| 700 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 774 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 519 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 750 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 332 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 768 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 782 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 613 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 124 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1191 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 967 | Morohashi |
| 146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1183 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1267 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 201 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 763 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
356 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 備蓄 【ビチク】 stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)
- 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
- 配備 【ハイビ】 deployment, disposition, posting, stationing
- 無防備 【ムボウビ】 defenseless, defenceless, unprotected, vulnerable
Kun reading compounds
- 備える 【そなえる】 to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install, to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for, to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with, to be born with, to have since birth
- 備わる 【そなわる】 to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with, to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with, to be among, to be one of
- 具に 【つぶさに】 in detail, with great care, completely, fully
Readings
- Japanese names:
- びっ、 びん
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- equipar
- aprovisionar
- preparación
- preparativo
- proveer
- preparar
- estar dotado de
- estar surtido
Portuguese
- equipe
- provisão
- preparação
French
- équiper
- préparation
- approvisionnement
| 2153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5099 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2011X | Morohashi |
| 2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 943 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8022.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
982 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焼死 【ショウシ】 death by fire
- 焼却 【ショウキャク】 incineration, destroy by fire
- 半焼 【ハンショウ】 partial destruction by fire
- 延焼 【エンショウ】 spread of fire
Kun reading compounds
- 焼く 【やく】 to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue, to heat, to heat up, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn, to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn, to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc), to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
- 焼き 【やき】 cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying, heating, tempering, -ware
- 焼肉 【やきにく】 yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue, roasted meat, grill
- お好み焼き 【おこのみやき】 okonomiyaki, savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
- たこ焼き 【たこやき】 takoyaki, octopus dumplings
- 焼ける 【やける】 to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted, to be thoroughly cooked, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to become hot (from the sun), to be jealous, to be envious
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やい、 やき
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- quemar
- asar
- hornear
- quemarse
- asarse
- estar bronceado
Portuguese
- assar
- queimar
French
- griller
- brûler
| 434 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 539 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 509 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 733 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2772 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 671 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 717 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 920 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 218 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1256 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 681 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19166P | Morohashi |
| 997 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3438 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1200 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 590 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1157 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 9481.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 713c | Unicode hex code |