| 746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 821 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5088 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 811 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1003 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 937 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1075 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 996 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42710 | Morohashi |
| 2448 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1893 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 487 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 877 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
249 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 革命 【カクメイ】 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 革新 【カクシン】 reform, innovation
- 行革 【ギョウカク】 administrative reform
- 農地改革 【ノウチカイカク】 agrarian reform
Kun reading compounds
- 革 【かわ】 leather
- 革靴 【かわぐつ】 leather shoes, leather boots
- 藍革 【あいかわ】 indigo-dyed leather
- 負い革 【おいかわ】 sling (e.g. of a firearm)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeog, geug
Spanish
- cuero
- piel
- reforma
- cambio
Portuguese
- couro
- torna-se sério
- pele
- esconder
- pelêgo
French
- cuir
- peau
- fourrure
- devenir sérieux
- rénovation
- réforme
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9769 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
519 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌劇 【カゲキ】 opera
- 歌曲 【カキョク】 melody, tune, song
- 演歌 【エンカ】 enka, traditional-style Japanese popular ballad, troubadour
- 和歌 【ワカ】 waka, classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
Kun reading compounds
- 歌 【うた】 song, singing, classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka), modern poetry
- 歌合 【うたあわせ】 poetry contest
- 短歌 【たんか】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 替え歌 【かえうた】 parody (of a song), new lyrics to an old melody, song parody
- 歌う 【うたう】 to sing, to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem, to express in the form of a poem, to recite (a poem)
- 歌うたい 【うたうたい】 singer, vocalist, nagauta singer (in kabuki), singer of noh chants
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- canción
- cantar
Portuguese
- canção
- cantar
French
- chanson
- chanter
| 166 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 84 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 256 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 201 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2170 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 392 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 200 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1125 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2296 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16167 | Morohashi |
| 1825 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 469 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 508 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 486 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 230 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3162 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 1768.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b4c | Unicode hex code |