| 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 N4
520 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 買収 【バイシュウ】 acquisition (esp. corporate), buy-out, takeover, purchase, bribery, buying off, corruption
- 買収計画 【バイシュウケイカク】 purchasing plan, acquisition plan
- 不買 【フバイ】 not buying
- 人身売買 【ジンシンバイバイ】 slave trade, white-slave trade, human trafficking
Kun reading compounds
- 買う 【かう】 to buy, to purchase, to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize, to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour), to accept, to take on, to take up, to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- comprar
Portuguese
- comprar
French
- acheter
| 300 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 193 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 330 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 48 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 89 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1753 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 241 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 188 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36708 | Morohashi |
| 2598 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5793 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 831 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 433 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 221 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cb7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
579 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 春秋 【シュンジュウ】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 春季 【シュンキ】 spring season
- 昨春 【サクシュン】 last spring, the spring of last year
- 売春 【バイシュン】 prostitution
Kun reading compounds
- 春 【はる】 spring, springtime, New Year, prime (of life), height (of one's prosperity), heyday, adolescence, puberty, sexuality, sexual desire
- 春秋 【しゅんじゅう】 spring and autumn, spring and fall, years, age, The Spring and Autumn Annals, The Chronicles of Lu, Chunqiu, Ch'un Ch'iu
- 小春 【こはる】 10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November), late autumn, late fall
- 毎春 【まいしゅん】 every spring
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あずま、 かす、 すの、 ひ、 わら
- Korean:
- chun
Spanish
- primavera
- comienzo del año
- tiempos de juventud
Portuguese
- primaveril
- primavera (estação)
French
- printemps
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 141 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 461 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2122 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 162 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 963 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 460 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 468 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 96 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 971 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3184 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1644 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1582 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13844 | Morohashi |
| 2576 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1690 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 179 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 5060.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6625 | Unicode hex code |