| 361 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 242 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 253 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5011 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 436 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 991 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 588 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 597 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 607 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 743 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1318 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41755 | Morohashi |
| 624 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1309 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1406 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 328 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 392 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
513 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 階 【カイ】 storey, story, floor, stairs, stage (in chronostratigraphy), counter for storeys and floors of a building
- 階級 【カイキュウ】 (social) class, rank, grade
- 中二階 【チュウニカイ】 mezzanine floor
- 位階 【イカイ】 court rank
Kun reading compounds
- 階 【きざはし】 stairs, stairs at the front of a noh stage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな、 と、 はし
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- piso
- nivel
- grado
- posición
Portuguese
- Andar de edifícios
- grau
- sufixo para contagem de andares de um edifício
French
- étage
- niveau
- compteur d'étages
| 3678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 7226.2 | Four corner code |
| 7126.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 968e | Unicode hex code |
class, rank, grade
- On:
- キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
785 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 級 【キュウ】 (school) grade, year, class, class, grade, rank, level, kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
- 級友 【キュウユウ】 classmate, friend in the same class
- 同級 【ドウキュウ】 the same grade, same class
- 最高級 【サイコウキュウ】 highest grade, top class
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- clase
- rango
- grado
Portuguese
- classe
- posição
- grau
French
- classe
- rang
- grade
- niveau
| 187 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 273 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 505 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3496 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 811 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1680 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 568 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 577 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 410 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1630 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1365 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27258P | Morohashi |
| 1279 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4437 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1353 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1453 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 373 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 323 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2794.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |