| 1041 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1713 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 260 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1339 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1030 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 983 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1017 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1908 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 25 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 161 | Morohashi |
| 3339 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 71 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1007 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
乙
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1841 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乙 【オツ】 (the) second (party, rank, etc.), B (grade), the latter, stylish, chic, smart, witty, tasty, strange, quaint, queer, thank you, good job, see you, goodbye, goodnight
- 乙亥 【キノトイ】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
- うｐ乙 【ウプオツ】 thanks for uploading
- 枠乙 【ワクオツ】 thanks for streaming
- 乙亥 【キノトイ】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
- 乙未 【キノトヒツジ】 Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
- 不一 【フイツ】 Very sincerely yours, different
Kun reading compounds
- 乙 【きのと】 second in rank, second sign of the Chinese calendar
- 乙亥 【きのとい】 Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
Readings
- Korean:
- eul
Spanish
- segundo
- duplicado
- extraño
- ingenioso
- elegante
Portuguese
- o último
- duplicar
- engenhoso
- estranho
French
- radical hameçon (no. 5)
- chic
- signe du 2ème tronc céleste
- dernier
- second
- étrange
| 3556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1771.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e59 | Unicode hex code |
巳
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巳 【ミ】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 丁巳 【ヒノトミ】 Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
- 上巳 【ジョウシ】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
Kun reading compounds
- 巳 【み】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 巳年 【みどし】 year of the Snake
- 上巳 【じょうし】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
- 辰巳 【たつみ】 southeast
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- signo de la serpiente
- sexto signo del zodíaco
- serpiente
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 6ème branche terrestre
- signe du Serpent (zodiaque)
- 9 à 11 heures du matin
| 1697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1460 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2060 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4197 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2063 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8744 | Morohashi |
| 3388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2042 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a3.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 7771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5df3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
| 509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5703 | Morohashi |
| 2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 0024.7 | Four corner code |
| 0040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5909 | Unicode hex code |