| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7473 | Morohashi |
| 7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
| 1141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 9000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夜 【ヤ】 counter for nights
- 夜間 【ヤカン】 night, nighttime
- 同夜 【ドウヤ】 the same night, that night
- 通夜 【ツヤ】 all-night vigil over a body, wake
Kun reading compounds
- 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
- 夜明け 【よあけ】 dawn, daybreak
- 毎夜 【まいよ】 every evening, every night
- 短夜 【みじかよ】 short summer night
- 夜 【よる】 evening, night, dinner
- 夜ご飯 【よるごはん】 dinner, evening meal
- 御寝 【およる】 sleep, rest
- 銀河鉄道の夜 【ぎんがてつどうのよる】 Night on the Galactic Railroad (novel by Kenji Miyazawa), Milky Way Railroad
Readings
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- noche
- tarde
Portuguese
- noite
- à noite
French
- nuit
- soirée
| 144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 212 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 258 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 298 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 336 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 150 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 766 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 471 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 479 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 93 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 406 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2550 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1301 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1046 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5763 | Morohashi |
| 2056 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1037 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1115 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 318 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 169 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 0024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 591c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
16 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 時 【ジ】 hour, o'clock, (specified) time, when ..., during ...
- 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
- 零時 【レイジ】 twelve o'clock, midnight, noon
- 平時 【ヘイジ】 peacetime, time of peace, ordinary times, normal times
Kun reading compounds
- 時 【とき】 time, hour, moment, occasion, case, chance, opportunity, season, the times, the age, the day, tense
- 時折 【ときおり】 sometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time
- 切り替え時 【きりかえとき】 time to switch over, response time
- 逢魔が時 【おうまがとき】 twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 とぎ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- tiempo
- hora
- ocasión
Portuguese
- tempo
- hora
French
- temps
- heure
| 87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 135 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 19 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2126 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 46 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 57 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1086 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 988 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13890 | Morohashi |
| 924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 24 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 195 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 6404.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6642 | Unicode hex code |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42210 | Morohashi |
| 3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e8 | Unicode hex code |