| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12 | Morohashi |
| 1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 1010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
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)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 菅 【すげ】 sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
- 菅笠 【すげがさ】 sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
- 夕菅 【ゆうすげ】 daily lily
- 日光黄菅 【にっこうきすげ】 day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii), orange-yellow day lily, Nikko day lily
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 すが、 すご
- Korean:
- gwan, gan
Spanish
- juncia
- junco
Portuguese
French
| 3975 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31142X | Morohashi |
| 5090 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2410 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2490 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k8.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4477.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1970 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崇拝 【スウハイ】 worship, adoration, admiration, cult
- 崇高 【スウコウ】 lofty, sublime, noble, the sublime (aesthetics)
- 尊崇 【ソンスウ】 reverence, veneration
Kun reading compounds
- 崇める 【あがめる】 to revere, to respect, to worship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 たか、 たかし、 たかむ
- Korean:
- sung
Spanish
- respetar
- reverenciar
- noble
Portuguese
- Adorar (divindade)
- respeitar
- reverenciar
French
- adoration
- respect
- révérer
- culte
| 1465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1855 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1774 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1424 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1513 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1664 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 546 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8152 | Morohashi |
| 2297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1101 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1425 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2290.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d07 | Unicode hex code |