| 832 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 932 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 920 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 900 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 789 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1098 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1696 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1113 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 205 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2283 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1610 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1646 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2127 | Morohashi |
| 1815 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 506 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1631 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1759 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 950 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
741 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 創価学会 【ソウカガッカイ】 Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)
- 創意 【ソウイ】 original idea, originality
- 独創 【ドクソウ】 originality
- 草創 【ソウソウ】 beginning, inauguration
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 傷 【きず】 wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar, chip, crack, scratch, nick, flaw, defect, weakness, weak point, stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, (emotional) hurt, hurt feelings
- 古傷 【ふるきず】 old wound, scar, unpleasant past experience, painful memory, past misdeed
- 手傷 【てきず】 wound (suffered in a fight)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はじめ
- Korean:
- chang
Spanish
- fundar
- comenzar
- originar
Portuguese
- gênese
- ferir
- dano
- ferido
- começo
- originar
French
- fondation
- genèse
- origine
- début
- blessure
| 2843 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 8260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5275 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
429 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 変造 【ヘンゾウ】 alteration, defacement, debasement, falsification, forgery
- 捏造 【ネツゾウ】 fabrication, forgery, falsehood, hoax
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
- 塚造 【つかつくり】 megapode (any bird of family Megapodiidae, incl. brush turkeys and mallee fowl), mound builder
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずくり、 づくり、 み
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- edificio
- crear
- construir
Portuguese
- criar
- fazer
- estrutura
- psique
French
- créer
- fabriquer
- structure
- physique
- maquillage
| 662 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 761 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 739 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 460 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4701 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 551 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 959 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1236 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 691 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 704 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 965 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 692 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3856 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2679 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 287 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38898P | Morohashi |
| 3110 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6061 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 281 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 441 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 717 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3430.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9020 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |