| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45313 | Morohashi |
| 2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冠 【カンムリ】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠婚葬祭 【カンコンソウサイ】 important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 宝冠 【ホウカン】 diadem, jeweled crown
- 月桂冠 【ゲッケイカン】 laurel wreath
Kun reading compounds
- 冠 【かんむり】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠海雀 【かんむりうみすずめ】 Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), crested murrelet
- 初冠 【ういこうぶり】 crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony, noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
- 老冠 【おいかんむり】 kanji "old" radical at top
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かっぷ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- corona
- sin par
- sin igual
Portuguese
- coroa
- melhor
- inigualável
French
- couronne
- le meilleur
- inégalable
| 1097 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1081 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 905 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1615 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1656 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2583 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1319 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 310 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1580 | Morohashi |
| 2081 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1828 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吾兄 【アセ】 you (referring to a male)
- 吾人 【ゴジン】 we
- 故吾 【コゴ】 one's former self
- 金吾 【キンゴ】 kingo (game similar to blackjack)
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- yo
- mi
- nuestro
Portuguese
French
- moi
- mon
- notre
- son propre
| 1393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 37 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 491 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2035 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3379 | Morohashi |
| 2407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 17 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 17 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 543e | Unicode hex code |