| 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 |
hump, high, noble, prosperity
- On:
- リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
- 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
- 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
- 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 たかし
- Korean:
- ryung
Spanish
- montículo
- giba
- alto
- próspero
- floreciente
Portuguese
- corcova
- alto
- nobre
- prosperidade
French
- protubérance
- haut
- noble
- prospérité
| 1901 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4999 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1876 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 946 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 661 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41720P | Morohashi |
| 545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1682 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9686 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |