| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- ８０００ 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
| 101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2697 | Morohashi |
| 3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5343 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1398 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尋 【ヒロ】 fathom
- 尋問 【ジンモン】 questioning, interrogation, examination (of a witness)
- 討尋 【トウジン】 minute investigation, thorough inquiry, thorough enquiry
- 審尋 【シンジン】 hearing, interrogation
Kun reading compounds
- 尋ねる 【たずねる】 to ask, to enquire, to inquire, to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
- 尋 【ひろ】 fathom
- 八尋 【やひろ】 great length, great size
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ず、 つぐ
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- pedir
- preguntar
- desentrañar
- buscar
Portuguese
- indagar
- aprofundar
- procurar
French
- demander
- interroger
- rechercher
- brasse
| 1451 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1831 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1585 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1569 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1224 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1082 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1132 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1326 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 508 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2918 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2027 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1154 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7447X | Morohashi |
| 2322 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1145 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1228 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3548 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1734.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0b | Unicode hex code |