| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虐待 【ギャクタイ】 abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment, cruelty
- 虐殺 【ギャクサツ】 slaughter, massacre
- 自虐 【ジギャク】 self-torture, masochism, inflicting damage to oneself
- 陵虐 【リョウギャク】 humiliation, indignity, affront, assault
Kun reading compounds
- 虐げる 【しいたげる】 to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize
Readings
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- tiranizar
- oprimir
Portuguese
- tiranizar
- oprimir
French
- tyranniser
- opprimer
| 1147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1806 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4106 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1574 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1680 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3989 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2049 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32678P | Morohashi |
| 3218 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5267 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1998 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1293 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8650 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
391 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 待遇 【タイグウ】 treatment, reception, service, working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration
- 待機 【タイキ】 standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert, quarantine
- 歓待 【カンタイ】 warm welcome, friendly reception, hospitality, entertainment
- 優待 【ユウタイ】 preferential treatment, hospitality, warm reception, cordial welcome
Kun reading compounds
- 待つ 【まつ】 to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate, to depend on, to need
- 待つ身は長い 【まつみはながい】 a watched pot never boils
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まち、 まつ
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- esperar
- aguardar
Portuguese
- esperar
- contar com
French
- attendre
- compter sur
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 357 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 337 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 374 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1609 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 611 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 171 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 785 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 452 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 626 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 269 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 323 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10085 | Morohashi |
| 364 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 879 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 366 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 336 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2424.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f85 | Unicode hex code |