| 1158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 620 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 924 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 524 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1572 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 721 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 919 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 632 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 703 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 422 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 529 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1410 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10157X | Morohashi |
| 577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1398 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 371 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1087 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 御 【ギョ】 honorific affix, honorific prefix
- 御苑 【ギョエン】 imperial garden
- 自動制御 【ジドウセイギョ】 automatic control
- ファジィ制御 【ファジィセイギョ】 fuzzy control
- 御 【ゴ】 honorific/polite/humble prefix, honorific suffix
- 御所 【ゴショ】 imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace), imperial residence, residence of a shogun, minister, etc., emperor, ex-emperor, empress, imperial prince, shogun, minister
- 甥御 【オイゴ】 (another person's) nephew
- 大御 【オオイゴ】 older lady
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- eo, a
Spanish
- prefijo honorífico
- manipular
- gobernar
Portuguese
- honrado
- manipular
- governar
French
- honorable
- diriger
- contrôler
| 2044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fa1 | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21703 | Morohashi |
| 2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7528 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
- 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
- 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating
Kun reading compounds
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- comenzar
- empezar
- empezar (trans.)
- empezar (intrans.)
Portuguese
- iniciar
- começar
French
- commencer
- débuter
| 225 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 304 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 465 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1092 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 439 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 755 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6166 | Morohashi |
| 281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 321 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 299 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4346.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59cb | Unicode hex code |