| 755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5197 | Morohashi |
| 2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57fa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 礎石 【ソセキ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
- 定礎 【テイソ】 laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)
- 柱礎 【チュウソ】 plinth
Kun reading compounds
- 礎 【いしずえ】 foundation stone, cornerstone
- 礎を築く 【いしずえをきずく】 to lay the foundation (for)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- piedra angular
- piedra base
- fundamento
Portuguese
- Pedra angular
- pedra de fundação
French
- première pierre
- première angulaire
| 1512 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1268 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3222 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1701 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2730 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1515 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1616 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1412 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24522 | Morohashi |
| 1248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 394 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 421 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3370 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-13 | SKIP code |
| 1468.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 790e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23935 | Morohashi |
| 1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 8640.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 識 【シキ】 acquaintanceship, vijnana, consciousness, written by...
- 識者 【シキシャ】 well-informed person, thinking person, intelligent person
- 光学式文字認識 【コウガクシキモジニンシキ】 optical character recognition, OCR
- 目的意識 【モクテキイシキ】 sense of purpose
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる
- Korean:
- sig, ji
Spanish
- discernir
- distinguir
- símbolo
Portuguese
- discriminação
- saber
- escrever
French
- discernement
- connaissance
- écrire
| 627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 698 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 617 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4438 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 486 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 911 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2810 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 694 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 512 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1709 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2070 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1086 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1477 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 493 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35974 | Morohashi |
| 1639 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5704 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 521 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 416 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 824 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3059 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-12 | SKIP code |
| 0365.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b58 | Unicode hex code |