| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41620 | Morohashi |
| 458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 7725.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 964d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1604 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 伏線 【フクセン】 foreshadowing, preparation, precautionary measures
- 起伏 【キフク】 undulation, ups and downs, highs and lows
- 承服 【ショウフク】 accepting, consenting, agreeing, submission, compliance, agreement, consent
Kun reading compounds
- 伏せる 【ふせる】 to turn over (face down), to lay face down, to lay upside down, to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.), to cast down (eyes), to lie (one's body) face down, to lie flat (on the ground), to conceal, to hide, to keep secret, to place in hiding (e.g. troops for an ambush), to lie down, to retire, to go to bed (with an illness)
- 伏す 【ふす】 to bend down, to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to hide oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふし、 ふせ
- Korean:
- bog, bu
Spanish
- al revés
- cubierto
- oculto
- obedecer
- dar la vuelta
- poner al revés
- cubrir
- ocultar
- agacharse
- doblarse
Portuguese
- prostrado
- curva abaixo
- proa
- capa
French
- prostré
- se courber
- s'incliner
- tendre (embuscade)
- couvrir
- poser (tuyaux)
| 1763 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1412 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 377 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1039 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 234 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1439 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 71 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 30 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 971 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 438 | Morohashi |
| 45 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 139 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1035 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1059 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2323.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f0f | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |