| 101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2697 | Morohashi |
| 3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- ８０００ 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
| 2255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5343 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21723 | Morohashi |
| 3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巡 【ジュン】 counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
- 巡回 【ジュンカイ】 going around, patrol, round, tour
- 一巡 【イチジュン】 one round, one tour, one circuit, one patrol
- 軽巡 【ケイジュン】 light cruiser
Kun reading compounds
- 巡る 【めぐる】 to go around, to make a circle around, to surround, to circle, to enclose, to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.), to return, to repeat, to circulate (of blood, money, etc.), to travel around, to make a tour of, to concern (a matter), to surround
- 巡り 【めぐり】 circumference, girth, tour, pilgrimage, circulation (e.g. of blood)
- めぐり合う 【めぐりあう】 to meet fortuitously, to meet by chance, to happen across
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- patrullar
- circular
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- patrulhar
- dar uma volta
- circunferência
French
- patrouille
- faire le tour
- pèlerinage
- circonférence
| 1374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1066 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 905 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1245 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 791 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1743 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 677 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3781 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2622 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 291 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8680P | Morohashi |
| 3047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1528 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 285 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 303 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1090 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 3230.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de1 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17363 | Morohashi |
| 392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d0b | Unicode hex code |
warship
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 艦 【カン】 warship
- 艦船 【カンセン】 warships and other vessels, naval vessels
- 駆逐艦 【クチクカン】 destroyer (ship)
- 巡洋艦 【ジュンヨウカン】 cruiser (warship)
Readings
- Korean:
- ham
Spanish
- buque de guerra
Portuguese
- navio de guerra
French
- navire de guerre
| 1116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1299 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1665 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1779 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1892 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1598 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1893 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30571 | Morohashi |
| 1435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1875 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2020 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-15 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-14 | SKIP code |
| 2841.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8266 | Unicode hex code |