| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7156 | Morohashi |
| 2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bae | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国際 【コクサイ】 international, diplomatic intercourse
- 国語 【コクゴ】 national language, Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan), one's native language, mother tongue, native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
- 大韓民国 【ダイカンミンコク】 Republic of Korea, South Korea
- 連合王国 【レンゴウオウコク】 United Kingdom
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 御国 【みくに】 country, Japan
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1500 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3886 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 4798 | Morohashi |
| 3132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 956 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2988 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 6015.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-52-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 570b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 椋木 【むくのき】 Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera), mukutree
- 椋鳥 【むくどり】 grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus), gray starling, white-cheeked starling, starling (any bird of family Sturnidae), bumpkin, gullible person, sixty-nine (sexual position)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐら
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- tipo de árbol de hoja caduca
- estornino fris
Portuguese
French
| 1628 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 676 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15020 | Morohashi |
| 2725 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2474 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2540 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a8.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4099.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 690b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 丞相 【ジョウショウ】 prime minister (in ancient China)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- ayudar
- avanzar
Portuguese
French
- secours
| 21 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1951 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 296 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2002 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1612 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1918 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40 | Morohashi |
| 2541 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 22 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2c4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1710.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e1e | Unicode hex code |