| 90 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 34 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 17 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 97 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 40 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 21 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 523 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 53 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 53 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 185 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4310 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 774 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1811 | Morohashi |
| 3498 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 829 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 41 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
13 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 出 【シュツ】 coming out, emerging, being born into (a certain family), being a native of (a particular place)
- 出演 【シュツエン】 appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.), performance
- 輩出 【ハイシュツ】 producing (people) in great numbers, appearing one after the other
- 歳出 【サイシュツ】 annual expenditure
- 出納 【スイトウ】 receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
- 出納簿 【スイトウボ】 cashbook
Kun reading compounds
- 出る 【でる】 to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out, to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out, to move forward, to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach, to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display, to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out, to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform, to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised, to sell, to exceed, to go over, to stick out, to protrude, to break out, to occur, to start, to originate, to be produced, to come from, to be derived from, to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid, to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get, to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave, to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain, to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed, to graduate, to ejaculate, to cum
- 出る杭は打たれる 【でるくいはうたれる】 the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, people that stick out too much get punished, tall trees catch much wind, people that excel at something become disliked
- 出す 【だす】 to take out, to get out, to put out, to reveal, to show, to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in, to publish, to make public, to send (e.g. letter), to produce (a sound), to start (fire), to serve (food), ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out), to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...
- 出すことは舌を出すも嫌い 【だすことはしたをだすもきらい】 being exceptionally stingy
- 出でる 【いでる】 to go, to come
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 いづ、 いで、 じ、 すっ、 すつ、 てん
- Korean:
- chul, chu
Spanish
- salir
- dejar
- sacar
Portuguese
- saída
- deixa
French
- sortir
- quitter
- présence
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31 | Morohashi |
| 3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e16 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
| 294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43490 | Morohashi |
| 1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 982d | Unicode hex code |