| 355 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 235 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2361 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 470 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 644 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2301 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 795 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1111 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1767 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15484P | Morohashi |
| 1066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2854 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 432 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
480 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 横線 【オウセン】 horizontal line
- 横行 【オウコウ】 being rampant, being widespread, being prevalent, walking sideways, staggering, striding
- 縦横 【ジュウオウ】 length and width, length and breadth, lengthwise and crosswise, vertical and horizontal, the four cardinal points, every direction, all directions, as one wishes, as one pleases, at will
- 専横 【センオウ】 arbitrariness, despotism, high-handedness, tyranny
Kun reading compounds
- 横 【よこ】 horizontal (as opposed to vertical), lying down, side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth, side (of a box, etc.), beside, aside, next to, unconnected
- 邪 【よこしま】 wicked, evil, wrong, bad
- 真横 【まよこ】 (right at the) side, just beside
- 縦中横 【たてちゅうよこ】 using horizontal characters in vertical writing
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeng
Spanish
- lateral
- lado
- horizontal
- egoísta
- incorrecto
- costado
Portuguese
- De lado
- lado
- horizontal
- largura
- trama (tecidos)
French
- latéral
- côté
- horizontal
- largeur
- trame (tissu)
| 1861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a11.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 4498.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a2a | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雅 【ガ】 elegance, grace, festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
- 雅致 【ガチ】 artistry, good taste, elegance, grace
- 清雅 【セイガ】 graceful, elegant
- 大雅 【タイガ】 major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Kun reading compounds
- 雅 【みやび】 refinement, elegance, grace
- 雅び男 【みやびお】 elegant and refined man
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 か、 ただし、 のり、 まさ、 まさし、 よし
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- elegante
- refinado
- gracioso
Portuguese
- elegante
- benévolo
- gracioso
- refinado
French
- bon goût
- élégant
- gracieux
- raffiné
| 1057 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1271 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1211 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1885 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1913 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1456 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1550 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1638 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1532 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1926 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41973 | Morohashi |
| 1197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6505 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1907 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2056 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1684 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 1021.4 | Four corner code |
| 7021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |