| 154 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 224 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1044 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 576 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1883 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 992 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14065 | Morohashi |
| 1010 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2503 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 519 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 415 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1040 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗 【アン】 darkness
- 暗雲 【アンウン】 dark clouds, threatening signs, ominous indications
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
- 暗い過去 【くらいかこ】 shadowy past, murky past
- 眩む 【くらむ】 to be dazzled by, to be dizzied by, to be disoriented by, to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.), to become dark
- 暮れる 【くれる】 to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close, to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- poco claro
- memorizar
- sombrío
Portuguese
- escuridão
- desaparecer
- sombra
- informal
- escurecer
- cegar
French
- obscurité
- disparaître
- ombre
- informel
- s'assombrir
- être aveuglé
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 6006.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6697 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |
weekday
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曜日 【ヨウビ】 day of the week
- 曜霊 【ヨウレイ】 the sun
- 晃曜 【コウヨウ】 dazzling brightness
- 宿曜 【スクヨウ】 form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- てる
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- día de la semana
- brillar
- resplandecer
Portuguese
- dia útil
French
- jour de la semaine
| 329 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 236 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 216 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 514 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2162 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 14 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 192 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2720 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 19 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 995 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 583 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14227P | Morohashi |
| 1096 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 618 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 240 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3875 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-14 | SKIP code |
| 6701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66dc | Unicode hex code |