| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
- 正比 【セイヒ】 direct ratio
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
| 697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16743 | Morohashi |
| 26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2171.0 | Four corner code |
| 2111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bd4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 較差 【カクサ】 range
- 較優位論 【カクユウイロン】 theory of comparative advantage
- 国際比較 【コクサイヒカク】 international comparison, country-by-country comparison
- 直接比較 【チョクセツヒカク】 direct comparison
- 校正 【コウセイ】 proofreading, calibration
- 較量 【コウリョウ】 comparison
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison, to compete, to vie
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo, gag
Spanish
- contrastar
- comparar
Portuguese
- contraste
- comparar
French
- contraste
- comparer
| 1077 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4623 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 941 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1546 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 500 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1777 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1939 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38297 | Morohashi |
| 1536 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1370 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1566 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 5004.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f03 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
392 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 試 【シ】 testing, experiment, test, examination, exam, trial
- 試合 【シアイ】 match, game, bout, contest
- 公試 【コウシ】 national examinations
- 考試 【コウシ】 test, exam
Kun reading compounds
- 試みる 【こころみる】 to try, to attempt, to have a go (at)
- 試す 【ためす】 to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試筋 【ためすじ】 patron, effective means
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- prueba
- ensayo
- experimento
- probar
- experimentar
- intentar
Portuguese
- teste
- tentativa
- testar
- experimento
- prova
French
- test
- essai
- tentative
- expérience
- épreuve
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 525 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 499 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 409 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 354 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 250 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1932 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 526 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 535 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 795 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1680 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1925 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1025 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1385 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 360 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35415 | Morohashi |
| 1525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5611 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 378 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 604 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 0364.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
410 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- 験者 【ケンザ】 mountaineering ascetic, practitioner of mountain asceticism
- 治験 【チケン】 clinical trial
- 筆記試験 【ヒッキシケン】 written examination
- 験 【ゲン】 effect, efficacy, omen
- ゲン担ぎ 【ゲンカツギ】 superstition, acting superstitiously (for good luck)
- 霊験 【レイゲン】 miraculous efficacy, miracle, miraculous virtue
Kun reading compounds
- 徴 【しるし】 sign, indication, omen
- 試す 【ためす】 to try (out), to have a try (at), to test, to put to the test
- 試し 【ためし】 trial, test
Readings
- Korean:
- heom
Spanish
- prueba
- intento
- efecto
Portuguese
- verificação
- efeito
- teste
French
- vérification
- examen
- effet
| 600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 475 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 404 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5220 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 355 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 282 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 532 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 541 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 793 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1920 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1192 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44835 | Morohashi |
| 1833 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6758 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1980 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 385 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 635 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 7833.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9a13 | Unicode hex code |