| 1097 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 627 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1081 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 905 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1615 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1656 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2583 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1319 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 310 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1580 | Morohashi |
| 2081 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1232 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1503 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冠 【カンムリ】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠婚葬祭 【カンコンソウサイ】 important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
- 宝冠 【ホウカン】 diadem, jeweled crown
- 月桂冠 【ゲッケイカン】 laurel wreath
Kun reading compounds
- 冠 【かんむり】 traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers, crown, diadem, coronet, top kanji radical, first verse of a haikai, etc., best, peerless, first, name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc., counter for titles
- 冠海雀 【かんむりうみすずめ】 Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), crested murrelet
- 初冠 【ういこうぶり】 crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony, noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
- 老冠 【おいかんむり】 kanji "old" radical at top
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かっぷ、 まさる
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- corona
- sin par
- sin igual
Portuguese
- coroa
- melhor
- inigualável
French
- couronne
- le meilleur
- inégalable
| 3657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1856 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雀躍 【ジャクヤク】 leaping for joy, exultation
- 雀羅 【ジャクラ】 sparrow net
- 黄雀 【コウジャク】 tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
- インド孔雀 【インドクジャク】 Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), common peafowl, blue peafowl
- 雀鬼 【ジャンキ】 skilled mahjong player
- 雀球 【ジャンキュウ】 jankyū, combination of Japanese pinball and mahjong
- 脱衣麻雀 【ダツイマージャン】 strip mahjong
- 賭け麻雀 【カケマージャン】 mahjong gambling, playing mahjong for money
Kun reading compounds
- 雀 【すずめ】 tree sparrow (Passer montanus), talkative person, knowledgeable person
- 雀色 【すずめいろ】 light reddish brown
- 入内雀 【にゅうないすずめ】 russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), cinnamon sparrow
- 京雀 【きょうすずめ】 gossipy Kyotoite
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ざく
- Korean:
- jag
Spanish
- gorrión
Portuguese
French
| 233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1530 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41954 | Morohashi |
| 2469 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6496 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2878 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2890 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 9021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c0 | Unicode hex code |