| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 19 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 60 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 316 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1050 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 19 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 37 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 42 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 24 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 347 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4211 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2127 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2875 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 152 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4867 | Morohashi |
| 3403 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 966 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 161 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 360 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 22 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
土
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 土 【ド】 Saturday, earth, dirt, soil, land, lands, ground, earth (third of the five elements)
- 土地 【トチ】 plot of land, lot, soil, locality, region, place
- 浄土 【ジョウド】 pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha), (Buddhist) paradise, Pure Land Buddhism
- 郷土 【キョウド】 native place, birth-place, one's old home, province, region, locality
- 土 【ト】 Turkey
- 時計 【トケイ】 clock, watch, timepiece
- 下土 【カド】 lower world, this world, the earth
- 率土 【ソット】 ends of the earth, outer reaches, borderland
Kun reading compounds
- 土 【つち】 earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud, the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land, low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud), (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
- 土方 【どかた】 construction worker, laborer (labourer), navvy
- 盛り土 【もりど】 embankment (for road, railway, etc.), raising the ground level, fill
- 赤土 【あかつち】 red clay, red earth, laterite, dark-red paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つく、 は、 ひじ
- Korean:
- to, du
Spanish
- suelo
- tierra
- Turquía
Portuguese
- solo
- terra
- chão
- Turquia
French
- sol
- terre
- terrain
- Turquie
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 571f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1428 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岐路 【キロ】 forked road, crossroads
- 多岐 【タキ】 digression, many divergences
- 壱岐 【イキ】 Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture), Iki (island)
- 岐阜 【ギフ】 Gifu (city, prefecture)
- 岐大 【ギダイ】 Gifu University (abbr)
- 伊邪那岐 【イザナギ】 Izanagi (deity)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし、 また
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- bifurcación
- división
- dividir
- partir
Portuguese
- ramo cortado
- bifurcação
- cena
- arena
- teatro
French
- bifurcation
- embranchement
- scène
- arène
- théâtre
| 1121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1433 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1410 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1769 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 872 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 892 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1443 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 536 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 285 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 779 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7936 | Morohashi |
| 241 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1447 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 772 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1118 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2474.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c90 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頼信紙 【ライシンシ】 telegram form, telegram blank
- 無頼 【ブライ】 villainous, rascally, knavish, independent, self-reliant
- 市井無頼 【シセイブライ】 urban villain, street hoodlum
Kun reading compounds
- 頼む 【たのむ】 to request, to beg, to ask, to call, to order, to reserve, to entrust to, to rely on, please, please do
- 頼むから 【たのむから】 please!, I'm asking you, for heaven's sake
- 頼もしい 【たのもしい】 reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring, hopeful, promising
- 頼る 【たよる】 to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よち、 より
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- solicitud
- petición
- solicitar
- pedir
- de confianza
- confiar en
- depender de
Portuguese
- confiança
- solicitação
French
- confiance
- demande
| 1889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 706 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5129 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1009 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2506 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1613 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 572 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1890 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2041 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1681 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43529P | Morohashi |
| 1615 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6635 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1665 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1794 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1864 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 5198.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 983c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1775 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 稔実不良 【ネンジツフリョウ】 poor crop (of rice)
- 稔性 【ネンセイ】 fertility (esp. of plants)
- 豊稔 【ホウネン】 bumper harvest
Kun reading compounds
- 実る 【みのる】 to bear fruit, to ripen, to produce (good) results, to show results, to bear fruit
- 実り 【みのり】 ripening (of a crop), crop, harvest
- 実りの秋 【みのりのあき】 autumn, the harvest season
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 なる、 なり、 みのる、 ね、 み
- Korean:
- im, yeom
Spanish
- cosechar
- madurar
- año
Portuguese
French
| 3288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1979 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1916 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 25107 | Morohashi |
| 1207 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4149 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5d8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 2893.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a14 | Unicode hex code |