| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
bond, loan, debt
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
728 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 債 【サイ】 debt, loan
- 債権 【サイケン】 credit, claim
- 割引債 【ワリビキサイ】 discount bond
- 起債 【キサイ】 issuing of bonds
Readings
- Korean:
- chae
Spanish
- préstamo
- deuda
- aligación
Portuguese
- laço
- empréstimo
- dívida
French
- dette
- prêt
- titre
| 1292 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 785 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 531 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1515 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1066 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1249 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1558 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1022 | Morohashi |
| 156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1544 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1664 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2161 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2528.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 50b5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
321 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 費 【ヒ】 cost, expense
- 費用 【ヒヨウ】 cost, expense
- 固定費 【コテイヒ】 fixed cost, fixed expense
- 交際費 【コウサイヒ】 entertainment expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 費やす 【ついやす】 to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote
- 費える 【ついえる】 to be used up (of money, savings, etc.), to dwindle away, to be wasted (of time)
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- gasto
- coste
- gastar
Portuguese
- despesa
- custo
- gastar
- consumir
- perder
French
- dépense
- coût
- dépenser
- consommer
- gaspiller
| 495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 567 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 337 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 749 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 762 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 858 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1732 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1670 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36717 | Morohashi |
| 2607 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5786 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1238 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 352 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 598 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 5580.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cbb | Unicode hex code |