| 1899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1600 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1758 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2603 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1332 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 542 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25751 | Morohashi |
| 2099 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1406 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
- 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りう
- Korean:
- ryong, nong
Spanish
- dragón
Portuguese
- dragão imperial
French
- dragon
- impérial
| 456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 0071.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7adc | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1344 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 湖 【コ】 lake (in place names)
- 湖沼 【コショウ】 lake, marsh, wetland, inland waters
- 汽水湖 【キスイコ】 brackish lake
- 塩水湖 【エンスイコ】 saltwater or saline lake
Kun reading compounds
- 湖 【みずうみ】 lake
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
- 白鳥の湖 【はくちょうのみずうみ】 Swan Lake (ballet)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うみ、 み
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- lago
Portuguese
- lago
French
- lac
| 394 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 293 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 276 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1086 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 573 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1584 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 475 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 453 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1220 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 439 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 150 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17836 | Morohashi |
| 604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3240 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 396 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e56 | 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 |