| 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 |
slender, fine, thin kimono
- On:
- セン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1451 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 繊 【セン】 daikon julienne, julienned daikon, one ten-millionth
- 繊維 【センイ】 fibre, fiber, textile
- 合繊 【ゴウセン】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre
- 化繊 【カセン】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
Readings
- Korean:
- seom
Spanish
- fino
- delgado
- hilo
Portuguese
- delgado
- fino
- kimono fino (espessura)
French
- effilé
- fin
- kimono léger
| 1500 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3607 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1648 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1571 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1676 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1296 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1560 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1789 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1807 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27874 | Morohashi |
| 1413 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1790 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1929 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1879 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2759 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2395.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e4a | Unicode hex code |
fiber, tie, rope
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 維持 【イジ】 maintenance, preservation, improvement
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 化学繊維 【カガクセンイ】 synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre
- 合成繊維 【ゴウセイセンイ】 synthetic fibre, synthetic fiber
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 たもつ、 つぐ、 ゆい、 ゆき
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- soga
- cuerda
- atar
- énfasis
Portuguese
- fibra
- laço
- corda
French
- fibre
- cordon
- corde
- conservation
| 1007 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 926 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3552 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1634 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1540 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27568 | Morohashi |
| 1370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4516 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1441 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2775 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dad | Unicode hex code |