| 257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24673P | Morohashi |
| 912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
| 646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13135X | Morohashi |
| 1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653f | Unicode hex code |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
| 468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17256 | Morohashi |
| 335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3316.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23024 | Morohashi |
| 2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 6710.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76df | Unicode hex code |