| 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 6
JLPT level N2
1086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泉水 【センスイ】 garden pond, miniature lake, fountain
- 泉下 【センカ】 Hades, the hereafter
- 源泉 【ゲンセン】 source (of a spring, etc.), source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
- 天然温泉 【テンネンオンセン】 natural hot spring
Kun reading compounds
- 泉 【いずみ】 spring, fountain
- 泉熱 【いずみねつ】 Izumi fever (resembles scarlet fever)
- 知識の泉 【ちしきのいずみ】 source of knowledge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 ずい、 ずみ、 ぜい、 ぜん、 の
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- manantial
- fuente
Portuguese
- Fonte
- nascente
French
- source
- fontaine
| 926 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 915 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1192 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1154 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3176 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 135 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17274 | Morohashi |
| 2567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 133 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 140 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 842 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2623.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cc9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
738 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 源 【ゲン】 source, origin
- 源氏 【ゲンジ】 Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari), the Minamoto family
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 財源 【ザイゲン】 source of funds, resources, finances
Kun reading compounds
- 源 【みなもと】 source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin, root
- 河の源 【かわのみなもと】 fountainhead
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はら、 みな、 もと
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- fuente
- origen
Portuguese
- fonte
- origem
French
- source
- origine
| 864 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 853 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2656 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1863 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 580 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17926 | Morohashi |
| 656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3274 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 958 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3119.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e90 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |