| 1738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1534 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1216 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1220 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 445 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6229 | Morohashi |
| 407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1566 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞姫 【マイヒメ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
- 寵姫 【チョウキ】 one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 姫君 【ひめぎみ】 daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
- 歌姫 【うたひめ】 songstress, diva
- 舞姫 【まいひめ】 female dancer, dancing girl, danseuse
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- princesa
Portuguese
- princesa
French
- princesse
| 1775 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4141.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59eb | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6036 | Morohashi |
| 3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1769 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5973 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2060 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 園 【エン】 garden, orchard, park, plantation, kindergarten, nursery school, preschool
- 園内 【エンナイ】 inside the kindergarten, inside the zoo, inside the garden, inside the park
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 外苑 【ガイエン】 outer garden
- 紫苑 【シオン】 aster (Aster tataricus), Tartarian aster, Michaelmas daisy
- 鹿野苑 【ロクヤオン】 Magadaava (where Buddha delivered his first sermon), The Deer Park
Kun reading compounds
- 園 【その】 garden, orchard, park, place, world, environment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- jardín imperial
- jardín
- parque
Portuguese
French
- jardins (impériaux)
- parc
- ferme
- recueil
| 3916 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 682 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2783 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1428 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1926 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1431 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30774X | Morohashi |
| 2239 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1419 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1523 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4421.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82d1 | Unicode hex code |