| 671 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 542 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 593 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 139 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 390 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 382 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 300 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 359 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 516 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2805 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2752 | Morohashi |
| 2256 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1928 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2078 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 348 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 530 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 単 【タン】 single, simple, singles (tennis, badminton, etc.), win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
- 単位 【タンイ】 unit, denomination, credit (in school), in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
- 菜単 【サイタン】 menu (at a Chinese restaurant)
- 指定単 【シテイタン】 designated money trust
Kun reading compounds
- 一重 【ひとえ】 one layer, single layer, monopetalous, unlined kimono, single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold
- 単衣 【たんい】 unlined kimono, one kimono, a single kimono
- 十二単 【じゅうにひとえ】 twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady), ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis), bugle
Readings
- Korean:
- dan, seon
Spanish
- sencillo
- uno
- unidad
- sólo
- único
Portuguese
- Simples
- um
- solteiro
- meramente
French
- simple
- un
- unique
- seulement
| 955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 9050.6 | Four corner code |
| 3250.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5358 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1504 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斜 【ハス】 diagonal
- 斜面 【シャメン】 slope, slanting surface, bevel
- 急傾斜 【キュウケイシャ】 steep slope, steep incline
- 偏斜 【ヘンシャ】 declination, deviation
Kun reading compounds
- 斜め 【ななめ】 slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique, distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
- 斜め上 【ななめうえ】 diagonally upward, (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
- 斜 【はす】 diagonal
- 斜交い 【はすかい】 aslant, oblique, diagonal, askew, cater-cornered, catty-cornered
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, ya
Spanish
- diagonal
- inclinado
- oblicuo
Portuguese
- diagonal
- inclinado
- oblíquo
French
- penché
- diagonale
- oblique
| 1337 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1757 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2074 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1396 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1069 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1116 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1391 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 952 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1878 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 999 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1678 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13509X | Morohashi |
| 1486 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2376 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1662 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1791 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1446 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 8490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 659c | Unicode hex code |
晶
sparkle, clear, crystal
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1613 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 晶化 【ショウカ】 crystallization, crystallisation
- 晶光 【ショウコウ】 brilliant light
- 水晶 【スイショウ】 (rock) crystal, high purity quartz
- 骸晶 【ガイショウ】 hopper crystal, skeleton crystal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 あきら、 ひかり、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- destello
- brillo
- cristalización
Portuguese
- faísca
- claro
- cristalino
French
- étinceler
- cristal
- clair
| 1403 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1582 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1408 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1740 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1645 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1758 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1808 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 977 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1601 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 22 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14000 | Morohashi |
| 2474 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2482 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 22 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 22 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1546 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6066.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6676 | Unicode hex code |
lineage, system
- On:
- ケイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
567 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 系 【ケイ】 system, lineage, group, corollary, system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period), (taxonomical) series
- 系統 【ケイトウ】 system, lineage, ancestry, family line, group (e.g. of colors) (colours), family (e.g. of languages), party, school (of thought), close (evolutionary) relationship, a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics), strain (e.g. bacterial)
- 日系 【ニッケイ】 (of) Japanese descent, non-Japanese of Japanese descent, nikkeijin, company, etc. set up with Japanese capital, company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
- 水系 【スイケイ】 water system, river system, drainage system
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sistema
- conexión
- relación
- linaje
Portuguese
- linhagem
- sistema
French
- lignée
- système
| 765 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 855 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 844 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 786 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 634 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1617 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 977 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 908 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 449 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1504 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2443 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1403 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27223 | Morohashi |
| 1944 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4433 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1492 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 849 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7cfb | Unicode hex code |