| 1255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 832 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1059 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1014 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44518 | Morohashi |
| 2568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 911 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 977 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 香 【コウ】 incense
- 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
- 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
- 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
- 香 【キョウ】 lance
- 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
- 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
- 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Kun reading compounds
- 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
- 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- incienso
- perfume
- fragancia
- aroma
- dar olor
Portuguese
- incenso
- cheiro
- perfume
French
- senteur
- encens
- parfum
| 2278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-8 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9999 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 照会 【ショウカイ】 inquiry, query, enquiry, referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)
- 日照 【ニッショウ】 sunlight
- 残照 【ザンショウ】 afterglow
Kun reading compounds
- 照る 【てる】 to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- てるてる坊主 【てるてるぼうず】 paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- 照らす 【てらす】 to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to
- 天照 【あまてらす】 Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
- 照れる 【てれる】 to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 てる
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- iluminar
- brillar
- comparar
- tener vergüenza
Portuguese
- iluminar
- brilhar
- comparar
- tímido
French
- illuminer
- briller
- comparer
- timide
| 433 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1072 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 675 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 998 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1035 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 172 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19226 | Morohashi |
| 2827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3840 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 6733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7167 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
- 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate
Kun reading compounds
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
- これ等 【これら】 these
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- esto
- de (partícula posesiva)
Portuguese
French
- de
- ceci
- avancer (radical shinnyuu)
| 697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2004 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 125 | Morohashi |
| 3420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 670 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3030.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e4b | Unicode hex code |