| 1288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5445 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1921 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1531 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1889 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2637 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1826 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 540 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 210 | Morohashi |
| 2128 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 62 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 573 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1353 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亀裂 【キレツ】 crack, crevice, fissure, chap, rift
- 亀甲 【キッコウ】 tortoiseshell, tortoise shell, tortoiseshell pattern, honeycomb pattern, hexagonal pattern, tortoiseshell bracket (punctuation mark)
- 霊亀 【レイキ】 mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck), Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
- 宝亀 【ホウキ】 Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)
Kun reading compounds
- 亀 【かめ】 tortoise, turtle, heavy drinker, turtle crest, turtle mon
- 亀綾 【かめあや】 high-quality glossy white habutai silk, raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
- お亀 【おかめ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 出歯亀 【でばかめ】 voyeur, Peeping Tom
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひさ、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gwi, gyun
Spanish
- tortuga
Portuguese
French
- tortue
| 2n9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2771.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e80 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶴首 【カクシュ】 looking forward to
- 鶴首して待つ 【カクシュシテマツ】 to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
- 鶏群の一鶴 【ケイグンノイッカク】 a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
- 閑雲野鶴 【カンウンヤカク】 life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
Kun reading compounds
- 鶴 【つる】 crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 鶴岡工業高等専門学校 【つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう】 Tsuruoka National College of Technology
- 白鶴 【はくつる】 Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
- 掃き溜めに鶴 【はきだめにつる】 a jewel in a dunghill
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たず、 ず、 か、 つ、 づ
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- grulla
- cigüeña
Portuguese
French
- grue
- cigogne
| 1120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5365 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1917 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2926 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 950 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2326 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1962 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47185 | Morohashi |
| 1850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6995 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1943 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2093 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1650 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-11 | SKIP code |
| 4722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9db4 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羨望 【センボウ】 envy
- 羨望の的 【センボウノマト】 object of envy
- 欣羨 【キンセン】 being very jealous, extreme jealousy
Kun reading compounds
- 羨む 【うらやむ】 to envy, to be envious of, to be jealous of
Readings
- Korean:
- seon, yeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
- envieux
- jaloux
- convoiter
| 3666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1924 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2055 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 559 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28503 | Morohashi |
| 4665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 553 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 592 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2o11.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 8018.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fa8 | Unicode hex code |