| 23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 73 | Morohashi |
| 3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
| 1655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10295 | Morohashi |
| 11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 358 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
162 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 結末 【ケツマツ】 end, conclusion
- 結合 【ケツゴウ】 combination, union, joining, linking, coupling, bond, join (in relational algebra)
- 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
- 妥結 【ダケツ】 settlement, an agreement
- 結縁 【ケチエン】 making a connection (with Buddha)
- 結願 【ケチガン】 expiration of term of a vow
Kun reading compounds
- 結ぶ 【むすぶ】 to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands
- 結ぶ便 【むすぶびん】 connecting flight, connecting service
- 結う 【ゆう】 to do up (hair), to dress, to arrange, to tie, to bind, to fasten, to make (a fence)
- 結城紬 【ゆうきつむぎ】 silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye), Yūki pongee
- 結わえる 【ゆわえる】 to bind, to fasten, to tie up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆい、 ゆう
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- final
- finalizar
- atar
- amarrar
- unir
- vincular
- arreglarse el pelo
Portuguese
- laço
- unir
- contrato
- união
- organizar
- pentear
- fechar
French
- nouer
- lier
- joindre
- contrat
- attacher
- se coiffer
- organiser
| 390 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 472 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3540 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 816 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 485 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 302 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1532 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1363 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27398 | Morohashi |
| 1348 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1351 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 109 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 586 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2496.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d50 | Unicode hex code |
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 節 【セツ】 occasion, time, section (of a literary work or piece of music), passage, paragraph, verse, stanza, clause, season, term, one's principles, integrity, node (of a plant stem), (taxonomical) section, knot (nautical mile per hour)
- 節減 【セツゲン】 retrenchment, curtailment, economy
- 結節 【ケッセツ】 knot, nodule, tubercule, node
- 国慶節 【コッケイセツ】 anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time
- 節 【セチ】 season, time of the year, seasonal festival, seasonal banquet, seasonal feast
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 節 【ふし】 joint, knuckle, tune, melody, node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob, (notable) point, part, node
- 節目 【ふしめ】 turning point, critical juncture, knot (in a tree, etc.)
- 一節 【ひとふし】 one joint, one section, one tune, one piece, one measure, one piece (of dried bonito)
- 七節 【ななふし】 walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea), walkingstick, stick insect, leaf insect
- 節 【ノット】 knot (nautical mile per hour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- estación
- periodo
- frase
- unión
- articulación
- melodía
- tono
- nudo
- entonación
Portuguese
- nó
- estação
- período
- ocasião
- verso
- cláusula
- stanza
- honra
- junta
- nó dos dedos
- maçaneta
- canção
- melodia
French
- noeud (vitesse)
- instant
- saison
- période
- occasion
- vers (poésie)
- stance
- honneur
- jointure
- articulation
- bosse
- air (musique)
- mélodie
| 446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 552 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 523 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 472 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 699 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26102 | Morohashi |
| 2691 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4299 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1464 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 607 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 8872.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bc0 | Unicode hex code |