| 1841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1045 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1188 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 614 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1209 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1150 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 280 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 124 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6090 | Morohashi |
| 239 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 123 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妙 【ミョウ】 strange, weird, odd, curious, wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence, cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill
- 妙案 【ミョウアン】 ingenious idea, excellent plan, bright idea
- 絶妙 【ゼツミョウ】 exquisite, superb, perfect, miraculous
- 軽妙 【ケイミョウ】 light and easy, lambent, clever, witty, smart
- 神妙 【シンミョウ】 meek, quiet, docile, humble, faithful, obedient, mysterious, marvelous, marvellous
Kun reading compounds
- 妙なる 【たえなる】 exquisite (e.g. melody), melodious, delicate, enchanting
- 妙なる調べ 【たえなるしらべ】 enchanting melody, sweet tune
- 白妙 【しろたえ】 white cloth, white
Readings
- Korean:
- myo
Spanish
- exquisito
- encantador
- admirable
- extraño
- raro
- misterioso
- joven
Portuguese
- estranho
- seleto
- afeminado
- mistério
- milagre
- charmoso
- delicado
- excelente
French
- bizarre
- surprenant
- mystère
- merveilleux
- excellent
- exquis
- délicat
- charmant
| 1760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4942.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5999 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
879 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寺 【ジ】 counter for temples
- 寺院 【ジイン】 Buddhist temple, religious building, church, cathedral, mosque
- 国分寺 【コクブンジ】 state-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
- 古寺 【コジ】 old temple
Kun reading compounds
- 寺 【てら】 temple (Buddhist)
- 寺子屋 【てらこや】 temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
- 宮寺 【ぐうじ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- sa, si
Spanish
- templo budista
- templo
Portuguese
- Templo Budista
French
- temple bouddhiste
| 228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 149 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 133 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1054 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 45 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 475 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 268 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 328 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7414 | Morohashi |
| 2164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 158 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4034.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfa | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
522 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵 【ヘイ】 (common) soldier, rank and file, army, troops, warfare, strategy
- 兵員 【ヘイイン】 military strength, military personnel
- 伏兵 【フクヘイ】 ambush, troops in ambush, unexpected opposition, unexpected obstacle
- 工兵 【コウヘイ】 combat engineer, military engineer, combat engineering, military engineering
- 兵 【ヒョウ】 pawn
- 兵法 【ヘイホウ】 art of war, strategy, tactics
- 小兵 【コヒョウ】 small build, small stature
- 大兵 【ダイヒョウ】 great stature, large build
Kun reading compounds
- 兵 【つわもの】 soldier, warrior, person of courage, strong person, very capable person, master (in a field)
- 古強者 【ふるつわもの】 feudal warrior, samurai, old soldier, veteran, old hand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- byeong
Spanish
- soldado
- marinero
- tropa
Portuguese
- soldado
- particular
- tropas
- exército
- guerra
- estratégia
- tática
French
- soldat
- simple soldat
- troupes
- armée
- guerre
- stratégie
- tactique
| 712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 606 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 578 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 447 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 201 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 396 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 343 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 784 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 994 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1462 | Morohashi |
| 2551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1429 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 489 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 7280.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5175 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
852 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庫内 【コナイ】 inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
- 住宅金融公庫 【ジュウタクキンユウコウコ】 Government Housing Loan Corporation
- 公庫 【コウコ】 finance corporation
- 蔵 【クラ】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 庫院 【クイン】 kitchen-cum-office of a Zen temple or monastery, where meals are prepared and senior priests have their offices
Kun reading compounds
- 蔵 【くら】 warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
- 蔵入れ 【くらいれ】 warehousing, storing in a warehouse
- 神庫 【ほくら】 small shrine, depository for sacred objects
Readings
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- almacén
- bodega
Portuguese
- depósito
- armazém
French
- entrepôt
- stock
- magasin
| 206 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 275 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 656 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 582 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 511 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1243 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 825 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 844 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 544 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 589 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3864 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1985 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2682 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 596 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9330 | Morohashi |
| 3112 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 589 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 633 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 354 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 0025.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |