| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 242 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 223 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 128 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1283 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 98 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 45 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 472 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 105 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 105 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 84 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 464 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2695 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 193 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7072 | Morohashi |
| 2171 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1311 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 190 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 165 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 263 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
144 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 安価 【アンカ】 low-priced, cheap, inexpensive, shallow (e.g. sympathy), superficial, cheap (e.g. government), link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
- 安易 【アンイ】 easy, simple, easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 慰安 【イアン】 solace, relaxation
Kun reading compounds
- 安い 【やすい】 cheap, inexpensive, calm, peaceful, quiet
- 休まる 【やすまる】 to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose, to be relieved
- 安 【やす】 cheap, rash, thoughtless, careless, indiscreet, frivolous
- 安上がり 【やすあがり】 cheap, economical
- 目安 【めやす】 criterion, standard, yardstick, reference, aim, rough estimate, approximation
- 最安 【さいやす】 cheapest, least expensive, lowest-price
- 安らか 【やすらか】 peaceful, tranquil, calm, restful
- 安らかにお眠りください 【やすらかにおねむりください】 rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 あず、 あっ、 や
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- barato
- tranquilo
- pacífico
Portuguese
- relaxar
- calmo
- baixo
- barato
- descansado
- pacífico
- satisfeito
French
- paisible
- calme
- tranquille
- pas cher
- reposant
- satisfait
| 769 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b89 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藤黄 【トウオウ】 gamboge
- 藤花 【トウカ】 wisteria flower
Kun reading compounds
- 藤 【ふじ】 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
- 藤色 【ふじいろ】 light purple
- 草藤 【くさふじ】 tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), cow vetch
- 野田藤 【のだふじ】 Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞう、 と、 ふじゅ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- glicina (planta)
Portuguese
French
- glycine
| 206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2087 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32340P | Morohashi |
| 2382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5241 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1210 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 432 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1942 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 4423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
457 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 守備 【シュビ】 defense, defence
- 守勢 【シュセイ】 (being on the) defensive
- 好守 【コウシュ】 good fielding
- 攻守 【コウシュ】 offense and defense, offence and defence, batting and fielding
- 守護 【シュゴ】 protection, safeguard, shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
- 都寺 【ツウス】 one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
- 居留守 【イルス】 pretending to be out
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
- 守り 【まもり】 protection, defense, defence, providence, amulet, charm, talisman
- 守り神 【まもりがみ】 guardian deity
- 島主 【とうしゅ】 island chief
- 山守 【やまもり】 ranger (forest), mountain guardian
- 守り 【もり】 babysitting, babysitter, protecting, keeping, keeper
- 守り立てる 【もりたてる】 to support, to back up, to rally round, to revive (e.g. a company), to boost (e.g. morale), to bring up, to raise
- 井守 【いもり】 newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- 足無井守 【あしなしいもり】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 守 【かみ】 director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
- 肥後守 【ひごのかみ】 higonokami, type of folding knife with metal handle
- 出羽守 【でわのかみ】 director of Dewa province, person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 し、 も、 て
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- guardar proteger
- defender
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vigia
- protege
- defende
- obedece
French
- garder
- protéger
- défendre
- obéir
- respect (des règles)
| 421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 316 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 300 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 564 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 352 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 284 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 490 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 499 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 537 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 466 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1861 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7071 | Morohashi |
| 2173 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1310 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 198 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 364 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 270 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 748 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3034.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b88 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 就業 【シュウギョウ】 employment, starting work
- 就学 【シュウガク】 entering school, school attendance
- 去就 【キョシュウ】 leaving or staying, (one's) course of action, (one's) position, (one's) attitude
- 進退去就 【シンタイキョシュウ】 one's course of action, deciding what to do with oneself, whether staying in the present position or leaving it
- 本懐成就 【ホンカイジョウジュ】 realization of a great ambition, attainment of one's most cherished desire, one's earnest prayer being answered
- 不空成就 【フクウジョウジュ】 Amoghasiddhi, Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
Kun reading compounds
- 就く 【つく】 to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed, to ascend (the throne), to accede, to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart, to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
- 就ける 【つける】 to install (a king, emperor, etc.), to appoint (to a post), to promote, to assign (to study under)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 なり
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- llegar al trabajo
- realizar
- establecerse en
- tomar posición
- llevar a cabo
Portuguese
- colocar
- tomar partido
- lado de um contrato
- partido
French
- concernant
- s'installer
- prendre place
- prendre un poste
- adhérer à
- se rendre à
- étudier
- par
| 807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 900 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 953 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 323 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 759 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1668 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 934 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 961 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 514 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 520 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7599 | Morohashi |
| 1694 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1401 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1969 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2121 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 947 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 0391.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c31 | Unicode hex code |