| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21723 | Morohashi |
| 3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 祥 【ショウ】 omen (usu. good), (auspicious) sign, first two anniversaries of a person's death
- 祥雲 【ショウウン】 auspicious cloud
- 瑞祥 【ズイショウ】 auspicious sign, good omen
- 清祥 【セイショウ】 happiness and health
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さか、 さち、 ひろ、 まさ、 やす、 ゆき、 よし、 あきら、 さき、 さむ、 ただ、 なか、 なが
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- suerte
- buen augurio
Portuguese
- auspicioso
- felicidade
- bons auspícios
French
- bon présage
- prometteur
- bonheur
| 1398 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3246 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1562 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1578 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1074 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1542 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1097 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24689P | Morohashi |
| 948 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4090 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1088 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1169 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1373 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3825.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7965 | Unicode hex code |
history, chronicle
- On:
- シ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
511 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 史 【シ】 history
- 史家 【シカ】 historian
- 通史 【ツウシ】 overview of history
- 正史 【セイシ】 official history, authorized history
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あや、 お、 こ、 ちか、 とし、 なか、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひと、 ふみ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- historia
- crónica
Portuguese
- história
- crônica
French
- histoire
- chronique
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 523 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 496 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 563 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 91 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 81 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 398 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 332 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 332 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4324 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3249 | Morohashi |
| 3510 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 692 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 300 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 450 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1666 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.38 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 5004.6 | Four corner code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f2 | Unicode hex code |