| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
463 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岡陵 【コウリョウ】 hill
Kun reading compounds
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
- 岡三 【おかさん】 Okasan
- 盛岡 【もりおか】 Morioka (city in Iwate)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- monte
- colina
- cima de una colina
Portuguese
French
- mont
- colline
- butte
| 370 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 621 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1889 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 987 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3719 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2584 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1980 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7962 | Morohashi |
| 2997 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1961 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ca1 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō variant of a jōyō kanji, used in names
2359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 真言 【シンゴン】 mantra, Shingon sect
Kun reading compounds
- 真面目 【まじめ】 serious, earnest, sober, grave, honest, sincere
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さな、 ち、 まこ、 まさ、 まつ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1496 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1429A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2615 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 23235 | Morohashi |
| 2110 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3927 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2k8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2280.1 | Four corner code |
| 2180.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-66-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 771e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23929 | Morohashi |
| 2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 8043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e2 | Unicode hex code |