| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6974 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3240.7 | Four corner code |
| 9040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b66 | Unicode hex code |
Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
150 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 院 【イン】 house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.), graduate school, postgraduate school, institution (often medical), institutional building, government office, sub-temple, minor temple building, temple, cloister, imperial palace, title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc., former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.), late
- 院長 【インチョウ】 director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.), superintendent, rector
- 議院 【ギイン】 parliament, congress, diet, house (of parliament, etc.), chamber
- 棋院 【キイン】 go institution, go club, go hall
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- institución
- templo
- hospital
Portuguese
- instituição
- templo
- mansão
- escola
French
- temple
- institution
- résidence
- école
- hôpital
| 350 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 229 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 236 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 237 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1055 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 624 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 230 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 729 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41665 | Morohashi |
| 454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 412 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 350 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 7321.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9662 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
| 22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5831 | Morohashi |
| 3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 専 【セン】 exclusively doing ..., person who exclusively does ..., fetish for ..., someone with a fetish for ..., first, most important thing, number one priority
- 専業 【センギョウ】 special occupation, principal occupation, specialty, monopoly
- 住専 【ジュウセン】 housing-loan corporation
- 高専 【コウセン】 technical college, higher schools and colleges
Kun reading compounds
- 専ら 【もっぱら】 wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly, principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly
- 専らにする 【もっぱらにする】 devote oneself to, to do as one pleases, to act selfishly
Readings
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- especialidad
- exclusivo
- solamente
- totalmente
- enteramente
Portuguese
- exclusividade
- exclusivo
- principalmente
- somente
French
- spécialité
- exclusivement
- principalement
- uniquement
| 830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 925 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 914 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 413 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 478 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 973 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 600 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 610 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 797 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 503 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2644 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1377 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 46 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 47 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 886 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1548 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 5034.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c02 | Unicode hex code |
門
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
452 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 門 【モン】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門下 【モンカ】 one's pupil, one's student, one's follower
- 入門 【ニュウモン】 becoming a pupil (of), becoming a disciple, entering an institution, beginning training, introduction (to), primer, guide, entering through a gate
- 宗門 【シュウモン】 (religious) denomination, sect
Kun reading compounds
- 門 【もん】 gate, branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master, division, phylum, counter for cannons
- 門出 【かどで】 setting off (on a long journey), setting out, departure (e.g. for the front), leaving home, starting a new life, starting life anew
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 口は災いの門 【くちはわざわいのかど】 words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
- 戸 【と】 door (esp. Japanese-style), shutter, window shutter, entrance (to a home), narrows
- 門浪 【となみ】 waves in narrow straits
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 長門 【ながと】 Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じょう、 も、 と、 ゆき
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- puerta
Portuguese
- portões
French
- portail
- compteur de canons
| 143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4940 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 105 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 269 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 601 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 161 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 445 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 597 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1630 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41208 | Morohashi |
| 888 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6381 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1616 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1743 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 376 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 168 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-8-0 | SKIP code |
| 7777.7 | Four corner code |
| 7777.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9580 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 校 【コウ】 school, proof (of a book, document, etc.), counter for proofs
- 校歌 【コウカ】 school song
- 一校 【イッコウ】 whole school, the first proof, one proofreading
- 同校 【ドウコウ】 the same school, the said school
- 校合 【キョウゴウ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text)
- 校書 【キョウショ】 collation, examining and comparing, checking (against the original text), geisha
Readings
- Japanese names:
- めん
- Korean:
- gyo, hyo
Spanish
- escuela
- colegio
- centro docente
Portuguese
- exame
- escola
- impressão
- prova
- correção
French
- école
- examen
- impression
- épreuve
- correction
| 75 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 46 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 21 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 176 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2260 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 91 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 64 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1096 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 115 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 115 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 51 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1091 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 630 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 840 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1286 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14713 | Morohashi |
| 929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2669 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1278 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 233 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 79 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1866 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4094.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6821 | Unicode hex code |