| 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 |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 study, research, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 技研 【ギケン】 technical research institute
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
| 204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24080 | Morohashi |
| 1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1164.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
| 185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25409 | Morohashi |
| 2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3041.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所が 【ところが】 even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
| 246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11715X | Morohashi |
| 851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3054 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3222.1 | Four corner code |
| 7222.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6240 | Unicode hex code |