| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1364 | Morohashi |
| 2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5150 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1138 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 童話 【ドウワ】 children's story, fairy tale
- 童謡 【ドウヨウ】 children's song, nursery rhyme
- 天童 【テンドウ】 cherub, gods disguised as children, children parading as cherubs
- 悪童 【アクドウ】 bad boy, naughty child, brat
Kun reading compounds
- 童 【わらべ】 child
- わらべ歌 【わらべうた】 children's song, nursery song
- 京童 【きょうわらべ】 Kyoto's children, Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext
- 小童 【こわっぱ】 boy, child, youth, brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぱ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- niño
- chiquillo
Portuguese
- juvenil
- criança
French
- jeune
- enfant
| 487 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 363 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3357 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 643 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 788 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1743 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 410 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 416 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1026 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1461 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2639 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 443 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25775 | Morohashi |
| 2130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4239 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 468 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 0010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ae5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |