| 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) |
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
| 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 N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2390 | Morohashi |
| 1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d5 | Unicode hex code |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38172 | Morohashi |
| 3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8eca | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
| 22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5831 | Morohashi |
| 3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5927 | Unicode hex code |
standard, measure
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基準 【キジュン】 standard, basis, criterion, norm, reference, datum
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 内規 【ナイキ】 private regulations, bylaws, internal rules, tradition
- 正規 【セイキ】 regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すのり、 ただし、 のり、 み
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- compás
- regla
- medida
- norma
Portuguese
- padrão
- medida
French
- norme
- mesure
| 577 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 672 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 643 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 527 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 888 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1349 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 607 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 617 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 807 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1644 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 849 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34810 | Morohashi |
| 978 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 453 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 728 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 5601.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 898f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 模型 【モケイ】 model, dummy, maquette
- 模擬 【モギ】 imitation
- 小規模 【ショウキボ】 small scale
- 中規模 【チュウキボ】 mid-range, mid-scale, mid-size
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- patrón
- modelo
- molde
Portuguese
- imitação
- cópia
- burla
French
- imitation
- copie
- maquette
- simulation
| 992 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 980 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 691 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2345 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1445 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2104 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1425 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1514 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1160 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1109 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1326 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 234 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15453X | Morohashi |
| 1050 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2825 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 229 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 244 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 980 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a10.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 4493.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |