| 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 |
chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period
- On:
- キ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
780 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紀 【キ】 period, Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE), Nihongi, Chronicles of Japan, Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
- 紀元前 【キゲンゼン】 pre-era, BC, BCE
- デボン紀 【デボンキ】 Devonian period
- 前世紀 【ゼンセイキ】 last century, previous century, ancient times, old times
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 ただす、 とし、 とも、 のり、 もと
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- normas
- era
Portuguese
- crônica
- contos
- narrativa
- história
- anais
- período geológico
French
- chronique
- compte-rendu
- narration
- histoire
- annales
- ère géologique
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 472 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 449 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 930 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3497 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 666 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 373 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 634 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1628 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1173 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27234 | Morohashi |
| 1276 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1354 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 521 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2791.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1313 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冊 【サツ】 counter for books, volume
- 別冊 【ベッサツ】 separate volume, extra issue, supplement, additional volume, supplementary volume
- 合冊 【ガッサツ】 collection in one volume
- 冊 【サク】 imperial edict to confer nobility titles (in ancient China)
- 冊封 【サクホウ】 bestowing peerage by imperial edict (in ancient China), document bestowing peerage
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg
Spanish
- tomo
- volumen
- contador para libros
Portuguese
- tome
- sufixo para contagem de para livros
- volume
French
- tome
- volume
- compteur de livres
| 884 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 874 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1184 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 88 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 956 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 346 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 190 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1312 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 161 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4295 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1843 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1515 | Morohashi |
| 3483 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1826 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1967 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 835 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3647 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.42 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7744.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 518a | Unicode hex code |