| 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
1615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麦芽 【バクガ】 malt
- 麦価 【バクカ】 price of wheat
- 精麦 【セイバク】 polished barley or wheat
- 米麦 【ベイバク】 rice and barley, corn
Kun reading compounds
- 麦 【むぎ】 wheat, barley, oat (oats)
- 麦茶 【むぎちゃ】 barley tea
- はだか麦 【はだかむぎ】 naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
- 毒麦 【どくむぎ】 darnel (Lolium temulentum)
Readings
- Korean:
- maeg
Spanish
- cebada
- trigo
Portuguese
- cevada
- trigo
French
- orge
- blé
| 128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 213 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 194 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1411 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 816 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1020 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 456 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 270 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 637 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 400 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3061 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47718 | Morohashi |
| 2408 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1533 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 152 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ea6 | Unicode hex code |
agriculture, farmers
- On:
- ノウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
385 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 農 【ノウ】 farming, agriculture
- 農園 【ノウエン】 farm, plantation
- 酪農 【ラクノウ】 dairy farming
- 営農 【エイノウ】 farming, agriculture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 の、 み
- Korean:
- nong
Spanish
- agricultura
- granjero
Portuguese
- agricultura
- fazendeiros
French
- agriculture
- fermier
| 491 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 386 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 362 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 394 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 946 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 369 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 370 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 626 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3345 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2033 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38688 | Morohashi |
| 2698 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6008 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2014 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 229 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 423 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 5523.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fb2 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
- 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
- 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- número
Portuguese
- apelido
- número
- item
- título
- pseudonimo
- nome
- chamada
French
- surnom
- numéro
- article
- titre
- pseudonyme
- nom
- appel
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 281 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 368 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 227 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 442 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 316 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3256 | Morohashi |
| 2153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1242 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1330 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6020.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f7 | Unicode hex code |