| 997 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 43 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1788 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1032 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1818 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 35 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2204 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 272 | Morohashi |
| 3540 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 81 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1809 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1092 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1509 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 亜 【ア】 sub-, second-rate, inferior, -ous (indicating a low oxidation state), -ite, Asia, Argentina, Arabia, America, American person
- 亜鉛 【アエン】 zinc (Zn)
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 叙利亜 【シリア】 Syria
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- や、 つぎ、 つぐ
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- pref. para indicar
- venir después de
- Asia
Portuguese
- Ásia
- próxima
- o que vem depois
- -ous
French
- Asie
- suivant
- sub-
- sous-
| 3273 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e9c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
| 307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22823 | Morohashi |
| 3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ae | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尼 【ニ】 bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun), Indonesia
- 尼加拉瓦 【ニカラグア】 Nicaragua
- 僧尼 【ソウニ】 monks and nuns
- 修道尼 【シュウドウニ】 nun
Kun reading compounds
- 尼 【あま】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)
- 尼崎歯科専門学校 【あまがさきしかせんもんがっこう】 Amagasaki Dental College, ADC
- 【このアマ】 you bitch!
Readings
- Korean:
- ni, il
Spanish
- monja budista
- monja
Portuguese
- Freira
French
- nonne
| 1674 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1228 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 175 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1620 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1728 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1722 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 522 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3767 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2611 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1063 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7635 | Morohashi |
| 3033 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1054 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1133 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1046 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 7721.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3c | Unicode hex code |