| 838 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 823 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 357 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 364 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1696A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 204 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2284 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1611 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2112P | Morohashi |
| 1816 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1553 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1673 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 414 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 割愛 【カツアイ】 omitting (reluctantly), leaving out, dropping, giving up (reluctantly), parting with, sharing, sparing
- 割譲 【カツジョウ】 cession (of territory)
- 正割 【セイカツ】 secant (trigonometric function)
- 等割 【トウカツ】 equal cleavage (embryology)
Kun reading compounds
- 割る 【わる】 to divide, to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to break, to crack, to smash, to dilute, to fall below, to discount, to step over (a line, etc.)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
- 裂く 【さく】 to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hal
Spanish
- dividir
- distribuir
- proporción
- separar
- fracturar
Portuguese
- proporção
- comparativamente
- divide
- corte
- separa
- parte
French
- briser
- diviser
- couper
- séparer
- proportion
- pourcentage (10%)
| 743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 3260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5272 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
675 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 込む 【こむ】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to be thronged (with), to be complex, to be intricate, to go into, to go in, to put into, to become (completely), to do thoroughly, to do sufficiently, to remain (silent, seated, etc.), to stay ...
- 込み 【こみ】 including ..., inclusive of ..., bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.), lumping together, komi, extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
- 混み合う 【こみあう】 to be crowded, to be packed, to be jammed
- 割り込み 【わりこみ】 queue jumping, breaking into a line, muscling in on, wedging oneself in, interruption, sharing a theater box (theatre), interrupt
- 取り込み 【とりこみ】 taking in, bringing in, capturing (e.g. customers), attracting, winning over, pleasing, confusion, bustle, misfortune, disorder, importing (e.g. data), capturing (e.g. image)
- 込める 【こめる】 to load (a gun, etc.), to charge, to put into (e.g. emotion, effort), to include (e.g. tax in a sales price), to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こみ、 ごめ
- Korean:
- ib
Spanish
- abarrotar
- llenarse
- apiñarse
- meter
- incluir
Portuguese
- apinhado
- misturar
- em volume
- incluido
French
- encombré
- mélange
- en gros
- inclus
- (kokuji)
| 1275 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 280 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4660 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 948 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 178 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 776 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 790 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 961 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 675 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3762 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1917 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2608 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38712P | Morohashi |
| 3030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 780 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 843 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 396 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1055 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3562 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3830.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fbc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 求職 【キュウショク】 job hunting, seeking employment
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
- 身代金要求 【ミノシロキンヨウキュウ】 ransom demand
- 希求 【キキュウ】 longing, great desire, aspiration
- 求道 【キュウドウ】 seeking after truth
- 求道者 【キュウドウシャ】 seeker after truth, one who seeks the way
- 勤求 【ゴング】 inquiring the Buddha way
- 欣求 【ゴング】 earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
Kun reading compounds
- 求める 【もとめる】 to want, to wish for, to request, to demand, to require, to ask for, to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution), to purchase, to buy
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- petición
- demanda
- buscar
- pedir
- demandar
- reclamar
- desear
Portuguese
- solicitação
- desejar
- deseja para
- requer
- demanda
French
- réclamer
- demander
- vouloir
- désirer
| 583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 332 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 664 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 933 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17105 | Morohashi |
| 3550 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3036 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 297 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 478 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1442 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c42 | Unicode hex code |