| 562 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 659 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 629 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 399 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4723 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 368 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 963 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1804 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 413 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 705 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39002P | Morohashi |
| 3137 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6090 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1293 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1389 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 230 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 750 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
285 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 過 【カ】 surplus-, excess-, over-, per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
- 過激 【カゲキ】 extreme (measure, idea, etc.), radical, violent (language), strenuous (exercise, work, etc.), excessive, (physically) demanding
- 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
- 輸出超過 【ユシュツチョウカ】 excess of exports
Kun reading compounds
- 過ぎる 【すぎる】 to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to pass (of time), to elapse, to have expired, to have ended, to be over, to exceed, to surpass, to be above, to be no more than ..., to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...
- 過ごす 【すごす】 to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live, to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol), to carry too far, to carry to excess, to take care of, to support, to overdo, to do too much, to ... without acting on it, to ... without getting involved
- 過ち 【あやまち】 fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
- 過ちて改めざるこれを過ちという 【あやまちてあらためざるこれをあやまちという】 a man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake
- 過つ 【あやまつ】 to err
- 過ぎる 【よぎる】 to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across
- 過ぎる 【よぎる】 to go by, to cross, to pass by, to flash across
Readings
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- pasar
- extralimitarse
- exceder
- fallo
- error
- traspasar
- fallar
Portuguese
- sobrepujar
- exceder
- ir além de
- erro
French
- passer
- dépasser
- excéder
- erreur
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 904e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
447 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 失 【シツ】 loss (of something), disadvantage, mistake, error, failure, flaw, defect, error
- 失業 【シツギョウ】 unemployment, losing one's job, becoming unemployed
- 得失 【トクシツ】 advantages and disadvantages, plus and minuses
- 敵失 【テキシツ】 error made by the enemy or opposing team
Kun reading compounds
- 失う 【うしなう】 to lose, to miss (a chance, opportunity), to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of, to concede (goals, points, etc.)
- 失せる 【うせる】 to disappear, to vanish, to fade away, to go, to leave, to die
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- pérdida
- error
- defecto
- fallo
- perder
- malograr
- errar
Portuguese
- erro
- falta
- desvantagem
- perda
French
- perdre
- erreur
- faute
- désavantage
| 418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 501 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 523 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 178 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 447 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 311 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 594 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 413 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4325 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5844 | Morohashi |
| 3511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 908 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 346 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 452 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2503.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5931 | Unicode hex code |
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
581 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殺意 【サツイ】 intent to kill, intent to murder, urge to kill, murderous impulse
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 他殺 【タサツ】 murder
- 併殺 【ヘイサツ】 double play
- 相殺 【ソウサイ】 offset, offsetting each other, cancelling each other out, counterbalancing, set-off, setoff, killing each other
- 減殺 【ゲンサイ】 lessening, diminishing, reducing
- 殺害 【サツガイ】 killing, murder
- 刹那 【セツナ】 moment, instant, kshana, duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second), shortest possible interval of time
- 歳殺 【サイセツ】 Saisetsu, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
Kun reading compounds
- 殺す 【ころす】 to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter, to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed), to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath), to put out (a runner), to pawn, to put in hock
- 削ぐ 【そぐ】 to chip (off), to shave off, to slice off, to cut off, to sharpen, to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.), to reduce, to diminish, to weaken, to spoil
- 殺める 【あやめる】 to wound, to murder
Readings
- Korean:
- sal, soe
Spanish
- matar
- quitar la vida
Portuguese
- matar
- assassinato
- açougueiro
- fatiar
- partir
- diminuir
- reduzir
- corromper
French
- tuer
- meurtre
- massacrer
- abattre
- trancher
- fendre
- diminuer
- réduire
- gâcher
| 614 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 515 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 488 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 546 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 419 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 657 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 576 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 585 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1507 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16629 | Morohashi |
| 1324 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2994 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1607 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 470 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 545 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2968 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4794.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bba | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |