| 264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13837 | Morohashi |
| 2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
| 3872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
894 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 願 【ガン】 prayer, wish, vow
- 願書 【ガンショ】 (written) application, written request, petition, written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
- 本願 【ホンガン】 Amida Buddha's original vow, long-cherished desire
- 祈願 【キガン】 prayer (for something), supplication
Kun reading compounds
- 願う 【ねがう】 to desire, to wish, to hope, to beg, to request, to implore, to pray, to have something done for oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- petición
- deseo
- anhelo
- desear
- pedir
- rogar
Portuguese
- petição
- solicitação
- voto
- desejo
- esperança
French
- demande
- prière
- souhait
- voeu
- espoir
| 368 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 469 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 446 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 869 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 428 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1011 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 581 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 862 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43623 | Morohashi |
| 1845 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6653 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 135 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 637 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 7128.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9858 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |