| 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 |
朋
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2039 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朋友 【ホウユウ】 friend, companion
- 朋党 【ホウトウ】 faction, clique
- 同朋 【ドウボウ】 companions, fellows
- 友朋 【ユウホウ】 friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
Readings
- Korean:
- bung
Spanish
- compañero
- amigo
Portuguese
French
- compagnon
- ami
| 1860 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3737 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1982 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 616 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 784 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 19 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14340P | Morohashi |
| 880 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 19 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 19 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 670b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1685 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八紘 【ハッコウ】 the eight directions, the whole land, the whole world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- goeng
Spanish
- de gran alcance
- espacioso
Portuguese
French
| 3502 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1949 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1650 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 27289 | Morohashi |
| 1298 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2662 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6a4.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2493.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d18 | Unicode hex code |