| 1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3289 | Morohashi |
| 2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5409 | Unicode hex code |
villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1673 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凶 【キョウ】 bad luck, bad fortune, evil, wickedness
- 凶悪 【キョウアク】 atrocious, heinous, fiendish, brutal, vicious
- 元凶 【ゲンキョウ】 ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source
- 大凶 【ダイキョウ】 terrible luck, very bad luck
Readings
- Korean:
- hyung
Spanish
- mal
- maldad
- desastre
- calamidad
Portuguese
- vilão
- mau
- sorte ruim
- desastre
French
- vaurien
- mauvais
- malchance
- désastre
| 1159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1725 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 663 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1085 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 173 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1354 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1812 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 172 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1877 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2557 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1503 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1803 | Morohashi |
| 2961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1022 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51f6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2010 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禍 【カ】 disaster, calamity, misfortune
- 禍根 【カコン】 root of an evil, source of a problem, source of trouble, cause of misfortune
- コロナ禍 【コロナカ】 COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus crisis, COVID-19 crisis
- 惨禍 【サンカ】 calamity, disaster, catastrophe
Kun reading compounds
- 災い 【わざわい】 disaster, calamity, misfortune, trouble, woes
- 災いする 【わざわいする】 to be one's ruin, to do harm, to cause trouble, to have negative consequences, to bring about a bad outcome
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- calamidad
- desgracia
- infortunio
Portuguese
- calamidade
- desgraça
- mal
- maldição
French
- calamité
- malchance
- mal
- malédiction
| 1051 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1753 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1756 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1581 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1885 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1809 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1948 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1543 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1425 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1304 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1300 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24766P | Morohashi |
| 1030 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1291 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1653 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798d | Unicode hex code |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24768P | Morohashi |
| 1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3126.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798f | Unicode hex code |