| 52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 82 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 580 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 58 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 163 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 461 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 302 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5720 | Morohashi |
| 2113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 188 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
659 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夏 【カ】 Xia dynasty (of China; c. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological), Hsia dynasty
- 夏季 【カキ】 summer season
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 盛夏 【セイカ】 midsummer, height of summer
- 夏 【ゲ】 summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
- 一夏 【イチゲ】 one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
- 半夏 【ハンゲ】 crow dipper (Pinellia tuber), 11th day after the summer solstice, last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Kun reading compounds
- 夏 【なつ】 summer
- 夏季 【かき】 summer season
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 常夏 【とこなつ】 everlasting summer
Readings
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- verano
Portuguese
- verão
French
- été
| 3167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 590f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 井 【セイ】 well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 整然 【セイゼン】 orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
- 市井 【シセイ】 the street, the town
- 整々 【セイセイ】 well-ordered, in good order, orderly
Kun reading compounds
- 井 【い】 well
- 堰 【せき】 dam, weir, barrier, sluice
- 筒井 【つつい】 round well
- 市井 【しせい】 the street, the town
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いの、 さい、 ひ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pozo
- ciudad
Portuguese
- poço
French
- puits
- margelle
- ville
- communauté
| 1470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 252 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 165 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 916 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 103 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1064 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 34 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2153 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1824 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 258 | Morohashi |
| 3454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1946 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1019 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.46 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e95 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
826 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昇給 【ショウキュウ】 salary raise
- 昇格 【ショウカク】 promotion, raising of status
- 定昇 【テイショウ】 regular (annual) pay raise
- 温度上昇 【オンドジョウショウ】 temperature increase, rise in temperature
Kun reading compounds
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 のり
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- elevar
- levantar
- alzar
Portuguese
- ascender
French
- s'élever
| 1393 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 841 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1441 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 596 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 969 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13794 | Morohashi |
| 2415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6044.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6607 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉祥天 【キッショウテン】 Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
- 大吉 【ダイキチ】 excellent luck
- 中吉 【チュウキチ】 moderately good luck (in fortune telling)
- 吉 【キチ】 good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result), good luck, auspiciousness, unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
- 吉事 【キチジ】 auspicious event
- 嘉吉 【カキツ】 Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
- 勿吉 【モッキツ】 Mohe (one of the Tungusic-speaking tribes)
Kun reading compounds
- 吉川神道 【よしかわしんとう】 Yoshikawa Shinto (Confucianist form of Shinto, stripped of Buddhist influence)
- 吉川線 【よしかわせん】 scratch marks on the neck of a body (indicating a struggling victim of strangulation)
- 土吉 【つちよし】 earth form of "good luck" character
- 豊臣秀吉 【とよとみひでよし】 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 き、 きっ、 きる、 こし、 と、 よ
- Korean:
- gil
Spanish
- buena suerte
- alegría
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- boa sorte
- prazer
- congratulações
French
- bonne chance
- joie
- félicitations
| 1142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 464 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1053 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1124 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 278 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 893 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 282 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2691 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1369 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1855 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 326 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3289 | Morohashi |
| 2167 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 199 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1064 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5409 | Unicode hex code |