| 461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419 | Morohashi |
| 831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
| 448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0440.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 象 【ショウ】 form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 具象 【グショウ】 concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 象 【ゾウ】 elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
- 象牙 【ゾウゲ】 ivory
- アジア象 【アジアゾウ】 Asian elephant, Indian elephant
- 海象 【セイウチ】 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
Kun reading compounds
- 象る 【かたどる】 to model (something) on, to be modelled on, to be made in the shape of, to take the shape of, to imitate, to symbolize, to represent
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きさ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- imagen
- imitar
- forma
- figura
- elefante
Portuguese
- elefante
- modelar
- imitar
- imagem
- forma
- sinal (dos tempos)
French
- éléphant
- modèle
- imiter
- image
- forme
- signe (des temps)
- phénomène
| 663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 533 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 575 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4472 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 809 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 739 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 752 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 939 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1718 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2647 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1995 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36372 | Morohashi |
| 2134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2551 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c61 | Unicode hex code |
pattern, example, model
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1088 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 範 【ハン】 example, model
- 範囲 【ハンイ】 extent, scope, sphere, range, span
- 師範 【シハン】 instructor, (fencing) teacher, model
- 遺範 【イハン】 good example set by those who came before us
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- patrón
- ejemplo
- modelo
- conclusión
- final
Portuguese
- modelo
- exemplo
French
- modèle
- exemple
| 1719 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1067 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1606 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2384 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1092 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1061 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1487 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3360 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1425 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26253 | Morohashi |
| 2709 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4330 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1413 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1516 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1789 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 8851.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bc4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
771 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 囲碁 【イゴ】 go (board game)
- 囲郭村 【イカクソン】 walled settlement, walled town
- 解囲 【カイイ】 breaking the enemy siege
- 外囲 【ガイイ】 periphery, surroundings
Kun reading compounds
- 囲む 【かこむ】 to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in, to besiege, to lay siege to, to play (go, shogi, etc.)
- 囲う 【かこう】 to enclose, to surround, to encircle, to fence, to wall in, to shelter (e.g. a criminal), to shield, to hide, to protect, to keep (e.g. a mistress), to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.), to preserve, to protect
- 囲い 【かこい】 enclosure, fence, wall, pen, paling, storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.), partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies, mistress, castle, strong defensive position
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- circunferencia
- rodear
- cercar
Portuguese
- circundar
- sitiar
- loja
- paliçada
- cerca
- preservar
- guardar
French
- entourer
- assiéger
- enceinte
- palissade
- encercler
- réserve
- garder
| 343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 422 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 945 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1032 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 803 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 423 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 501A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1257 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1062 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 340 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3807 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4722 | Morohashi |
| 3069 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6055.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56f2 | Unicode hex code |