| 1694 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1671 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 397 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1679 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1041 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 363 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1176 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1877 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 83 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 67 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 43 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 976 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 466 | Morohashi |
| 59 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 158 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 967 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1041 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1097 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil
- On:
- ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1741 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伯 【ハク】 count, earl, chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system), Brazil
- 伯爵 【ハクシャク】 count, earl
- 画伯 【ガハク】 master painter, great artist, painter, artist
- 医伯 【イハク】 doctor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いき、 えき、 か、 き、 は、 ひろ
- Korean:
- baeg, pae
Spanish
- jefe
- conde
- hermano mayor
- Brasil
Portuguese
- chefe
- conta
- conde
- tio
- Brasil
French
- chef
- comte
- oncle
- Brésil
| 2178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2620.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f2f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 溌剌 【ハツラツ】 lively, vigorous, sprightly, animated, vivid
- 才気溌剌 【サイキハツラツ】 resourceful and quick-witted, showing a flash of brilliance, having a keen (sparkling) intellect
Readings
- Korean:
- ral
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 688 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2010 | Morohashi |
| 484 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 5290.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-49-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524c | 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自今 【ジコン】 from now on, hereafter
- 爾後 【ジゴ】 thereafter
- 卒爾 【ソツジ】 abrupt, sudden
- 徒爾 【トジ】 uselessness
Kun reading compounds
- 汝 【なんじ】 thou, you
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
- 爾 【おれ】 you
- 爾ら 【おれら】 you (plural), you all
- 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 み
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- tú
- eso
- cerca
Portuguese
French
| 69 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1945 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2250 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4407 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3001 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 19750 | Morohashi |
| 3587 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2074 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-14-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 723e | Unicode hex code |