| 1441 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1079 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1326 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 918 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 473 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1976 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1079 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2925 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1503 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2034 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1158 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7278P | Morohashi |
| 2329 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1150 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1233 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1620 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1034 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寝 【ネ】 sleep
- 寝具 【シング】 bedding, bedclothes
Kun reading compounds
- 寝る 【ねる】 to sleep (lying down), to go to bed, to lie in bed, to lie down, to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse), to lie flat (e.g. of hair), to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.), to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
- 寝る子は育つ 【ねるこはそだつ】 sleep brings up a child well, a well-slept child is a well-kept child
- 寝かす 【ねかす】 to put to bed, to let sleep, to lay (something) down, to put on its side, to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle, to set aside unused, to let (stock) lie unsold, to (let) ferment, to (let) age, to let (dough) rise, to lay down (wine)
Readings
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- acostarse
- dormir
Portuguese
- sono
- descanso
- cama
- invendável (encalhado)
French
- être couché
- dormir
- se reposer
- lit
- invendu
| 767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bdd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
- 覚悟 【カクゴ】 readiness, (mental) preparedness, resolution, determination, resignation (to one's fate)
- 視覚 【シカク】 (sense of) sight, eyesight, vision
- 聴覚 【チョウカク】 (sense of) hearing, auditory perception
Kun reading compounds
- 覚える 【おぼえる】 to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember, to learn, to pick up, to acquire, to feel, to think, to regard
- 覚ます 【さます】 to awaken, to arouse from sleep, to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of), to sober up, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
- 覚める 【さめる】 to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
- 悟る 【さとる】 to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment
Readings
- Korean:
- gag, gyo
Spanish
- memorizar
- recordar
- despertarse
- comprender
- aclararse
Portuguese
- memorizar
- aprender
- recordar
- acordar
- ficar sóbrio
French
- mémoriser
- se rappeler
- perception
- sens
- réveil
- dessoûler
| 363 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 439 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 896 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 397 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 889 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1752 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 605 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 615 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 208 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1646 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3217 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1668 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34846 | Morohashi |
| 2604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 325 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 347 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 581 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 9021.6 | Four corner code |
| 3221.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 899a | Unicode hex code |
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悪 【アク】 evil, wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
- 悪質 【アクシツ】 malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded, shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate
- 害悪 【ガイアク】 harm, injury, evil (influence)
- 改悪 【カイアク】 changing (something) for the worse, disimprovement, deterioration
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 悪血 【アクチ】 impure blood
- 自己嫌悪 【ジコケンオ】 self-hatred, self-abhorrence, self-loathing
- 好悪 【コウオ】 likes and dislikes
Kun reading compounds
- 悪い 【わるい】 bad, poor, undesirable, poor (quality), inferior, insufficient, evil, sinful, ugly, not beautiful, at fault, to blame, in the wrong, bad (at doing something), unprofitable, unbeneficial, sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
- 悪い行い 【わるいおこない】 bad deed, evil deed
- 悪し 【あし】 bad, evil
- 悪しからず 【あしからず】 don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
- 難い 【にくい】 difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
Readings
- Korean:
- ag, o
Spanish
- malo
- incorrecto
- equivocado
- odio
- mal
Portuguese
- mal
- ruim
- falso
- mau
- errado
French
- mauvais
- vice
- vaurien
- faux
- mal
| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 504 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 62 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 175 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1483A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 785 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10717 | Morohashi |
| 2745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 295 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60aa | Unicode hex code |