| 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 N2
827 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 池魚の殃 【チギョノワザワイ】 collateral damage, getting embroiled in someone else's dispute, having a fire spread to one's own house
- 池沼 【チショウ】 ponds and swamps, retard, mentally disabled person
- 蓄電池 【チクデンチ】 storage battery
- 給水池 【キュウスイチ】 reservoir
Kun reading compounds
- 池 【いけ】 pond
- 池様 【いけさま】 good-looking guy, handsome man
- 用水池 【ようすいいけ】 reservoir
- 人工池 【じんこういけ】 artificial pool
Readings
- Korean:
- ji, ta
Spanish
- estanque
- lago
Portuguese
- lagoa
- cisterna
- conjunto
- reservatório
French
- étang
- mare
- réservoir (eau)
| 110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 168 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2489 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 847 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 207 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 251 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 119 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 119 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 452 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1161 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 253 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17141 | Morohashi |
| 218 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3042 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 516 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 555 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c60 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
572 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 健康食品 【ケンコウショクヒン】 health foods
- 健康 【ケンコウ】 health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
- 豪健 【ゴウケン】 hardy, sturdy, robust
- 質実剛健 【シツジツゴウケン】 unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
Kun reading compounds
- 健やか 【すこやか】 vigorous, healthy, sound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 たけし、 たて、 とし、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- geon, gyeon
Spanish
- salud
- saludable
- vigor
- fuerza
- sano
Portuguese
- saudável
- saúde
- vigor
- persistência
French
- santé
- sain
- bien portant
- force
- persistance
| 599 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 499 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 474 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 568 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 364 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 329 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 893 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 914 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1053 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 118 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 983 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 875 | Morohashi |
| 134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 974 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1048 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 564 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2524.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5065 | Unicode hex code |