| 780 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 869 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 858 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1759 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 181 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 542 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1125 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 304 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1119 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1873 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 283 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1893 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2574 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1878 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3298 | Morohashi |
| 2981 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2005 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 844 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1583 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 后宮 【コウグウ】 empress's palace, queen's palace, empress, queen
- 皇妃 【コウヒ】 empress, queen
- 皇太后 【コウタイゴウ】 Empress Dowager, Queen Mother
- 太后 【タイコウ】 empress dowager, queen mother
Kun reading compounds
- 后 【きさき】 empress, queen
- 后町 【きさきまち】 women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
Readings
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- emperatriz
- esposa del emperador
Portuguese
- imperatriz
- rainha
- depois
- atrás
- mais tarde
French
- impératrice
- reine
- après
- derrière
- arrière
- plus tard
| 2677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 7226.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |