| 1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41599 | Morohashi |
| 346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
| 2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7122.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 963f | Unicode hex code |
1848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 呆 【ホウ】 (I'm) shocked
- 呆ける 【ボケル】 to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
- 痴呆 【チホウ】 dementia, stupidity, foolishness, fool, idiot
- 踊る阿呆に見る阿呆 【オドルアホウニミルアホウ】 you're a fool if you dance, and a fool if you just look on; we're all fools, so let's dance
Kun reading compounds
- 呆ける 【ぼける】 to grow senile, to be childish with age, to be mentally slow, to be befuddled, to play stupid, to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine), to become engrossed in, to become absorbed in
- 呆れる 【あきれる】 to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted, to be exasperated, to be fed up
Readings
- Korean:
- mae, bo
Spanish
- perplejidad
- conmoción
- estar perplejo
- estar conmocionado
Portuguese
French
| 896 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2712 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3395 | Morohashi |
| 738 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2297 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3d4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5446 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 珍陀 【チンタ】 red wine
- 陀羅尼助 【ダラニスケ】 traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)
- 陀羅尼 【ダラニ】 dharani, spell, litany, Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
- 阿弥陀 【アミダ】 Amitabha (Buddha), Amida, ghostleg lottery, ladder lottery, lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner, wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
- 半田 【ハンダ】 solder, pewter
Readings
- Korean:
- ta
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4982 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 306 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41600 | Morohashi |
| 6432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2955 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2d5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7321.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9640 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1831 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羅 【ラ】 Latin (language)
- 薄物 【ウスモノ】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
- 修羅 【シュラ】 Asura, demigod, anti-god, titan, demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology, fighting, carnage, conflict, strife, sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.), log slide, chute, flume
- 甲羅 【コウラ】 shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.), carapace, plastron, (person's) back, years of experience
Kun reading compounds
- 薄物 【うすもの】 lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk
Readings
- Korean:
- ra
Spanish
- compresa
- gasa de seda
- bien alineado
- Roma
Portuguese
- gaze
- seda fina
- Roma
French
- gaze
- soie fine
- Rome
| 1887 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1762 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3654 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1656 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2017 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1672 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1354 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28397 | Morohashi |
| 2622 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4655 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1342 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1442 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1919 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-14 | SKIP code |
| 6091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f85 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
| 596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27392 | Morohashi |
| 1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d4c | Unicode hex code |