| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31 | Morohashi |
| 3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e16 | Unicode hex code |
world, boundary
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
158 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 界 【カイ】 community, circles, world, kingdom, erathem, field (electrical), border, boundary, division
- 界隈 【カイワイ】 neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity
- 球界 【キュウカイ】 the baseball world
- 経済界 【ケイザイカイ】 economic world, financial circles, business community
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- borde
- frontera
- extensión
- ámbito
Portuguese
- mundo
French
- monde
| 170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 260 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 240 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 170 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2998 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 223 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 967 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 454 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 461 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 157 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1336 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 257 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21775 | Morohashi |
| 2563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3739 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 251 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 164 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 320 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 6022.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 754c | Unicode hex code |
片
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1076 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 片 【ヘン】 counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
- 片時 【カタトキ】 a (single) moment, an instant
- 紙片 【シヘン】 piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
- 砕片 【サイヘン】 debris
Kun reading compounds
- 片 【かた】 one (of a pair), incomplete, imperfect, fragmentary, few, little, off-centre, remote, side, problem, question, matters
- 片側 【かたがわ】 one side
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- una parte de un total de dos
- trozo
- incompleto
- pedazo
- imperfecto
Portuguese
- unilateral
- folha de papel
- folha (árvore)
French
- simple face
- feuille
- radical côté droit (no. 91)
| 980 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 969 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 905 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2842 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 937 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 82 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1088 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1220 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19813 | Morohashi |
| 3461 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1297 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 833 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2202.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7247 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1601 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一隅 【イチグウ】 corner, nook
- 四隅 【ヨスミ】 four corners, four ordinal directions
Kun reading compounds
- 隅 【すみ】 corner, nook, recess, downstage right (on a noh stage)
- 隅々 【すみずみ】 every corner, every nook and cranny, all the ins and outs
- 四隅 【よすみ】 four corners, four ordinal directions
- 一隅 【いちぐう】 corner, nook
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- esquina
- rincón
Portuguese
- esquina
- canto
French
- coin
- recoin
| 1187 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1686 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5009 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 990 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1566 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1640 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1753 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1239 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 744 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1977 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41743X | Morohashi |
| 623 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1958 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2108 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1599 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9685 | Unicode hex code |