| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 504 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 736 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 324 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3441P | Morohashi |
| 2998 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
- 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
- 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
- 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery
Kun reading compounds
- 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
- 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- circunferencia
- vuelta
- alrededores
- difundir
Portuguese
- circunferência
- circuito
- volta
French
- circonférence
- tour
- alentours
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5468 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
428 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辺 【ヘン】 area, vicinity, region, side, edge, circumstances
- 辺境 【ヘンキョウ】 remote region, outlying district, border district, frontier
- 普遍 【フヘン】 universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
- どの辺 【ドノヘン】 whereabouts, what part, how much, what point
Kun reading compounds
- 辺り 【あたり】 (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings, around, about, or thereabouts, for instance, say, such as
- あたり一面 【あたりいちめん】 whole area, surrounding area, all around, everywhere, all over the place
- 御辺 【ごへん】 you
- 辺 【ほとり】 side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore
- 片辺 【かたほとり】 corner, remote country place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なべ
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- alrededores
- límites
- vecindad
Portuguese
- arredores
- limite
- borda
- vizinhança
French
- environs
- frontière
- voisinage
| 713 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 580 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 696 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4661 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 270 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 179 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 775 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 789 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 962 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 676 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 290 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38710P | Morohashi |
| 3029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 455 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fba | Unicode hex code |
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 節 【セツ】 occasion, time, section (of a literary work or piece of music), passage, paragraph, verse, stanza, clause, season, term, one's principles, integrity, node (of a plant stem), (taxonomical) section, knot (nautical mile per hour)
- 節減 【セツゲン】 retrenchment, curtailment, economy
- 結節 【ケッセツ】 knot, nodule, tubercule, node
- 国慶節 【コッケイセツ】 anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time
- 節 【セチ】 season, time of the year, seasonal festival, seasonal banquet, seasonal feast
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 節 【ふし】 joint, knuckle, tune, melody, node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob, (notable) point, part, node
- 節目 【ふしめ】 turning point, critical juncture, knot (in a tree, etc.)
- 一節 【ひとふし】 one joint, one section, one tune, one piece, one measure, one piece (of dried bonito)
- 七節 【ななふし】 walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea), walkingstick, stick insect, leaf insect
- 節 【ノット】 knot (nautical mile per hour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- estación
- periodo
- frase
- unión
- articulación
- melodía
- tono
- nudo
- entonación
Portuguese
- nó
- estação
- período
- ocasião
- verso
- cláusula
- stanza
- honra
- junta
- nó dos dedos
- maçaneta
- canção
- melodia
French
- noeud (vitesse)
- instant
- saison
- période
- occasion
- vers (poésie)
- stance
- honneur
- jointure
- articulation
- bosse
- air (musique)
- mélodie
| 446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 552 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 523 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 472 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 699 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26102 | Morohashi |
| 2691 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4299 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1464 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 607 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 8872.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bc0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 点 【テン】 dot, spot, point, speck, mark, mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points, point (in a game), score, goal, run, point, point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint, (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot, "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character), counter for points, marks, goals, etc., counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
- 点検 【テンケン】 detailed inspection, thorough examination, checking
- 最重点 【サイジュウテン】 very important point
- 同点 【ドウテン】 same score, deadlock, tie, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 点ける 【つける】 to turn on, to switch on, to light up
- 点く 【つく】 to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.), to catch fire, to ignite, to start burning, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to come on
- 点てる 【たてる】 to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
- 注す 【さす】 to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
- 灯す 【ともす】 to light (a candle, lamp, etc.), to turn on (a light)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- punto
- marca
Portuguese
- ponto
- marca
- ponto decimal
French
- point
- note
- allumer
- virgule (décimales)
| 285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 196 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 179 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 141 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 804 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 229 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 714 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 169 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 399 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2587 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 171 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18980 | Morohashi |
| 2084 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 169 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 175 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 185 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1240 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70b9 | Unicode hex code |