| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杏林 【キョウリン】 apricot grove
- 杏花 【キョウカ】 apricot flower
- 巴旦杏 【ハタンキョウ】 plum, almond
- 牡丹杏 【ボタンキョウ】 variety of Japanese plum
- 杏 【アンズ】 apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
- 杏酒 【アンズシュ】 sake made from apricot
Kun reading compounds
- 杏 【あんず】 apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
- 杏酒 【あんずしゅ】 sake made from apricot
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りょう
- Korean:
- haeng
Spanish
- albaricoque
Portuguese
French
- abricot
| 2185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 487 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3049 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 207 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14461 | Morohashi |
| 2397 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2554 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 203 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 215 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a3.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 674f | Unicode hex code |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40131 | Morohashi |
| 3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91cc | Unicode hex code |