| 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
2339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛮勇 【バンユウ】 foolhardiness, recklessness, savage valour, savage valor, brute courage
- 蛮行 【バンコウ】 act of barbarity, barbarism, brutality, savagery
- 南蛮 【ナンバン】 southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south), South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods), Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods), foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe), exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style), chili pepper, nanban, dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions, thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm; in kabuki, dance, puppetry, etc.)
- 生蕃 【セイバン】 unconquered savage, uncivilized aboriginal, aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
Readings
- Korean:
- man
Spanish
- bárbaro
- extranjero
- violento
Portuguese
- bárbaro
French
- barbare
| 1722 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1894 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 322 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1718 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1879 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2044 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1825 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1609 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2638 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1347 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1827 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33044 | Morohashi |
| 2129 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1580 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 471 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 0013.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 86ee | Unicode hex code |
trade, exchange
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
652 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貿易 【ボウエキ】 (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting
- 貿易赤字 【ボウエキアカジ】 trade deficit
- 内貿 【ナイボウ】 domestic commerce, internal trade
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- comercio
- intercambio
Portuguese
- comercializar
- trocar
French
- commerce
- négoce
- échanges
| 719 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 813 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1037 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 871 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 760 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 773 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 433 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36721 | Morohashi |
| 2601 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1424 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 768 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cbf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
571 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 易 【エキ】 type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks, The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
- 易学 【エキガク】 study of divination
- 改易 【カイエキ】 change of rank
- 加工交易 【カコウコウエキ】 processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
- 易 【イ】 easiness
- 易々 【イイ】 easy, simple, plain
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 難易 【ナンイ】 (relative) difficulty
Kun reading compounds
- 易しい 【やさしい】 easy, plain, simple
- やさしい日本語 【やさしいにほんご】 easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
- 易い 【やすい】 easy, likely to ..., have a tendency to ..., easy to ...
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog, i
Spanish
- fácil
- simple
- cambio
- intercambio
- adivinación
- sencillo
Portuguese
- Fácil
- ler a sorte
- pronto para
- simples
- advinhação
French
- facile
- prêt-à-...
- simple
- voyance
- divination
- commerce
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 810 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 824 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 597 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 434 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 967 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1561 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13814 | Morohashi |
| 2411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1051 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3851 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6613 | Unicode hex code |