| 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 grade 6
JLPT level N1
862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秘 【ヒ】 secret, mystery
- 秘書 【ヒショ】 (private) secretary, treasured book, secret book
- 部外秘 【ブガイヒ】 restricted, confidential
- 社外秘 【シャガイヒ】 company secret
Kun reading compounds
- 秘める 【ひめる】 to hide, to keep to oneself
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- secreto
- misterio
- mala evacuación
- esconder
- mantener en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- esconder
French
- garder secret
- cacher
| 974 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 964 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 865 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 940 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1117 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 807 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1436 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1490 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 913 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24977 | Morohashi |
| 1159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 904 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2390.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
815 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 密 【ミツ】 dense, thick, crowded, close (relationship), intimate, minute, fine, careful, secret, esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings
- 密度 【ミツド】 density
- 濃密 【ノウミツ】 thick, dense, rich (as in taste or content), deep (colour), strong (smell, scent), crowded
- 細密 【サイミツ】 detailed knowledge, finely detailed
Kun reading compounds
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
- 密か事 【みそかごと】 secret, private matter, amorous affair, liaison
Readings
- Korean:
- mil
Spanish
- denso
- concentrado
- minucioso
- preciso
- en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- densidade
- pormenor
- cuidado
French
- secret
- densité (population)
- minutieux
- consciencieux
| 990 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 978 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 858 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1316 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 806 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 822 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 489 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1474 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1984 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 782 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7205 | Morohashi |
| 2292 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 837 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 933 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bc6 | Unicode hex code |