| 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 N4
550 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 室 【シツ】 room, wife (of someone of high rank), scabbard, Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 室長 【シツチョウ】 section chief, laboratory manager, office head, room monitor
- 同室 【ドウシツ】 same room, sharing a room, occupying the same room
- 皇室 【コウシツ】 Imperial household
Kun reading compounds
- 室 【むろ】 greenhouse, icehouse, cellar
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 石室 【せきしつ】 stone hut, rock chamber, tomb, stone burial chamber
- 氷室 【こおりむろ】 ice house, ice room, cold room
Readings
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- habitación
- cuarto
- caverna
- guarida
- gruta
Portuguese
- quarto
- apartamento
- câmara
- estufa
- porão
French
- pièce
- appartement
- chambre
- serre
- cave
| 232 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 136 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 421 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 278 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 157 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1183 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 166 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 331 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2802 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 761 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7136 | Morohashi |
| 2254 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 754 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 816 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ba4 | Unicode hex code |
hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 希 【キ】 dilute, rare, Greece
- 希少 【キショウ】 scarce, rare
- 古希 【コキ】 70th birthday, ancient Greek (language)
- 七十古希 【シチジュウコキ】 men seldom live to be seventy, few people live to be seventy
- 希有 【ケウ】 rare, uncommon
Kun reading compounds
- 稀 【まれ】 rare, seldom
- 稀に見る 【まれにみる】 rare, extraordinary, singular
- 類まれ 【たぐいまれ】 rare, exceptional, extraordinary, unique, incomparable, unparalleled, matchless
- ごく稀 【ごくまれ】 extremely rare
- 希う 【こいねがう】 to beg, to request, to beseech, to implore, to entreat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぞ、 のぞみ
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- raro
- poco
- deseo
- esperanza
- Grecia
Portuguese
- esperança
- pedir
- solicitação
- implorar
- Grécia
- diluir (ácido)
- raro
- poucos
- fenomenal
French
- espoir
- demander
- prier
- implorer
- dilution
- Grèce
- rare
- peu nombreux
- phénoménal
| 575 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 470 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 447 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 798 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 823 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 495 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 445 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 689 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 888 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 559 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2543 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1763 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8813 | Morohashi |
| 2049 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1489 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 477 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2944 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e0c | Unicode hex code |