| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 色 【ショク】 counter for colours
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
- 色 【シキ】 rupa (form), visible objects (i.e. color and form)
- 色彩 【シキサイ】 colour, color, hue, tints
- 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
- 極彩色 【ゴクサイシキ】 richly colored, richly coloured
Kun reading compounds
- 色 【いろ】 colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion, skin colour, skin color, look (on one's face), expression, appearance, air, feeling, personality, character, tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring, love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover, paramour, beauty, sexiness, physical appeal, kind, type, variety
- 色合い 【いろあい】 colouring, coloring, shade (of colour), hue, tone, tinge, tint, flavour, nuance, feel, sense, look
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 橙色 【だいだいいろ】 orange (color, colour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しか、 しこ
- Korean:
- saeg
Spanish
- color
- aspecto
Portuguese
- cor
French
- couleur
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 162 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 145 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 326 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3889 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 241 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 243 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 204 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 204 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 316 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2522 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1769 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30602 | Morohashi |
| 2029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4956 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1753 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1890 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 405 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 127 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8272 | Unicode hex code |