| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 520 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 493 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 492 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 315 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 655 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 650 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 661 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 223 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1134 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1179 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 816 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16459 | Morohashi |
| 943 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 808 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 871 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 382 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 546 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
380 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 残 【ザン】 remainder, the rest, what is left
- 残虐 【ザンギャク】 cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous
- 敗残 【ハイザン】 survival after defeat, decline (of a person, business, etc.), ruin
- 遺残 【イザン】 persistence, vestigial remnant
Kun reading compounds
- 残る 【のこる】 to remain, to be left
- 残す 【のこす】 to leave (behind), to leave (undone), to not finish, to save, to set aside, to reserve, to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath, to stay (in the ring), to hold on
- 残り 【のこり】 remainder, remnant, the rest, what is left, balance, leftovers
- 残り惜しい 【のこりおしい】 regrettable, reluctant
Readings
- Korean:
- jan
Spanish
- resto
- balance
- quedar
- dejar
Portuguese
- restante
- restos
- balança
French
- reste
- solde (compte)
| 3159 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a10.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1325.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
731 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 留 【リュウ】 stationary point
- 留学 【リュウガク】 studying abroad, (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
- 駐留 【チュウリュウ】 stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison
- 在留 【ザイリュウ】 residing (esp. abroad), staying, living
- 留 【ルーブル】 ruble (Russian currency), rouble
- 留守番 【ルスバン】 care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter
- 柳樽 【ヤナギダル】 lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
- 柳多留 【ヤナギダル】 The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr), Haifu Yanagidaru
Kun reading compounds
- 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
- 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
- とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とめ
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- quedarse
- permanecer
- parar
- detener
Portuguese
- deter
- segurar
- parar
- interromper
French
- retenir
- attacher
- rester
- s'arrêter
| 733 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 805 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 824 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 412 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1470 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 761 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 774 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 432 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21808 | Morohashi |
| 2580 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 7760.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7559 | Unicode hex code |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
| 11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13733 | Morohashi |
| 3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e5 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
- 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
- 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
- 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
- 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
- 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build
Kun reading compounds
- 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
- 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- soldado
- marinero
- tropa
Portuguese
- soldado
- particular
- tropas
- exército
- guerra
- estratégia
- tática
French
- soldat
- simple soldat
- troupes
- armée
- guerre
- stratégie
- tactique
| 712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 606 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 578 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 447 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 201 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 396 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 343 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 784 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 994 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1462 | Morohashi |
| 2551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7280.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5175 | Unicode hex code |