| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 703 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 676 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 910 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2644 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1707 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35824X | Morohashi |
| 1619 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1816 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 469 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 818 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
lecture, club, association
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 講 【コウ】 (Buddhist) lecture meeting, religious association, mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
- 講演 【コウエン】 lecture, address, speech
- 進講 【シンコウ】 giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, lecturing to the Emperor
- 代講 【ダイコウ】 substitute lecturing, substitute lecturer
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- conferencia
- discurso
- explicación
- asociación
- grupo
- reunión
- hacer las paces
Portuguese
- conferência
- clube
- associação
French
- cours magistral
- club
- association
| 3047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0564.7 | Four corner code |
| 0565.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b1b | Unicode hex code |
discuss, talk
- On:
- ダン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 談 【ダン】 talk, story, conversation
- 談合 【ダンゴウ】 bid rigging, collusion (on contract bidding), (illegal) price-fixing agreement, consultation, discussion, conference
- 示談 【ジダン】 settlement out of court, private settlement
- 講談 【コウダン】 storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery, story
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
- conversar
- hablar
Portuguese
- discutir
- conversar
French
- discuter
- parler
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 363 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 543 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 303 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4388 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 378 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 907 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2325 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 593 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 603 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 390 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1975 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35633 | Morohashi |
| 1569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 350 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 394 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 433 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0968.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ac7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漫画家 【マンガカ】 cartoonist, comic book artist, manga artist, manga author, mangaka
- 漫画 【マンガ】 cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
- 海漫 【カイマン】 ocean, large sea
- 浪漫 【ロウマン】 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances), heroic tale, (nigh) impossible dream, adventurous spirit, great undertaking, epic adventure, (full-length) novel, romance, love affair, romanticism
Kun reading compounds
- 妄りに 【みだりに】 without authority, without reason, unnecessarily, recklessly, indiscriminately, arbitrarily
- 漫ろ 【そぞろ】 restless, on edge (and unable to concentrate), distracted, for some reason
- そぞろ歩き 【そぞろあるき】 slow, relaxed walk, stroll
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- involuntariamente
- relajado
- flojo
Portuguese
- desenho animado
- involuntariamente
- no interesse de a si próprio
- corrompido
French
- manga
- imprécis
- involontaire
- à contre-coeur
- corrompre
| 1838 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1350 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2683 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1389 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1497 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1411 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1500 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 652 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1246 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 858 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 494 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 838 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18166 | Morohashi |
| 700 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3308 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 893 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1715 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a11.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3614.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
| 641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36813 | Morohashi |
| 2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 9080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cde | Unicode hex code |