| 503 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 859 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 308 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 882 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 152 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 413 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 104 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 104 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 244 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 432 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 240 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 155 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 100 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6053 | Morohashi |
| 208 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 103 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 262 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 465 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
423 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 好 【コウ】 good
- 好意 【コウイ】 kindness, favor, favour, friendliness, goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love
- 友好 【ユウコウ】 friendship
- 同好 【ドウコウ】 similar tastes
Kun reading compounds
- 好む 【このむ】 to like, to prefer
- 好むと好まざるとにかかわらず 【このむとこのまざるとにかかわらず】 whether one likes it or not
- 好く 【すく】 to like, to love, to be fond of
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
- いい加減 【いいかげん】 irresponsible, perfunctory, careless, lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague, (already) enough, considerably, quite, rather, pretty
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 たか、 とし、 よし
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- agradable
- gustar algo
- gustar
- preferir
Portuguese
- apaixonado
- agradável
- gostar
French
- aimer bien
- apprécié
- agréable
| 1747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4744.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 597d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塩 【エン】 salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.), chloride
- 塩化 【エンカ】 chloridation, salification, chloride
- 減塩 【ゲンエン】 reduction of salt, sodium restriction
- 岩塩 【ガンエン】 halite, rock salt
Kun reading compounds
- 塩 【しお】 salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride, hardship, toil, trouble, saltiness, cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
- 塩田 【えんでん】 saltpan, field for drying salt
- 岩塩 【がんえん】 halite, rock salt
- 手塩 【てしお】 table salt, small plate
Readings
- Korean:
- yeom
Spanish
- sal
Portuguese
- Sal
French
- sel
| 354 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 451 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 428 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1058 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1125 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 730 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 439 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1846 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1152 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 924 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 385 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 774 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 578 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1470 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5382 | Morohashi |
| 631 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1458 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 603 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1474 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4811.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5869 | Unicode hex code |
germ, fungus, bacteria
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菌 【キン】 fungus, germ, bacterium, bacillus
- 菌類 【キンルイ】 fungus, fungi
- 球菌 【キュウキン】 coccus
- 抗菌 【コウキン】 antibacterial, antimicrobial
Readings
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- germen
- hongo
- bacteria
Portuguese
- germe
- fungo
- bactérias
French
- germe (microbien)
- champignon
- bactérie
| 1177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1016 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3976 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1651 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1703 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 659 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31156P | Morohashi |
| 2304 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1480 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83cc | Unicode hex code |