| 10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 33 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 5 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 12 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 25 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 18 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 12 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2695 | Morohashi |
| 3365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 10 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 10 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 22 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 6 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
十
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
8 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- ９０ 【キュウジュウ】 ninety, 90
- 第十 【ダイジュウ】 tenth
- 十種競技 【ジッシュキョウギ】 decathlon
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十回 【ジッカイ】 ten times
Kun reading compounds
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- １０日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 釈迦十 【しゃかじゅう】 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- １０日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 か、 ぎ、 さ、 し、 そ、 そう、 ち、 とう、 ね、 ま、 る、 わ
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- diez
- 10
Portuguese
- dez
French
- dix
| 1455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5341 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
| 86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6942 | Morohashi |
| 2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 架 【カ】 rack, mount, stand
- 架空 【カクウ】 fictitious, imaginary, fanciful, fabricated, aerial, overhead
- 高架 【コウカ】 elevated (structure), overhead
- 担架 【タンカ】 stretcher, litter (medical), gurney
Kun reading compounds
- 架ける 【かける】 to suspend between two points, to build (a bridge, etc.), to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
- 架かる 【かかる】 to span, to bridge, to cross, to straddle
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- montar
- apoyar
- estante
- construir
- colgar
- construir un puente
Portuguese
- eregir
- moldura
- monte
- apoio
- prateleira
- construir
French
- ériger
- monter
- suspendre (pont)
- supporter (poids)
- étagère
- construire
| 1045 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2237 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1085 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 755 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 768 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1704 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1055 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 878 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14586 | Morohashi |
| 2569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2632 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 869 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1267 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1664 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.36 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4690.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67b6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41620 | Morohashi |
| 458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 7725.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 964d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
895 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵画 【カイガ】 painting, picture
- 絵画館 【カイガカン】 art or picture gallery
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 絵の具 【エノグ】 paint, coloring materials, colors, colours
- 巴 【トモエ】 tomoe, heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
- 踏み絵 【フミエ】 fumi-e, fumie, tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample, allegiance test, loyalty test
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- cuadro
- dibujo
- pintura
Portuguese
- gravura
- desenho
- pintura
- esboço
French
- image
- dessin
- peinture
- esquisse
| 172 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 89 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 976 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3537 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 380 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 819 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2332 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 345 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 345 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 617 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1530 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1358 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27464P | Morohashi |
| 1346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4488 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1346 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 214 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2771 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2893.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d75 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |