| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
401 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 然 【ゼン】 -like
- 然諾 【ゼンダク】 consent, saying yes
- 必然 【ヒツゼン】 inevitable, necessary, certain, sure, inevitability, necessity
- 漠然 【バクゼン】 vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
- 寂然 【セキゼン】 lonely, desolate, forlornness, desolation
- 自然 【ジネン】 occurring naturally (without human influence)
Kun reading compounds
- 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
- 然し 【しかし】 however, but
- 而して 【そして】 and, and then, thus, and now, and finally
- 然 【さ】 so, like that, in that way
- 然らば 【さらば】 farewell, goodbye, adieu, if so, in that case, then, and (then)
- 然然 【ささ】 such and such
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- de esa forma
- en ese caso
Portuguese
- Tipos de objetos
- assim
- se assim
- naquele caso
- bem
French
- un certain
- si c'est comme ça
- dans ce cas
- suffixe adverbial
| 450 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 557 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 528 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 375 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2770 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 437 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 716 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 651 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 662 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1279 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19149 | Morohashi |
| 2782 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 256 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 144 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 592 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 2333.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7136 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
146 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 保育 【ホイク】 nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care, nursing, suckling
- 保安 【ホアン】 peace preservation, security, safety
- 留保 【リュウホ】 reserving, withholding
- 生保 【セイホ】 life insurance, livelihood protection, public assistance, welfare
- 保する 【ホスル】 to guarantee
- 保安 【ホウアン】 Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3)
- 永保 【エイホウ】 Eihō era (1081.2.10-1084.2.7), Eiho era
- 太保 【タイホウ】 Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty), Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 保つ 【たもつ】 to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain, to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 ぶ、 もり、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- garantizar
- mantener
- preservar
- proteger
- apoyar
Portuguese
- proteger garantia
- guarda
- preservar
- sustentar
- apoiar
French
- protéger
- garantir
- garder
- préserver
- conserver
- soutenir
| 716 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 808 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 319 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 781 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 102 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1006 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 702 | Morohashi |
| 96 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 997 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 163 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 705 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2629.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1517 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湿 【シツ】 moisture, humidity, dampness, scabies, sarcoptic mange, the itch
- 湿原 【シツゲン】 marshy grassland, wetlands
- 多湿 【タシツ】 high humidity
- 耐湿 【タイシツ】 resisting moisture
Kun reading compounds
- 湿る 【しめる】 to become damp, to become moist, to become wet, to lack energy, to be in a slump, to be in low spirits, to feel depressed
- 湿す 【しめす】 to wet, to moisten, to dampen
Readings
- Korean:
- seub
Spanish
- humedecer
- mojar
Portuguese
- umidade
- úmido
- molhar
French
- moite
- humide
- mouillé
| 1333 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1476 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2631 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1402 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 702 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1169 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 838 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1223 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 741 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 443 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1805 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17920P | Morohashi |
| 609 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3243 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 374 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3611.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e7f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 因 【イン】 cause, factor, hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions), the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
- 因縁 【インネン】 fate, destiny, connection, tie, bond, origin, pretext, justification, hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
- 主因 【シュイン】 primary cause, main factor
- 勝因 【ショウイン】 cause of victory, reason for (one's) success
Kun reading compounds
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
- よるところが大きい 【よるところがおおきい】 depending largely on, playing a large role in, due largely to
- 因む 【ちなむ】 to be associated (with), to be connected (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- causa
- origen
- depender de
- contar con
Portuguese
- causa
- fator
- seja associado com
- contar com
- ser limitado para
French
- cause
- facteur
- associé à
- dépendre de
- limité à
| 548 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 643 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 614 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 646 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 462 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 420 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 311 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 554 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 563 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 406 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 337 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4693 | Morohashi |
| 3054 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 583 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 626 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 485 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 655 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56e0 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |