| 5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 5 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 19 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 14 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 15 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 7 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 10 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 91 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 7 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 7 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 5 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 32 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4244 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2142 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 257 | Morohashi |
| 3436 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 5 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 5 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 40 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 23 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
五
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
31 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 五 【ゴ】 five, 5
- ５月 【ゴガツ】 May, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 第五 【ダイゴ】 fifth
Kun reading compounds
- 五 【ご】 five, 5
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ 【いつつ】 five, five years of age, eight o'clock (old time system)
- 五つ子 【いつつご】 quintuplets
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 さ、 さつ、 ち、 ふ、 み、 め
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cinco
- 5
Portuguese
- cinco
French
- cinq
| 3173 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e94 | Unicode hex code |
斗
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1885 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斗 【ト】 to, traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres, square bearing block (at the top of a pillar), Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 斗 【トマス】 kanji radical 68 at right
- 星斗 【セイト】 star
- 泰斗 【タイト】 great authority, eminent person, luminary
- 闘争 【トウソウ】 fight, battle, combat, conflict, struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.), strife, (labor) dispute, strike
- 闘魂 【トウコン】 fighting spirit
- 擬闘 【ギトウ】 stage combat, staged fighting, fight choreography
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ます
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- medida de capacidad
- cazo de sake
Portuguese
- concha grande
- concha p/ sake
- medida de volume
French
- Grande Ourse
- tonnelet de saké
- to (18,039 litres)
- radical points et croix (no. 68)
| 1633 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1782 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2073 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1815 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1395 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 71 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1899 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2075 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1920 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 950 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3671 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1874 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1185 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13489 | Morohashi |
| 2953 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1177 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1033 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3400.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6597 | Unicode hex code |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26832 | Morohashi |
| 3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 9090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |