| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
| 256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13572 | Morohashi |
| 1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 454 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 0292.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宿 【シュク】 lodging, relay station, post town, constellation, mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 寄宿 【キシュク】 lodging, boarding, room and board, board and lodging, boarding house, residence hall, dormitory
- 奎宿 【トカキボシ】 Chinese "Legs" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Kun reading compounds
- 宿 【やど】 lodging, inn, hotel, house, home, dwelling, home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
- 宿屋 【やどや】 inn
- 連れ込み宿 【つれこみやど】 hotel catering for lovers, hotel that rents rooms by the hour
- 相宿 【あいやど】 staying in the same inn or hotel, rooming together
- 宿る 【やどる】 to dwell, to live, to remain, to stay at, to take shelter at, to stop at, to lodge at, to be pregnant, to be part of a constellation, to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)
- 宿す 【やどす】 to house, to contain, to harbour (a feeling), to hold (e.g. dew on leaves), to carry (a baby), to be pregnant, to give lodging to, to accommodate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すく、 ぶすき、 やけ
- Korean:
- sug, su
Spanish
- posada
- alojamiento
- hostal
- hospedar
- concebir un hijo
Portuguese
- pousada
- alojamento
- estação de retransmissor
- moradia
- estar grávida
- casa
- residência
French
- auberge
- logement
- séjourner
- relais (de poste, station)
- porter en soi (virus, enfant)
- être enceinte
- habiter
- habitation
| 634 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 505 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 406 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 549 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1438 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 488 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1475 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1004 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7195 | Morohashi |
| 2293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 995 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3026.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bbf | Unicode hex code |