| 101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2697 | Morohashi |
| 3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- ８０００ 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
| 2255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5343 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
644 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 富士山 【フジサン】 Mount Fuji, Mt. Fuji, Fujiyama, Fuji-san
- 富豪 【フゴウ】 wealthy person, millionaire
- 種類豊富 【シュルイホウフ】 rich in variety, diverse, wide-ranging, multifarious
- 知識豊富 【チシキホウフ】 knowledgeable
- 富者 【フシャ】 rich person, millionaire, the wealthy
- 富貴 【フウキ】 riches and honours (honors), wealth and rank
Kun reading compounds
- 富む 【とむ】 to be rich in, to abound in, to be abundant in, to be full of, to be rich, to be wealthy
- 富 【とみ】 riches, wealth, fortune, resources, lottery
- 富くじ 【とみくじ】 lottery run by a temple or shrine
- 陶朱猗頓の富 【とうしゅいとんのとみ】 great wealth, very wealthy person
- 巨万の富 【きょまんのとみ】 great wealth, enormous fortune
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 とん、 ふっ
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- riqueza
- fortuna
- ser rico
- hacerse rico
Portuguese
- riqueza
- enriquecer
- abundante
French
- fortune
- richesse
- abondance
| 864 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 780 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 539 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1321 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 705 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 472 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1715 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 713 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 726 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 629 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 491 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2892 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1489 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 197 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7230 | Morohashi |
| 2310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 193 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 205 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 765 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bcc | Unicode hex code |
士
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 士 【シ】 man (esp. one who is well-respected), samurai, person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed), member
- 士官 【シカン】 officer
- 飛行士 【ヒコウシ】 pilot
- 公認会計士 【コウニンカイケイシ】 certified public accountant
Kun reading compounds
- 侍 【さむらい】 warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer
- 二四六九士 【にしむくさむらい】 nishimuku samurai (mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ま
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- caballero
- samurai
- hombre
Portuguese
- cavalheiro
- samurai
French
- gentilhomme
- samouraï
- radical samouraï (no. 33)
| 410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 521 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 301 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1160 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 59 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 41 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 572 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 581 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 325 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5638 | Morohashi |
| 3405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1117 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 386 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 441 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58eb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
956 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貢 【コウ】 tribute
- 貢献 【コウケン】 contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause), paying tribute, tribute
- 朝貢 【チョウコウ】 bringing tribute
- 幣貢 【ヘイコウ】 offering, tribute
Kun reading compounds
- 貢ぐ 【みつぐ】 to support (someone) financially, to finance, to supply (money), to give (in support), to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- tributo
- finanzas
- tributar
- financiar
Portuguese
- tributo
- apoiar
- financiar
French
- tribut
- contribution
- financer
| 1257 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1572 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1295 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1166 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1719 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1836 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1180 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1723 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2838 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1970 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 81 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36665 | Morohashi |
| 2281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5772 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 81 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 85 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1392 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3161 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 1080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca2 | Unicode hex code |