| 432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 967 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 505 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 787 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 857 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1027 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25761 | Morohashi |
| 2117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 433 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 464 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
- 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
- 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- distintivo
- banda
- capítulo
- frase
Portuguese
- insígnia
- capítulo
- composição
- poema
- projeto
French
- badge
- clairement visible
- composition
- poème
- chapitre
- dessin
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 0040.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ae0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
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)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1364 | Morohashi |
| 2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5150 | Unicode hex code |