| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 2 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 61 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 6 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 9 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 4 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 31 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2421 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 247 | Morohashi |
| 1922 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 2 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
9 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 二 【ニ】 two, 2
- 二院 【ニイン】 the two houses of legislature
- 一二 【イチニ】 the first and second, a few
- 十二 【ジュウニ】 twelve, 12, queen
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
- 二黒 【ジコク】 second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
- 不二 【フジ】 being two sides of the same coin, being the same (while appearing different), Very sincerely yours, peerless, unparalleled, unparallelled
- 唯一不二 【ユイイツフジ】 one and only, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 二 【に】 two, 2
- 二重 【にじゅう】 double, two-fold, two layers, duplex, diplo-, dipl-, double-edged eyelid, double eyelid, creased eyelid
- 二つ 【ふたつ】 two
- 二つ目 【ふたつめ】 second (in a series)
- 再び 【ふたたび】 again, once more, a second time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 つぐ、 つぎ、 にい、 は、 ふ、 ふたつ、 ふだ、 わ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- dos
- 2
Portuguese
- dois
French
- deux
- radical deux (no. 2)
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8c | Unicode hex code |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 蕎麦 【そば】 buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), soba, Japanese buckwheat noodles, Chinese-style wheat noodles
- 蕎麦屋 【そばや】 soba restaurant
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2993 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31946X | Morohashi |
| 5197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2454 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 854e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1615 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 麦芽 【バクガ】 malt
- 麦価 【バクカ】 price of wheat
- 精麦 【セイバク】 barley cleaning, wheat cleaning, cleaned barley, cleaned wheat
- 米麦 【ベイバク】 rice and barley, corn
Kun reading compounds
- 麦 【むぎ】 wheat, barley, oat (oats)
- 麦茶 【むぎちゃ】 barley tea
- はだか麦 【はだかむぎ】 naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum)
- 毒麦 【どくむぎ】 darnel (Lolium temulentum)
Readings
- Korean:
- maeg
Spanish
- cebada
- trigo
Portuguese
- cevada
- trigo
French
- orge
- blé
| 128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 213 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 194 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1411 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 816 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1020 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 456 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 270 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 270 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 637 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 400 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3061 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47718 | Morohashi |
| 2408 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1533 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 152 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ea6 | Unicode hex code |