| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41820 | Morohashi |
| 714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3641 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 7729.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
64 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 問 【モン】 counter for questions
- 問責 【モンセキ】 blame, censure, reproof, reprimand, rebuke
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 弔問 【チョウモン】 condolence call, visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
Kun reading compounds
- 問う 【とう】 to ask, to inquire, to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with, to care about, to regard as important, to call into question, to doubt, to question
- 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる 【とうにおちずかたるにおちる】 to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion
- 問い 【とい】 question, query
- 問い合わせ 【といあわせ】 inquiry, query, enquiry
- 更問 【さらとい】 follow-up question, additional question
- 問屋 【とんや】 wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- duda
- pregunta
- problema
- preguntar
- acusar
Portuguese
- perguntar
- pergunta
- problema
French
- question
- demander
- problème
| 520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 396 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 75 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4944 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 175 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 140 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1524 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 162 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 239 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 331 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2091 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1631 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3814 | Morohashi |
| 3320 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1617 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1744 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 41 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 387 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 554f | Unicode hex code |
topic, subject
- On:
- ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
96 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 題 【ダイ】 title, subject, theme, topic, problem (on a test), question, counter for questions (on a test)
- 題材 【ダイザイ】 subject, theme
- 表題 【ヒョウダイ】 title, index, heading, headline, caption
- 命題 【メイダイ】 proposition, thesis, notion, theory, problem, issue, challenge
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- objeto
- tema
- materia
Portuguese
- tópico
- assunto
French
- sujet
| 464 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 360 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 340 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 393 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 354 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 396 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43584 | Morohashi |
| 3337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 389 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 51 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 440 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3870 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 6180.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 984c | Unicode hex code |