| 550 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 644 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 690 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 560 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1207 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1096 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2436 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 134 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17088 | Morohashi |
| 1937 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 132 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 646 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
846 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 永久 【エイキュウ】 eternity, permanence, perpetuity, Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
- 永遠 【エイエン】 eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
- 永々 【エイエイ】 forever
- 大永 【タイエイ】 Taiei era (1521.8.23-1528.8.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長いこと 【ながいこと】 for a long time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 と、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- eterno
- infinito
- perpetuo
- largo
- prolongado
Portuguese
- eternidade
- ambicionar
French
- éternité
- long
- permanent
| 342 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c38 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
313 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 供述 【キョウジュツ】 affidavit, deposition, testimony
- 供給 【キョウキュウ】 supply, provision
- 情報提供 【ジョウホウテイキョウ】 provision of information
- 臓器提供 【ゾウキテイキョウ】 organ donation
- 供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 供物 【クモツ】 offering (e.g. to the gods), votive offering
- 節句 【セック】 seasonal festival
- 初節供 【ハツゼック】 baby's first annual festival
- 供花 【キョウカ】 offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.), floral tribute
- 人身御供 【ヒトミゴクウ】 human sacrifice, victim
- 供御 【クゴ】 emperor's meal
- 供祭 【グサイ】 offerings, offerings and worship
- 内供 【ナイグ】 inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
- 応供 【オウグ】 arhat (meritorious person, esp. an epithet of Buddha)
Kun reading compounds
- 供える 【そなえる】 to offer, to sacrifice, to dedicate
- 供 【とも】 companion, follower, attendant, retinue
- 共に 【ともに】 together, jointly, at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with, both
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- ofrecer
- entregar
- expresar
- mencionar
- acompañante
Portuguese
- submeter
- oferecer
- presentear
- servir (refeição)
- acompanhar
French
- présenter
- offrir
- soumettre
- proposer
- accompagner
- servir (plat)
- pluriel cérémonieux
| 760 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 850 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 839 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 456 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 431 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 694 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 315 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 555 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 197 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 418 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 88 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 98 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 66 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1813 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 605 | Morohashi |
| 88 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1935 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 340 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 861 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2161 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2428.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
888 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 養子 【ヨウシ】 adopted child (usu. male), son-in-law
- 養育 【ヨウイク】 bringing up, rearing, upbringing
- 供養 【クヨウ】 memorial service for the dead, holding a service
- 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
Kun reading compounds
- 養う 【やしなう】 to support, to maintain, to provide for, to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed, to adopt (a child), to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster, to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- criar
- mantener
- cultivarse
Portuguese
- alimentar
- educar
- cultivar
- desenvolvee
- nutrir
French
- nourrir
- élever
- cultiver
- soigner
- développer
| 731 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 624 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 594 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 773 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1907 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2558 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 406 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 675 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1901 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2998 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2089 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44144 | Morohashi |
| 2365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6691 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1479 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1591 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 629 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 990a | Unicode hex code |