| 716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 702 | Morohashi |
| 96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2629.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 育児 【イクジ】 childcare, child-rearing, nursing, upbringing
- 育英 【イクエイ】 education of gifted young people, providing financial support to gifted students, education
- 性教育 【セイキョウイク】 sex education
- 社会教育 【シャカイキョウイク】 social education
Kun reading compounds
- 育つ 【そだつ】 to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)
- 育ち 【そだち】 growth, breeding, growing up (in, as), upbringing
- 育ち盛り 【そだちざかり】 growth period (in children)
- 育てる 【そだてる】 to raise, to rear, to bring up, to train, to teach, to educate, to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
- 育む 【はぐくむ】 to raise, to bring up, to rear, to cultivate, to foster, to nurture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- yug
Spanish
- educar
- criar
- ser educado
- crecer
Portuguese
- educar
- crescer
- levantar
- elevar
French
- élever
- grandir
| 347 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 247 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 227 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 250 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 487 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 843 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 958 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 246 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 246 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 879 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1013 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29318 | Morohashi |
| 2050 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4773 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 759 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 259 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 292 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 446 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80b2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |