| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
183 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 際 【サイ】 occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 学際 【ガクサイ】 interdisciplinary
- 援助交際 【エンジョコウサイ】 paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex), compensated dating
Kun reading compounds
- 際 【きわ】 edge, brink, verge, side, time, moment of
- 際立つ 【きわだつ】 to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out, to be outstanding, to be remarkable, to be striking, to be notable
- 今際の際 【いまわのきわ】 verge of death, dying moments
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- límite
- frontera
- asociación
- unión
- ocasión
Portuguese
- ocasião
- lado
- margem
- limite
- indecente
- ousado
- perigoso
- vez
- quando
French
- occasion
- côté
- accotement
- bord
- dangereux
- aventureux
- indécent
- temps
- quand
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 710 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 683 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 300 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5018 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 424 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 992 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2073 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 618 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 474 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 750 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1305 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41820 | Morohashi |
| 714 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6478 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1392 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 189 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3641 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 7729.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 969b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
88 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 体 【タイ】 body, physique, posture, shape, form, style, substance, identity, reality, field, counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.), typeface, type
- 体育 【タイイク】 physical education, PE, gym (class)
- 生体 【セイタイ】 organism, living body
- 解体 【カイタイ】 demolition, taking down, dismantling, disassembly, taking apart, dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.), breaking up, dissection (of a body), dismemberment
- 体 【テイ】 appearance, air, condition, state, form
- 体裁 【テイサイ】 (outward) appearance, (proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style, appearances, decency, show, display, lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
- 身体 【シンタイ】 body, physical system, (the) person
- 風体 【フウテイ】 appearance, look, dress
Kun reading compounds
- 体 【からだ】 body, torso, trunk, build, physique, frame, figure, health, constitution, corpse, dead body
- 体つき 【からだつき】 body build, figure
- お体 【おからだ】 body
- 御体 【おんからだ】 body of Christ (Eucharist)
- 形体 【なりかたち】 one's appearance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり
- Korean:
- che
Spanish
- cuerpo
- forma
Portuguese
- corpo
- substância
- objeto
- realidade
- sufixo para contagem de para imagens
French
- corps
- substance
- objet
- réalité
- compteur d'images
| 270 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 165 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 405 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 115 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 358 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 61 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 61 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 80 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 80 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 55 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 509 | Morohashi |
| 71 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1030 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 96 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2523.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1016 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 操 【ミサオ】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
- 操業 【ソウギョウ】 operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.), work
- 柔軟体操 【ジュウナンタイソウ】 calisthenics
- 器械体操 【キカイタイソウ】 apparatus gymnastics, artistic gymnastics
Kun reading compounds
- 操 【みさお】 fidelity, honour, honor, constancy, chastity (of a woman), faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
- 操を守る 【みさおをまもる】 to adhere to one's principles, to preserve one's chastity
- 操る 【あやつる】 to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer, to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument), to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet, to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さお、 みさ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- manipular
- manejar
- dirigir
- castidad
- fidelidad
- virtud
Portuguese
- manobra
- manipular
- opera
- pilotar
- castidade
- virgindade
- fidelidade
French
- manipuler
- manoeuvre
- faite marcher
- diriger
- chasteté
- virginité
- fidélité
| 935 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 922 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 985 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2015 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1367 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2448 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1655 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1769 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 928 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 948 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12806 | Morohashi |
| 769 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2296 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 671 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 724 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 995 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 5609.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 64cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23024 | Morohashi |
| 2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 6710.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76df | Unicode hex code |