| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沢 【タク】 blessing, grace, favour, favor, benefit
- 沢山 【タクサン】 a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal, enough, sufficient, enough, too many, too much
- 沼沢 【ショウタク】 marsh, swamp, bog
- 恵沢 【ケイタク】 blessing, pity, favor, favour, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 沢 【さわ】 mountain stream, valley, dale, wetlands, swamp, marsh
- 沢地 【さわち】 marshy land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おも、 さ、 さわん、 わさ
- Korean:
- taeg, seog
Spanish
- pantano
- brillo
- beneficio
- muchos
Portuguese
- brejo
French
- marais
- ruisseau de montagne
- abondance
| 1552 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 403 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2503 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 908 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 404 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 994 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1031 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1164 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 313 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1081 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17234 | Morohashi |
| 267 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1072 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 442 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1137 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3718.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ca2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
841 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奈良 【ナラ】 Nara (city, prefecture)
- な行 【ナギョウ】 the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
- 眼仁奈 【メジナ】 largescale blackfish (Girella punctata)
- 輪奈 【ワナ】 loop (of thread, string, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 如何 【いかん】 (depending on) how, (depending on) what, nature (of), what is ...?, how is ...?, what will be ...?
- 唐梨 【からなし】 Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Readings
- Korean:
- nae, na
Spanish
- Nara
- ¿que tal?
- ¿por qué?
Portuguese
French
- Nara
- comment ?
| 822 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1977 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 696 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2044 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1411 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1103 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5893 | Morohashi |
| 2219 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1175 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5948 | Unicode hex code |
center, middle
- On:
- オウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
582 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 央 【オウ】 middle, centre, center
- 道央 【ドウオウ】 central Hokkaido
- 月央 【ゲツオウ】 middle of the month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 お、 さと、 ちか、 てる、 なか、 ひさ、 ひろ、 や
- Korean:
- ang
Spanish
- centro
- en medio
Portuguese
- centro
- médio
French
- centre
- milieu
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 254 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 429 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 468 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 86 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 881 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 446 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 182 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 351 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 352 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 706 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 412 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1756 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5840 | Morohashi |
| 3509 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1877 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 246 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1663 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 5003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 592e | Unicode hex code |