| 382 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 652 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 597 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 639 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1896 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1100 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1922 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15181 | Morohashi |
| 1017 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2052 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 311 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 584 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
460 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 極 【キョク】 pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
- 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
- 消極 【ショウキョク】 passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
- 対極 【タイキョク】 antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
- 極 【ゴク】 quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion
- 極秘 【ゴクヒ】 absolute secrecy
- 極々 【ゴクゴク】 extremely, highly
- 失礼至極 【シツレイシゴク】 extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- polo terrestre o magnético
- muy
- sumamente
- extremadamente
- alcanzar un extremo
Portuguese
- postes
- acordo
- conclusão
- fim
- a mais alta posição
- postes elétricos
- muitos
- extremamente
- maior
- altamente
- 10 elevado a48
French
- extrêmes
- pôles (N et S)
- décision
- conclusion
- fin
- plus haut rang
- pôles électriques
- très
- extrêmement
- le plus
- hautement
- 10**48
| 1872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4191.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6975 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
| 448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11631P | Morohashi |
| 1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9355.0 | Four corner code |
| 3355.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10331 | Morohashi |
| 2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fd7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
| 500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19 | Morohashi |
| 3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2390 | Morohashi |
| 1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d5 | Unicode hex code |