| 781 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 870 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 860 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 865 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1204 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 541 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 542 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 738 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 459 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3973 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2044 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6952 | Morohashi |
| 3205 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1289 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1342 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 850 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
1030 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 孝行 【コウコウ】 filial piety, showing devotion (to someone)
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
- 孝 【コウ】 filial piety
- 不孝 【フコウ】 undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 たかし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- devoción filial
- deber filial
Portuguese
- piedade filial
- respeito pelas crianças
French
- piété filiale
- respect des anciens
| 1447 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4440.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b5d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1582 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 謙虚 【ケンキョ】 modest, humble
- 謙遜 【ケンソン】 modesty, humility, being humble
- 恭謙 【キョウケン】 modesty, humility
Kun reading compounds
- 謙る 【へりくだる】 to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かね、 ゆずる
- Korean:
- gyeom
Spanish
- modesto
- humilde
- condescendiente
Portuguese
- Desvanecer-se
- ficar humilde
- comdescender
- ser modesto
French
- modestie
- humilité
- condescendre
| 1222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1607 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1766 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2646 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1687 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1802 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1581 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1706 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2044 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1076 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35821P | Morohashi |
| 1617 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5686 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1726 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1883 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0863.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b19 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5833 | Morohashi |
| 3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5929 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22701 | Morohashi |
| 2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7687 | Unicode hex code |