| 56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 91 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 42 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 38 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 139 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 83 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 404 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 215 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5750 | Morohashi |
| 186 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 111 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 116 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 69 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 105 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
81 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 外 【ガイ】 outside ..., beyond ..., not included in ...
- 外圧 【ガイアツ】 external pressure, outside pressure, foreign pressure
- 渉外 【ショウガイ】 public relations, client liaison, client relations
- 在外 【ザイガイ】 overseas, abroad
- 外科 【ゲカ】 surgery (branch of medicine), department of surgery
- 外科医 【ゲカイ】 surgeon
Kun reading compounds
- 外 【そと】 outside, exterior, the open (air), other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
- 外壁 【がいへき】 outer wall
- 大外 【おおそと】 far out wide, far outside
- 家の外 【いえのそと】 outside the house
- 他 【ほか】 another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside, another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al., beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside, except, but, other than, apart from, besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
- 他に 【ほかに】 else, in addition, besides
- この外 【このほか】 besides, moreover, in addition
- 思いのほか 【おもいのほか】 unexpectedly, surprisingly
- 外す 【はずす】 to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo, to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel, to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away, to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season), to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
- 外れる 【はずれる】 to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear), to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery), to be removed, to be excluded, to be contrary to, to go against
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 け、 ふか
- Korean:
- oe
Spanish
- fuera
- exterior
- otro
- desatar
- estar desatado
- estar desconectado
Portuguese
- Exterior
French
- extérieur
| 2554 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5916 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
repudiate, exclude, expel, reject, line up, arrange
- On:
- ハイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1047 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 排 【ハイ】 anti-
- 排気 【ハイキ】 exhaust, emission (of gas from an engine), expulsion (of air), ventilation
- 暴排 【ボウハイ】 combating organized crime, elimination of criminal gangs
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- repudiar
- excluir
- expulsar
- rechazar
Portuguese
- repudiar
- excluir
- expelir
- rejeitar
French
- répudier
- exclure
- rejeter
- expulser
| 1686 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1156 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1948 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1657 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1361 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1317 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1036 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1077 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1262 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 909 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 593 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 359 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 446 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1649 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12256 | Morohashi |
| 490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2210 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1634 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1762 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5101.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6392 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2231 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斥力 【セキリョク】 repulsion, repulsive force
- 外国人排斥 【ガイコクジンハイセキ】 xenophobia, exclusion (of foreigners)
- 除斥 【ジョセキ】 exclusion
Kun reading compounds
- 退ける 【しりぞける】 to refuse, to reject, to turn down, to dismiss, to repel, to repulse, to drive away, to beat off, to defeat, to make (someone) leave, to send away, to turn away, to force (someone) to leave their post, to oust, to remove, to expel
Readings
- Korean:
- cheog
Spanish
- rechazar
- repeler
- ahuyentar
- alejar
Portuguese
- rejeitado
- recuo
- retirada
- retroceder
- repelir
- empurrar
French
- rejeter
- se retirer
- repousser
| 1480 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1973 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 175 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1779 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1398 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1490 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1817 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 954 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3690 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1147 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13535 | Morohashi |
| 2972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1138 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1049 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 7223.1 | Four corner code |
| 7224.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65a5 | Unicode hex code |