| 1539 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1979 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1092 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1511 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1693 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 357 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3501 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2456 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1324 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1033 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1314 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1411 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1514 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堕落 【ダラク】 depravity, corruption, degradation
- 堕胎 【ダタイ】 abortion, feticide
- 落堕 【ラクダ】 marrying (of a monk), returning to secular life (of a monk)
Kun reading compounds
- 堕ちる 【おちる】 to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low), to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell)
Readings
- Korean:
- ta, hyu
Spanish
- caer
- derrumbarse
- cometer un desliz
Portuguese
- degenerado
- descender
French
- dégénérer
- sombrer
- s'abaisser
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5815 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
420 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 落語 【ラクゴ】 rakugo, traditional Japanese comic storytelling, comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
- 落書き 【ラクガキ】 scrawl, scribble, graffiti, doodle
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 当落 【トウラク】 result (of an election), success or defeat (in an election), winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 落ちる 【おちる】 to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to dip, to go down, to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.), to fall, to drop, to go down, to decline, to deteriorate, to abate (of wind), to be inferior (to), to be not as good (as), to fall short (of), to come off (of dirt, paint, makeup, etc.), to come out (of a stain), to fade (of colour), to be removed (of an illness, possessing spirit, etc.), to disappear (of excess fat), to become thinner, to become leaner, to be left out, to be omitted, to be missing, to fail (an exam), to lose (a contest, election, etc.), to be unsuccessful, to decline (of morals, character, etc.), to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation), to stoop (to), to sink (so low), to be ruined, to go under, to fall (into hell), to fall (in love, asleep, etc.), to fall (into someone's hands), to be accepted (of a bid), to be won (of a tender), to be honoured (of a bill), to fall into (a trap), to fall for (a trick), to give in, to confess, to own up, to come to (a conclusion, topic, etc.), to arrive at (in the end), to leave (a city, castle, etc.), to (be defeated and) flee, to sink in, to be accepted (in one's heart), to fall (to the enemy), to be defeated, to come in (of money), to fall (upon; of light, a shadow, one's gaze, etc.), to pass out (in judo), to fall unconscious, to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash, to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline, to move to deeper water (of a fish in cold weather), to die (of an animal)
- 落ち 【おち】 slip, omission, upshot, denouement, outcome, final result, punch line (of a joke)
- 落ち込む 【おちこむ】 to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits, to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition, to fall into (e.g. a hole)
- 付け落ち 【つけおち】 omission in a bill
- 鳩尾 【みぞおち】 pit of the stomach, solar plexus, place where water falls
- 落とす 【おとす】 to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind, to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape, to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election), to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances, to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with, to download, to copy from a computer to another medium, to make someone swoon (judo), to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line), to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting), to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おち
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- caer
- ser inferior
- ser omitido
- suspender
- caerse
- dejar caer
- perder
Portuguese
- cair
- gotejar
- descer
French
- tomber
- chute
- perdre
| 330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 431 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 408 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 869 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1733 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 839 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 858 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 664 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31362P | Morohashi |
| 2318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 299 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 327 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 414 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4416.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 843d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5833 | Morohashi |
| 3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5929 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |