| 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 |
regularity, salary, order
- On:
- チツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1275 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秩序 【チツジョ】 order, discipline, regularity, system, method
- 秩序維持 【チツジョイジ】 maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちち、 ちっ
- Korean:
- jil
Spanish
- regularidad
- orden
- rango
Portuguese
- regularidade
- salário
- pedido
French
- ordre
- régularité
- salaire
| 1580 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1458 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3276 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1722 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1585 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1119 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1508 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1609 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 954 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1435 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1489 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 912 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24998 | Morohashi |
| 1158 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4135 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 969 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2263 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2593.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79e9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 序 【ジョ】 order, ordering, beginning, start, foreword, preface, introduction, opening of a song (in gagaku or noh)
- 序盤 【ジョバン】 opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.), early stages, initial phase, outset
- 公序 【コウジョ】 public order, public policy
- 西序 【セイジョ】 memorial rite involving the western sanctum
Kun reading compounds
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
- 序で 【ついで】 opportunity, occasion, chance, order, sequence, successor
- 序でに 【ついでに】 while (one is at it), when, on the occasion of, at the same time (as), on one's way (to), by the way, incidentally, in passing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- inicio
- comienzo
- orden
- precedencia
- prefacio
Portuguese
- prefácio
- começo
- pedido
- precedência
- ocasião
- oportunidade
- acidentalmente
French
- début
- préface
- ordre
- priorité
- occasion
- avant
- en passant
| 638 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 734 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 710 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1342 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1502 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 507 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 507 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 770 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 784 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 953 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3803 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1945 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1608 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9253 | Morohashi |
| 3065 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1607 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1594 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 670 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 0022.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e8f | Unicode hex code |