| 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 |
耳
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
1328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 耳鼻科 【ジビカ】 otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- 耳鼻咽喉科 【ジビインコウカ】 otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
- 中耳 【チュウジ】 middle ear, tympanum
- 外耳 【ガイジ】 external ear, concha
Kun reading compounds
- 耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
- 耳障り 【みみざわり】 hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous
- 大耳 【おおみみ】 big ears, listening without paying attention
- 遠耳 【とおみみ】 sharp hearing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- oreja
- oído
Portuguese
- ouvido
French
- oreille
| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 29 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3697 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 79 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 331 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4329 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 826 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28999 | Morohashi |
| 3516 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 818 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1012.0 | Four corner code |
| 1040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8033 | Unicode hex code |