| 320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 392 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 96 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 7 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 84 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 43 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 16 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 13 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 8 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 64 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10 | Morohashi |
| 2936 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 64 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 68 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 215 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 86 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 万 【マン】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 億万 【オクマン】 millions and millions
- 永万 【エイマン】 Eiman era (1165.6.5-1166.8.27)
- 万 【バン】 completely, absolutely, totally
- 万一 【マンイチ】 (unlikely event of) emergency, the worst(-case scenario), 10000 to 1, (if) by some chance, by some possibility, in the unlikely event that
- 千万 【センバン】 exceedingly, extremely, very many, indeed
- 奇怪千万 【キカイセンバン】 very strange (mysterious, weird), bizarre, monstrous, outrageous
Kun reading compounds
- 万 【まん】 10,000, ten thousand, myriad, everything, all, various
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 八百万 【やおよろず】 myriad, countless things
- ５００万 【ごひゃくまん】 5,000,000, five million, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ま、 ゆる
- Korean:
- man, mug
Spanish
- diez mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- dez mil
French
- myriade
- 10000
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e07 | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40131 | Morohashi |
| 3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
| 914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5086P | Morohashi |
| 352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57ce | Unicode hex code |