| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21703 | Morohashi |
| 2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7528 | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17749 | Morohashi |
| 522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3012.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e08 | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
948 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 燃費 【ネンピ】 fuel consumption, gas mileage
- 燃焼 【ネンショウ】 burning, combustion, exerting all strength, making an effort
- 不燃 【フネン】 incombustibility
- 可燃 【カネン】 inflammable, flammable, combustible, burnable
Kun reading compounds
- 燃える 【もえる】 to burn, to get fired up
- 燃えるゴミ 【もえるごみ】 burnable garbage, burnable waste
- 燃やす 【もやす】 to burn, to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
- 燃やすごみ 【もやすごみ】 burnable garbage, burnable waste
- 燃やす 【もやす】 to burn, to burn with (emotion, feeling), to be fired up
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- quemar
- quemarse
- arder
Portuguese
- queimadura
- chama
- ardor
French
- brûler
- flamber
| 690 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 786 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 765 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1142 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2808 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 541 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 721 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 652 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 663 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 870 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1271 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 995 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 249 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19394 | Morohashi |
| 1081 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 510 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 816 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1140 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-15 | SKIP code |
| 9383.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 71c3 | Unicode hex code |
fee, materials
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
295 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 料 【リョウ】 fee, charge, rate, material
- 料金 【リョウキン】 fee, charge, fare
- 史料 【シリョウ】 historical materials, historical records, historical sources, archives
- 使用料 【シヨウリョウ】 use fee, rent
Readings
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- material
- precio
Portuguese
- taxa
- materiais
French
- redevance
- recette
- frais
- prix
- matériau
| 531 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 629 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 599 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3468 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 410 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 181 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 319 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 319 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 951 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 870 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1186 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13501 | Morohashi |
| 1292 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1178 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1262 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 395 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 559 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 9490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6599 | Unicode hex code |