| 1003 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1137 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 977 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1514 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1005 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1484 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 736 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4395 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18981P | Morohashi |
| 3577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2067 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 446 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1277 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
831 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 為政者 【イセイシャ】 statesman, administrator, politician, policymaker
- 為公会 【イコウカイ】 Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 営為 【エイイ】 business, occupation
Kun reading compounds
- 為 【ため】 good, advantage, benefit, welfare, sake, purpose, objective, aim, consequence, result, effect, affecting, regarding, concerning
- 為に 【ために】 for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of, because of, as a result of
- 外為 【がいため】 foreign exchange
- 念のため 【ねんのため】 (just) making sure, just to be sure, just in case, for caution's sake
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 為す 【なす】 to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
- なす術 【なすすべ】 means, method, way
- 為る 【する】 to do, to carry out, to perform, to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into), to serve as, to act as, to work as, to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.), to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as, to decide on, to choose, to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.), to be (in a state, condition, etc.), to be worth, to cost, to pass (of time), to elapse, to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B, to transform A to B, to make A into B, to exchange A for B, to make use of A for B, to view A as B, to handle A as if it were B, to feel A about B, verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"), creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"), to be just about to, to be just starting to, to try to, to attempt to
- 成り 【なり】 promoted (of a piece)
- 成り代わる 【なりかわる】 to take over for (someone), to stand in for, to substitute for, to replace, to take the place of (something)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- びい
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- hacer
- ocurrir
- razón
- causa
Portuguese
- mudança
- benefício
- bem-estar
- é de uso
- tentativa
- prática
- custo
- servir para
- bom
- vantagem
- como um resultado de
French
- faire
- changer
- bénéfice
- bien-être
- être utile
- atteindre
- essayer
- s'entraîner
- coûter
- servir pour
- bon
- avantage
- par suite de
| 950 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 3402.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70ba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
979 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 移替 【イタイ】 changing (person in charge, etc.), shifting
- 衰替 【スイタイ】 weakening, declining
Kun reading compounds
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かえ
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cambio
- sustitución
- intercambio
- cambiar
- sustituir
- intercambiar
- convertir
Portuguese
- troca
- reserva
- substituto
- por-
French
- substituer
- remplacer
- échanger
| 1548 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 849 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2140 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1398 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 611 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 744 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 757 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1001 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3457 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 850 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14300 | Morohashi |
| 2783 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 842 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 905 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1547 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 5560.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66ff | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 操 【ミサオ】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
- 操業 【ソウギョウ】 operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.), work
- 柔軟体操 【ジュウナンタイソウ】 calisthenics
- 器械体操 【キカイタイソウ】 apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics
Kun reading compounds
- 操 【みさお】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
- 操を守る 【みさおをまもる】 to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity
- 操る 【あやつる】 to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer, to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument), to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet, to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さお、 みさ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- manipular
- manejar
- dirigir
- castidad
- fidelidad
- virtud
Portuguese
- manobra
- manipular
- opera
- pilotar
- castidade
- virgindade
- fidelidade
French
- manipuler
- manoeuvre
- faite marcher
- diriger
- chasteté
- virginité
- fidélité
| 935 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 922 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 985 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2015 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1367 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2448 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1655 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 928 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12806 | Morohashi |
| 769 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 671 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 724 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 995 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 5609.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 64cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |