| 1638 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1891 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1186 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1869 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1933 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2118 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1871 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 431 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 217 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 709 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6039 | Morohashi |
| 187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1174 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 702 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 758 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1045 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1932 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奴隷 【ドレイ】 slave, servant, slavery
- 奴智鮫 【ドチザメ】 banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium, found in the northwest Pacific from southern Siberia to Taiwan)
- 売国奴 【バイコクド】 traitor (to one's country), quisling
- 農奴 【ノウド】 serf
Kun reading compounds
- 奴 【やつ】 fellow, guy, chap, thing, object, he, she, him, her
- 臣 【やつこ】 slave, retainer, servant, captive, varlet, I, me
- 懲りない奴 【こりないやつ】 person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson, persistent jerk
- 何奴 【どいつ】 who
- 奴 【やっこ】 servant (esp. a samurai's attendant), chivalrous man (Edo period), cubed tofu (often served cold), kite shaped like an Edo-period footman, Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants, enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime), he, she, him, her
- 奴頭 【やっこあたま】 Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
- 輪抜奴 【わぬけやっこ】 bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
- 三下奴 【さんしたやっこ】 petty underling, small fry
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬ
- Korean:
- no
Spanish
- esclavo
- criado
- siervo
- individuo
- desprecio
- insulto
Portuguese
- serva
- escrava
- dama de companhia
French
- mec
- type
- esclave
- valet
- suffixe insultant
| 1767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4744.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5974 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2009 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隷 【レイ】 clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
- 隷書 【レイショ】 clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
- 性奴隷 【セイドレイ】 sex slave, sexual slavery
- 性的奴隷 【セイテキドレイ】 sex slave, sexual slavery
Kun reading compounds
- 僕 【しもべ】 servant, manservant, menial
Readings
- Korean:
- rye
Spanish
- servir
- criado
- sirviente
- tipografía de escritura para kanjis
Portuguese
- escravo
- servo
- prisioneiro
- criminosso
- seguidor
French
- esclave
- serviteur
- prisonnier
- criminel
- adepte
| 1924 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1910 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1873 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1934 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2119 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1872 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1848 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2201 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1563 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2053 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41928 | Morohashi |
| 1751 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2192 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1863 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1442 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 4593.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96b7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
556 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岸壁 【ガンペキ】 quay, wharf, jetty, wall-like shoreline, cliff wall
- 岸頭 【ガントウ】 shore, wharf
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 対岸 【タイガン】 opposite shore
Kun reading compounds
- 岸 【きし】 bank, coast, shore
- 岸辺 【きしべ】 shore, bank (of a body of water)
- 片岸 【かたぎし】 one bank (of a river)
- 彼の岸 【かのきし】 nirvana
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けし
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- playa
- costa
- orilla
Portuguese
- Praia
French
- côte
- rive
- plage
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 267 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 248 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 847 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 687 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 488 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 941 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 586 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 595 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 456 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 539 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2777 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1424 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1668 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8009 | Morohashi |
| 2236 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1459 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1653 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1782 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 294 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2224.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cb8 | Unicode hex code |