| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
| 1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17140 | Morohashi |
| 221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
| 228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7414 | Morohashi |
| 2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4034.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfa | Unicode hex code |