| 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) |
八
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 grade 2
JLPT level N2
575 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戸 【コ】 counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
- 戸外 【コガイ】 open air, outdoors, outside
- 一戸 【イッコ】 one house, household
- 下戸 【ゲコ】 non-drinker, someone who cannot drink
Kun reading compounds
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 戸惑い 【とまどい】 being at sea, losing one's bearings, confusion, wonderment, disorientation upon waking at night, forgetting which house or room to enter
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 引き戸 【ひきど】 sliding door
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 へ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- puerta
- casa
- puerta corrediza
Portuguese
- Porta
French
- porte
- compteur de maisons
- radical porte (no 63)
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 120 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 108 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 59 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 534 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2429 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1085 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11696X | Morohashi |
| 1930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1076 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3060 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 3020.7 | Four corner code |
| 3027.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6238 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
795 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 城 【ジョウ】 castle (in place names), castle, fortress
- 城内 【ジョウナイ】 inside of a castle, area surrounded by castle walls
- 荒城 【コウジョウ】 ruined castle
- 開城 【カイジョウ】 surrender of a castle, surrender of a fortress, capitulation of a stronghold
- 傾城 【ケイセイ】 beauty, siren, courtesan, prostitute
- 傾国傾城 【ケイコクケイセイ】 woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty, femme fatale
Kun reading compounds
- 城 【しろ】 castle
- 城跡 【しろあと】 castle site, ruins of a castle
- ハウルの動く城 【ハウルのうごくしろ】 Howl's Moving Castle (2004 animated film)
- 砂の城 【すなのしろ】 sandcastle, sand castle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いく、 がき、 き、 くに、 ぐしく、 ぐすく、 しき、 すく、 ぜい、 たち、 なり
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- castillo
Portuguese
- Castelo
French
- château
| 914 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 903 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 638 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1078 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 886 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 433 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 796 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 720 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 733 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 417 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5086P | Morohashi |
| 352 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 362 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 387 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57ce | Unicode hex code |