| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 61 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 6 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 9 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 4 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 31 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2421 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 247 | Morohashi |
| 1922 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 2 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
9 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 二 【ニ】 two, 2
- 二院 【ニイン】 the two houses of legislature
- 一二 【イチニ】 the first and second, a few
- 十二 【ジュウニ】 twelve, 12, queen
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
- 不二 【フジ】 being two sides of the same coin, being the same (while appearing different), Very sincerely yours, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled
- 唯一不二 【ユイイツフジ】 one and only, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 二 【に】 two, 2
- 二重 【にじゅう】 double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, diplo-, dipl-, double-edged eyelid, double eyelid, creased eyelid
- 二つ 【ふたつ】 two
- 二つ目 【ふたつめ】 one after next, second
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 つぐ、 つぎ、 にい、 は、 ふ、 ふたつ、 ふだ、 わ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- dos
- 2
Portuguese
- dois
French
- deux
- radical deux (no. 2)
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1450 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氷柱 【ツララ】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
- 氷山 【ヒョウザン】 iceberg
- 海氷 【カイヒョウ】 sea ice
- 解氷 【カイヒョウ】 a thaw
Kun reading compounds
- 氷 【こおり】 ice, shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- 氷水 【こおりみず】 ice water, shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
- 人造氷 【じんぞうこおり】 artificial ice
- 雪氷 【せっぴょう】 snow and ice, snow ice, frozen snow
- 氷 【ひ】 ice, hail
- 氷柱 【つらら】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
- 薄ら氷 【うすらひ】 thin ice
- 凍る 【こおる】 to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すい
- Korean:
- bing
Spanish
- hielo
- congelado
Portuguese
- estalactite
- gelo
- granizo
- geada
- congela
French
- glace
- glaçon
- grêle
- geler
- congeler
| 498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 401 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 378 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1222 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 131 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 820 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 662 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 140 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1269 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1095 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1153 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 43 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 24 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 25 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17087 | Morohashi |
| 39 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 259 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 3223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c37 | Unicode hex code |