| 864 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 853 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2656 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1863 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 580 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17926 | Morohashi |
| 656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3274 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 958 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
738 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 源 【ゲン】 source, origin
- 源氏 【ゲンジ】 Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari), the Minamoto family
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 財源 【ザイゲン】 source of funds, resources, finances
Kun reading compounds
- 源 【みなもと】 source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin, root
- 河の源 【かわのみなもと】 fountainhead
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はら、 みな、 もと
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- fuente
- origen
Portuguese
- fonte
- origem
French
- source
- origine
| 341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3119.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e90 | Unicode hex code |
氏
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
84 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氏 【シ】 Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, clan, he, him, counter for people
- 氏族 【シゾク】 clan, family
- 両氏 【リョウシ】 both persons
- 同氏 【ドウシ】 the said person, he, she, same surname
Kun reading compounds
- 氏 【うじ】 family name, lineage, birth, clan
- 氏名 【しめい】 (full) name, identity
- 杜氏 【とうじ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 漢氏 【あやうじ】 Aya clan
Readings
- Korean:
- ssi, ji
Spanish
- apellido
- clan
- señor
Portuguese
- nome de família
- sobrenome
- clã
French
- nom de famille
- nom
- clan
- Monsieur
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 177 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1456 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 744 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17026 | Morohashi |
| 2951 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1828 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 223 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7274.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 香 【コウ】 incense
- 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
- 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
- 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
- 香 【キョウ】 lance
- 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
- 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
- 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Kun reading compounds
- 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
- 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- incienso
- perfume
- fragancia
- aroma
- dar olor
Portuguese
- incenso
- cheiro
- perfume
French
- senteur
- encens
- parfum
| 1255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 832 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1059 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1014 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44518 | Morohashi |
| 2568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 911 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 977 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-8 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9999 | Unicode hex code |