| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20013 | Morohashi |
| 945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
| 2448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2454.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7279 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1924 | Morohashi |
| 1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5225 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
| 204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24080 | Morohashi |
| 1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1164.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
| 185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25409 | Morohashi |
| 2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3041.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a76 | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
| 349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3633 | Morohashi |
| 2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54e1 | Unicode hex code |