| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 610 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 309 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 720 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 491A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2205 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2329 | Morohashi |
| 2548 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 924 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 145 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 494 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 労 【ロウ】 labor, labour, toil, trouble, pains, work, effort, striving
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 国労 【コクロウ】 National Railway Workers Union
- 功労 【コウロウ】 meritorious deed, services
Kun reading compounds
- 労する 【ろうする】 to work, to labor, to labour, to put to work, to make (someone) work
- 労る 【いたわる】 to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe, to appreciate, to recognize (someone's efforts), to reward for
- 労き 【いたずき】 pain, trouble, illness
- 労い 【ねぎらい】 expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts), thanks
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
- 労う 【ねぎらう】 to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status), to thank for, to reward for
Readings
- Korean:
- ro
Spanish
- trabajo duro
- cansancio
- compensación
Portuguese
- trabalho
- agradecer
- recompensar
- dificuldade
French
- labeur
- remerciement pour
- récompense pour
- être plein d'attentions
- soucis
| 945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3242.7 | Four corner code |
| 9042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
417 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 実働 【ジツドウ】 actual work
- 就働 【シュウドウ】 being employed, working
Kun reading compounds
- 働く 【はたらく】 to work, to labor, to labour, to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play, to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice, to be conjugated
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- trabajo
- trabajar
- funcionar
- afectar
Portuguese
- trabalho
French
- travailler
- (kokuji)
| 488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 585 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 558 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 444 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 170 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 120 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 232 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 232 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 192 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 132 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 172 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1694 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1079 | Morohashi |
| 153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 297 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1678 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 137 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 612 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 50cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寄港 【キコウ】 calling at a port, making an intermediate stop at an airport
- 寄金 【キキン】 contribution, donation
- 数寄 【スキ】 refined taste, elegant pursuits
Kun reading compounds
- 寄る 【よる】 to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to, to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet, to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit, to grow old, to grow high (number, etc.), to grow (wrinkly), to lean against, to recline on, to push one's opponent while holding their belt, to decide on a price and come to a deal, to be swayed by (a person), to yield to
- 寄ると触ると 【よるとさわると】 whenever they come together
- 寄せる 【よせる】 to come near, to let someone approach, to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather, to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate, to let someone drop by, to add (numbers), to have feelings for (love, goodwill, trust, etc.), to rely upon for a time, to depend on, to use as a pretext, to put aside, to press, to push, to force, to include, to welcome (in a group), to let in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よせ、 より、 よろ
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- colaborar
- apoyarse en
- acercarse
- reunirse
- arrimar
- juntar
Portuguese
- aproximar
- juntar
- colecionar
- enviar
- adiantar
French
- approcher
- s'approcher
- faire une visite
- collecter
- rassembler
- envoyer
- faire suivre
| 576 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 642 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 545 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 692 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 471 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1525 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1361 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1445 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1120 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 486 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2856 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7203 | Morohashi |
| 2291 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 192 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 204 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 727 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3062.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bc4 | Unicode hex code |
生
life, genuine, birth
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
29 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生育 【セイイク】 birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
- 回生 【カイセイ】 resurrection, resuscitation, coming back to life, regeneration, nth-year university student
- 公衆衛生 【コウシュウエイセイ】 public health, public hygiene, sanitation
- 生 【セイ】 life, living, I, me, myself, student
- 生家 【セイカ】 house where one was born, one's parents' house
- 殺生 【セッショウ】 killing, destruction of life, cruel, heartless, callous, brutal
- 死生 【シセイ】 life and death
Kun reading compounds
- 生きる 【いきる】 to live, to exist, to make a living, to subsist, to be in effect, to be in use, to function, to come to life, to be enlivened, to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
- 生きる糧 【いきるかて】 source of vitality, life sustenance
- 生かす 【いかす】 to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life, to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
- 生ける 【いける】 to arrange (flowers), to plant, living, live
- 生ける屍 【いけるしかばね】 living corpse
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生まれ 【うまれ】 birth, birthplace, born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
- 生まれつき 【うまれつき】 by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生う 【おう】 to grow (of plants), to spring up
- 生える 【はえる】 to grow, to spring up, to sprout, to cut (teeth)
- 生やす 【はやす】 to grow, to cultivate, to let grow (e.g. weeds)
- 生 【き】 pure, undiluted, raw, crude
- 生地 【きじ】 cloth, fabric, material, texture, dough, batter, inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours, unglazed pottery, skin with no make-up, uncoated metal
- 死に生き 【しにいき】 death and life, death or life, death
- 生 【なま】 raw, uncooked, fresh, natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed, unprotected (sex), raw, bareback, live (i.e. not recorded), inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude, impudence, sauciness, unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer, blank (e.g. disk), unused, just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-, insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory, cash, tipsiness
- 生り 【なまり】 boiled and half-dried bonito
- お生 【おなま】 impudence, sauciness
- 現ナマ 【げんナマ】 cold cash, hard cash
- 生る 【なる】 to bear fruit
- 生す 【なす】 to have a child
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あさ、 いき、 いく、 いけ、 うぶ、 うまい、 え、 おい、 ぎゅう、 くるみ、 ごせ、 さ、 じょう、 すぎ、 そ、 そう、 ちる、 なば、 にう、 にゅう、 ふ、 み、 もう、 よい、 りゅう
- Korean:
- saeng
Spanish
- vida
- nacimiento
- vivir
- existir
- nacer
- dar a luz
- puro
- crudo
Portuguese
- vida
- genuína
- nascimento
French
- vie
- naissance
- authentique
- cru
| 34 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 44 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 42 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 29 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2991 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 67 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 71 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 214 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 44 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 44 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 49 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4309 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1569 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21670 | Morohashi |
| 3497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1555 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1675 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 9 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 43 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2510.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 751f | Unicode hex code |