| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1452 | Morohashi |
| 1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8073.0 | Four corner code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 判 【ハン】 seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment, judgement, size (of paper or books)
- 判決 【ハンケツ】 judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree
- 自己批判 【ジコヒハン】 self-criticism
- 誤判 【ゴハン】 misjudgement, misjudgment, erroneous judgement, miscarriage of justice
- 判 【ハン】 seal, stamp, monogram signature, judgment, judgement, size (of paper or books)
- 司法裁判 【シホウサイバン】 judicial trial
- 大判 【オオバン】 large size (paper, book, etc.), ōban, large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- diferenciar
- distinguir
- juzgar
- sello
- marca
- señal
- sufijo para tamaño (papel)
Portuguese
- julgamento
- assinatura
- selo
- carimbo
French
- jugement
- signature
- tampon
- sceau
| 860 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 790 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 769 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 291 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 673 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 497 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 354 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 434 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1026 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1065 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 899 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 187 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1441 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1038 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1213 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1923 | Morohashi |
| 1122 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 465 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1205 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1289 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 187 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 673 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1043 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 9250.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5224 | Unicode hex code |