| 237 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 299 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 91 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 285 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 49 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 106 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 196 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 155 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 19 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2437 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1696 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 272 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 100 | Morohashi |
| 1938 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 266 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 34 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 252 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
- 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
- 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
- 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
- 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
Kun reading compounds
- 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
- 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
- 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
- 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
- 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
- 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ず、 もん
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- señor
- jefe
- dueño
- patrón
Portuguese
- senhor
- chefe
- mestre
- coisa principal
- principal
French
- maître
- seigneur
- chef
- principal
- propriétaire
- mari
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 0010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e3b | Unicode hex code |
nightfall, night
- On:
- バン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
1424 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晩 【バン】 evening, night, dinner, evening meal, counter for nights
- 晩婚 【バンコン】 late marriage
- 歳晩 【サイバン】 year's end
- お晩 【オバン】 evening, good evening
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- tarde
- noche
- anochecer
Portuguese
- Cair da noite
- anoitecer
- noite
French
- soir
- crépuscule
| 971 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 961 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1175 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2145 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 901 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 601 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1595 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 736 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 749 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 94 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 991 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 668 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 891 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1993 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14030PX | Morohashi |
| 979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2491 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1974 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2128 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 954 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6701.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6669 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 餐 【サン】 dining
- 愛餐 【アイサン】 love feast, agape
- 聖餐 【セイサン】 Holy Communion, Lord's Supper, Eucharist
Readings
- Korean:
- chan, son
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 44160 | Morohashi |
| 6696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2798 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8b7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 2773.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9910 | Unicode hex code |