| 912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1324 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3443 | Morohashi |
| 764 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2169 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 108 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 呪 【ジュ】 spell, curse, dharani, mantra
- 呪術 【ジュジュツ】 magic, sorcery, incantation
- 消災呪 【ショウサイジュ】 disaster-preventing incantation, disaster-preventing dharani
- 明呪 【ミョウジュ】 mantra
- 呪詛 【ジュソ】 curse, malediction, hex
Kun reading compounds
- 呪う 【まじなう】 to pray that one avoids disaster or illness, to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse, to charm, to conjure, to cast a spell (on someone), to treat illness (with a prayer)
- 呪い 【のろい】 curse, spell, malediction
- 呪い殺す 【のろいころす】 to curse (someone) to death, to put a deadly curse on (someone)
- 呪い 【まじない】 charm, incantation, spell, curse
- 呪う 【のろう】 to curse, to put a curse on, to detest intensely
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- maldición
- hechizo
- maldecir
- hechizar
- encantar
Portuguese
French
| 3d5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6601.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 546a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22701 | Morohashi |
| 2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7687 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帝国 【テイコク】 empire, imperial
- 帝京 【テイキョウ】 the capital
- 女帝 【ジョテイ】 empress
- 大帝 【タイテイ】 great emperor, ... the Great
Kun reading compounds
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 帝揚羽 【みかどあげは】 common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
- 時の帝 【ときのみかど】 emperor of the time
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- soberano
- emperador
Portuguese
- soberano
- o imperador
- Deus
- criador
French
- souverain
- empereur
- dieu
- créateur
| 1616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1024 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 906 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 971 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1237 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1066 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 561 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8865 | Morohashi |
| 2073 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 435 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 466 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e1d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
862 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秘 【ヒ】 secret, mystery
- 秘書 【ヒショ】 (private) secretary, treasured book, secret book
- 部外秘 【ブガイヒ】 restricted, confidential
- 社外秘 【シャガイヒ】 company secret
Kun reading compounds
- 秘める 【ひめる】 to hide, to keep to oneself
- 密か 【ひそか】 secret, private, surreptitious
Readings
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- secreto
- misterio
- mala evacuación
- esconder
- mantener en secreto
Portuguese
- segredo
- esconder
French
- garder secret
- cacher
| 974 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 964 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 865 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 940 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1583 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1117 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 807 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 824 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1102 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1436 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1490 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 913 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24977 | Morohashi |
| 1159 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 904 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2390.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宝飾 【ホウショク】 jewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 宝庫 【ホウコ】 treasury, treasure house, storehouse, repository, treasure trove, rich source (of)
- 人間国宝 【ニンゲンコクホウ】 living national treasure
- 至宝 【シホウ】 greatest treasure, most valuable asset, pride (of)
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
- 宝くじ 【たからくじ】 lottery, lottery ticket
- お宝 【おたから】 treasure, precious article, valuable possession, thing one treasures, picture of a treasure ship, money, cash
- 正直は一生の宝 【しょうじきはいっしょうのたから】 honesty is the best policy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- tesoro
- bienes de valor
Portuguese
- tesouro
- riqueza
- valores
French
- trésor
- richesses
- objets de valeur
| 983 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 971 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 661 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1293 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 981 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 465 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 676 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 296 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 576 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 474 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 263 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7122 | Morohashi |
| 2224 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 257 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 273 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 874 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9d | Unicode hex code |