| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 120 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1063 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5399 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 469 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1021 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 780 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 794 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 993 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47926P | Morohashi |
| 2468 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黄色 【キイロ】 yellow, amber
- 黄昏 【タソガレ】 dusk, twilight, twilight years, melancholia, melancholic nostalgia
- 玄黄 【ゲンコウ】 black and yellow silk (offered to gods), heaven and earth
- 天地玄黄 【テンチゲンコウ】 heaven is black and earth is yellow, heaven and earth
- 黄金時代 【オウゴンジダイ】 golden age
- 黄金 【オウゴン】 gold (Au), golden, prosperous, excellent, superb, money (esp. ōban coin), cash
- 卵黄 【ランオウ】 egg yolk
- 六フッ化硫黄 【ロクフッカイオウ】 sulfur hexafluoride, SF6
Kun reading compounds
- 黄 【き】 yellow
- 黄色 【きいろ】 yellow, amber
- 海気 【かいき】 sea air, sea breeze, ocean and atmosphere, type of yarn-dyed silk goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 れい
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- amarillo
Portuguese
- amarelo
French
- jaune
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4480.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ec4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12 | Morohashi |
| 1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 1010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
805 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 角 【カク】 angle, square, cube, bishop, third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
- 角界 【カクカイ】 the world of sumo
- 内角 【ナイカク】 interior angle, internal angle, inside corner
- 外角 【ガイカク】 external angle, exterior angle, outside corner
Kun reading compounds
- 角 【かど】 corner, edge, (street) corner, turning, rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
- 角地 【かどち】 corner lot
- 四つ角 【よつかど】 four corners, crossroads, intersecting street, street corner
- 塩角 【しおかど】 sharp taste of (refined) salt
- 角 【つの】 horn, antler, antenna, feeler, tentacle (e.g. of a snail), horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
- 角隠し 【つのかくし】 bride's head-dress
- 枝角 【えだづの】 antler
- 豊穣の角 【ほうじょうのつの】 cornucopia, horn of plenty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 す、 すみ、 ずみ、 ふさ
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- ángulo
- esquina
- cuadrado
- cuerno
Portuguese
- ângulo
- canto
- chifre
French
- angle
- coin
- carré
- corne
- bois (andouillers)
| 173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 243 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 714 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 273 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 547 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 473 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 481 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 716 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1650 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2541 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35003 | Morohashi |
| 2047 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5543 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1953 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89d2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 ground to ground
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
| 111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4890 | Morohashi |
| 204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5730 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
746 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帯 【タイ】 band (e.g. conduction, valence), belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
- 帯状疱疹 【タイジョウホウシン】 shingles, herpes zoster
- 付帯 【フタイ】 incidental, ancillary, accessory, secondary, collateral
- 亜熱帯 【アネッタイ】 subtropics
Kun reading compounds
- 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
- 帯 【おび】 obi (kimono sash), obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product), band, belt, strip, cingulum, radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
- 帯びる 【おびる】 to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear, to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on, to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
- 単帯 【ひとえおび】 unlined sash
- 赤帯 【あかおび】 red sash, red belt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たて
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- faja
- cinturón
- zona
- región
- llevar
- transportar
- ceñirse
Portuguese
- Faixa
- cinto
- obi
- zona
- região
French
- ceinture
- écharpe
- obi
- zone
- région
| 669 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 566 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 539 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 718 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1474 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 614 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 498 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1192 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 963 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 994 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1065 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 565 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3191 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1648 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 422 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8929 | Morohashi |
| 2582 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 415 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 444 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e2f | Unicode hex code |