| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
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Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尋 【ヒロ】 fathom
- 尋問 【ジンモン】 questioning, interrogation, examination (of a witness)
- 討尋 【トウジン】 minute investigation, thorough inquiry, thorough enquiry
- 審尋 【シンジン】 hearing, interrogation
Kun reading compounds
- 尋ねる 【たずねる】 to ask, to enquire, to inquire, to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
- 尋 【ひろ】 fathom
- 八尋 【やひろ】 great length, great size
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ず、 つぐ
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- pedir
- preguntar
- desentrañar
- buscar
Portuguese
- indagar
- aprofundar
- procurar
French
- demander
- interroger
- rechercher
- brasse
| 1451 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1831 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1569 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1224 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1082 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1132 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 508 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2918 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2027 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7447X | Morohashi |
| 2322 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1145 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1228 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3548 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1734.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殿 【デン】 hall
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 拝殿 【ハイデン】 front shrine, hall of worship
- 正殿 【セイデン】 main temple, main building of a shrine, alternate name for the Shishiden, Hall for State Ceremonies, central building of a palace, State Chamber
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 殿上 【テンジョウ】 the court, palace circles, palace floor
- 御殿 【ゴテン】 palace, court
- 紫御殿 【ムラサキゴテン】 wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'), purple secretia, purple-heart, purple queen
Kun reading compounds
- 殿 【との】 feudal lord, mansion, palace
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- 大殿 【おおとの】 current master, father of one's current master, minister (of government), noble, nobleman's residence
- 若殿 【わかとの】 young lord, successor of one's current lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て、 どん
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- edificio impresionante
- Sr.
- Sra.
Portuguese
- Sr.
- corredor
- mansão
- palácio
- templo
- senhor
French
- Monseigneur
- hall
- résidence
- palais
- temple
- seigneur
| 1632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 892 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1960 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1130 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1093 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1142 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16651 | Morohashi |
| 1792 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1805 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1637 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3768 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 7724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bbf | Unicode hex code |