| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 瞑想 【メイソウ】 meditation (with closed eyes), contemplation
- 晦冥 【カイメイ】 darkness
- 天地晦冥 【テンチカイメイ】 the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 冥利 【ミョウリ】 providence, luck, favor, favour, advantage
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- oscuro
- incomprensible
- profundo
- el más allá
Portuguese
French
| 630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1158 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1588 | Morohashi |
| 405 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3780.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
130 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 加 【カ】 addition, Canada
- 加圧 【カアツ】 increasing pressure
- 添加 【テンカ】 addition, annexing
- 倍加 【バイカ】 doubling, marked increase, multiplying, redoubling
Kun reading compounds
- 加える 【くわえる】 to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex, to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up, to include, to count in, to let join, to inflict (damage), to deal, to give
- 加わる 【くわわる】 to be added to, to be appended, to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate, to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed), to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted
Readings
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- agregar
- añadir
- incrementar
- Canadá
- sumar
- unirse
Portuguese
- somar
- adição
- aumento
- unir
- incluir
- Canadá
French
- ajouter
- addition
- augmentation
- rejoindre
- inclure
- Canada
| 356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 431 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 187 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 716 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 787 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 366 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 121 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 709 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 722 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 42 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 23 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 24 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 876 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2297 | Morohashi |
| 38 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 523 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 867 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 932 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 237 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 447 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52a0 | Unicode hex code |