| 500 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 600 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 572 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 17 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 130 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 104 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 94 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 94 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 422 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 10 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2141 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2890 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19 | Morohashi |
| 3434 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1217 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 103 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 444 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
101 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 不 【フ】 un-, non-, negative prefix
- 不安 【フアン】 anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
- 意味不 【イミフ】 of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing
- 社不 【シャフ】 person unfit for society, misfit
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Readings
- Korean:
- bu, bul
Spanish
- prefijo negativo: in-
- des-
Portuguese
- Prefixo negativo
- negativa
- não
- feia
- ruim
- deselegante
French
- négation
- non
- mauvais
- laid
- maladroit
| 3154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e0d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 換金 【カンキン】 realization (of goods into money), conversion (into money), liquidation
- 換気 【カンキ】 ventilation
- 互換 【ゴカン】 interchange, transposition, compatible (e.g. PC)
- 代換 【ダイカン】 hypallage
Kun reading compounds
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- cambio
- intercambio
- intercambiar
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- ser intercambiado
- ser convertido
Portuguese
- trocar
- turno
- carga
- mudar
French
- échanger
- remplacer
- convertir
- change
| 1105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 846 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1964 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 957 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 580 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1586 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1693 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 749 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 913 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 716 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12358 | Morohashi |
| 587 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2233 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1043 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1122 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5703.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63db | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紙 【シ】 newspaper
- 紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
- 原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
- 製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 紙 【かみ】 paper
- 紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
- 頸上 【くびかみ】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- papel
- periódico
Portuguese
- Papel
French
- papier
| 85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3510 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 362 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 243 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1517 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27293 | Morohashi |
| 1302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 456 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2294.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d19 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1803 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幣 【ヘイ】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 弊害 【ヘイガイ】 harmful effect, harmful influence, evil practice, abuse, malady
- 造幣 【ゾウヘイ】 coinage, mintage
- 衰幣 【スイヘイ】 decline
Kun reading compounds
- 幣 【へい】 staff with plaited paper streamers
- 幣を奉る 【ぬさをたてまつる】 to offer a wand with hemp and paper streamers to a Shinto god
- 大幣 【おおぬさ】 streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies), being in great demand
- 小幣 【こぬさ】 small purification wand, thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しで
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- riqueza
- ofrenda
- dinero en efectivo
Portuguese
- Caixa
- maus hábitos
- prefixo p/ expressar humildade
- presente
- oferendas em roupas Shinto
- corda
- cortar papel
French
- espèces (argent)
- mauvaise habitude
- préfixe humble
- don
- offrande Shinto (papier, corde)
- corde
- papier découpé
| 1778 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1400 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1253 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2414 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1781 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1796 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 571 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2507 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1049 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9088X | Morohashi |
| 2885 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1040 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1756 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 9822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e63 | Unicode hex code |