| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
798 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 等 【トウ】 class, order, rank, et cetera, etc., and the like, equal, iso-
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
- 中等 【チュウトウ】 second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade
- 等々 【トウトウ】 etc., et cetera, and so on
Kun reading compounds
- 等しい 【ひとしい】 equal, identical, the same, no different (from), just like, equivalent
- 等 【など】 et cetera, etc., and the like, and so forth, or something, the likes of, for example, for instance, for one
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 ひ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- clase
- calidad
- igual que
- igual
- etcétera
Portuguese
- etc.
- e assim por diante
- classe (1º
- 2º )
- qualidade
- igual
- semelhante
French
- et ainsi de suite
- etc...
- semblable
- classe (1ère)
- qualité
- égal
- pluriel (peu respectueux)
| 484 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 383 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 361 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3396 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 294 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 795 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1770 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 569 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 353 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1479 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3321 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1723 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 954 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25992 | Morohashi |
| 2682 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4287 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 945 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1016 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 151 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 407 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2348 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8834.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b49 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
| 402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14301 | Morohashi |
| 2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |