| 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
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旦過 【タンガ】 staying the night (of an itinerant priest in Zen Buddhism), itinerant priest's lodging, providing a room for an itinerant priest so that he may meditate for a long period of time
- 旦日 【タンジツ】 tomorrow, tomorrow morning
- 歳旦 【サイタン】 New Year's morning, morning of New Year's Day, New Year's Day
- 昧旦 【マイタン】 dawn, daybreak
- 旦那 【ダンナ】 master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir, boss, master, governor, patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy, alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
- 旦つく 【ダンツク】 husband
- 震旦 【シンタン】 China
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- alba
- mañana
- amanecer
Portuguese
French
- aube
- point du jour
- aurore
| 1849 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1892 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 162 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2085 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3041 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1548 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2119 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13734 | Morohashi |
| 2389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 30 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 30 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4c1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e6 | Unicode hex code |
夕
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
924 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勺 【シャク】 shaku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml, shaku, traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
- 夕日 【ユウヒ】 evening sun, setting sun
- 秋夕 【シュウセキ】 autumn evening
- 一夕 【イッセキ】 one evening, some evenings
Kun reading compounds
- 夕 【ゆう】 evening
- 夕べ 【ゆうべ】 evening, evening (of a special event)
- 昨夕 【さくゆう】 yesterday evening, last night
- 春の夕 【はるのゆう】 spring evening
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ
- Korean:
- seog, sa
Spanish
- tarde
- noche
Portuguese
- Noite
French
- soirée
| 98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 44 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 627 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 734 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 149 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 33 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 81 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 81 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 403 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2871 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5749 | Morohashi |
| 3387 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 20 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2560 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2720.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5915 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 迫撃 【ハクゲキ】 close attack
- 迫害 【ハクガイ】 persecution, oppression
- 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
- 威迫 【イハク】 menace, threat, intimidation
Kun reading compounds
- 迫る 【せまる】 to approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さこ、 せ、 せこ、 はさ、 はさま、 はざま
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- estrechar
- acercarse
- atormentar
- acosar
- presionar
Portuguese
- Urgir
- forçar
- esporear
French
- pousser
- forcer
- harceler
- imminent
- éperonner
| 1697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 842 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4676 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1805 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 747 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1175 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1233 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 964 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 684 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3815 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2647 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 288 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38797P | Morohashi |
| 3074 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 282 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 300 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3630.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8feb | Unicode hex code |