| 616 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 490 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 978 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 294 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2563 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1736 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3090 | Morohashi |
| 2066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1720 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1856 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 350 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 505 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
- 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
- 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths
Kun reading compounds
- 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- sam, cham
Spanish
- visita
- asistencia
- consulta
- derrota
- ir
- venir
- visitar [humilde]
- asistir
- ser derrotado
Portuguese
- confuso
- visitando
- visitar
- derrotar
- dados
- apaixonados
French
- dérouté
- déconcerté
- trois (III)
- aller
- venir
- visiter
- être battu
- mourir
- follement amoureux
| 2760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2320.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
830 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勤勉 【キンベン】 diligent, hard-working, industrious
- 勤続 【キンゾク】 continuous service
- 非常勤 【ヒジョウキン】 part-time work
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 勤行 【ゴンギョウ】 religious service
- 勤行時報係 【ゴンギョウジホウガカリ】 muezzin
Kun reading compounds
- 勤める 【つとめる】 to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in), to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of), to conduct a religious service
- 務まる 【つとまる】 to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
- 勤しむ 【いそしむ】 to work hard at, to devote oneself to, to be diligent in
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- tarea
- trabajo
- deber
- servicio diario
- servir
- desempeñar un cargo
- ser adecuado para
Portuguese
- diligência
- tornar-se empregado
- servir
French
- assiduité
- application
- travailler
- être employé
| 762 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 853 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 842 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 750 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 732 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 726 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1698 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 559 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 568 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 525 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 223 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1182 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2415P | Morohashi |
| 1818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1577 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1700 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 4412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52e4 | Unicode hex code |
mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
178 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 交 【コウ】 association, fellowship, change (of season, year, etc.)
- 交易 【コウエキ】 trade, commerce
- 親交 【シンコウ】 intimacy, friendship, friendly relations
- 国交 【コッコウ】 diplomatic relations
Kun reading compounds
- 交わる 【まじわる】 to cross, to intersect, to join, to meet, to associate with, to mingle with, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
- 交える 【まじえる】 to mix, to combine, to include, to exchange (words, fire, etc.), to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混じる 【まじる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to be combined, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join
- 混ざる 【まざる】 to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to join
- 混ぜる 【まぜる】 to mix, to stir, to blend
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交わす 【かわす】 to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.), to intersect, to cross, to interlace, ... with one another, ... to each other
- 交々 【こもごも】 alternately, in succession
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- cambio
- reemplazo
- mezcla
- asociación
- cruzarse
- mezclarse
- cruzar
- mezclar
Portuguese
- Misturar-se
- misturando
- associação
- vindo & indo
French
- mélanger
- échanges
- association
- mêler
- aller et venir
| 212 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 128 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 200 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 290 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 86 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 298 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 293 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 504 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 38 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1272 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 291 | Morohashi |
| 2015 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 90 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1275 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 269 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 120 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ea4 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |