| 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 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 |