| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7473 | Morohashi |
| 7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
| 1141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 9000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1302 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芳香 【ホウコウ】 perfume, fragrance, aroma, balm, sweet scent
- 芳韻 【ホウイン】 Chinese poem, poem, rhyme
- 遺芳 【イホウ】 memory or autograph of deceased
- 余芳 【ヨホウ】 lingering fragrance, continuing fame (after death)
Kun reading compounds
- 芳しい 【かんばしい】 sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic, good (reputation, condition, results, etc.), favorable
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 かおる、 は、 ほ、 みち、 やす、 よし
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- perfume
- bálsamo
- aroma
- prefijo de respeto
- frangante
- aromático
- perfumado
Portuguese
- perfume
- calmante
- cheiroso
- fragrante
French
- parfum
- embaumé
- parfumé
| 1791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1339 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3907 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1316 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1696 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 480 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1775 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1907 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1665 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2739 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1404 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1893 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 504 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30736P | Morohashi |
| 2210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4979 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 493 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 532 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b3 | Unicode hex code |