| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1036 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 津液 【シンエキ】 saliva, spit, spittle, fluid (in Chinese medicine, esp. a colourless bodily fluid, e.g. tears)
- 津々 【シンシン】 gushing, overflowing, everlasting, unfailing, endless
- 京津 【ケイシン】 Kyoto-Otsu, Kyoto and Otsu, Kyoto-Settsu, Kyoto and Settsu
- 入津 【ニュウシン】 entering a port
Kun reading compounds
- 津 【つ】 Tsu (city in Mie), harbour, harbor, port, ferry
- 津波 【つなみ】 tsunami, tidal wave
- 大津 【おおつ】 Ōtsu (city in Shiga)
- 秋津 【あきつ】 dragonfly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ず、 ち、 と
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- puerto
- transbordador
- desbordado
- inundado
Portuguese
- abrigo
- porto
- balsa
French
- havre
- port
- bac
| 1434 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 679 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2543 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1469 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 826 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 668 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 334 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17396 | Morohashi |
| 390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3122 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 328 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 350 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1275 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3510.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d25 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
688 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧痾 【キュウア】 persistent disease
- 久安 【キュウアン】 Kyūan era (1145.7.22-1151.1.26)
- 恒久 【コウキュウ】 permanence, perpetuity
- 耐久 【タイキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 久遠 【クオン】 eternity
- 上手く行く 【ウマクイク】 to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations
- 阿摩美久 【アマミキヨ】 Amamikyu (Ryukyuan religion creation goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 久しい 【ひさしい】 long (time that has passed), old (story)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ、 わ、 なが、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- mucho tiempo
- largo tiempo
- largo
- continuado por mucho tiempo
Portuguese
- tempo longo
- estória antiga
French
- longtemps
- vieille histoire
| 582 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 676 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 647 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 153 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 704 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 45 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1273 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1097 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 20 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1025 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 118 | Morohashi |
| 3384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 47 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1016 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 641 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2780.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |