| 99 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 173 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 156 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 204 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 36 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 51 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 39 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 39 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 250 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 179 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 30 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 15 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1858 | Morohashi |
| 27 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 453 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 85 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 89 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 208 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 97 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 切 【セツ】 eager, earnest, ardent, kind, keen, acute, OFF (on switch)
- 切実 【セツジツ】 earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent, pressing, urgent, serious, severe, pertinent, appropriate
- 懇切 【コンセツ】 kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.), considerate, helpful, thoughtful, detailed, scrupulous
- 哀切 【アイセツ】 pathetic, plaintive
- 家財一切 【カザイイッサイ】 complete set of household goods
- 費用一切 【ヒヨウイッサイ】 all expenses
Kun reading compounds
- 切る 【きる】 to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery), to sever (connections, ties), to turn off (e.g. the light), to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect, to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub), to open (something sealed), to start, to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.), to reduce, to decrease, to discount, to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain, to cross, to traverse, to criticize sharply, to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki), to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.), to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut, to shuffle (cards), to discard a tile, to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate, to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph), to trump, to cut (the connection between two groups), to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone), to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.), to do completely, to finish doing, to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ..., to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
- 切り 【きり】 end, finish, place to stop, bound, limit, end, delivery date (of a futures contract), finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville), trump card, king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta), counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.), only, just, (ever) since, after, continuously, remaining (in a particular state)
- 切り替え 【きりかえ】 exchange, conversion, replacement, switching (to), switchover
- 爪切り 【つめきり】 nail clippers
- 押し切り 【おしきり】 straw cutter, short mane, pressing and cutting
- 切れる 【きれる】 to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack, to be injured, to wear out, to be worn out, to break, to burst, to collapse, to wear off, to stop working, to go dead, to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due, to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of, to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected, to cut well, to be sharp, to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able, to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time), to dry off, to curve, to veer, to shuffle (cards), to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip, to be able to do completely
- 切れ 【きれ】 piece, slice, strip, scrap, cloth, sharpness, agility, counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
- 切れ味 【きれあじ】 sharpness, cutting ability, quickness (of wit), incisiveness, technical proficiency, skill, peppiness (of a ball)
- 布切れ 【ぬのぎれ】 piece of cloth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きつ、 きり、 ぎり
- Korean:
- jeol, che
Spanish
- cortar
- urgente
- apremiante
- completo
- cortar bien
- agotarse
Portuguese
- corte
- talho
- afiar
French
- couper
- trancher
- tranchant
- passionné
- sérieux
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5207 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3158 | Morohashi |
| 1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 1714.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53d6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
359 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 配球 【ハイキュウ】 combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
- 配管 【ハイカン】 plumbing, piping
- 無配 【ムハイ】 without dividend
- 宅配 【タクハイ】 home delivery
Kun reading compounds
- 配る 【くばる】 to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out, to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- distribuir
- racionar
Portuguese
- distribuir
- cônjuge
- exílio
- racionamento
French
- distribuer
- épouse
- exiler
- rationner
| 299 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 388 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 368 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 304 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4779 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 430 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 971 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1141 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 515 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 524 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 727 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1790 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 981 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1448 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39771 | Morohashi |
| 1460 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1436 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1544 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 308 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 363 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 914d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
927 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列伝 【レツデン】 series of biographies
- 配列 【ハイレツ】 arrangement, disposition, array
- 系列 【ケイレツ】 series, sequence, system, succession, keiretsu (group), conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings, affiliated, subsidiary
- 列 【レツ】 row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession, company (of someone), group, ranks, sequence, counter for rows
- 列車 【レッシャ】 train, railway train
- 加密列 【カミツレ】 German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), German camomile
Readings
- Japanese names:
- れっ
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- fila
- línea
- hilera
Portuguese
- arquivo
- fila
- posição
- alinhamento
- coluna
French
- file
- rang
- colonne
- queue
| 537 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 437 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 414 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 891 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 352 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 257 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 611 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1018 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 820 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1901 | Morohashi |
| 824 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 460 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 812 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 276 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3143 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 1220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5217 | Unicode hex code |