| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
859 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 香 【コウ】 incense
- 香水 【コウスイ】 perfume, scent
- 線香 【センコウ】 incense stick
- 焼香 【ショウコウ】 burning (offer) incense
- 香 【キョウ】 lance
- 香車 【キョウシャ】 lance
- 異香 【イキョウ】 great fragrance
- 茴香 【ウイキョウ】 fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Kun reading compounds
- 香 【か】 smell (esp. a good smell), fragrance, scent, aroma, perfume
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 腸香 【わたか】 Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
- 木の香 【きのか】 smell of new wood
- 香り 【かおり】 aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
- 香りがする 【かおりがする】 to smell, to smell of, to have a smell
- 香る 【かおる】 to smell sweet, to be fragrant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 こお、 ひゃん、 よし
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- incienso
- perfume
- fragancia
- aroma
- dar olor
Portuguese
- incenso
- cheiro
- perfume
French
- senteur
- encens
- parfum
| 1255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 832 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1059 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1014 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1682 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1705 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1911 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3177 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44518 | Morohashi |
| 2568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 911 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 977 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-8 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9999 | Unicode hex code |