| 207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 110 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 98 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 162 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 140 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 27 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 49 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 49 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 28 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 241 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2478 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2703 | Morohashi |
| 1984 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 604 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 568 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 610 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 91 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
154 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 午前 【ゴゼン】 morning, a.m.
- 午後 【ゴゴ】 afternoon, p.m.
- 端午 【タンゴ】 Boys' Day celebration (May 5), Dragon Boat Festival (China)
- 亭午 【テイゴ】 noon
Kun reading compounds
- 午 【うま】 the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm), south, fifth month of the lunar calendar
- 午年 【うまどし】 year of the Horse
- 庚午 【かのえうま】 Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
- 甲午 【きのえうま】 Wood Horse (31st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1954, 2014, 2074)
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- mediodía
Portuguese
- meio-dia
French
- midi
- signe de la 7ème branche terrestre
- signe du Cheval (zodiaque)
- 11 h à 13 h
- Sud (180°)
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 8040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5348 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1739 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 睡眠 【スイミン】 sleep
- 睡魔 【スイマ】 sleepiness, drowsiness, the sandman, Morpheus
- 昏睡 【コンスイ】 coma, deep sleep, falling fast asleep
- 仮睡 【カスイ】 nap, doze
Kun reading compounds
- 眠る 【ねむる】 to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave), to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched, to close one's eyes
- 眠い 【ねむい】 sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- somnolencia
- dormir
- dormitar
Portuguese
- sonolento
- sono
- morte
French
- ensommeillé
- dormir
- mourir
| 1459 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1742 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3149 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1521 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1562 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 977 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1389 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1597 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23448 | Morohashi |
| 1200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3948 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1583 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1707 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1650 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 6201.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7761 | Unicode hex code |