| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 38 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1735 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 460 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1063 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14974 | Morohashi |
| 2475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
森
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
- 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
- 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
- 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- bosque
Portuguese
- floresta
- mata
French
- forêt
- bois
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4099.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1666 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 煌々 【コウコウ】 brilliant, bright, dazzling
- 晃曜 【コウヨウ】 dazzling brightness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 てる、 ひかる、 みつ
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- deslumbrante
- claro
Portuguese
French
| 2123 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1938 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2092 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3101 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13891 | Morohashi |
| 2450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2458 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2446 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2522 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 6021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6643 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
759 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 司 【シ】 office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
- 司会 【シカイ】 leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship, chairman, presenter, host, moderator, master of ceremonies
- 公司 【コンス】 company (in China), firm
- にぎり寿司 【ニギリズシ】 nigirizushi, hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Kun reading compounds
- 司る 【つかさどる】 to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over, to rule, to govern, to control
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 つか、 つかさ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- dirigir
- gobernar
- ordenar
Portuguese
- diretor
- oficial
- escritório do govt
- regra
- administrar
French
- directeur
- fonctionnaire
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
| 412 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 524 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 497 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 712 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 761 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 400 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 842 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 861 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 318 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2538 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3257 | Morohashi |
| 2931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2007 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3549 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f8 | Unicode hex code |