| 139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 224 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 205 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 103 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 751 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 156 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 138 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 73 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 73 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 42 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 230 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 147 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2574 | Morohashi |
| 197 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 445 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 480 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 282 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
153 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 北欧 【ホクオウ】 Northern Europe, Nordic countries, Scandinavia
- 北緯 【ホクイ】 north latitude
- 極北 【キョクホク】 extreme north, North Pole, utmost limit, breaking point
- 西北 【セイホク】 north-west
Kun reading compounds
- 北 【きた】 north, the North, northern territories, North Korea, north wind
- 北アイルランド 【きたアイルランド】 Northern Ireland
- 西北 【せいほく】 north-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きら、 ほう、 ほっ、 ほつ
- Korean:
- bug, bae
Spanish
- Norte
- huir
- perder
Portuguese
- norte
French
- nord
| 1256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5317 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
- 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
- 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
- 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
- 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
- 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
- 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- mañana
- amanecer
- corte imperial
Portuguese
- manhã
- disnastia
- regime
- época
- período
- Coréia do Norte
French
- matin
- dynastie
- régime
- période
- époque
- Corée (Nord)
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 175 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 477 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1009 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1513 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14374P | Morohashi |
| 1695 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4838 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 52 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 53 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 217 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1546 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4742.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
355 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鮮 【セン】 Korea
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 海鮮 【カイセン】 seafood
- 李氏朝鮮 【リシチョウセン】 Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910), Yi dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 鮮やか 【あざやか】 vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant, skillful, skilful, adroit, brilliant (performance, goal, etc.), splendid, superb, magnificent, fine
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- fresco
- vívido
- reciente
- espléndido
- Corea
Portuguese
- fresca
- viva
- limpa
- brilhante
- Coréia
French
- frais
- vif
- clair
- brillant
- Corée
| 1501 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 833 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5295 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1350 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1920 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 701 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 714 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 916 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1932 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2355 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1656 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 557 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46133 | Morohashi |
| 1877 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6864 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 551 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 590 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 471 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1891 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11a6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-6 | SKIP code |
| 2835.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9bae | Unicode hex code |