| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作文 【サクブン】 writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition, formal writing with little real meaning
- 製作 【セイサク】 manufacture, production
- 制作 【セイサク】 work (film, book), production, creation, turning (something) out, development
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作文 【サクブン】 writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition, formal writing with little real meaning
- 操作 【ソウサ】 operation, management, handling, manipulating (to one's benefit), manipulation, influencing
- 動作 【ドウサ】 movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture, bearing, carriage, behaviour, behavior, demeanour, demeanor, operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文章 【ブンショウ】 writing, composition, essay, article, passage, prose, (writing) style, sentence
- 作文 【サクブン】 writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition, formal writing with little real meaning
- 和文 【ワブン】 Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 三文 【サンモン】 paltry amount of money, cheapness, worthlessness, three one-mon coins
- ご注文 【ゴチュウモン】 order, request
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, writings
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 日文 【ひふみ】 Hifumi (script)
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文無鳥 【あやなしどり】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | Unicode hex code |
topic, subject
- On:
- ダイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
96 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 題 【ダイ】 title, subject, theme, topic, problem (on a test), question, counter for questions (on a test)
- 題名 【ダイメイ】 title, caption, heading
- 出題 【シュツダイ】 setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.), setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
- 表題 【ヒョウダイ】 title, index, heading, headline, caption
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- objeto
- tema
- materia
Portuguese
- tópico
- assunto
French
- sujet
| 464 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 360 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 340 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2164 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 393 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 354 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1895 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2103 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 396 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43584 | Morohashi |
| 3337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 389 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 415 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 51 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 440 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3870 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 6180.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 984c | Unicode hex code |