| 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 3
JLPT level N4
613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 館 【カン】 (large) building, public building, hall
- 館長 【カンチョウ】 superintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
- 在外公館 【ザイガイコウカン】 diplomatic mission, overseas diplomatic establishment
- 公館 【コウカン】 official residence
Kun reading compounds
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
- 夏館 【なつやかた】 villa arranged appropriately for summer, mansion arranged appropriately for summer
- 恐怖の館 【きょうふのやかた】 house of horrors
- 館 【やかた】 mansion, palace, manor house, castle, nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary, cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たち
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- edificio
- mansión
Portuguese
- edifício
- mansão
- edifício grande
- palácio
French
- bâtiment
- grand bâtiment
- résidence
- palais
| 366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 247 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 319 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 319 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 280 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 327 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 330 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1490 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44237P | Morohashi |
| 1748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6701 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1478 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1589 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 436 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8377.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9928 | Unicode hex code |