| 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 4
JLPT level N2
428 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辺 【ヘン】 area, vicinity, region, side, edge, circumstances
- 辺境 【ヘンキョウ】 remote region, outlying district, border district, frontier
- 普遍 【フヘン】 universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
- どの辺 【ドノヘン】 whereabouts, what part, how much, what point
Kun reading compounds
- 辺り 【あたり】 (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings, around, about, or thereabouts, for instance, say, such as
- あたり一面 【あたりいちめん】 whole area, surrounding area, all around, everywhere, all over the place
- 御辺 【ごへん】 you
- 辺 【ほとり】 side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore
- 片辺 【かたほとり】 corner, remote country place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なべ
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- alrededores
- límites
- vecindad
Portuguese
- arredores
- limite
- borda
- vizinhança
French
- environs
- frontière
- voisinage
| 713 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 580 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 696 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4661 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 270 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 179 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 775 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 789 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 962 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 676 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 290 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38710P | Morohashi |
| 3029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6011 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 284 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 302 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 455 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8fba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
658 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸 【ショ】 various, many, several
- 諸君 【ショクン】 you (people), gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, my friends, everyone
Kun reading compounds
- 諸 【もろ】 both, many, various, all, together
- 諸々 【もろもろ】 all kinds of things, various things, large number of people
- その他もろもろ 【そのたもろもろ】 and various other things, and many others, and all the rest, and so on and so forth
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- diversos
- varios
- variados
Portuguese
- vários
- muitos
- juntamente
French
- multiples
- plusieurs
- différents
- divers
- ensemble
| 812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 909 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 898 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 602 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 617 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 909 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2329 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 861 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 880 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1032 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1694 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1984 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1061 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1269 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35691P | Morohashi |
| 1577 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5648 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1351 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 272 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 985 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3078 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 0466.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8af8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |