| 402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14301 | Morohashi |
| 2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
| 3867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6700 | Unicode hex code |
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悪 【アク】 evil, wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
- 悪質 【アクシツ】 malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded, shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate
- 害悪 【ガイアク】 harm, injury, evil (influence)
- 改悪 【カイアク】 changing (something) for the worse, disimprovement, deterioration
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 悪血 【アクチ】 impure blood
- 自己嫌悪 【ジコケンオ】 self-hatred, self-abhorrence, self-loathing
- 好悪 【コウオ】 likes and dislikes
Kun reading compounds
- 悪い 【わるい】 bad, poor, undesirable, poor (quality), inferior, insufficient, evil, sinful, ugly, not beautiful, at fault, to blame, in the wrong, bad (at doing something), unprofitable, unbeneficial, sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
- 悪い行い 【わるいおこない】 bad deed, evil deed
- 悪し 【あし】 bad, evil
- 悪しからず 【あしからず】 don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
- 難い 【にくい】 difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
Readings
- Korean:
- ag, o
Spanish
- malo
- incorrecto
- equivocado
- odio
- mal
Portuguese
- mal
- ruim
- falso
- mau
- errado
French
- mauvais
- vice
- vaurien
- faux
- mal
| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 504 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 62 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 175 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1483A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 785 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10717 | Morohashi |
| 2745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 295 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60aa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
| 230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 241 | Morohashi |
| 3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 態 【タイ】 condition, figure, appearance, voice
- 態勢 【タイセイ】 attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness
- 旧態 【キュウタイ】 old state of affairs
- 動態 【ドウタイ】 movement, dynamic state
Kun reading compounds
- 態と 【わざと】 on purpose, deliberately, intentionally
- 態とらしい 【わざとらしい】 unnatural, affected, studied, forced
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- figura
- apariencia
- actitud
- situación
Portuguese
- atitude
- condição
- figura
- aparecimento
- voz (de verbos)
French
- attitude
- condition
- état
- apparence
- forme (d'un verbe)
| 840 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 748 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 354 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 835 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1310 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11052 | Morohashi |
| 2847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 330 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 798 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k10.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 614b | Unicode hex code |