| 1888 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1198 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1884 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 6086 | Morohashi |
| 1190 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2078 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 458 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妖精 【ヨウセイ】 fairy, sprite, elf
- 妖怪 【ヨウカイ】 ghost, apparition, phantom, spectre, specter, demon, monster, goblin, yōkai
- 大妖 【タイヨウ】 great demon, ghostly giant
- 天変地夭 【テンペンチヨウ】 natural disaster
Kun reading compounds
- 妖しい 【あやしい】 mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
Readings
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- sospechoso
- dudoso
- hechicero
- cautivador
Portuguese
French
| 3e4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4243.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5996 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 evil spirit, (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
| 1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10483 | Morohashi |
| 297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 9701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 602a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
11 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中 【チュウ】 medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle, in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among, during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout, currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation), middle way, moderation, second volume (of three), junior high school, middle school, China
- 中尉 【チュウイ】 first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 訪中 【ホウチュウ】 visit to China
Kun reading compounds
- 中 【なか】 inside, interior, among, within, middle, center, centre, during, while, middle, midst, amid, interval, gap, mean, average, second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle, medium grade, medium quality, red-light district
- 中島 【なかじま】 island in a pond or river
- 野中 【のなか】 in the middle of a field
- そんな中 【そんななか】 wherein, therein, thereinto
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 碁打ち鳥飼い馬鹿の中 【ごうちとりかいばかのうち】 go players and bird keepers are idiots (both activities demand a lot of time)
- 此の内 【このうち】 meanwhile, the other day, recently
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あたる、 かなえ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- centro
- dentro
- interior
- medio
Portuguese
- em
- interior
- médio
- meio
- centro
French
- dans
- dedans
- à l'intérieur
- milieu
- centre
- moyenne
| 23 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 55 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 13 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 81 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 31 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 7 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 75 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 28 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 28 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 16 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4262 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2150 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 73 | Morohashi |
| 3451 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 39 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 39 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 12 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 32 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.40 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e2d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35244 | Morohashi |
| 1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a18 | Unicode hex code |