| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 90 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4486 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 44 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36656 | Morohashi |
| 2543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 54 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 70 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【バイ】 Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell, spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
- 貝貨 【バイカ】 shell money
- 越虫貝 【エッチュウバイ】 finely-striate buccinum (species of whelk, Buccinum striatissimum)
- 蝦夷貝 【エゾバイ】 Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
Kun reading compounds
- 貝 【かい】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 貝殻 【かいがら】 seashell, shell
- 魚介 【ぎょかい】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- パウア貝 【パウアかい】 paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- concha
Portuguese
- Marisco
- conchas
French
- coquillage
| 3961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
869 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陪塚 【バイチョウ】 subsidiary burial mound (Kofun period), satellite burial mound
Kun reading compounds
- 塚 【つか】 mound, heap, hillock, burial mound, tomb, tumulus, barrow, gravesite, standing stone, stone signpost, roadside stone statue
- 塚穴 【つかあな】 grave
- 高塚 【たかつか】 tumulus, burial mound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずか、 つ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- altozano
- montículo
Portuguese
- morro
- monte
French
- butte
- tertre
- borne
- tombe
| 1607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 782 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1104 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1844 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1751 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1875 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1889 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 381 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 406 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 509 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1048 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5345 | Morohashi |
| 556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1048 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1039 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1515 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4713.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 585a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伊 【イ】 Italy
- 伊勢丹 【イセタン】 Isetan (department store)
- 駐伊 【チュウイ】 stationed in Italy
- 紀伊 【キイ】 Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- これ、 ただ、 よし、 いと、 だ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- I fonética
- Italia
- ese
- aquel
Portuguese
French
- Italie
- celui-là
| 603 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2011 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 33 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1169 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 432 | Morohashi |
| 49 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 134 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1161 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1245 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2725.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f0a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吹奏楽 【スイソウガク】 wind music, wind instrument music
- 推挙 【スイキョ】 recommendation (of a person for a position), nomination
- 鼓吹 【コスイ】 rousing (courage, morale, etc.), encouragement, advocacy, promotion (of a belief), encouragement, inspiring (someone with an idea)
Kun reading compounds
- 吹く 【ふく】 to blow (of the wind), to blow (one's breath), to breathe out, to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.), to puff, to play (a wind instrument), to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.), to whistle (a tune), to emit (smoke, fire, etc.), to spout, to spew, to puff out, to sprout, to put forth (buds), to appear (on the surface), to form, to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.), to burst out laughing, to burst into laughter, to brag, to talk big, to smelt, to mint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふき
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- soplar
- exhalar
- respirar
Portuguese
- sopro
- respirar
- emitir
- fumaça
French
- souffler
- respirer
- bouffées (fumée)
- émettre
- fumer
| 1452 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 973 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1095 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 407 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 370 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 300 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3373 | Morohashi |
| 231 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 747 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 467 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 506 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1106 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3762 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6708.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5439 | Unicode hex code |