| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 28 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 63 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 74 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 574 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 39 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 17 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 15 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 52 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 186 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 150 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 786 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1415 | Morohashi |
| 3370 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 366 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 779 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 842 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 65 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 8 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
入
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrollment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
- 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
- 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
- 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
- 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
- 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace
Kun reading compounds
- 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
- 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
- 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
- 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
- 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
- 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
- Korean:
- ib
Spanish
- entrar
- insertar
- admitir
- introducir
- meter
Portuguese
- entrar
- inserir
French
- entrer
- insérer
| 3562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5165 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
412 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 審査 【シンサ】 judging, inspection, examination, investigation, review
- 審議 【シンギ】 deliberation, discussion, consideration
- 一審 【イッシン】 first instance, first trial
- 再審 【サイシン】 retrial, reopening of a case, review, reexamination
Kun reading compounds
- 詳らか 【つまびらか】 detailed, clear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- claro
- detallado
- completo
- juicio
- abreviatura de árbitro
Portuguese
- Inquérito
- juiz
- julgamento
French
- audition
- audience
- jugement
| 1443 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 380 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1253 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1218 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2365 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1383 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1471 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1661 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 497 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2985 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2080 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1929 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7316 | Morohashi |
| 2360 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1910 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2059 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1753 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5be9 | Unicode hex code |
investigate
- On:
- サ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
184 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 査察 【ササツ】 inspection (for compliance), investigation (tax, etc.)
- 主査 【シュサ】 chief examiner or investigator
- 実態調査 【ジッタイチョウサ】 fact-finding investigation, investigation into actual conditions, fact-finding survey
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- investigar
- examinar
- inspeccionar
Portuguese
- investigar
French
- investigation
| 611 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 705 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 678 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 284 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2235 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 630 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 624 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1056 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3092 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1798 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14643 | Morohashi |
| 2437 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2630 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 699 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1873 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67fb | Unicode hex code |
bureaucrat, the government, organ
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 官 【カン】 government, government service, the bureaucracy, government post, government official
- 官界 【カンカイ】 bureaucracy
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 自衛官 【ジエイカン】 Japanese Self-Defense Force official, Self-Defense Force official
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- gobierno
- gubernamental (lugar
- persona)
- órgano del cuerpo
Portuguese
- burocracia
- o governo
French
- fonctionnaire
- gouvernemental
| 364 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 465 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 225 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 318 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 326 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 469 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1912 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7107 | Morohashi |
| 2226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1271 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1363 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 202 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 498 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3077.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b98 | Unicode hex code |