| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菱亜鉛鉱 【リョウアエンコウ】 smithsonite, zinc spar, szaskaite, calamine, dry-bone ore
- 菱花 【リョウカ】 water chestnut flower, water caltrop flower
Kun reading compounds
- 菱 【ひし】 water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica), water chestnut, caltrop (weapon)
- 菱垣廻船 【ひがきかいせん】 large Japanese junk
Readings
- Korean:
- reung
Spanish
- castaño de agua
- rombo
- diamante
Portuguese
French
- losange
- mâcre nageante (trapa japonica)
- rhombe
| 980 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3977 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2879 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31219X | Morohashi |
| 5092 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1517 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1635 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1967 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4440.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83f1 | Unicode hex code |
made in..., manufacture
- On:
- セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
488 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 製 【セイ】 make, manufacture, -made, made of ..., made in ...
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
- 縫製 【ホウセイ】 sewing (by machine)
- 既製 【キセイ】 ready-made, off the shelf
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- fabricar
- construir
- hecho en
Portuguese
- feito em...
- manufaturado
French
- "fabriqué en"
- fabrication
| 648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 749 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 726 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4249 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2388 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 428 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 434 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 686 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1628 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2441 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34380 | Morohashi |
| 2803 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 2273.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紙 【シ】 newspaper
- 紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
- 原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
- 製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 紙 【かみ】 paper
- 紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
- 頸上 【くびかみ】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- papel
- periódico
Portuguese
- Papel
French
- papier
| 85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3510 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 362 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 243 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1517 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27293 | Morohashi |
| 1302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 456 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2294.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d19 | Unicode hex code |