| 655 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 838 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 722 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 649 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 660 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17452 | Morohashi |
| 389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浅見 【センケン】 shallow view, superficial idea
- 浅海 【センカイ】 shallow sea
- 深浅 【シンセン】 depth, shade (of color, colour)
Kun reading compounds
- 浅い 【あさい】 shallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge), short (time), early, young
- 浅煎り 【あさいり】 light roast (coffee)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あざ、 さ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- poco profundo
- superficial
Portuguese
- raso
- frívolo
- superficial
- desprezível
- obsceno
French
- peu profond
- superficiel
- frivole
- misérable
- honteux
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
| 228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7414 | Morohashi |
| 2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4034.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfa | Unicode hex code |