| 1248 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 978 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 42 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1311 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 610 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 528 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1076 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 997 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4355 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2967 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 701 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14283 | Morohashi |
| 3541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2422 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 694 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1133 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
861 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 更 【コウ】 one-fifth of the night (approx. 2 hours)
- 更改 【コウカイ】 renewal, extension, revision
- 中更 【チュウコウ】 middle watch, 12 midnight-2am
- 五更 【ゴコウ】 the five night watches, fifth watch of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)
Kun reading compounds
- 新 【さら】 new, unused, new, obvious, natural
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- 真っさら 【まっさら】 brand new, fresh
- 殊更 【ことさら】 intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, especially, particularly
- 更に 【さらに】 furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover, even more
- さらに困ったことに 【さらにこまったことに】 to make matters worse
- 更ける 【ふける】 to get late, to advance, to wear on
- 更かす 【ふかす】 to sit up late
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong, gaeng
Spanish
- renovar
- cambiar
- caer la noche
- de nuevo
- aún
Portuguese
- ficar atrasado
- horário noturno
- certamente
French
- se faire tard
- veiller
- de plus
- bien sûr
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1054.6 | Four corner code |
| 1050.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1924 | Morohashi |
| 1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5225 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14464 | Morohashi |
| 834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6751 | Unicode hex code |