| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |
congratulations, joy
- On:
- ガ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1056 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賀 【ガ】 congratulation, celebration
- 賀正 【ガショウ】 A Happy New Year!
- 年賀 【ネンガ】 New Year's greetings, New Year's call, New Year's gift
- 祝賀 【シュクガ】 celebration, congratulations
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 のり、 よし、 より
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- enhorabuena
- alegría
Portuguese
- congratulações
- prazer
French
- félicitations
- joie
| 565 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 660 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 630 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 778 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4501 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 615 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1756 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 756 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1019 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3212 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2253 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36725 | Morohashi |
| 2599 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 868 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 933 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 751 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 4680.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cc0 | Unicode hex code |
mail, stagecoach stop
- On:
- ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
917 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 郵政 【ユウセイ】 postal system
- 電郵 【デンユウ】 (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail), e-mail message, electronic mail (e-mail) service, electronic mail (e-mail) system
- 携帯電郵 【ケイタイデンユウ】 email from a cell phone or mobile phone
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- correo
- servicio postal
Portuguese
- correio
- parada de diligência
French
- courrier
- relais de poste
| 994 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 983 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 970 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 524 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 533 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 226 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 763 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39485 | Morohashi |
| 1687 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1847 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 935 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2244 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2712.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90f5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
729 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 便 【ベン】 convenience, service, facility, accommodation, excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 利便 【リベン】 convenience
- 大便 【ダイベン】 feces, faeces, excrement, stool
- 便 【ビン】 flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 穏便 【オンビン】 gentle, peaceable, amicable, quiet, without fuss, simply
- 増便 【ゾウビン】 increase in the number of flights
Kun reading compounds
- 便り 【たより】 news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
- 便りがないのはよい便り 【たよりがないのはよいたより】 no news is good news
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon, byeon
Spanish
- conveniencia
- excremento
- noticias
- correspondencia
- carta
Portuguese
- conveniência
French
- commodité
- courrier
- vol (avion)
- nouvelles
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 610 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 582 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 578 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 450 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 118 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1000 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 659 | Morohashi |
| 95 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 219 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 991 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 533 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2124.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fbf | Unicode hex code |