| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2011X | Morohashi |
| 2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
| 943 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8022.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524d | Unicode hex code |
田
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
90 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 田畑 【タハタ】 fields (of rice and other crops)
- 田園 【デンエン】 the country, countryside, rural districts, cultivated land, fields
- 桑田 【ソウデン】 mulberry plantation
- 水田 【スイデン】 (water-filled) paddy field
Kun reading compounds
- 田 【た】 rice field
- 田植え 【たうえ】 rice planting
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いなか、 おか、 たん、 で、 とう、 や
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- campo de arroz
- arrozal
Portuguese
- campo de arroz
- arroz sem beneficiar
French
- rizière
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 60 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 59 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 24 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 52 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 220 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 189 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 35 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3775 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1925 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21723 | Morohashi |
| 3041 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 14 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 45 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7530 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 建国 【ケンコク】 founding of a nation
- 建議 【ケンギ】 proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
- 経営再建 【ケイエイサイケン】 management reorganization, management reorganisation
- 財政再建 【ザイセイサイケン】 finance reform, fiscal reconstruction
- 建立 【コンリュウ】 (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
- 再建 【サイコン】 (temple or shrine) rebuilding
Kun reading compounds
- 建てる 【たてる】 to build, to construct
- 建て 【たて】 contract, commitment
- 建前 【たてまえ】 face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts), ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
- 建つ 【たつ】 to be erected, to be built
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ、 たつ、 たて
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- construir
- edificar
- levantarse
- ser construido
Portuguese
- Construção
French
- construire
| 391 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 473 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 244 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 166 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 892 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1055 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3834 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9574 | Morohashi |
| 3090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 278 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1540.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5efa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
145 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 設問 【セツモン】 posing a question, question
- 設備 【セツビ】 equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements
- 公設 【コウセツ】 public (institution)
- 併設 【ヘイセツ】 joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study), establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school), juxtaposition, placing side by side
Kun reading compounds
- 設ける 【もうける】 to prepare, to provide, to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- した
- Korean:
- seol
Spanish
- equipar
- instalar
- establecer
- crear
Portuguese
- estabelecimento
- provisão
- preparar
French
- créer
- fonder
- établir
- préparer
| 653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 731 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 164 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4325 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 742 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 897 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1401 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 577 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 586 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 611 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1666 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1863 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35293 | Morohashi |
| 1471 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5570 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 708 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 270 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 741 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3068 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 0764.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a2d | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15170 | Morohashi |
| 2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 3290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 696d | Unicode hex code |