| 559 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 656 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 625 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1322 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 382 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 696 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 304 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1049 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1092 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 63 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 53 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 398 | Morohashi |
| 50 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 966 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 656 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1039 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仮 【カリ】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
- 仮称 【カショウ】 temporary name, provisional name
- 仮 【ケ】 lacking substance and existing in name only, something without substance
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 虚仮 【コケ】 folly, fool
Kun reading compounds
- 仮 【かり】 temporary, provisional, interim, tentative, fictitious, assumed (name), alias, hypothetical, theoretical
- 仮処分 【かりしょぶん】 provisional disposition, temporary injunction
Readings
- Korean:
- ga, ban
Spanish
- temporal
- provisional
- falso
Portuguese
- fingimento
- temporário
- interim
- assumido (nome)
- informal
French
- factice
- intérim
- temporaire
- emprunt (nom d')
- informel
- ka(na)
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
384 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 病 【ビョウ】 disease
- 病院 【ビョウイン】 hospital, clinic, doctor's office, doctor's surgery, infirmary
- 血友病 【ケツユウビョウ】 hemophilia, haemophilia
- 同病 【ドウビョウ】 the same sickness
Kun reading compounds
- 病む 【やむ】 to fall ill, to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
- 病 【やまい】 illness, disease, bad habit, weakness, fault
- 病が篤い 【やまいがあつい】 seriously ill
- 恋病 【こいやまい】 lovesickness
- 躁鬱病 【そううつびょう】 manic depression, manic-depressive psychosis, bipolar disorder
Readings
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- enfermedad
- caer enfermo
Portuguese
- mal
- doente
French
- malade
| 310 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 404 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 381 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 441 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 145 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 224 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1250 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 380 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 381 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 229 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1352 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4062 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2059 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22127 | Morohashi |
| 3277 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3798 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1682 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 365 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5i5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 0012.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 75c5 | Unicode hex code |
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
219 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 使 【シ】 messenger, police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods), klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
- 使者 【シシャ】 messenger, envoy, emissary
- 特使 【トクシ】 special envoy
- 実力行使 【ジツリョクコウシ】 use of force
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 使い 【つかい】 errand, mission, going on an errand, messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl, familiar spirit, use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, handler, charmer
- 使い方 【つかいかた】 way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management
- オズの魔法使い 【オズのまほうつかい】 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (novel by L. F. Baum, 1900), The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)
- 春の使い 【はるのつかい】 Japanese bush warbler, messenger of spring
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- usar
- manejar
- emplear
Portuguese
- Uso
- usar
French
- utiliser
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 303 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 287 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 226 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 210 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 117 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 556 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 199 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 89 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 573 | Morohashi |
| 90 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1065 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 239 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 298 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f7f | Unicode hex code |