| 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 |
shining, bright
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昭 【ショウ】 nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭和 【ショウワ】 Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
- 昭昭 【ショウショウ】 clear, bright, plain, obvious
- 遍照 【ヘンジョウ】 universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 かず、 かずみ、 てる
- Korean:
- so, jo
Spanish
- luminoso
- brillante
Portuguese
- brilhar
- brilhante
French
- briller
| 249 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 331 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 315 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 549 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2114 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 517 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 841 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 997 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1034 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 987 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 88 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13855 | Morohashi |
| 894 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 91 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6706.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 662d | 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 |