| 244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 310 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 404 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 209 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 78 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 72 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 44 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 47 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 505 | Morohashi |
| 64 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 954 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1027 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 377 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 283 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
270 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 住 【ジュウ】 dwelling, living
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 先住 【センジュウ】 original inhabitant, aboriginal, previous priest
- 安住 【アンジュウ】 living in peace, living a quiet life, being content with one's present position, being satisfied with one's lot
Kun reading compounds
- 住む 【すむ】 to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide
- 住まう 【すまう】 to live, to reside, to inhabit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 じゅ、 すみ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- residir
- vivir
- habitar
- residencia
Portuguese
- reside
- vida
- habita
French
- résider
- vivre
- habiter
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f4f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36182 | Morohashi |
| 2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8060.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杏林 【キョウリン】 apricot grove
- 杏花 【キョウカ】 apricot flower
- 巴旦杏 【ハタンキョウ】 plum, almond
- 牡丹杏 【ボタンキョウ】 variety of Japanese plum
- 杏 【アンズ】 apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
- 杏酒 【アンズシュ】 sake made from apricot
Kun reading compounds
- 杏 【あんず】 apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
- 杏酒 【あんずしゅ】 sake made from apricot
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りょう
- Korean:
- haeng
Spanish
- albaricoque
Portuguese
French
- abricot
| 2185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 487 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3049 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1554 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 207 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14461 | Morohashi |
| 2397 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2554 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 203 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 215 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a3.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 674f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
841 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奈良 【ナラ】 Nara (city, prefecture)
- な行 【ナギョウ】 the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
- 眼仁奈 【メジナ】 largescale blackfish (Girella punctata)
- 輪奈 【ワナ】 loop (of thread, string, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 如何 【いかん】 (depending on) how, (depending on) what, nature (of), what is ...?, how is ...?, what will be ...?
- 唐梨 【からなし】 Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Readings
- Korean:
- nae, na
Spanish
- Nara
- ¿que tal?
- ¿por qué?
Portuguese
French
- Nara
- comment ?
| 822 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1977 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 696 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2044 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1411 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1103 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5893 | Morohashi |
| 2219 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5948 | Unicode hex code |