| 21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 7 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 72 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 9 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 30 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 6 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 46 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 31 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 31 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 32 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 4 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4186 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 50 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14 | Morohashi |
| 3378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 9 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 50 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 51 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 13 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
97 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 下 【カ】 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of), during (war, occupation, etc.)
- 下位 【カイ】 low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)
- 陛下 【ヘイカ】 Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty
- 最下 【サイカ】 the lowest, the worst
- 下 【ゲ】 lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority, second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
- 下山 【ゲザン】 descending a mountain, descent
- 高下 【コウゲ】 rise and fall (e.g. prices), fluctuation, difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.), variation
- 帯下 【タイゲ】 leukorrhoea, leucorrhoea, leukorrhea, leucorrhea, mucous discharge from female genitals
Kun reading compounds
- 下 【した】 below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter), bottom, beneath, underneath, just after, right after, inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior), trade-in, preliminary, preparatory
- 下請け 【したうけ】 subcontract, subcontractor (person or company)
- 幕下 【まくした】 third highest division, wrestlers of the third highest division
- 上下 【うえした】 top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, upside-down
- 下 【しも】 lower reaches (of a river), bottom, lower part, lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses, end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan), dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
- 下期 【しもき】 second half of the (fiscal) year
- 風下 【かざしも】 leeward, lee, downwind
- 裃 【かみしも】 samurai costume, old ceremonial costume, top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
- 下 【もと】 under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.), under (a flag, the sun, etc.), beneath, with (e.g. one blow), on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...), in (e.g. the name of ...), (someone's) side, (someone's) location
- 山元 【やまもと】 foot of a mountain, base of a mountain, mine, colliery, owner of a mountain, operator of a mine
- お膝元 【おひざもと】 beside a nobleman, close aid (of a nobleman, etc.), place where a high ranking person resides, one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.), Imperial capital, Imperial court, (shogun's) headquarters, place under one's direct control, one's own turf, one's own backyard
- 下げる 【さげる】 to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration), to lower, to reduce, to bring down, to demote, to move back, to pull back, to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar), to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
- 下がる 【さがる】 to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower, to hang, to dangle, to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire, to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded, to get closer to the present day, below, south of
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下り 【くだり】 down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route, down-slope, downward going, downbound (esp. away from Tokyo), downstream, downhill
- 下り坂 【くだりざか】 downhill, downward slope, descent, decline, waning, ebb, (going) downhill
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
- 下さる 【くださる】 to give, to confer, to bestow, to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 しと
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- debajo
- inferior
- debajo de
- parte inferior
Portuguese
- baixo
- abaixo
- descende
- inferior
- sub
- sob
French
- au-dessous
- descendre
- bas
- donner (vous me donnez)
- inférieur
| 3154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41297 | Morohashi |
| 3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7743.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦場 【せんじょう】 battlefield, battleground
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
| 448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11631P | Morohashi |
| 1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9355.0 | Four corner code |
| 3355.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
271 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 争奪 【ソウダツ】 struggle (for), scramble, contest
- 争議 【ソウギ】 dispute, quarrel, strike
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 政争 【セイソウ】 political strife
Kun reading compounds
- 争う 【あらそう】 to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose, to deny (e.g. evidence)
- 争うべからざる 【あらそうべからざる】 indisputable
Readings
- Korean:
- jaeng
Spanish
- pelear
- disputar
- discutir
- competir
Portuguese
- lutar
- disputar
- discutir
French
- se quereller
- se disputer
| 451 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 558 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 529 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 271 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 311 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 295 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 344 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 302 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 302 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 274 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2523 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1162 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 236 | Morohashi |
| 2030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 107 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 467 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2750.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e89 | Unicode hex code |