| 509 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 581 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 324 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 306 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 970 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 222 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 401 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1782 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5703 | Morohashi |
| 2069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1745 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 254 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 532 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
238 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 変 【ヘン】 strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy, unexpected, change, incident, disturbance, disaster, accident, emergency, flat
- 変化 【ヘンカ】 change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis, variety, diversity, inflection, declension, conjugation, sidestepping
- 政変 【セイヘン】 political disturbance, political change, change of government, political upheaval, overthrowing of a government, coup d'état, coup, revolution
- 異変 【イヘン】 unusual event, strange occurrence, strange phenomenon, something abnormal, change (for the worse), accident, disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 変わる 【かわる】 to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary, to move to, to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual
- 変わり 【かわり】 change, alteration, difference, distinction, something wrong, abnormality, unusual event, accident, incident
- 変わり種 【かわりだね】 something out of the ordinary, variant, variety, exception, novelty, person with an unusual character or background, unique figure, exceptional type, eccentric, oddball
- 変える 【かえる】 to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary, to reform, to revise, to amend
Readings
- Korean:
- byeon
Spanish
- inusual
- extraño
- cambio
- cambiar
- alterar
- modificar
Portuguese
- raro
- mudança
- estranhar
French
- insolite
- étrange
- changer
| 467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 0024.7 | Four corner code |
| 0040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5909 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 詞 【シ】 words, writing, lyrics, ci (form of Chinese poetry), independent word
- 詞華集 【シカシュウ】 anthology (of poems), florilegium
- 作詞 【サクシ】 (writing) song lyrics
- 固有名詞 【コユウメイシ】 proper noun
Kun reading compounds
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 詞書き 【ことばがき】 foreword to a collection of poems, preface, explanatory notes, captions
- 枕詞 【まくらことば】 pillow word, decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature, preface, introduction
- 花言葉 【はなことば】 language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love), floriography
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- parte de oración
- palabras
- poesía
Portuguese
- parte de discurso
- palavras
- poesia
French
- partie du discours
- mots
- poésie
| 799 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 890 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 879 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1624 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4335 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 807 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 900 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1665 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 843 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 862 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1897 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1007 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1883 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35394 | Morohashi |
| 1503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5582 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1865 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2009 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 946 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3049 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 0762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a5e | Unicode hex code |