| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
言
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
- 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
- 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
- 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
Kun reading compounds
- 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
- 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
- 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- palabras
- decir
Portuguese
- Dizer
- palavras
French
- dire
| 392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4309 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 43 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 85 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 439 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 203 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35205 | Morohashi |
| 1941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 335 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 357 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 44 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, term, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
| 209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35533 | Morohashi |
| 1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0166.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a9e | Unicode hex code |