| 198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 285 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 266 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 700 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 899 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 479 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 403 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 515 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 793 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 807 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3974 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2045 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2762 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3323 | Morohashi |
| 3206 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 746 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1162 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1246 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 204 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 280 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
947 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 君 【クン】 Mr, master, boy, Ms, miss, sir, madam
- 君子 【クンシ】 man of virtue, wise man, (true) gentleman, person of high rank, the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
- 夫君 【フクン】 (another's) husband
- 名君 【メイクン】 wise ruler, enlightened monarch, benevolent lord
Kun reading compounds
- 君 【きみ】 you, buddy, pal, monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master, he, she
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 大君 【おおきみ】 emperor, prince, princess
- 嫁が君 【よめがきみ】 mouse
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- señor
- don
- tú (familiarmente)
Portuguese
- rapaz
- sufixo p/ nome
French
- jeune homme
- tu
- suffixe de nom (-kun)
| 3577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 1760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 541b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
| 1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10019 | Morohashi |
| 1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3860 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 6292.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |