| 537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 900 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 889 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 791 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1299 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 251 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2300 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25885 | Morohashi |
| 2646 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4256 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 548 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
913 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 笑気 【ショウキ】 laughing gas, nitrous oxide
- 笑気麻酔 【ショウキマスイ】 nitrous oxide anesthesia, laughing gas anesthesia
- 苦笑 【クショウ】 bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
- 冷笑 【レイショウ】 sneer, derision, scornful laugh, cold smile
Kun reading compounds
- 笑う 【わらう】 to laugh, to smile, to sneer, to ridicule, to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted
- 笑う門には福来る 【わらうかどにはふくきたる】 laugh and grow fat, good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
- 笑む 【えむ】 to smile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えみ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- risa
- sonrisa
- reír
- sonreír
Portuguese
- risada
French
- rire
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 8843.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b11 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
719 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芸 【ゲイ】 art, craft, accomplishment, artistic skill, technique, performance
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 民芸 【ミンゲイ】 folk craft, folk art
- 文芸 【ブンゲイ】 literature, the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
- 芸香 【ウンコウ】 common rue (Ruta graveolens)
- 芸艸堂 【ウンソウドウ】 Unsodo
- 耕耘 【コウウン】 plowing and weeding, farming, cultivation, tillage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 げ、 なり
- Korean:
- un, ye
Spanish
- arte
- técnica
Portuguese
- técnica
- arte
- ofício
- performance
- representação
- truque
- façanha
French
- art
- technique
- métier
- interprétation
- tour
- cascade
| 388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 495 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 588 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3908 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 421 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 862 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 689 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 441 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 566 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 428 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30741P | Morohashi |
| 2209 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 479 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1971 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4473.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b8 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |