| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柳 【リュウ】 Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 柳暗花明 【リュウアンカメイ】 beautiful scenery of spring, red-light district
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 花柳 【カリュウ】 red-light district
Kun reading compounds
- 柳 【やなぎ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 柳刃包丁 【やなぎばぼうちょう】 kitchen knife for sashimi
- 青柳 【あおやぎ】 green willow (i.e. one that has budded), meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
- 化粧柳 【けしょうやなぎ】 chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なぎ、 や、 やい、 やぎ、 やな、 やない
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- sauce
- mimbre
Portuguese
- salgueiro
French
- saule
| 1898 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1471 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1427 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1871 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2032 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1086 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1434 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14662 | Morohashi |
| 899 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1525 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1272 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67f3 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
589 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 青果 【セイカ】 fruits and vegetables, produce
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 回青 【カイセイ】 Mohammedan blue (pigment used in porcelain painting)
- 黛青 【タイセイ】 blackish blue
- 青面金剛 【ショウメンコンゴウ】 Shōmen Kongō, Blue-Faced Vajra, blue-skinned deity depicted with two, four or six arms; originally associated with esoteric Buddhism, thought to bring sickness; revered as part of kōshin-machi beliefs during the Edo period
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 緑青 【ロクショウ】 verdigris, green rust, copper rust
- 花緑青 【ハナロクショウ】 Paris green, emerald green
Kun reading compounds
- 青 【あお】 blue, azure, green, green light (traffic), black (horse coat color), blue 5-point card, immature, unripe, young
- 青梅 【あおうめ】 unripe plum
- プロシア青 【プロシアあお】 Prussian blue
- 深青 【ふかあお】 dark blue, deep blue, navy blue
- 青い 【あおい】 blue, azure, green, pale (facial color), gray, grey, unripe, inexperienced
- 青色 【あおいろ】 blue
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- azul
- verde
- pálido
Portuguese
- verde
- azul
- imaturo
- verde-claro
French
- bleu
- vert
| 36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 43 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 390 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5076 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 331 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 273 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 700 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 208 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 208 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1871 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1548 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42564P | Morohashi |
| 2430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6557 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1534 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 393 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 74 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1446 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9752 | Unicode hex code |
森
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
- 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
- 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
- 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- bosque
Portuguese
- floresta
- mata
French
- forêt
- bois
| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 38 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1735 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 460 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1063 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14974 | Morohashi |
| 2475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4099.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |