| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7169 | Morohashi |
| 2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
| 751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb6 | Unicode hex code |
tribe, family
- On:
- ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 族 【ゾク】 tribe, clan, band, family, (taxonomical) tribe, group (of the periodic table)
- 族長 【ゾクチョウ】 patriarch, head of a family
- 皇族 【コウゾク】 imperial family, royalty
- 王族 【オウゾク】 royalty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぎ
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- tribu
- familia
Portuguese
- tribo
- família
French
- tribu
- famille
| 455 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 333 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 599 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 448 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 184 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 961 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13661 | Morohashi |
| 958 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2399 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1222 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1307 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 301 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 379 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 0823.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65cf | Unicode hex code |
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【カイ】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 介護 【カイゴ】 nursing, care, caregiving, caring
- 魚介 【ギョカイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 無媒介 【ムバイカイ】 immediacy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- intervención
- ayuda
- mediación
- cosa aburrida
Portuguese
- comprimir em
- marisco
- meio
- interessa a si próprio com
French
- immixtion
- coquillage
- intervention
- intermédiaire
- s'occuper de
| 1059 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 666 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 299 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 66 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 460 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 44 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2463 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 359 | Morohashi |
| 1967 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 250 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1020 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2854 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ecb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
- 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
- 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- salvaguardar
- proteger
- defender
Portuguese
- salvaguardar
- proteger
French
- protection
- garde
| 604 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 696 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 670 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 796 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36038P | Morohashi |
| 1648 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 700 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 825 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 0464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b77 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
15 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 同 【ドウ】 the same, the said, likewise
- 同意 【ドウイ】 agreement, consent, approval, assent, same opinion, same view, same meaning
- 合同 【ゴウドウ】 combination, union, joining, incorporation, amalgamation, merger, fusion, combined, joint, united, shared, congruence
- 大同 【ダイドウ】 general resemblance, being largely the same, uniting with a common goal, Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
Kun reading compounds
- 同じ 【おなじ】 same, identical, equal, alike, equivalent, anyway, in any case, if one must ..., if one has to ..., as long as ...
- 同じく 【おなじく】 in the same way, like, likewise, similarly
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mismo
- igual
- compañero
- idéntico
- similar
Portuguese
- mesmo
- concorda
- igual
French
- identique
- similaire
- égal
| 295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 187 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 23 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 185 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 298 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 198 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 198 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 350 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 320 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1897 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 182 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3294 | Morohashi |
| 2987 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 717 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 180 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 192 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 54 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540c | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23024 | Morohashi |
| 2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 6710.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76df | Unicode hex code |