| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1730 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凡 【ボン】 ordinary, common, mediocre
- 凡人 【ボンジン】 ordinary person, average person, mediocre person
- 超凡 【チョウボン】 extraordinary
- 不凡 【フボン】 uncommon, outstanding
- 凡百 【ボンピャク】 various, many, all kinds of
- 凡例 【ハンレイ】 explanatory notes (at the start of a book), introductory remarks, usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary), legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 凡そ 【およそ】 about, roughly, approximately, generally, on the whole, as a rule, completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb), outline, gist
- 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
- すべての道はローマに通ず 【すべてのみちはローマにつうず】 all roads lead to Rome
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 ひろ、 みな
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- mediocre
- insignificante
Portuguese
- medíocre
French
- médiocre
| 1827 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1338 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1084 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 37 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 467 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3656 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 62 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1739 | Morohashi |
| 2938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 66 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1013 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2s1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 7721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |