| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2750 | Morohashi |
| 2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
40 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 地 【チ】 earth, ground, land, soil, place, territory, bottom (of a package, book, etc.), earth (one of the five elements)
- 地位 【チイ】 (social) position, status, standing, position (in a company, organization, etc.), post, rank
- 奥地 【オクチ】 interior, backwoods, hinterland, back regions
- 対地 【タイチ】 towards the ground, with respect to the ground, ground (speed, attack, etc.)
- 地 【ジ】 ground, land, earth, soil, the region in question, the local area, skin, texture, fabric, material, weave, base, background, one's true nature, narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story), real life, actuality, captured territory, noh chorus, accompaniment music (in Japanese dance), basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive), base part (of multiple shamisens)
- 地合い 【ジアイ】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 下地 【シタジ】 groundwork, foundation, inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in), undercoat, first coat, soy sauce
- 築地 【ツイジ】 mud wall with a roof, roofed mud wall
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どま
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- terreno
- posición
Portuguese
- terra
- chão
French
- sol
- terre
| 111 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 184 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 167 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 40 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 143 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 143 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 241 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 521 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4890 | Morohashi |
| 204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 515 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 554 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 45 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 130 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5730 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2674 | Morohashi |
| 2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533a | Unicode hex code |