| 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
- 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 |
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
- 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
- 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
- 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- sección
- departamento
- parte
- copia
Portuguese
- seção
- biro
- departamento
- classe
- cópia
- parte
- porção
- sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas
French
- partie
- bureau
- service
- classe
- copie
- section
- portion
- compteur de copies (presse)
| 504 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 384 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 37 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4767 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 969 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1418 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 86 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 86 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 53 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39460 | Morohashi |
| 1676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 52 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 0762.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90e8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訓 【クン】 native Japanese reading of a Chinese character, precept, lesson, one's teachings
- 訓示 【クンジ】 instruction, direction, briefing
- 特訓 【トックン】 special training, intensive training, crash course
- 校訓 【コウクン】 school precepts
- 庭訓 【テイキン】 home education
- 家訓 【カクン】 family precepts, family motto, rule of the home
Kun reading compounds
- 読む 【よむ】 to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant, to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine, to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji), to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time), to count, to estimate, to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓む 【よむ】 to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓ずる 【くんずる】 to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く、 くに、 くの、 さとし、 のり、 ふみ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- lección
- lectura japonesa de un carácter
Portuguese
- instrução
- leitura Japonesa de caracteres
- explicação
- ler
French
- instructions
- lecture japonaise
- explication
- lire
| 764 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 656 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1059 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 613 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 771 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 951 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 347 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35238 | Morohashi |
| 1454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3054 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a13 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 練習 【レンシュウ】 practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
- 練達 【レンタツ】 expert(ise), skill, dexterity
- 修練 【シュウレン】 training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 水練 【スイレン】 swimming practice
Kun reading compounds
- 練る 【ねる】 to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame), to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out, to train, to drill, to exercise, to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum, to tan (leather), to temper (steel), to walk in procession, to parade, to march
- 練り 【ねり】 kneading, gloss, tempering, paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste), parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
- 練り上げる 【ねりあげる】 to knead well, to polish, to refine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ねり
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- práctica
- entrenamiento
- ablandar
- ejercitar
Portuguese
- prática
- brilho
- treinar
- exercitar
- polir
- refinar
French
- pratiquer
- lustrer
- s'exercer
- s'entraîner
- perfectionner
- peaufiner
| 539 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 438 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 608 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 704 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 482 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 828 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2527 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 296 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1547 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1738 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 931 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1355 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27631P | Morohashi |
| 1375 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1343 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2599.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7df4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
52 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 場 【ジョウ】 place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course
- 場外 【ジョウガイ】 outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.), off the grounds, off the premises, off-track
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 開場 【カイジョウ】 opening (the doors of a venue), inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 場 【ば】 place, spot, space, field, discipline, sphere, realm, occasion, situation, scene (of a play, movie, etc.), session, field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game), round (east, south, etc.), field, field (in Gestalt psychology)
- 場合 【ばあい】 case, occasion, situation, circumstances
- 木場 【きば】 lumberyard
- 漁場 【ぎょじょう】 fishing grounds, permitted fishing zone
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- lugar
- situación
- momento
Portuguese
- localização
- lugar
French
- lieu
- place
- aire
- champ (magnétique)
| 252 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 161 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 144 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 34 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 250 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 145 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 335 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5278 | Morohashi |
| 558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 545 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 584 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 49 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4612.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5834 | Unicode hex code |