| 1271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 898 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 329 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1377 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1775 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2177 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1671 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1786 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1719 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2657 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1355 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1838 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36406 | Morohashi |
| 2140 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 543 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 豪 【ゴウ】 Australia
- 剛 【ゴウ】 strength, toughness, bravery, boldness
- 強豪 【キョウゴウ】 overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team
- 古豪 【コゴウ】 veteran, old-timer, experienced person
Kun reading compounds
- 偉い 【えらい】 great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary, distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous, awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe, tiring, tough, hard, very, extremely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こう、 ご、 すぐる、 たけ、 たけし、 ひで、 まさる
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- avasallador
- poderoso
- vigoroso
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- predominar
- grande
- poderoso
- superação
- Austrália
French
- écrasant
- grand
- puissant
- éminent
- Australie
| 451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 0023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c6a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 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
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
| 1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31119 | Morohashi |
| 2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83ef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 嬢 【ジョウ】 unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette
- 娘核 【ジョウカク】 daughter nucleus
- 令娘 【レイジョウ】 your daughter, young lady
- 中国娘 【チュウゴクジョウ】 Chinese girl
Kun reading compounds
- 娘 【むすめ】 daughter, girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
- 娘婿 【むすめむこ】 son-in-law
- 一人娘 【ひとりむすめ】 only daughter
- もらい娘 【もらいむすめ】 adopted daughter
- 娘 【むすめ】 daughter, girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
- ボクっ娘 【ぼくっこ】 young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
- ドジっ子 【どじっこ】 clumsy girl, clumsy kid
Readings
- Korean:
- nang
Spanish
- hija
- chica
- muchacha
Portuguese
- filha
- moça
French
- fille
| 1846 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 979 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1225 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 999 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 452 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1752 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 601 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 446 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 488 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1483 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6304 | Morohashi |
| 406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1230 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1471 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1581 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1322 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1765 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4743.2 | Four corner code |
| 4343.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a18 | Unicode hex code |