| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1765 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暦 【コヨミ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦年 【レキネン】 calendar year, civil year, time, year after year
- 還暦 【カンレキ】 kanreki, one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
- 改暦 【カイレキ】 calendar reform, adoption of a new calendar system, new calendar (for a new year), new year
- 暦応 【リャクオウ】 Ryakuō era (of the Northern Court; 1338.8.28-1342.4.27), Rekiō era
- 暦仁 【リャクニン】 Ryakunin era (1238.11.23-1239.2.7)
- 永暦 【エイリャク】 Eiryaku era (1160.1.10-1161.9.4)
- 康暦 【コウリャク】 Kōryaku era (of the Northern Court; 1379.3.22-1381.2.24)
Kun reading compounds
- 暦 【こよみ】 calendar, almanac
- 暦改正 【こよみかいせい】 calendar reform
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- calendario
- almanaque
Portuguese
- calendário
- almanaque
French
- calendrier
- almanach
| 1927 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 833 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1534 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1635 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1720 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 980 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3747 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14111P | Morohashi |
| 3018 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 226 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 7126.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66a6 | 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 |