| 259 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 326 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 175 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4709 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 194 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 262 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1503 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 437 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 702 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3873 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 568 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38943P | Morohashi |
| 3121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 156 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
- 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
- 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
- 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
- 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
- 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- progresar
- adelantar
- ascender
Portuguese
- avanço
- continuar
- progresso
- promover
French
- progresser
- avancer
- promouvoir
| 2475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3030.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9032 | Unicode hex code |
retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 退役 【タイエキ】 retiring from military service
- 退院 【タイイン】 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
- 進退 【シンタイ】 advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement, course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude, remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving
- 勇退 【ユウタイ】 retiring voluntarily, resigning one's post (to make way for others), stepping down, bowing out
Kun reading compounds
- 退く 【しりぞく】 to step back, to move back, to retreat, to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit, to resign, to retire, to quit, to concede
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
- 退く 【ひく】 to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
- 退ける 【のける】 to put something out of the way, to move (something, someone) aside, to remove, to exclude, to take away, to set aside, to keep apart, to remove (someone) from the group, to shun, to do well despite difficulties, to accomplish despite adversity, to do resolutely, to do boldly
- 退く 【どく】 to step aside, to move (i.e. out of the way), to make way, to resign, to retire, to quit, to secede
Readings
- Korean:
- toe
Spanish
- retroceder
- retirarse
- renunciar
- dimitir
- destruir
- negar
- rechazar
- rehusar
Portuguese
- retirada
- sacar
- retirar
- pedir demissão
- repelir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- retraite
- se retirer
- démissionner
- repousser
- exclure
- rejeter
| 839 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 769 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 746 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 613 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 459 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 348 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 687 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38839P | Morohashi |
| 3094 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1465 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9000 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
440 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 去年 【キョネン】 last year
- 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
- 消去 【ショウキョ】 erasure, deletion, elimination, clearing, elimination (of variables), extinction
- 国外退去 【コクガイタイキョ】 deportation
- 去年 【キョネン】 last year
- 大過去 【ダイカコ】 past perfect tense, pluperfect
- 不定過去 【フテイカコ】 aorist tense (in Greek), past-perfective tense
Kun reading compounds
- 去る 【さる】 to leave, to go away, to pass, to elapse, to be distant, to send away, to drive off, to divorce, to (do) completely, last ... (e.g. "last April")
- 去る者追わず 【さるものおわず】 do not chase the one who leaves
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- pasado
- ido
- dejar
- abandonar
- partir
Portuguese
- foi
- passado
- deixar
- passar
- eliminar
- divórcio
French
- parti
- passé
- quitter
- s'écouler
- éliminer
- divorce
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 276 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 258 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 618 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 475 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 133 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 420 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 309 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 261 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 757 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3070 | Morohashi |
| 2156 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 812 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 496 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 247 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1471 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53bb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 就業 【シュウギョウ】 employment, starting work
- 就学 【シュウガク】 entering school, school attendance
- 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
- 進退去就 【シンタイキョシュウ】 one's course of action, deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it
- 本懐成就 【ホンカイジョウジュ】 realization of a great ambition, attainment of one's most cherished desire, one's earnest prayer being answered
- 不空成就 【フクウジョウジュ】 Amoghasiddhi, Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
Kun reading compounds
- 就く 【つく】 to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed, to ascend (the throne), to accede, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
- 就ける 【つける】 to install (a king, emperor, etc.), to appoint (to a post), to promote, to assign (to study under)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 なり
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- llegar al trabajo
- realizar
- establecerse en
- tomar posición
- llevar a cabo
Portuguese
- colocar
- tomar partido
- lado de um contrato
- partido
French
- concernant
- s'installer
- prendre place
- prendre un poste
- adhérer à
- se rendre à
- étudier
- par
| 807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 900 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 953 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 323 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 759 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1668 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 934 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 961 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 514 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 520 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7599 | Morohashi |
| 1694 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2121 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 947 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 0391.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c31 | Unicode hex code |