| 1513 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 859 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1541 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 390 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 53 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1594 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1701 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1763 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 266 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 704 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3125 | Morohashi |
| 25 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 673 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 697 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 753 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1027 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1029 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 双 【ソウ】 pair
- 双子 【フタゴ】 twins, twin
- 一双 【イッソウ】 pair (esp. of folding screens)
- 八双 【ハッソウ】 style of sword fighting
Kun reading compounds
- 双葉 【ふたば】 seed leaves (of a dicot), cotyledons, bud, sprout, early stages, very beginning
- 双子 【ふたご】 twins, twin
- 並ぶ 【ならぶ】 to line up, to stand in a line, to rival, to match, to equal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- ssang
Spanish
- par
- ambos
- contador de pares
Portuguese
- par
- conjunto
- comparação
- nº de pares
French
- paire
- ensemble (groupe d'objets)
- comparaison
- compteur de paires
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7744.0 | Four corner code |
| 1744.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗 【アン】 darkness
- 暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds, threatening signs, ominous indications
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past
- 眩む 【くらむ】 to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by, to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.), to become dark
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- poco claro
- memorizar
- sombrío
Portuguese
- escuridão
- desaparecer
- sombra
- informal
- escurecer
- cegar
French
- obscurité
- disparaître
- ombre
- informel
- s'assombrir
- être aveuglé
| 154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14065 | Morohashi |
| 1010 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 6006.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6697 | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38172 | Morohashi |
| 3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8eca | Unicode hex code |