| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紗綾形 【サヤガタ】 sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
- 薄紗 【ハクサ】 delicate gauze, gossamer
- 掛け袱紗 【カケブクサ】 crape wrapper
- 紗 【シャ】 (silk) gauze
- 紗のよう 【シャノヨウ】 gauzy
- 寒冷紗 【カンレイシャ】 cheesecloth
- 羅紗 【ラシャ】 felt, woollen cloth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たえ、 すず
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- gasa
- hilo fino
Portuguese
French
| 3503 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1683 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 27287 | Morohashi |
| 1301 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4446 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2673 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2714 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2992.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d17 | 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茉莉 【マツリ】 Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- jazmín
Portuguese
French
| 2218 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31034X | Morohashi |
| 2284 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5044 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4492.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-72-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8389 | Unicode hex code |