| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 50 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 4 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 617 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 159 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 20 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 78 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 13 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 14 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 159 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3673 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 185 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1513 | Morohashi |
| 2955 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1811 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 260 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 25 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
69 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 円 【エン】 yen (Japanese monetary unit), circle
- 円滑 【エンカツ】 smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
- 楕円 【ダエン】 ellipse
- 同心円 【ドウシンエン】 concentric circles
Kun reading compounds
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
- 丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
- 黒円 【くろまる】 black spot, black dot, bull's-eye, middle dot, interpunct
- 円居 【まどい】 sitting in a circle, pleasant gathering
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円か 【まどか】 round, tranquil, contentedly at ease
- 円やか 【まろやか】 round, circular, spherical, mellow (flavour, voice, etc.), mild, smooth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぶら、 のぶ、 まどか、 みつ
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- circular
- redondo
- yen
Portuguese
- círculo
- iene
- redondo
French
- cercle
- yen
- rond
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5186 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
481 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 融資 【ユウシ】 financing, loan
- 融合 【ユウゴウ】 agglutination, adhesion, fusion, combination, blending, uniting
- 溶融 【ヨウユウ】 melting, fusion
- 炉心溶融 【ロシンヨウユウ】 core meltdown, meltdown, nuclear reactor core meltdown
Kun reading compounds
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- yung
Spanish
- disolver
- derretir
- deslizar
Portuguese
- dissolver
- derreter
French
- dissoudre
- fondre
| 1872 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 702 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2545 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1588 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1610 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33384 | Morohashi |
| 1831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5371 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1123 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-6 | SKIP code |
| 1523.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 878d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5833 | Morohashi |
| 3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5929 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22701 | Morohashi |
| 2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7687 | Unicode hex code |