| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 987 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 88 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13855 | Morohashi |
| 894 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 91 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
shining, bright
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昭 【ショウ】 nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭和 【ショウワ】 Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
- 昭昭 【ショウショウ】 clear, bright, plain, obvious
- 遍照 【ヘンジョウ】 universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 かず、 かずみ、 てる
- Korean:
- so, jo
Spanish
- luminoso
- brillante
Portuguese
- brilhar
- brilhante
French
- briller
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6706.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 662d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |