| 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
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
778 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 崩落 【ホウラク】 collapse, break, cave-in, crash, market decline, market crash
- 崩壊 【ホウカイ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in, (radioactive) decay, disintegration
- 壊崩 【カイホウ】 collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
Kun reading compounds
- 崩れる 【くずれる】 to collapse, to crumble, to get out of shape, to lose one's shape, to become disorganized, to become untidy, to break down, to be thrown into disarray, to crash (stock market), to slump, to decline, to break money into small change, to turn bad (e.g. weather), to change for the worse, to deteriorate
- 崩す 【くずす】 to destroy, to demolish, to pull down, to tear down, to level, to disturb, to put into disorder, to throw off balance, to make shaky, to relax (one's pose), to make oneself at ease, to break (a bill), to change, to make change, to write in cursive style, to write in running style, to break into a smile, to let off a smile, to lower (a price)
Readings
- Korean:
- bung
Spanish
- desmoronamiento
- derrumbe
- destruir
- desmoronar
- desmoronarse
- desmenuzarse
- derrumbarse
Portuguese
- Demolir
- murchar
- aplainar
French
- s'effondrer
- mourir
- démolir
- niveler
| 1801 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1490 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1244 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1663 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8212P | Morohashi |
| 2296 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 836 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5d29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
727 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壊滅 【カイメツ】 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
- 壊血病 【カイケツビョウ】 scurvy
- 損壊 【ソンカイ】 damage, destruction
- 全壊 【ゼンカイ】 complete destruction
- 壊死 【エシ】 necrosis
- 壊劫 【エコウ】 the kalpa of destruction (the third aeon of the universe)
- 不壊 【フエ】 indestructibility
- 金剛不壊 【コンゴウフエ】 firm and solid, sturdy and indestructible, unshakable, adamantine
Kun reading compounds
- 壊す 【こわす】 to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)
- 壊れる 【こわれる】 to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged, to break (down), to stop working, to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.), to collapse, to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.), to be broken off, to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- koe
Spanish
- colapso
- derrumbe
- destrucción
- romper
- romperse
- averiarse
Portuguese
- demolição
- quebrar
- destruir
French
- démolition
- casser
- détruire
| 1066 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1578 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2602 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1407 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1038 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 934 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 407 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5541P | Morohashi |
| 756 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 427 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1822 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4413.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58ca | Unicode hex code |