| 385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 268 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 263 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 449 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 318 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 94 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 73 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 663 | Morohashi |
| 97 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1392 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 221 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 324 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
- 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
- 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle
Kun reading compounds
- 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
- 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
- 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
- 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
- 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- cargo
- deber
- concernir
- afectar
Portuguese
- pessoa em carga
- conexão
- dever
- interessa a si próprio
French
- chargé de
- liaison
- devoir
- s'occuper de
| 2141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2229.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fc2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 助 【ジョ】 help, rescue, assistant
- 助演 【ジョエン】 supporting performance, playing a supporting role
- 互助 【ゴジョ】 mutual aid, cooperation, benefit
- 介助 【カイジョ】 help, assistance, aid
Kun reading compounds
- 助ける 【たすける】 to save, to rescue, to spare, to help, to assist, to support (financially), to contribute (to), to provide aid, to facilitate, to stimulate, to promote, to contribute to
- 助かる 【たすかる】 to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to escape harm, to be spared damage, to be helped, to be saved trouble
- 助 【すけ】 assistance, help, helper, babe, chick, broad
- 助っ人 【すけっと】 helper, supporter, second, backer, foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
- 福助 【ふくすけ】 large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
- デコ助 【デコすけ】 big forehead, fivehead, asshole
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- salvar
- ser salvado
- ser ayudado
Portuguese
- ajuda
- resgate
- auxiliar
French
- aider
- secourir
- assister
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 330 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 314 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 407 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 346 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 367 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 431 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 623 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 826 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 211 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2313 | Morohashi |
| 1121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1782 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1921 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 284 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52a9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詞 【シ】 words, writing, lyrics, ci (form of Chinese poetry), independent word
- 詞華集 【シカシュウ】 anthology (of poems), florilegium
- 作詞 【サクシ】 (writing) song lyrics
- 固有名詞 【コユウメイシ】 proper noun
Kun reading compounds
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 詞書き 【ことばがき】 foreword to a collection of poems, preface, explanatory notes, captions
- 枕詞 【まくらことば】 pillow word, decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature, preface, introduction
- 花言葉 【はなことば】 language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love), floriography
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- parte de oración
- palabras
- poesía
Portuguese
- parte de discurso
- palavras
- poesia
French
- partie du discours
- mots
- poésie
| 799 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 890 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 879 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1624 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4335 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 807 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 900 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1665 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 843 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 862 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1897 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1007 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35394 | Morohashi |
| 1503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5582 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1865 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2009 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 946 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3049 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 0762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a5e | Unicode hex code |