| 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
558 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
- 風格 【フウカク】 personality, style, appearance
- 逆風 【ギャクフウ】 headwind, adverse wind
- 作風 【サクフウ】 style (of a work, author, artist, etc.), characteristics
- 風 【フウ】 method, manner, way, style, appearance, air, tendency, folk song (genre of the Shi Jing), wind (one of the five elements)
- 振り 【フリ】 swing, shake, wave, swinging, appearance, behaviour, pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to), going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction, move (dance), postures, lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up, unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment, counter for swords, blades, etc., not wearing underwear or pants
- 中風 【チュウフウ】 palsy, paralysis
- 破風 【ハフ】 gable
Kun reading compounds
- 風 【かぜ】 wind, breeze, draught, draft, manner, behaviour, behavior, cold, influenza
- 風邪 【かぜ】 (common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
- 涼風 【りょうふう】 cool breeze, refreshing breeze
- 西風 【にしかぜ】 west wind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 え
- Korean:
- pung
Spanish
- viento
- aire
- hábito
- estilo
- conducta
Portuguese
- vento
- ar
- estilo
- maneira
French
- vent
- air
- style
- manière
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 217 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 198 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 246 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5148 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 134 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 278 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 986 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 29 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 465 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 171 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3730 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1908 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 530 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43756 | Morohashi |
| 3007 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 524 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 563 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 316 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 187 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2s7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 7721.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98a8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝋色漆 【ロイロウルシ】 black lacquer
- 呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation
- 大呂 【タイリョ】 second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp), twelfth lunar month
- 仲呂 【チュウリョ】 (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G), fourth lunar month
- 呂 【リョ】 bass range (in Japanese music), six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
- 呂旋 【リョセン】 Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode
- 大呂 【タイリョ】 second note of the ancient Chinese chromatic scale (approx. D sharp), twelfth lunar month
- 仲呂 【チュウリョ】 (in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G), fourth lunar month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 なが
- Korean:
- ryeo
Spanish
- columna vertebral
- espinazo
Portuguese
French
- colonne vertébrale
- épine dorsale
- grand bâtiment
| 1509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 891 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1997 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 459 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2036 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1396 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2713 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1385 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3386 | Morohashi |
| 2187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 728 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 24 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 24 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3d4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 6060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5442 | Unicode hex code |