| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
740 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 波 【ハ】 counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
- 波及 【ハキュウ】 spread, extension, influence, aftereffect, ripple
- 低周波 【テイシュウハ】 low frequency
- 横波 【ヨコナミ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Kun reading compounds
- 波 【なみ】 wave, ups and downs
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 高波 【たかなみ】 high waves, heavy seas
- 横波 【よこなみ】 transverse wave, beam sea
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひら、 みな、 みなみ、 わ
- Korean:
- pa
Spanish
- onda
- ola
- Polonia
Portuguese
- ondas
- vagas
- Polônia
French
- onde
- vague
- Pologne
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 367 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2529 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 484 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 677 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 596 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 666 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 913 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17308 | Morohashi |
| 330 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3101 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 803 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 866 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ce2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1340 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偏 【ヘン】 left-hand radical of a character
- 偏見 【ヘンケン】 prejudice, bias, distorted view
- 普遍 【フヘン】 universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
- 貝偏 【カイヘン】 kanji "shell" radical at left
Kun reading compounds
- 偏る 【かたよる】 to lean (to one side), to incline, to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on, to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- parcial
- lateral
- parte izquierda del kanji
- ser parcial
Portuguese
- parcial
- lado
- lado esquerdo
- radical
- inclinar-se
- tendencioso
French
- partial
- côté
- radical gauche d'un kanji
- incliné
- biais
| 1782 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1260 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1059 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1273 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1176 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 122 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1840 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 848X | Morohashi |
| 133 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 277 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1823 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1411 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a9.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2322.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 504f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
448 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 移行 【イコウ】 transition, changeover, switchover, shift, transfer (of powers, weight, etc.), shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 変移 【ヘンイ】 change, alteration, transmutation, mutation
Kun reading compounds
- 移る 【うつる】 to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern, to elapse (passage of time), to be permeated by a colour or scent, to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
- 移す 【うつす】 to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.), to change, to swap, to substitute, to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.), to divert (one's attention) to, to spend (time), to let (time) pass, to infect, to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- cambio de lugar
- movimiento
- traslado
- mudarse
- ser infectado
- ser contagioso
- trasladar
- infectar
Portuguese
- trocar
- mover
- mudança
- rumo
- pegar (fogo)
- passar (frio)
- passar
French
- déplacer
- transporter
- déménager
- changer
- inconstant
- prendre (froid, feu)
- transférer
| 547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 613 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 715 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 607 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25045 | Morohashi |
| 1177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 898 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2260 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2792.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79fb | Unicode hex code |