| 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, premiere
- 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恋愛 【レンアイ】 love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- 恋歌 【コイウタ】 love song, love poem
- 悲恋 【ヒレン】 blighted love, disappointed love
- 狂恋 【キョウレン】 mad love, excessive infatuation
Kun reading compounds
- 恋う 【こう】 to love
- 恋 【こい】 (romantic) love
- 恋人 【こいびと】 lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
- リア恋 【リアこい】 being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
- 片恋 【かたこい】 unrequited love, one-sided love
- 恋しい 【こいしい】 yearned for, longed for, missed
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- romance
- amor
- enamoramiento
- enamorado
- querido
- enamorarse
Portuguese
- romance
- apaixonar-se
- sentir saudades
- sentir falta
French
- chérir
- amour
- idylle
- languir
- manquer
| 1931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1012 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 536 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1078 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2602 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1764 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10537 | Morohashi |
| 2098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1748 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 0033.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 604b | Unicode hex code |