| 1349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1540 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2936 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1534 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1077 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1504 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1603 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1769 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20956 | Morohashi |
| 947 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3637 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 258 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 274 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1364 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 珠算 【シュザン】 calculation on an abacus
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 遺珠 【イシュ】 unknown literary masterpiece, lost pearl
- 滄海遺珠 【ソウカイノイシュ】 talented person unbeknownst to the world
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 珠算 【しゅざん】 calculation on an abacus
- 射干玉 【ぬばたま】 pitch-black, darkness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 とも、 ま、 み
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- perla
- gema
- joya
Portuguese
- pérola
- gema
- jóia
French
- perle
- gemme
- joyau
| 3164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1519.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 73e0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綺麗 【キレイ】 pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair, clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat, completely, entirely
- 夕暉 【セッキ】 rays of the setting sun
- 旭暉 【キョッキ】 rays of the rising sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- てる
- Korean:
- hwi
Spanish
- brillo
- luz
Portuguese
French
| 2150 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1884 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2096 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1276 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 692 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14038 | Morohashi |
| 2499 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2440 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2517 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 6705.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-58-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6689 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2674 | Morohashi |
| 2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533a | Unicode hex code |