| 2056 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 13 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1965 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2001 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4241 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2140 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2061 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23 | Morohashi |
| 3433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2040 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丁丑 【ヒノトノウシ】 Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
- 癸丑 【ミズノトウシ】 Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
Kun reading compounds
- 丑 【うし】 the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am), north-northeast, twelfth month of the lunar calendar
- 丑寅 【うしとら】 northeast
- 土用丑 【どよううし】 day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer
- 辛丑 【かのとうし】 Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ
- Korean:
- chug, chu
Spanish
- signo de la vaca
- segundo signo del zodíaco
- vaca
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 2ème branche terrestre
- signe du Boeuf (zodiaque)
- 1 à 3 heures du matin
| 0a4.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1710.5 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e11 | 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 |