| 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 |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17363 | Morohashi |
| 392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
| 43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30734P | Morohashi |
| 2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梨園 【リエン】 theatrical world
- 梨果 【リカ】 pome
- 鳳梨 【ホウリ】 pineapple
- 阿闍梨 【アジャリ】 high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils), high priest, initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon), monk who conducts religious services
Kun reading compounds
- 梨 【なし】 nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia), Japanese pear, Asian pear
- 梨狩り 【なしがり】 pear picking, harvesting pears
- 西洋梨 【せいようなし】 European pear (Pyrus communis), common pear
- 青梨 【あおなし】 Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- peral
- pera
Portuguese
French
- poire
| 1487 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1476 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2115 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1951 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3412 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2392 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 916 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14873 | Morohashi |
| 2744 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 907 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 973 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a7.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68a8 | Unicode hex code |