| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 316 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 336 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 864 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 219 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1194 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 146 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17529P | Morohashi |
| 443 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 144 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 155 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 458 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
345 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 消火 【ショウカ】 fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
- 消化 【ショウカ】 digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
- 費消 【ヒショウ】 spending, consumption, misappropriation, embezzlement
- 曖昧性解消 【アイマイセイカイショウ】 disambiguation
Kun reading compounds
- 消える 【きえる】 to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
- 消す 【けす】 to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- extinguirse
- apagarse
- desaparecer
- apagar
- extinguir
Portuguese
- extinguir
- apagar
- desligar
- neutralizar
- cancelar
French
- éteindre
- effacer
- disparaître
- neutraliser
- annuler
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3912.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
321 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 費 【ヒ】 cost, expense
- 費用 【ヒヨウ】 cost, expense
- 固定費 【コテイヒ】 fixed cost, fixed expense
- 交際費 【コウサイヒ】 entertainment expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 費やす 【ついやす】 to spend, to expend, to consume, to waste, to squander, to throw away, to devote
- 費える 【ついえる】 to be used up (of money, savings, etc.), to dwindle away, to be wasted (of time)
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- gasto
- coste
- gastar
Portuguese
- despesa
- custo
- gastar
- consumir
- perder
French
- dépense
- coût
- dépenser
- consommer
- gaspiller
| 495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 567 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 337 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 925 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 749 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 762 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 858 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1732 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1670 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1246 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36717 | Morohashi |
| 2607 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5786 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1238 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 352 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 598 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 5580.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 態 【タイ】 condition, figure, appearance, voice
- 態勢 【タイセイ】 attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness
- 旧態 【キュウタイ】 old state of affairs
- 動態 【ドウタイ】 movement, dynamic state
Kun reading compounds
- 態と 【わざと】 on purpose, deliberately, intentionally
- 態とらしい 【わざとらしい】 unnatural, affected, studied, forced
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
- figura
- apariencia
- actitud
- situación
Portuguese
- atitude
- condição
- figura
- aparecimento
- voz (de verbos)
French
- attitude
- condition
- état
- apparence
- forme (d'un verbe)
| 840 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 771 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 748 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 354 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1743 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 835 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1310 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 388 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3529 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11052 | Morohashi |
| 2847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 330 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 798 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k10.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 614b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 度 【ド】 degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.), counter for occurrences, strength (of glasses), glasses prescription, alcohol content (percentage), alcohol by volume, extent, degree, limit, presence of mind, composure
- 度 【ド】 precisely, exactly, plumb, totally, very much, damn, stupid, cursed
- 重度 【ジュウド】 severe (illness, disability, etc.), serious
- 濃度 【ノウド】 concentration, density, cardinality
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- ご法度 【ゴハット】 forbidden, prohibited, banned, taboo
- 忖度 【ソンタク】 surmise (about someone's feelings), guess, conjecture, (showing) deference (to), consideration (of someone's wishes), servility
- 臆度 【オクタク】 guessing, speculation, supposition, hypothesis
Kun reading compounds
- 度 【たび】 time (three times, each time, etc.), times
- 度数 【どすう】 frequency, number of times, incidence, degree (e.g. temperature), strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
- 中度 【なかたび】 midway (through), halfway
- 千度 【せんど】 thousand times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- do, tag
Spanish
- grado
- vez
- veces
Portuguese
- graus
- ocorrência
- tempo
- sufixo para contagem de para ocorrências
French
- degré
- occurrence
- fois
- compteur d'occurrences
| 288 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 356 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 83 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 252 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 165 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1009 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 377 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 333 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 588 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1202 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9313 | Morohashi |
| 3100 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1194 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1278 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 72 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 340 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 0024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ea6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
| 226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12034 | Morohashi |
| 378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5206.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6307 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | Unicode hex code |