| 354 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 451 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 428 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1058 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1125 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 730 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 439 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1846 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 924 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 774 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1470 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5382 | Morohashi |
| 631 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1458 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 603 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塩 【エン】 salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.), chloride
- 塩化 【エンカ】 chloridation, salification, chloride
- 減塩 【ゲンエン】 reduction of salt, sodium restriction
- 岩塩 【ガンエン】 halite, rock salt
Kun reading compounds
- 塩 【しお】 salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride, hardship, toil, trouble, saltiness, cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
- 岩塩 【がんえん】 halite, rock salt
- 手塩 【てしお】 table salt, small plate
Readings
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- sal
Portuguese
- Sal
French
- sel
| 1474 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4811.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5869 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1607 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 辛 【カノト】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛抱 【シンボウ】 patience, endurance, perseverance
- 細辛 【サイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 薄葉細辛 【ウスバサイシン】 Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 辛い 【からい】 spicy, hot, salty, harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict, painful, bitter, difficult, tough
- 辛い味 【からいあじ】 pungent taste
- 辛い 【つらい】 painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally), tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations), cruel, harsh, cold
- 辛い目に会う 【つらいめにあう】 to have a hard time of it
- 辛 【かのと】 8th in rank, eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 辛卯 【かのとう】 Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- amargo
- duro
- severo
- salado
- picante
Portuguese
- picante
- quente
- amargo
- temperado
French
- épicé
- amer
- piquant
- âcre
| 1432 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1628 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1312 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 944 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1487 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1584 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2531 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1287 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1755 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1510 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38630 | Morohashi |
| 2038 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5996 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1612 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 声楽 【セイガク】 vocal music
- 声援 【セイエン】 (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support
- 肉声 【ニクセイ】 natural voice (without a microphone)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 声 【ショウ】 voice, sound, tone (of Chinese character), tone mark, stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent
- 声点 【ショウテン】 tone mark, mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
- 高声 【コウセイ】 loud voice, high-pitched voice
- 上声 【ジョウショウ】 rising tone (in Chinese), (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 声 【こえ】 voice, singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot, voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will, sound, sense (of something's arrival), feeling, voice, voiced sound
- 声かけ 【こえかけ】 saying something (to someone), greeting, approaching (someone)
- 一声 【いっせい】 voice, cry, shout
- 険しい声 【けわしいこえ】 sharp voice
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- voz
- fama
- reputación
- rumor
Portuguese
- Voz
French
- voix
| 97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 146 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 465 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 759 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 619 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 396 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2724 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5645 | Morohashi |
| 2198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1896 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 299 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 147 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4027.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58f0 | Unicode hex code |