| 752 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 828 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1140 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 736 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 638 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1051 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1094 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1615 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 226 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2334 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1645 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 872 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2433 | Morohashi |
| 1857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 864 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 928 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1610 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勧奨 【カンショウ】 encouragement, stimulation
- 勧告 【カンコク】 advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation
Kun reading compounds
- 勧める 【すすめる】 to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gweon
Spanish
- persuasión
- recomendación
- consejo
- persuadir
- recomendar
- aconsejar
Portuguese
- persuadir
- recomendar
- aconselhar
- emcorajar
- oferecer
French
- persuader
- recommander
- conseiller
- encourager
- offre
| 2345 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 8422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
765 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 善 【ゼン】 good, goodness, right, virtue
- 善意 【ゼンイ】 virtuous mind, good intentions, good will, positive mindset, bona fides, good faith
- 親善 【シンゼン】 friendship, goodwill, friendly relations, amity
- 独善 【ドクゼン】 self-righteousness, self-justified
Kun reading compounds
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- 善い行い 【よいおこない】 good deed
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 善くも 【よくも】 how dare ..., how could ..., surprisingly, unexpectedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たる、 よし
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- bondad
- virtud
Portuguese
- bom
- virtuoso
- bondade
French
- bien
- bonté
- vertu
| 831 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 929 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 735 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 643 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 606 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 717 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1799 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 676 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 295 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1044 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3904 | Morohashi |
| 2325 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 859 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1035 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 949 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 8060.5 | Four corner code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5584 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 懲戒 【チョウカイ】 discipline, punishment, reprimand
- 懲役 【チョウエキ】 penal servitude, imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
- 膺懲 【ヨウチョウ】 punishment (of an enemy), chastisement
- 暴支膺懲 【ボウシヨウチョウ】 punish savage China
Kun reading compounds
- 懲りる 【こりる】 to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way, to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)
- 懲らす 【こらす】 to chastise, to punish, to discipline
- 懲らしめる 【こらしめる】 to chastise, to punish, to discipline
Readings
- Korean:
- jing
Spanish
- pena
- castigo
- castigar
- disciplinar
Portuguese
- penal
- castigar
- punir
- disciplinar
French
- punition
- pénal
- châtiment
- sanction
| 1599 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1626 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1510 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1327 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1421 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1510 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1703 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 805 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3623 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 897 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11399P | Morohashi |
| 2910 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2006 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 888 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 953 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1893 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2058 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-14-4 | SKIP code |
| 2833.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 61f2 | Unicode hex code |
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悪 【アク】 evil, wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
- 悪質 【アクシツ】 malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded, shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate
- 害悪 【ガイアク】 harm, injury, evil (influence)
- 改悪 【カイアク】 changing (something) for the worse, disimprovement, deterioration
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 悪血 【アクチ】 impure blood
- 自己嫌悪 【ジコケンオ】 self-hatred, self-abhorrence, self-loathing
- 好悪 【コウオ】 likes and dislikes
Kun reading compounds
- 悪い 【わるい】 bad, poor, undesirable, poor (quality), inferior, insufficient, evil, sinful, ugly, not beautiful, at fault, to blame, in the wrong, bad (at doing something), unprofitable, unbeneficial, sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
- 悪い行い 【わるいおこない】 bad deed, evil deed
- 悪し 【あし】 bad, evil
- 悪しからず 【あしからず】 don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
- 難い 【にくい】 difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
Readings
- Korean:
- ag, o
Spanish
- malo
- incorrecto
- equivocado
- odio
- mal
Portuguese
- mal
- ruim
- falso
- mau
- errado
French
- mauvais
- vice
- vaurien
- faux
- mal
| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 504 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 62 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 175 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1483A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 785 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10717 | Morohashi |
| 2745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 295 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60aa | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7473 | Morohashi |
| 7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 9000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
326 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 説 【セツ】 theory, doctrine, opinion, view, rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay
- 説明 【セツメイ】 explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
- 論説 【ロンセツ】 article, discourse, dissertation, (written) argument, commentary, editorial, leading article, leader
- 定説 【テイセツ】 established theory, accepted opinion, accepted explanation
- 遊説 【ユウゼイ】 election tour, election campaign, stumping
- 全国遊説 【ゼンコクユウゼイ】 nationwide election campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 説く 【とく】 to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 とき
- Korean:
- seol, se, yeol
Spanish
- opinión
- teoría
- explicar
- expresar
Portuguese
- rumor
- opinião
- teoria
French
- théorie
- rumeur
- opinion
- thèse
| 654 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 553 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 524 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 307 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 216 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 251 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 404 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 292 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1688 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1949 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 511 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35556P | Morohashi |
| 1547 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5627 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 499 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 538 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 240 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0861.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8aac | Unicode hex code |