| 418 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 501 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 523 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 178 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 447 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 311 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 594 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 413 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4325 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2189 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 853 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5844 | Morohashi |
| 3511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 908 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 346 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 452 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
447 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 失 【シツ】 loss (of something), disadvantage, mistake, error, failure, flaw, defect, error
- 失業 【シツギョウ】 unemployment, losing one's job, becoming unemployed
- 得失 【トクシツ】 advantages and disadvantages, plus and minuses
- 敵失 【テキシツ】 error made by the enemy or opposing team
Kun reading compounds
- 失う 【うしなう】 to lose, to miss (a chance, opportunity), to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of, to concede (goals, points, etc.)
- 失せる 【うせる】 to disappear, to vanish, to fade away, to go, to leave, to die
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- pérdida
- error
- defecto
- fallo
- perder
- malograr
- errar
Portuguese
- erro
- falta
- desvantagem
- perda
French
- perdre
- erreur
- faute
- désavantage
| 2463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2503.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5931 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 礼 【レイ】 thanks, gratitude, manners, etiquette, bow (i.e. bending of the body), bowing, reward, gift, ceremony, ritual, key money
- 礼儀 【レイギ】 manners, courtesy, etiquette
- 巡礼 【ジュンレイ】 pilgrimage, pilgrim
- 儀礼 【ギレイ】 courtesy, etiquette, formality, protocol, (religious) observance, ritual, rite
- 礼賛 【ライサン】 praise, worship, adoration, glorification
- 礼冠 【ライカン】 crown or head-ornament worn with formal or ceremonial clothes by nobility (ritsuryō system)
- 頂礼 【チョウライ】 prostration, placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
- 帰命頂礼 【キミョウチョウライ】 most formal form of a prayer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 なり、 のり、 ひろし、 れ
- Korean:
- rye
Spanish
- saludo
- reverencia
- cortesía
- gracias
Portuguese
- saudação
- reverência
- cerimônia
- agradecimento
- remuneração
French
- salut
- courbette
- cérémonie
- remerciements
- rémunération
| 337 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 436 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 413 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 983 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 350 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 770 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 146 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 620 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 630 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 822 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1417 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1012 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 547 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1096 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24626P | Morohashi |
| 818 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4061 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1087 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1168 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 262 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 3221.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
996 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 至 【シ】 to (a place), until (a time)
- 至上 【シジョウ】 supremacy
- 必至 【ヒッシ】 inevitable, necessary, foregone, brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
Kun reading compounds
- 至る 【いたる】 to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain, to lead to (a place), to get to, in the extreme case of, to come, to arrive, to result in
- 至る所 【いたるところ】 everywhere, all over, throughout
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ、 のり、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- llegar
- alcanzar
- apogeo
- clímax
Portuguese
- clímax
- chegar
- continuar
- alcançar
- atingir
- resultar em
French
- aboutissement
- paroxysme
- solstice
- atteindre
- arriver à
- direction
- résultat
| 796 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 886 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 875 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1093 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3845 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 725 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1685 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 902 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 924 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1198 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2707 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1382 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30142 | Morohashi |
| 2182 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4903 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 753 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 815 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 475 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 845 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81f3 | Unicode hex code |
poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
460 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 極 【キョク】 pole, climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir
- 極右 【キョクウ】 far right (in politics), extreme right, ultraconservative
- 消極 【ショウキョク】 passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
- 対極 【タイキョク】 antipodes, other (opposite) extreme, opposite, antithesis
- 極 【ゴク】 quite, very, 10^48, quindecillion
- 極秘 【ゴクヒ】 absolute secrecy
- 極々 【ゴクゴク】 extremely, highly
- 失礼至極 【シツレイシゴク】 extremely rude, impertinent, impolite
Kun reading compounds
- 極める 【きわめる】 to carry to extremes, to go to the end of something, to reach the limits of something, to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc), to be extremely (e.g. busy), to exhaust completely, to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
- 極まり 【きわまり】 extremity, end, bound, limit
- 極まりない 【きわまりない】 extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness), unparalleled, boundless (e.g. universe, ocean), limitless
- 極み 【きわみ】 height, acme, extremity, peak, end, limit
- 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)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- polo terrestre o magnético
- muy
- sumamente
- extremadamente
- alcanzar un extremo
Portuguese
- postes
- acordo
- conclusão
- fim
- a mais alta posição
- postes elétricos
- muitos
- extremamente
- maior
- altamente
- 10 elevado a48
French
- extrêmes
- pôles (N et S)
- décision
- conclusion
- fin
- plus haut rang
- pôles électriques
- très
- extrêmement
- le plus
- hautement
- 10**48
| 382 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 488 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 464 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 652 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 597 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 639 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1896 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 336 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 679 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1100 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 695 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1922 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15181 | Morohashi |
| 1017 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1903 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2052 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 311 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 584 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4191.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6975 | Unicode hex code |