| 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 |
十
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
8 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 十 【ジュウ】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- ９０ 【キュウジュウ】 ninety, 90
- 第十 【ダイジュウ】 tenth
- 十種競技 【ジッシュキョウギ】 decathlon
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十指 【ジッシ】 the ten fingers
- 十回 【ジッカイ】 ten times
Kun reading compounds
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- １０日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 釈迦十 【しゃかじゅう】 10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
- 十 【じゅう】 ten, 10, ten years of age, book containing a collection of poems
- １０日 【とおか】 10th day of the month, ten days
- 算盤 【そろばん】 abacus, soroban, calculation (esp. of profit and loss), reckoning
- そろばん高い 【そろばんだかい】 calculating, miserly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 か、 ぎ、 さ、 し、 そ、 そう、 ち、 とう、 ね、 ま、 る、 わ
- Korean:
- sib
Spanish
- diez
- 10
Portuguese
- dez
French
- dix
| 10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 10 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 33 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 5 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 12 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 25 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 18 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 12 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 239 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2110 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2695 | Morohashi |
| 3365 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 10 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 10 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 22 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 6 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5341 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 箇 【カ】 counter used with Sino-Japanese words
- 箇所 【カショ】 place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion, counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
- 個 【コ】 counter for (small) things or pieces, counter for military units, (an) individual, one person
- 個々 【ココ】 individual, one by one, separate, each
- 真箇 【シンコ】 real, true
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- contador y enumerador para cosas
Portuguese
- sufixo para contagem de coisas em geral
French
- unités
- compteur de choses
| 1054 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1943 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3414 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1860 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1605 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1473 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1570 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1682 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1483 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3348 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26116 | Morohashi |
| 2700 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4315 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2029 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1721 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 8860.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b87 | Unicode hex code |
article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc., twig, item, stripe, streak
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
363 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 条 【ジョウ】 article (in a document), clause, section, provision, counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc., although, though, since, as, because, inasmuch as, jō, north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system)
- 条件 【ジョウケン】 condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite
- 別状 【ベツジョウ】 something unusual, something wrong, mishap, accident, serious condition (e.g. after an injury), different situation
- 言い条 【イイジョウ】 one's say, one's point, although, though
Kun reading compounds
- 筋 【すじ】 muscle, tendon, sinew, vein, artery, fiber, fibre, string, line, stripe, streak, reason, logic, plot, storyline, lineage, descent, school (e.g. of scholarship or arts), aptitude, talent, source (of information, etc.), circle, channel, well-informed person (in a transaction), logical move (in go, shogi, etc.), ninth vertical line, seam on a helmet, gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.), social position, status, on (a river, road, etc.), along, counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions, street (in Osaka), (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
- 条海豚 【すじいるか】 striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- artículo
- cláusula
- tratado
Portuguese
- artigo
- cláusula
- item
- listra
- camada
French
- article
- clause
- bande
- rai (lumière)
- filet (fumée)
- brindille
- petite chose longue
| 817 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 716 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 391 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 452 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 621 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 457 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 564 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 750 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1050 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2726 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1395 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14486 | Morohashi |
| 2200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 298 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 319 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 213 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 671 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 2790.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6761 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 求職 【キュウショク】 job hunting, seeking employment
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
- 身代金要求 【ミノシロキンヨウキュウ】 ransom demand
- 希求 【キキュウ】 longing, great desire, aspiration
- 求道 【キュウドウ】 seeking after truth
- 求道者 【キュウドウシャ】 seeker after truth, one who seeks the way
- 勤求 【ゴング】 inquiring the Buddha way
- 欣求 【ゴング】 earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
Kun reading compounds
- 求める 【もとめる】 to want, to wish for, to request, to demand, to require, to ask for, to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution), to purchase, to buy
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- petición
- demanda
- buscar
- pedir
- demandar
- reclamar
- desear
Portuguese
- solicitação
- desejar
- deseja para
- requer
- demanda
French
- réclamer
- demander
- vouloir
- désirer
| 583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 332 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 664 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 933 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17105 | Morohashi |
| 3550 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3036 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 297 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 478 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1442 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c42 | Unicode hex code |