| 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 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14464 | Morohashi |
| 834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6751 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
769 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喜劇 【キゲキ】 comedy
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 歓喜 【カンキ】 delight, great joy
- 悲喜 【ヒキ】 joys and sorrows
Kun reading compounds
- 喜ぶ 【よろこぶ】 to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice, to congratulate, to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.), to take kindly to, to do with pleasure, to do gladly, to be happy (to do)
- 喜ばす 【よろこばす】 to delight, to please, to make (someone) happy, to give pleasure (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 きゅ、 のぶ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- alegría
- júbilo
- divertirse
Portuguese
- Alegrar-se
- ter prazer em
French
- se réjouir
- prendre plaisir à
| 370 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 473 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 450 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 770 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 564 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 416 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1709 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 294 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2889 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1457 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3957 | Morohashi |
| 2308 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 858 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1553 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 582 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 559c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
2487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広告 【コウコク】 advertisement, advertising, announcement, notice
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2416 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3942 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9493 | Morohashi |
| 3177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1640 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3q2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 0028.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-55-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ee3 | Unicode hex code |