| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鞘翅類 【ショウシルイ】 coleopterans, beetles
- 髄鞘 【ズイショウ】 myelin sheath (around the axon of a neuron)
- 葉鞘 【ヨウショウ】 leaf sheath, vagina
Kun reading compounds
- 鞘 【さや】 scabbard, sheath, cap (on pen, brush, etc.), case, sleeve, margin (between two prices), spread, markup, commission, enclosure, outer fence
- 鞘当て 【さやあて】 rivalry in love, rivalry for the heart of a woman, quarrel over something trivial, storm in a teacup, quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
- 元サヤ 【もとサヤ】 getting back together, being reconciled, returning to normal
- 弓は袋に太刀は鞘 【ゆみはふくろにたちはさや】 the world is at peace, bows in bags and swords in sheaths
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2542 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2259 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42850X | Morohashi |
| 6587 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 4952.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9798 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
337 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 収穫 【シュウカク】 harvest, crop, ingathering, fruits (of one's labors), gain, result, returns, catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul
- 収益 【シュウエキ】 earnings, proceeds, returns, revenue
- 徴収 【チョウシュウ】 collection (of fees, taxes, etc.), levy
- 増収 【ゾウシュウ】 increase in yield
Kun reading compounds
- 収める 【おさめる】 to put (into), to put away (in), to put back (in), to keep (in), to store (in), to restore (to its place), to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.), to contain, to publish (in), to capture (on film), to achieve (results, success, etc.), to obtain, to get, to gain, to win, to make (a profit), to pay (fees, taxes, etc.), to deliver, to supply, to accept (a gift or money), to keep (within a limit), to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.), to dedicate, to subdue, to suppress, to settle, to finish, to conclude, to wind up, to bring to a close
- 収まる 【おさまる】 to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget), to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position), to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role), to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes), to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate, to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ
Spanish
- ingresar
- obtener
- recibir
- almacenar
- aceptar
- ser obtenido
- ser pagado
Portuguese
- renda
- obter
- colheita
- pagamento
- oferta
- loja
French
- fournir
- obtenir
- payer
- récolter
- revenu
- réserve
| 631 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 898 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 703 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 411 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 721 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 392 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 133 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 757 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 828 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 265 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 31 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 17 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 16 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1524 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3128 | Morohashi |
| 198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 675 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1510 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1628 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 831 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2774.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53ce | Unicode hex code |