| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竺学 【ジクガク】 Indian studies, Buddhist studies
- 天竺 【テンジク】 India, cotton sheeting, foreign, imported, ultra-spicy, extra hot
- 唐天竺 【カラテンジク】 China and India, far away
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつし
- Korean:
- chug, dog
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3367 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 729 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2280 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 25842 | Morohashi |
| 4247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2642 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2684 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6f2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 8810.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7afa | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 綿 【メン】 cotton
- 綿密 【メンミツ】 minute, detailed, careful, scrupulous, thorough
- 石灰海綿 【セッカイカイメン】 calcareous sponge (any sponge of class Calcarea)
- 六放海綿 【ロッポウカイメン】 hexactinellid sponge, glass sponge (any sponge of class Hexactinellida)
Kun reading compounds
- 綿 【わた】 cotton plant (Gossypium spp.), batting, wadding, padding
- 海神 【かいじん】 sea god, Poseidon, Neptune, sea, ocean
- 結い綿 【ゆいわた】 traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women
- 中綿 【なかわた】 padding (clothing or bedding), insulation, cotton wadding, stuffing (furniture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- algodón
- prolongado
- minucioso
Portuguese
- Algodão
French
- coton
| 725 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 818 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 798 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 854 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3566 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 822 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2538 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1251 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 881 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1736 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1254 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1379 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27592 | Morohashi |
| 1373 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1367 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1467 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 803 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2692.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dbf | Unicode hex code |