| 995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1261 | Morohashi |
| 177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-15 | SKIP code |
| 2124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 512a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
| 202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17174 | Morohashi |
| 263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
| 474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7109 | Morohashi |
| 2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 770 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9a | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
| 765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27223 | Morohashi |
| 1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7cfb | Unicode hex code |