| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1375 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丈 【ジョウ】 3.03 meters (ten shaku), length, measure, Mr., Mrs.
- 丈夫 【ジョウブ】 healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
- 気丈 【キジョウ】 stout-hearted, firm, courageous, brave, tough
- 方丈 【ホウジョウ】 square jō (approx. 10 sq feet), abbot's chamber, chief priest
Kun reading compounds
- 丈 【たけ】 height, stature, length (esp. of clothing), all (one has), everything, magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
- 丈比べ 【たけくらべ】 comparison of statures
- 草丈 【くさたけ】 rice plant's height
- 着丈 【きたけ】 dress length
- 丈 【だけ】 only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone, as much as, to the extent of, enough to
- 丈に 【だけに】 as one would expect from ..., given that ... (naturally ...), because ..., being ..., precisely because ..., all the more because of ..., on account of ..., ... being what it is, only to, only for, only in
- 一度だけ 【いちどだけ】 only once
- 七分丈 【しちぶたけ】 three-quarter length (usu. clothing)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 ますら
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- unidad de longitud (10 pies)
- altura
- sólido
- fuerte
- longitud
Portuguese
- comprimento
- 10 pés
- medida
- Sra.
- Dona.
- altura
- estatura
- todo
- únicamente
- isto é tudo
- meramente
French
- longueur
- 10 pieds (jo)
- mesure
- M
- Mme
- taille
- stature
- tout (ce qu'on a)
- seulement
- c'est tout
| 1415 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1317 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 151 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 962 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1025 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 36 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1325 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1408 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1272 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 7 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2136 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 698 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11 | Morohashi |
| 3419 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 746 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1010 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 5000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e08 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
- 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
- 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
- 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
- お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
- 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- tesoro
- bienes de valor
Portuguese
- tesouro
- riqueza
- valores
French
- trésor
- richesses
- objets de valeur
| 983 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 971 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 981 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 465 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 676 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 474 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 263 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7122 | Morohashi |
| 2224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 874 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【バイ】 Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell, spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
- 貝貨 【バイカ】 shell money
- 越虫貝 【エッチュウバイ】 finely-striate buccinum (species of whelk, Buccinum striatissimum)
- 蝦夷貝 【エゾバイ】 Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
Kun reading compounds
- 貝 【かい】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 貝殻 【かいがら】 seashell, shell
- 魚介 【ぎょかい】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- パウア貝 【パウアかい】 paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- concha
Portuguese
- Marisco
- conchas
French
- coquillage
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 90 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4486 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 44 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36656 | Morohashi |
| 2543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 54 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 70 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9d | Unicode hex code |