| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
- 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
- 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
- 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face
Kun reading compounds
- 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- sobresaliente
- excelente
- sobresalir
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- superar
- excelência
- beleza
- superação
French
- excellence
- exceller
- beauté
- dépasser
| 1355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 859 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3263 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 973 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 726 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 923 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24911 | Morohashi |
| 2545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 914 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79c0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓮華 【レンゲ】 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon, lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
- 蓮角 【レンカク】 jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter
- 睡蓮 【スイレン】 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 黄連 【オウレン】 goldthread (Coptis japonica)
Kun reading compounds
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮池 【はすいけ】 lotus pond
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮の蔤 【はちすのはい】 lotus root
- 木蓮 【きはちす】 rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- loto
Portuguese
French
| 4731 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2197 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2940 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1511 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31722 | Morohashi |
| 5105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k10.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84ee | Unicode hex code |