| 390 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 497 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 472 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 163 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3540 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 816 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 485 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 302 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1532 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1363 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27398 | Morohashi |
| 1348 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1351 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 109 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 586 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
162 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 結末 【ケツマツ】 end, conclusion
- 結合 【ケツゴウ】 combination, union, joining, linking, coupling, bond, join (in relational algebra)
- 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
- 妥結 【ダケツ】 settlement, an agreement
- 結縁 【ケチエン】 making a connection (with Buddha)
- 結願 【ケチガン】 expiration of term of a vow
Kun reading compounds
- 結ぶ 【むすぶ】 to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands
- 結ぶ便 【むすぶびん】 connecting flight, connecting service
- 結う 【ゆう】 to do up (hair), to dress, to arrange, to tie, to bind, to fasten, to make (a fence)
- 結城紬 【ゆうきつむぎ】 silk products produced near Yūki (using natural indigo dye), Yūki pongee
- 結わえる 【ゆわえる】 to bind, to fasten, to tie up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆい、 ゆう
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- final
- finalizar
- atar
- amarrar
- unir
- vincular
- arreglarse el pelo
Portuguese
- laço
- unir
- contrato
- união
- organizar
- pentear
- fechar
French
- nouer
- lier
- joindre
- contrat
- attacher
- se coiffer
- organiser
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2496.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
| 229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30095 | Morohashi |
| 3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
| 325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21724 | Morohashi |
| 3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 5060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7531 | Unicode hex code |