| 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 |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1282 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賄賂 【ワイロ】 bribe, sweetener, douceur
- あっせん収賄 【アッセンシュウワイ】 influence peddling
Kun reading compounds
- 賄う 【まかなう】 to supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family), to give board, to provide meals
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- soborno
- cohecho
- preparación de comidas
- sobornar
- cohechar
- cocinar
Portuguese
- suborno
- conselho (adm.)
- oferta
- finanças
French
- corruption
- pot-de-vin
- nourrir
- fourniture
- préparation
- payer
| 1941 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1816 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4507 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1776 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1781 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1739 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1861 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1225 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1745 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1028 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1390 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 80 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36745 | Morohashi |
| 1529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5800 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 84 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1670 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 6482.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cc4 | Unicode hex code |
adhere, attach, refer to, append
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
322 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 付近 【フキン】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity, environs, surrounding area, district
- 付加 【フカ】 addition, annexation, appendage
- 貼付 【チョウフ】 pasting, sticking, attaching, affixing, appending
- 回付 【カイフ】 transmitting, referring to, passing on
Kun reading compounds
- 付ける 【つける】 to attach, to join, to connect, to add, to append, to affix, to stick, to glue, to fasten, to sew on, to apply (ointment), to put against, to furnish (a house with), to wear, to put on, to keep a diary, to make an entry, to appraise, to set (a price), to allot, to budget, to assign, to bring alongside, to place (under guard or doctor), to follow (someone), to shadow, to tail, to stalk, to load, to give (courage to), to keep (an eye on), to establish (relations or understanding), to turn on (a light), to produce flowers (of a plant), to produce fruit, to do intensely, to do fiercely, to do strongly, to be used to (doing), to be accustomed to
- 付け 【つけ】 bill, bill of sale, payment invoice, tab (for later payment), credit, contact move, direct attack to an enemy stone, sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers, letter, reason, motive, pretext, one's fortune, one's luck
- 付け根 【つけね】 root, joint, base, crotch
- 振り付け 【ふりつけ】 choreography, dance composition, dance coaching
- 締め付け 【しめつけ】 pressure, clamping, tightening, fastening
- 付く 【つく】 to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling, to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye, to bear (fruit, interest, etc.), to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.), to take root, to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with, to side with, to belong to, to possess, to haunt, to be lit, to catch fire, to ignite, to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.), to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided, to be given (of a name, price, etc.), to be sensed, to be perceived, to be lucky, to become (a state, condition, etc.)
- 付喪神 【つくもがみ】 artifact spirit, in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
- 付き 【つき】 furnished with, including, attached to, impression, appearance, luck, sociality, under, assistant (e.g. to a manager), soup base
- 付き合い 【つきあい】 association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
- 紋付 【もんつき】 clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
- 原付 【げんつき】 motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc), scooter, moped
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つけ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- adherir
- pegar
- adjuntar
- unir
- atar
Portuguese
- aderir
- anexar
French
- coller
- attacher
- soumettre à
- ajouter
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 602 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 574 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 251 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 363 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 259 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 302 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 126 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 192 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 192 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 365 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 62 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 35 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 19 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 19 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 373 | Morohashi |
| 31 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1000 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1075 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 454 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2148 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2420.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ed8 | Unicode hex code |