| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
2151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霜害 【ソウガイ】 frost damage
- 霜剣 【ソウケン】 cold sharp sword, blade of ice
- 星霜 【セイソウ】 years, time
- 幾星霜 【イクセイソウ】 many months and years
Kun reading compounds
- 霜 【しも】 frost, white hair, grey hair, gray hair
- 霜降り 【しもふり】 speckled with white, salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.), marbling (of beef), (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water, formation of frost
- 秋霜 【しゅうそう】 autumn frost, fall frost, harshness, strictness, rigour, white hair, grey hair, sharp sword
- 朝霜 【あさしも】 morning frost
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- escarcha
- blanco
- tiempo
Portuguese
- geada
French
- gel
- givre
| 1529 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1352 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1892 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2694 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 948 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 978 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1689 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1868 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3491 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42363 | Morohashi |
| 2815 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6542 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 426 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 455 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1888 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3179 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 1096.1 | Four corner code |
| 1096.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 971c | Unicode hex code |