| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 11 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 77 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2480 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 144 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 67 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 134 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 134 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 246 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3960 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2751 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17046P | Morohashi |
| 3194 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 55 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 52 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
- 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
- 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
- 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
- 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Kun reading compounds
- 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
- 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- espíritu
- mente
Portuguese
- espírito
- mente
French
- esprit
- air
- atmosphère
- humeur
| 2356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8041.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c17 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 違反 【イハン】 violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
- 違憲 【イケン】 unconstitutionality
- 格段の相違 【カクダンノソウイ】 marked difference
- 非違 【ヒイ】 illegality, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 違う 【ちがう】 to differ (from), to be different, to be distinct, to be unlike, to vary, to disagree (with), to be wrong, to be incorrect, to be mistaken, to become abnormal, to go wrong, isn't it?, wasn't it?
- 違くて 【ちがくて】 different (from), not the same (as)
- 違い 【ちがい】 difference, distinction, discrepancy, mistake, error
- 違いない 【ちがいない】 sure, no mistaking it, for certain, without doubt
- 違える 【ちがえる】 to change, to alter, to mistake, to make a mistake, to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise), to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)
- 違う 【たがう】 to differ, to be different, to run counter to, to change (into something out of the ordinary)
- 違える 【たがえる】 to change, to alter, to run counter to, to go against, to break (one's word), to make a mistake (in), to err
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- diferencia
- diferir
- violar
- ser diferente
- cambiar
- alterar
Portuguese
- diferença
- diferir
French
- différence
- différer
| 1006 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 496 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 883 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 965 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 833 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 385 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3907 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1659 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39067P | Morohashi |
| 3151 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6099 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1644 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 274 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 3430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9055 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 秋沙 【アイサ】 merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 泥砂 【デイサ】 mud and sand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂子 【すなご】 gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
- 白砂 【はくしゃ】 white sand
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
- desierto
Portuguese
French
| 2504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2135 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17212 | Morohashi |
| 266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3912.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自然淘汰 【シゼントウタ】 natural selection
- 淘汰 【トウタ】 weeding out, elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees), culling, selection, selection
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- clasificar
- seleccionar
Portuguese
French
| 2496 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1206 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17160 | Morohashi |
| 3055 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2316 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 149 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3413.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c70 | Unicode hex code |