| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 532 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 504 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 694 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 187 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 736 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 324 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3441P | Morohashi |
| 2998 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
562 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 周 【シュウ】 counter for laps or circuits, perimeter, Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
- 周囲 【シュウイ】 surroundings, environs, circumference
- 円周 【エンシュウ】 circumference
- 外周 【ガイシュウ】 outer circumference, perimeter, outskirts, periphery
Kun reading compounds
- 周り 【まわり】 circumference, girth, surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances
- 回りくどい 【まわりくどい】 circuitous, roundabout, indirect
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あまね、 しゅ、 す、 ちか、 のり、 ひろ、 びび、 まこと
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- circunferencia
- vuelta
- alrededores
- difundir
Portuguese
- circunferência
- circuito
- volta
French
- circonférence
- tour
- alentours
| 3649 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5468 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歌留多 【カルタ】 karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
- 嘉納 【カノウ】 accepting with pleasure
- 正嘉 【ショウカ】 Shōka era (1257.3.14-1259.3.26)
Kun reading compounds
- 嘉する 【よみする】 to praise (someone of lower status), to extol, to applaud, to esteem
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 よし、 よしみ、 かず、 よ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- bueno
- bonito
- alabar
- alegrarse
Portuguese
French
| 1136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1516 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 4176 | Morohashi |
| 2340 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 887 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3p11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 4046.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5609 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賢 【ケン】 intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
- 賢人 【ケンジン】 wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
- 遺賢 【イケン】 able men left out of office
- 聖賢 【セイケン】 saints and sages
Kun reading compounds
- 賢い 【かしこい】 wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 さか、 さと、 さとし、 たか、 たて、 のり、 まこと、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- inteligente
- sabio
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- sábio
- inteligente
- sabedoria
- inteligência
French
- intelligent
- sage
- sagesse
| 1221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1072 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 931 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2579 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1288 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1362 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36822 | Morohashi |
| 2839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3461 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ce2 | Unicode hex code |