】 same surname
- 姓 【セイ】 surname, family name, hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
- 俗姓 【ゾクショウ】 secular surname (of a priest)
- 小百姓 【コビャクショウ】 peasant, small farmer
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- apellido
Portuguese
- sobrenome
French
- nom de famille
| 1471 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1203 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1150 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 846 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1869 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 598 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 440 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 334 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 209 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1571 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6178 | Morohashi |
| 279 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1557 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1678 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1163 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4541.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59d3 | Unicode hex code |