| 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 |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
1633 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1434 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2279A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8434 | Morohashi |
| 682 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2982 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 達人 【タツジン】 master, expert
- 達意 【タツイ】 lucidity, intelligibility, perspicuity
- 通達 【ツウタツ】 notification, official notice, directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration), being well versed (in), being proficient (in)
- 御用達 【ゴヨウタシ】 purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.), company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
- 達 【ダチ】 friend
- 達頼喇嘛 【ダライラマ】 Dalai Lama
- 重炭酸曹達 【ジュウタンサンソウダ】 sodium bicarbonate, baking soda
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 さと、 て、 てつ、 とおる、 みち
- Korean:
- dal
Spanish
- realizar
- alcanzar
- llegar
Portuguese
- efetuar
- alcançar
- chegar
- atingir
French
- suffixe pluriel
- accompli
- atteindre
- aboutir
| 465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 568 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 541 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 525 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4721 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 391 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 964 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 448 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 384 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 708 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3893 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2005 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39011P | Morohashi |
| 3139 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6088 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 591 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 154 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 594 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9054 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
| 1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 171 | Morohashi |
| 3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4471.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e5f | Unicode hex code |