| 1416 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1746 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 625 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1122 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1080 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1614 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1722 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 468 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2470 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 306 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1566 | Morohashi |
| 1976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 399 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 321 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1021 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
superfluous, uselessness
- On:
- ジョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1782 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冗 【ジョウ】 waste, uselessness, redundance
- 冗談 【ジョウダン】 joke, jest, funny story
Readings
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- superfluo
- sobrante
- inutilidad
- relajado
- flojo
Portuguese
- supérfluo
- inútil
French
- superflu
- inutile
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3721.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5197 | Unicode hex code |
discuss, talk
- On:
- ダン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 談 【ダン】 talk, story, conversation
- 談合 【ダンゴウ】 bid rigging, collusion (on contract bidding), (illegal) price-fixing agreement, consultation, discussion, conference
- 示談 【ジダン】 settlement out of court, private settlement
- 講談 【コウダン】 storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery, story
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
- conversar
- hablar
Portuguese
- discutir
- conversar
French
- discuter
- parler
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 363 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 543 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 303 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4388 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 378 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 907 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2325 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 593 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 603 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 390 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1975 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 356 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35633 | Morohashi |
| 1569 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 350 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 374 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 394 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 433 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0968.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ac7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
997 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宗 【シュウ】 sect, denomination, tenets (of a religious sect)
- 宗教 【シュウキョウ】 religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed, religious activity
- 浄土真宗 【ジョウドシンシュウ】 Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect), True Pure Land School
- 浄土宗 【ジョウドシュウ】 Pure Land sect (of Buddhism), Jodo (sect)
- 宗 【ソウ】 origin, source, virtuous ancestor
- 宗家 【ソウケ】 head of family, originator
- 大宗 【タイソウ】 leading figure, foundation
- 皇宗 【コウソウ】 imperial ancestors
Kun reading compounds
- 旨 【むね】 principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar, purport, gist, drift, meaning, instructions, orders, intention, wishes
- 正宗 【まさむね】 famous sword, sword blade by Masamune, sake, Japanese rice wine, brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
- 独眼竜政宗 【どくがんりゅうまさむね】 Dokuganryū Masamune (NHK Taiga drama, 1987)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 し、 そ、 そお、 たか、 とし、 のり、 ひろ、 むな、 もと、 よし
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
- enseñanzas religiosas
- fundamento
- origen
Portuguese
- religião
- seita
- denominação
- ponto principal
- origem
- essência
French
- religion
- secte
- confession
- point principal
- origine
- essence
| 805 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 899 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1023 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1206 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 679 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 616 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 626 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 816 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 471 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2769 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1419 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7106 | Morohashi |
| 2228 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1100 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b97 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
- 教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
- 政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
- 正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
| 191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13213 | Morohashi |
| 1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6559 | Unicode hex code |