| 605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2295 | Morohashi |
| 189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe, to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts), thanks
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2329 | Morohashi |
| 2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3242.7 | Four corner code |
| 9042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芸 【ゲイ】 art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 民芸 【ミンゲイ】 folk craft, folk art
- 文芸 【ブンゲイ】 literature, the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
- 芸香 【ウンコウ】 common rue (Ruta graveolens)
- 芸艸堂 【ウンソウドウ】 Unsodo
- 耕耘 【コウウン】 plowing and weeding, farming, cultivation, tillage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 げ、 なり
- Korean:
- un, ye
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- técnica
- arte
- ofício
- performance
- representação
- truque
- façanha
French
- art
- technique
- métier
- interprétation
- tour
- cascade
| 388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3908 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 421 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30741P | Morohashi |
| 2209 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 479 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1971 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4473.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
350 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 術 【ジュツ】 art, technique, means, way, trick, trap, plot, stratagem, magic
- 術後 【ジュツゴ】 postoperative, after surgery
- 奇術 【キジュツ】 magic, conjuring, sleight of hand, legerdemain
- 占星術 【センセイジュツ】 astrology
Kun reading compounds
- 術 【すべ】 way, method, means
- 術無し 【すべなし】 having no choice, at a loss for what to do, at one's wits' end
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為ん術 【せんすべ】 (proper) methods
Readings
- Korean:
- sul
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
- manera de hacer las cosas
Portuguese
- arte
- técnica
- habilidade
- meios
- truque
- recursos
- mágica
French
- technique
- art
- moyens
- tour
- ressources
- magie
| 636 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 732 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 708 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 447 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 877 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 187 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 370 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1539 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34046P | Morohashi |
| 476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1754 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 322 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 736 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2053 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2122.1 | Four corner code |
| 2190.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8853 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7169 | Morohashi |
| 2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb6 | Unicode hex code |