| 11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13733 | Morohashi |
| 3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e5 | Unicode hex code |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26832 | Morohashi |
| 3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 9090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
| 111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4890 | Morohashi |
| 204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5730 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 位 【イ】 rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts
- 位置 【イチ】 place, position, location, position, standing, status, situation
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 高位 【コウイ】 dignity, eminent, high ranking, high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 位 【くらい】 throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
- 位が昇る 【くらいがのぼる】 to rise in rank
- どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
- 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
- どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
- 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞき
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- grado
- posición
- aproximadamente
- trono
Portuguese
- posição
- grau
- trono
- coroa
- sobre
- alguma
French
- rang
- position
- grade
- trône
- couronne
- à peu près
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 445 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 421 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 482 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 401 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 122 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 312 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 354 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 417 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 72 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 69 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 45 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 964 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 503 | Morohashi |
| 61 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 955 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1028 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 319 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 473 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2173 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2021.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f4d | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
| 377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2742 | Morohashi |
| 93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 4402.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
| 474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7109 | Morohashi |
| 2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 770 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9a | Unicode hex code |