| 195 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 113 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 103 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4671 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 127 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 259 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 506 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 445 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 452 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 679 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3798 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38752P | Morohashi |
| 3061 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6021 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1129 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1210 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 149 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 140 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
194 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 近畿 【キンキ】 Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
- 近海 【キンカイ】 coastal waters, adjacent seas
- ごく最近 【ゴクサイキン】 very recently, in the very recent past
- 至近 【シキン】 very near
- 近流 【コンル】 banishment (to a nearby province), the least severe of the three banishment punishments under the ritsuryō system
Kun reading compounds
- 近い 【ちかい】 near, close, short (distance), close (in time), soon, close (relationship), friendly, intimate, closely related, similar, almost the same, close to, nearly
- 近いうちに 【ちかいうちに】 soon, shortly, before long
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 おお、 この
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- cerca
- cercano
Portuguese
- perto
- cedo
- consangüíneo
- equivalente
French
- près
- tôt
- proche
- équivalent à
| 2654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3230.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fd1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藤黄 【トウオウ】 gamboge
- 藤花 【トウカ】 wisteria flower
Kun reading compounds
- 藤 【ふじ】 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
- 藤色 【ふじいろ】 light purple
- 草藤 【くさふじ】 tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), cow vetch
- 野田藤 【のだふじ】 Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞう、 と、 ふじゅ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- glicina (planta)
Portuguese
French
- glycine
| 206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2087 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32340P | Morohashi |
| 2382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5241 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1210 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 432 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1942 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 4423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
9 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 二 【ニ】 two, 2
- 二院 【ニイン】 the two houses of legislature
- 一二 【イチニ】 the first and second, a few
- 十二 【ジュウニ】 twelve, 12, queen
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
- 不二 【フジ】 being two sides of the same coin, being the same (while appearing different), Very sincerely yours, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled
- 唯一不二 【ユイイツフジ】 one and only, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 二 【に】 two, 2
- 二重 【にじゅう】 double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, diplo-, dipl-, double-edged eyelid, double eyelid, creased eyelid
- 二つ 【ふたつ】 two
- 二つ目 【ふたつめ】 one after next, second
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 つぐ、 つぎ、 にい、 は、 ふ、 ふたつ、 ふだ、 わ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- dos
- 2
Portuguese
- dois
French
- deux
- radical deux (no. 2)
| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 61 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 6 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 9 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 4 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 31 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2421 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 247 | Morohashi |
| 1922 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 2 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
| 1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39405P | Morohashi |
| 1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 3772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90ce | Unicode hex code |