| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41233 | Morohashi |
| 3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 7744.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 958b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
- 拓銀 【タクギン】 Takushoku Bank
- 干拓 【カンタク】 land reclamation (from sea)
- 未開拓 【ミカイタク】 undeveloped (area), unexplored (field of study), wild (areas), untapped area
Kun reading compounds
- 拓く 【ひらく】 to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 ひろ
- Korean:
- cheog, tag
Spanish
- aclarar
- despejar la tierra
- calcar
Portuguese
- limpar (a terra)
- abrir
- abrir (terra)
French
- défricher
- conquête (terrain)
| 1554 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1415 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1833 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1263 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11958 | Morohashi |
| 317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 651 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5106.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
- 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
- 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- número
Portuguese
- apelido
- número
- item
- título
- pseudonimo
- nome
- chamada
French
- surnom
- numéro
- article
- titre
- pseudonyme
- nom
- appel
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 281 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 368 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 227 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 442 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 316 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3256 | Morohashi |
| 2153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1242 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1330 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6020.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f7 | Unicode hex code |