| 2321 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1898 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15112 | Morohashi |
| 2784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2473 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2539 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1815 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柳 【ヤナギ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 楊弓 【ヨウキュウ】 small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
- 垂楊 【スイヨウ】 weeping willow
- 箱柳 【ハコヤナギ】 Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 柳 【やなぎ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 箱柳 【はこやなぎ】 Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
- 泥の木 【どろのき】 Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やな
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- sauce
Portuguese
French
| 4a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4692.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 694a | Unicode hex code |
shining, bright
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昭 【ショウ】 nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭和 【ショウワ】 Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
- 昭昭 【ショウショウ】 clear, bright, plain, obvious
- 遍照 【ヘンジョウ】 universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 かず、 かずみ、 てる
- Korean:
- so, jo
Spanish
- luminoso
- brillante
Portuguese
- brilhar
- brilhante
French
- briller
| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 987 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 88 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13855 | Morohashi |
| 894 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 91 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6706.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 662d | Unicode hex code |