| 231 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 184 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1903 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 50 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 178 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 801 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 451 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 667 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12019 | Morohashi |
| 374 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 660 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 712 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 94 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 328 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 持 【ジ】 draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie
- 持久 【ジキュウ】 endurance, persistence
- 堅持 【ケンジ】 holding on to, sticking to
- 護持 【ゴジ】 defend and maintain, support, protection
Kun reading compounds
- 持つ 【もつ】 to hold (in one's hand), to take, to carry, to possess, to have, to own, to maintain, to keep, to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive, to take charge of, to be in charge of, to hold (meeting, etc.), to have (opportunity, etc.), to have "it", to have that special something, to be blessed with good luck
- 持子 【もつご】 stone moroko (Pseudorasbora parva), topmouth gudgeon
- 持てる 【もてる】 to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.), to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed, to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last, possessed, held, rich, wealthy, affluent
- 持てる者 【もてるもの】 (the) haves, those who have
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もち、 もつ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- duración
- propiedad
- cargo
- sostener
- mantener
Portuguese
- segurar
- ter
French
- avoir
- tenir
| 1348 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5404.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6301 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
141 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
- 続出 【ゾクシュツ】 appearing one after another, cropping up one after another, occurring in succession
- 断続 【ダンゾク】 intermittence, being intermittent, occurring intermittently
- 持続 【ジゾク】 continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
- 続 【ゾク】 continuation, sequel
- 続日本紀 【ショクニホンギ】 Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Kun reading compounds
- 続く 【つづく】 to continue, to last, to go on, to continue (without a break), to be unbroken, to occur again and again, to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin, to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to, to hold out, to keep, to last
- 続ける 【つづける】 to continue, to keep up, to keep on
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- continuación
- serie
- secuela
- continuar
- seguir
Portuguese
- continuar
- série
- sequela
- sequência
French
- continuer
- série
- suite
| 456 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 563 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 536 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 214 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 548 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 243 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 243 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 211 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1539 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1722 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1244 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1357 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27533 | Morohashi |
| 1362 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4500 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1445 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 400 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 609 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2491.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d9a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 給 【キュウ】 wage, recompense
- 給食 【キュウショク】 provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.), providing a meal, lunch service
- 自給 【ジキュウ】 self-support
- 有給 【ユウキュウ】 salaried, paid, with pay, paid vacation, paid holiday, paid leave
Kun reading compounds
- 給う 【たまう】 to give, to do ...
- 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive
- 給う 【たもう】 to give, to do ...
- 給ふ 【たまう】 to give, to receive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- sueldo
- salario
- distribuir
- suministrar
Portuguese
- salário
- pagamento
- presente
- permitir
- bolsa
- prover
French
- salaire
- paye
- cadeau
- allocation
- subventions
- accorder
- conférer à
| 585 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 481 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 457 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 581 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3538 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 348 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 346 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 346 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 618 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1531 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 914 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27432 | Morohashi |
| 1350 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4489 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 404 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 583 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2896.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d66 | Unicode hex code |
adhere, attach, refer to, append
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
322 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 付近 【フキン】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, environs, surrounding area, district
- 付加 【フカ】 addition, annexation, appendage
- 貼付 【チョウフ】 pasting, sticking, attaching, affixing, appending
- 回付 【カイフ】 transmitting, referring to, passing on
Kun reading compounds
- 付ける 【つける】 to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (a light), to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit, to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly, to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to
- 付け 【つけ】 bill, bill of sale, payment invoice, tab (for later payment), credit, contact move, direct attack to an enemy stone, sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers, letter, reason, motive, pretext, one's fortune, one's luck
- 付け根 【つけね】 root, joint, base, crotch
- 振り付け 【ふりつけ】 choreography, dance composition, dance coaching
- 締め付け 【しめつけ】 pressure, clamping, tightening, fastening
- 付く 【つく】 to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling, to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye, to bear (fruit, interest, etc.), to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.), to take root, to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with, to side with, to belong to, to possess, to haunt, to be lit, to catch fire, to ignite, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided, to be given (of a name, price, etc.), to be sensed, to be perceived, to be lucky, to become (a state, condition, etc.)
- 付喪神 【つくもがみ】 artifact spirit, in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
- 付き 【つき】 furnished with, including, attached to, impression, appearance, luck, sociality, under, assistant (e.g. to a manager), soup base
- 付き合い 【つきあい】 association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
- 紋付 【もんつき】 clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
- 原付 【げんつき】 motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc), scooter, moped
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つけ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- adherir
- pegar
- adjuntar
- unir
- atar
Portuguese
- aderir
- anexar
French
- coller
- attacher
- soumettre à
- ajouter
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 602 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 574 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 251 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 363 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 259 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 302 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 126 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 192 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 192 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 365 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 62 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 35 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 19 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 19 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 373 | Morohashi |
| 31 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1000 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1075 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 454 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2148 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2420.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ed8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |