| 561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17245 | Morohashi |
| 336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
| 349 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3112.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2049 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 畦畔 【ケイハン】 ridge between rice fields, causeway
- 橋畔 【キョウハン】 approach to a bridge
Kun reading compounds
- 畦 【あぜ】 ridge of earth between rice fields, ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel, footpath between rice fields, causeway
- 畔唐菜 【あぜとうな】 Crepidiastrum keiskeanum (species of plant in the daisy family)
- 畦 【あぜ】 ridge of earth between rice fields, ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel, footpath between rice fields, causeway
- 辺 【ほとり】 side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐろ
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- terraplén entre campos de arroz
- orilla
Portuguese
- Sulco p/ plantar arroz
- represa p/ plantar arroz
French
- levée de terre
- digue (rizière)
| 1713 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1804 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3002 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1587 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1541 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1110 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1945 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2134 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1857 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1472 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 781 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1060 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21801X | Morohashi |
| 1145 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3746 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1204 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 6905.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7554 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |