| 1552 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2089 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3069 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1564 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2140 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 25 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13803 | Morohashi |
| 2414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2428 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 25 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 25 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
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Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1372 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昌運 【ショウウン】 prosperity, fortune
- 昌泰 【ショウタイ】 Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)
- 隆昌 【リュウショウ】 prosperity
- 南昌 【ナンショウ】 Nanchang (China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさ、 まさし、 よし、 あき、 あきら、 さかえ、 あつ、 すけ
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- claro
- próspero
- brillante
Portuguese
French
- prospère
- brillant
- clair
| 4c4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 660c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寧夏回族自治区 【ネイカカイゾクジチク】 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (China)
- 寧日 【ネイジツ】 peaceful day
- 西寧 【セイネイ】 Xining (China)
- 静寧 【セイネイ】 peace, calm, tranquility
Kun reading compounds
- 寧ろ 【むしろ】 rather, better, instead, if anything
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 やす、 やすし、 よし
- Korean:
- nyeong
Spanish
- pacífico
- tranquilo
- bondadoso
Portuguese
- melhor
- preferivelmente
French
- plutôt
- de préférence
- paisible
| 1678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1982 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1335 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1602 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2181 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1412 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 496 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2959 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1519 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2061 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 842 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7296P | Morohashi |
| 2345 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 834 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 897 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3020.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5be7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
965 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郡 【グン】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡部 【グンブ】 rural districts, counties
- 共産国家郡 【キョウサンコッカグン】 Communist bloc
- 国郡 【コクグン】 provinces and districts
Kun reading compounds
- 郡 【ぐん】 district, county, district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period), commandery (in China)
- 郡司 【ぐんじ】 district governor (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- condado
- distrito
Portuguese
- condado
- distrito
- comarca
French
- comté
- arrondissement
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 491 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 467 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 797 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4764 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 480 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1146 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 193 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 552 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 758 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 984 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1333 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39436 | Morohashi |
| 1466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1843 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1986 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 541 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3544 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 1762.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90e1 | Unicode hex code |