| 1269 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 667 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2049 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2760 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 6960 | Morohashi |
| 2220 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1291 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 孟子 【モウシ】 Mencius (372-289 BCE), Mengzi, Mencius (one of the Four Books)
- 孟夏 【モウカ】 beginning of summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 孔孟 【コウモウ】 Confucius and Mencius
- 論孟 【ロンモウ】 the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけし、 たけ、 はる、 はじめ、 つとむ、 おさ、 はい
- Korean:
- maeng, mang
Spanish
- jefe
- principio
- comienzo
- grande
Portuguese
French
| 2c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1710.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
300 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 建国 【ケンコク】 founding of a nation
- 建議 【ケンギ】 proposition, motion, proposal, suggestion
- 経営再建 【ケイエイサイケン】 management reorganization, management reorganisation
- 財政再建 【ザイセイサイケン】 finance reform, fiscal reconstruction
- 建立 【コンリュウ】 (act of) building (temple, monument, etc.), erection
- 再建 【サイコン】 (temple or shrine) rebuilding
Kun reading compounds
- 建てる 【たてる】 to build, to construct
- 建て 【たて】 contract, commitment
- 建前 【たてまえ】 face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts), ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
- 建つ 【たつ】 to be erected, to be built
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ、 たつ、 たて
- Korean:
- geon
Spanish
- construir
- edificar
- levantarse
- ser construido
Portuguese
- Construção
French
- construire
| 391 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 498 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 473 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 244 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 166 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 892 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 913 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1055 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3834 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1965 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2661 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 398 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9574 | Morohashi |
| 3090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 278 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 524 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1540.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5efa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1119 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柱 【チュウ】 bridge (of a koto, etc.), cylinder, prism
- 柱穴 【チュウケツ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 支柱 【シチュウ】 prop, stay, support, brace, fulcrum
- 氷柱 【ツララ】 icicle, ice pillar (for cooling a room), ice
Kun reading compounds
- 柱 【はしら】 pillar, post, support, prop, mainstay, counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
- 柱穴 【ちゅうけつ】 posthole (archaeology)
- 杖柱 【つえはしら】 person upon whom one relies
- 心の柱 【しんのはしら】 central pillar of a pagoda
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- pilar
- columna
- poste
Portuguese
- pilar
- poste
- cilindro
- apoio
French
- poteau
- cylindre
- support
| 278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 366 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 345 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1385 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 826 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 629 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 854 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 598 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 608 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 990 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1084 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 603 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 797 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 274 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14660 | Morohashi |
| 896 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2631 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 268 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4091.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67f1 | Unicode hex code |