| 1827 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1084 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 37 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 467 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3656 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 62 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1739 | Morohashi |
| 2938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 66 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1013 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凡 【ボン】 ordinary, common, mediocre
- 凡人 【ボンジン】 ordinary person, average person, mediocre person
- 超凡 【チョウボン】 extraordinary
- 不凡 【フボン】 uncommon, outstanding
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
- 凡例 【ハンレイ】 explanatory notes (at the start of a book), introductory remarks, usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary), legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 凡そ 【およそ】 about, roughly, approximately, generally, on the whole, as a rule, completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb), outline, gist
- 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
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 ひろ、 みな
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- mediocre
- insignificante
Portuguese
- medíocre
French
- médiocre
| 3656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2s1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 7721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |