| 711 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 784 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 678 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 351 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 249 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 300 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 128 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 583 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 592 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 416 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 57 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 20 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 973 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 364 | Morohashi |
| 19 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 111 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 964 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1037 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 644 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
819 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仏 【ブツ】 Buddha, Buddhism
- 仏像 【ブツゾウ】 statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
- 石仏 【セキブツ】 stone Buddhist image, unemotional person, taciturn person
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 仏 【フツ】 France
- 仏語 【フツゴ】 French (language)
- 渡仏 【トフツ】 going to France
- 滞仏 【タイフツ】 staying in France
Kun reading compounds
- 仏 【ほとけ】 Buddha, Shakyamuni, Buddhist image, figure of Buddha, the dead, dead person, departed soul, merciful person
- 仏顔 【ほとけがお】 gentle face
- 神仏 【しんぶつ】 gods and Buddha, Shinto and Buddhism
- 吾が仏 【あがほとけ】 my dear, my Buddha
Readings
- Korean:
- bul
Spanish
- Buda
- Francia
- muerto
- difunto
Portuguese
- Buddha
- o morto
- França
French
- Bouddha
- France
- défunt
| 2171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ecf | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭学 【ランガク】 rangaku, study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
- 第希蘭 【テヘラン】 Tehran (Iran)
- 伊蘭 【イラン】 Iran
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭 【ラニ】 thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 あららぎ
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- orquídea
- Holanda
Portuguese
French
- Hollande
- orchidée
| 4091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2839 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1643 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32477P | Morohashi |
| 2383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5255 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k16.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 3-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 862d | 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 |