| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22678 | Morohashi |
| 3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
| 878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 767d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1043 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海鳥 【ウミドリ】 sea bird
- 愛鳥 【アイチョウ】 pet bird
Kun reading compounds
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鳥居 【とりい】 torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 と、 とっ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- pájaro
- ave
Portuguese
- Pássaro
- sufixo para nomes de pássaros.
French
- oiseau
- poulet
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 174 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 932 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5340 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 182 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 283 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1521 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 285 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 486 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1934 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2083 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46634 | Morohashi |
| 3312 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1941 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2091 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 210 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 850 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ce5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
982 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 焼死 【ショウシ】 death by fire
- 焼却 【ショウキャク】 incineration, destroy by fire
- 半焼 【ハンショウ】 partial destruction by fire
- 延焼 【エンショウ】 spread of fire
Kun reading compounds
- 焼く 【やく】 to burn, to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue, to heat, to heat up, to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn, to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn, to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc), to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
- 焼き 【やき】 cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying, heating, tempering, -ware
- 焼肉 【やきにく】 yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue, roasted meat, grill
- お好み焼き 【おこのみやき】 okonomiyaki, savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
- たこ焼き 【たこやき】 takoyaki, octopus dumplings
- 焼ける 【やける】 to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted, to be thoroughly cooked, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset), to become hot (from the sun), to be jealous, to be envious
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やい、 やき
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- quemar
- asar
- hornear
- quemarse
- asarse
- estar bronceado
Portuguese
- assar
- queimar
French
- griller
- brûler
| 434 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 539 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 509 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 733 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2772 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 671 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 717 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 920 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 942 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 218 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1256 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 681 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 909 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19166P | Morohashi |
| 997 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3438 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1200 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 590 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1157 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 9481.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 713c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21730 | Morohashi |
| 2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7537 | Unicode hex code |