| 1568 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 867 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1118 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 806 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14681 | Morohashi |
| 2624 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2481 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 441 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1745 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熟柿 【ジュクシ】 ripe persimmon
Kun reading compounds
- 柿 【かき】 kaki, Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
- 柿色 【かきいろ】 reddish-brown, yellowish-brown
- 筆柿 【ふでがき】 fudegaki (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
- ピー柿 【ピーかき】 mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4092.7 | Four corner code |
| 4592.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67ff | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | Unicode hex code |
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
- On:
- テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徹夜 【テツヤ】 staying up all night
- 徹カラ 【テツカラ】 all-night karaoke
- 冷徹 【レイテツ】 cool-headed, level-headed, hard-headed
- 透徹 【トウテツ】 transparency, clarity, coherence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 つ、 てっ、 とおる
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- penetrar
- atravesar
- estar en vela
Portuguese
- penetrar
- limpar
- furar
- ficar acordado ( noite toda)
French
- pénétrer
- clair (limpide)
- percer
- toucher (cible)
- toute la nuit (sans dormir)
| 1629 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1017 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1638 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1286 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2451 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 510 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 895 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10245 | Morohashi |
| 726 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 886 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1760 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 2824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fb9 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
| 1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 171 | Morohashi |
| 3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4471.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e5f | Unicode hex code |