| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5756 | Morohashi |
| 2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
| 2560 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 591a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
| 202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17174 | Morohashi |
| 263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c7a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 white silk, prime, principle
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
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)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |