| 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) |
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
| 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 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
| 671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2752 | Morohashi |
| 2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 9050.6 | Four corner code |
| 3250.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5358 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
85 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 現 【ゲン】 present (e.g. government, administration), current, existing
- 現役 【ゲンエキ】 active duty, active service, student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school, student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
- 具現 【グゲン】 incarnation, embodiment, realization, giving concrete form (to)
- 体現 【タイゲン】 personification, impersonation, embodiment
Kun reading compounds
- 現れる 【あらわれる】 to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
- 表す 【あらわす】 to represent, to signify, to stand for, to reveal, to show, to display, to express, to make widely known
- 現つ 【うつつ】 reality, consciousness
- 現責 【うつつぜめ】 sleep deprivation (Edo-period torture method)
- 現つ 【うつつ】 reality, consciousness
- 現責 【うつつぜめ】 sleep deprivation (Edo-period torture method)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 きら
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- presente
- actual
- real
- aparecer
- hacerse visible
- mostrarse
- manifestar
- expresar
Portuguese
- presente
- exist6encia
- realidade
French
- le présent
- existant
- actuel
- montrer
| 602 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 692 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 666 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 82 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2943 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 495 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 735 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1360 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 298 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 298 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 578 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1320 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 265 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21004 | Morohashi |
| 968 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 259 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 275 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 67 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 732 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3157 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1611.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 73fe | Unicode hex code |