| 244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 310 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 78 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 47 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 505 | Morohashi |
| 64 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1027 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 377 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 283 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
- 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot
Kun reading compounds
- 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
- 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 じゅ、 すみ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- residir
- vivir
- habitar
- residencia
Portuguese
- reside
- vida
- habita
French
- résider
- vivre
- habiter
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
| 1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3289 | Morohashi |
| 2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5409 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
616 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 屋 【オク】 house, building, roof
- 屋外 【オクガイ】 outdoors, outside
- 草屋 【ソウオク】 thatched hut
- 塔屋 【トウヤ】 rooftop structure, e.g. tower, elevator machine room, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 屋敷 【やしき】 residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 総会屋 【そうかいや】 extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings, sokaiya
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- casa
- tejado
- tienda
Portuguese
- teto
- casa
- loja
- negociante
- vendedor
French
- toit
- maison
- échoppe
- négociant
- vendeur
| 161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 236 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 270 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1392 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 251 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 160 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1233 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 167 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 54 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2669 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1067 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7684 | Morohashi |
| 3098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1058 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 236 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 319 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c4b | Unicode hex code |