| 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 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7156 | Morohashi |
| 2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bae | Unicode hex code |
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
- 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
- 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths
Kun reading compounds
- 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- sam, cham
Spanish
- visita
- asistencia
- consulta
- derrota
- ir
- venir
- visitar [humilde]
- asistir
- ser derrotado
Portuguese
- confuso
- visitando
- visitar
- derrotar
- dados
- apaixonados
French
- dérouté
- déconcerté
- trois (III)
- aller
- venir
- visiter
- être battu
- mourir
- follement amoureux
| 616 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 490 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 978 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 294 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2563 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1736 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3090 | Morohashi |
| 2066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1720 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1856 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 350 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 505 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2320.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c2 | Unicode hex code |