| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
129 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 総 【ソウ】 whole, total, gross, entire, overall, general (election, manager, etc.)
- 総当たり 【ソウアタリ】 round robin, having no losing tickets (of a lottery), brute force (in cryptography), using all combinations
- 海総 【カイソウ】 imperial navy order
- 全総 【ゼンソウ】 Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
Kun reading compounds
- 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
- すべての道はローマに通ず 【すべてのみちはローマにつうず】 all roads lead to Rome
- 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
- すべての道はローマに通ず 【すべてのみちはローマにつうず】 all roads lead to Rome
- 房 【ふさ】 tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel, bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), cluster (of flowers), segment (of a tangerine, etc.), section
- 総国 【ふさのくに】 Fusa (former province located in present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うさ、 ずさ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- general
- total
- completo
Portuguese
- geral
- inteiro
- todo
- cheio
- total
French
- général
- entier
- tout
- complet
- total
| 661 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 760 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 154 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3567 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 741 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2662 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 697 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 710 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 735 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1743 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1378 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27620 | Morohashi |
| 1379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1366 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1466 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 307 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 795 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2893.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dcf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21014 | Morohashi |
| 970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7406 | Unicode hex code |