| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 60 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 19 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 37 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 42 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 24 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 347 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4867 | Morohashi |
| 3403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 966 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 360 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 22 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
土
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 土 【ド】 Saturday, earth, dirt, soil, land, lands, ground, earth (third of the five elements)
- 土地 【トチ】 plot of land, lot, soil, locality, region, place
- 浄土 【ジョウド】 pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise, Pure Land Buddhism
- 郷土 【キョウド】 native place, birth-place, one's old home, province, region, locality
- 土 【ト】 Turkey
- 時計 【トケイ】 clock, watch, timepiece
- 下土 【カド】 lower world, this world, the earth
- 率土 【ソット】 ends of the earth, outer reaches, borderland
Kun reading compounds
- 土 【つち】 earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土方 【どかた】 construction worker, laborer (labourer), navvy
- 盛り土 【もりど】 embankment (for road, railway, etc.), raising the ground level, fill
- 赤土 【あかつち】 red clay, red earth, laterite, dark-red paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 は、 ひじ
- Korean:
- to, du
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- Turquía
Portuguese
- solo
- terra
- chão
- Turquia
French
- sol
- terre
- terrain
- Turquie
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 571f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1407 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壌土 【ジョウド】 soil, loamy soil, loam, soil with clay content of 25-37.5%
- 平壌 【ピョンヤン】 Pyongyang (North Korea)
- 黄壌 【コウジョウ】 yellow soil, loess, Hades, hell, underworld, world of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- tierra
- suelo
- terreno blando
Portuguese
- muito
- terra
- solo
French
- lot de terrain
- sol
- terrain
| 1421 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1886 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1844 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1912 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2088 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1650 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 391 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1543 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 755 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1649 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4013.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 改 【カイ】 revision
- 改革 【カイカク】 reform, reformation, reorganization
- 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
- 契約更改 【ケイヤクコウカイ】 contract renewal
Kun reading compounds
- 改める 【あらためる】 to change, to alter, to revise, to replace, to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve, to examine, to check, to inspect, to do properly, to do formally
- 改まる 【あらたまる】 to be renewed, to change, to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected, to stand on ceremony, to be formal, to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- reforma
- cambio
- investigación
- cambiar
- reformar
- renovar
- revisar
- investigar
Portuguese
- reforma
- mudança
- modificar
- umsertar
- renovar
- examinar
- inspecionar
- pesquisar
French
- réforme
- changer
- modifier
- améliorer
- renouveler
- examiner
- inspecter
- chercher
| 359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 458 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 435 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 294 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1464 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 584 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 379 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 514 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 523 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 726 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 933 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13114 | Morohashi |
| 243 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2332 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 528 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 567 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 289 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 475 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3566 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1874.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6539 | Unicode hex code |
良
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 良 【リョウ】 good (quality, condition, etc.), Good (grade), B
- 良好 【リョウコウ】 good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory
- 優良 【ユウリョウ】 superior, excellent, fine
- 選良 【センリョウ】 member of parliament, the elite
Kun reading compounds
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
- いい塩梅に 【いいあんばいに】 fortunately, luckily
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 なが、 まこと、 よし、 ら、 りょ、 ろう
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- bueno
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- bom
- agradável
- hábil
French
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 530 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 598 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 586 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 861 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 321 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 321 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 602 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4373 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2980 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30597 | Morohashi |
| 3558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1468 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1578 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 479 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 826f | Unicode hex code |