| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5833 | Morohashi |
| 3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
| 3163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5929 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
395 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 銀 【ギン】 silver (Ag), silver coin, money, silver medal, silver colour, silver color, bank, silver general
- 銀色 【ギンイロ】 silver (color, colour)
- 世銀 【セギン】 World Bank
- 水銀 【スイギン】 mercury (Hg)
Kun reading compounds
- 銀 【ぎん】 silver (Ag), silver coin, money, silver medal, silver colour, silver color, bank, silver general
- 銀鯵 【しろがねあじ】 lookdown (Selene vomer)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うん、 かな、 かね
- Korean:
- eun
Spanish
- plata
Portuguese
- prata
French
- argent
| 196 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 281 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 263 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 264 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 379 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 268 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 313 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 313 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 57 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1817 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40355 | Morohashi |
| 1722 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6268 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1459 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1569 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 427 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 8713.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9280 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
| 561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17245 | Morohashi |
| 336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 349 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3112.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cb3 | Unicode hex code |