| 1534 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1052 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3886 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1678 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1113 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 648 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 463 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 471 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 700 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 253 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1439 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1036 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1474 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2855 | Morohashi |
| 1120 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 633 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1462 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1572 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1167 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 即 【ソク】 instantly, immediately, at once, equals, means, is, oneness (of two opposing things), inseparability
- 即位 【ソクイ】 accession to the throne, enthronement
- 相即 【ソウソク】 coming together and dissolving into oneness, being closely related, being inseparable
- 即即 【ソクソク】 immediate sex (without taking a shower first)
Kun reading compounds
- 就く 【つく】 to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed, to ascend (the throne), to accede, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
- 就ける 【つける】 to install (a king, emperor, etc.), to appoint (to a post), to promote, to assign (to study under)
- 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then
Readings
- Korean:
- jeug
Spanish
- a la vez
- sino
- enseguida
- es decir
Portuguese
- instante
- a saber
- como está
- comformar-se
- concordar
- adaptar-se
French
- instantané
- c'est-à-dire
- en l'état
- se conformer
- être d'accord
- être adapté
| 3844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5373 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
49 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 今 【コン】 the current ..., this, today's ...
- 今夏 【コンカ】 this summer, next summer, last summer
- 往古来今 【オウコライコン】 in all ages, since antiquity
- 当今 【トウコン】 nowadays, these days, at present
- 今古 【キンコ】 now and anciently
- 今上 【キンジョウ】 His Majesty the Emperor, the present emperor, the reigning emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 今 【いま】 now, the present time, just now, soon, immediately, another, more
- 今に 【いまに】 before long, even now
- 中今 【なかいま】 the present (esp. as a privileged moment in eternity)
- 今が今 【いまがいま】 just now
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な
- Korean:
- geum
Spanish
- ahora
- momento actual
Portuguese
- agora
French
- maintenant
| 81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 125 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 146 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 352 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 94 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 12 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 67 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 51 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 51 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 45 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1246 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1601 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 358 | Morohashi |
| 1968 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 112 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1587 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 50 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 93 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2860 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 8020.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eca | Unicode hex code |