| 1351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 194 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1786 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1652 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1327 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 501 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4372 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2979 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1579 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419P | Morohashi |
| 3557 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1565 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1687 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1115 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寿 【ジュ】 age, years, longevity, long life, congratulation, celebration, congratulatory gift
- 寿命 【ジュミョウ】 lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life
- 喜寿 【キジュ】 77th birthday
- 米寿 【ベイジュ】 88th birthday
- 寿司 【スシ】 sushi, range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
- すき焼き 【スキヤキ】 sukiyaki, thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 十日戎 【トオカエビス】 Tōka Ebisu, festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Kun reading compounds
- 寿 【ことぶき】 congratulations, felicitations, best wishes, longevity, long life
- 寿教室 【ことぶききょうしつ】 culture courses for the aged
- 新年の寿 【しんねんのことぶき】 New Years greetings
- 寿く 【ことぶく】 to congratulate, to wish one well
- 寿ぐ 【ことほぐ】 to congratulate, to wish (someone) well, to celebrate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 じ、 じゅう、 すっ、 すみ、 とし、 としかつ、 なが、 のぶ、 のり、 ひさ、 ひさし、 やす
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- longevidad
- felicitaciones
Portuguese
- longevidade
- congratulações
- vida natural
French
- longévité
- félicitations
- vie
| 1448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 5004.0 | Four corner code |
| 5034.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bff | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
| 264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13837 | Morohashi |
| 2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1784 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桃花 【トウカ】 peach blossom
- 桃源 【トウゲン】 earthly paradise, Shangri-la
- 寿星桃 【ジュセイトウ】 Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)
- 黄桃 【オウトウ】 yellow peach
Kun reading compounds
- 桃 【もも】 peach (Prunus persica)
- 桃色 【ももいろ】 pink (colour, color), peach
- 椿桃 【つばいもも】 nectarine
- 苔桃 【こけもも】 lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), cowberry
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み、 もの
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- melocotonero
- melocotón
Portuguese
- pêssegueiro
French
- pêche (fruit)
| 1646 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1642 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1428 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1432 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1104 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1567 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1670 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 971 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1095 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1174 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 848 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 241 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14757 | Morohashi |
| 936 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 236 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 251 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4291.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6843 | Unicode hex code |