| 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 6
JLPT level N2
1086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 泉水 【センスイ】 garden pond, miniature lake, fountain
- 泉下 【センカ】 Hades, the hereafter
- 源泉 【ゲンセン】 source (of a spring, etc.), source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.), origin, wellspring
- 天然温泉 【テンネンオンセン】 natural hot spring
Kun reading compounds
- 泉 【いずみ】 spring, fountain
- 泉熱 【いずみねつ】 Izumi fever (resembles scarlet fever)
- 知識の泉 【ちしきのいずみ】 source of knowledge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いず、 ずい、 ずみ、 ぜい、 ぜん、 の
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- manantial
- fuente
Portuguese
- Fonte
- nascente
French
- source
- fontaine
| 926 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 915 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 902 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 915 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1192 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1154 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3176 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 135 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17274 | Morohashi |
| 2567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3095 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 133 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 140 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 842 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2623.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cc9 | Unicode hex code |
又
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
- 又は 【または】 or, either ... or ...
- 尚又 【なおまた】 besides, moreover, furthermore, further, in addition (to that)
- 猫又 【ねこまた】 nekomata, fork-tailed cat yōkai, giant beast that inhabits the mountains
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- otra vez
- además
- por otra parte
- otro
- distinto
Portuguese
- ou outra vez
- além disso
- na outra mão
French
- ou encore
- de plus
- d'un autre côté
| 1835 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1460 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1119 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 13 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1593 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1700 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 703 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3115 | Morohashi |
| 3351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 467 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1009 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 7740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 次 【ジ】 next, hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence), order, sequence, time, times
- 次回 【ジカイ】 next time (occasion)
- 三次 【サンジ】 third, tertiary, cubic (function, equation, etc.), third-order
- 数次 【スウジ】 several times
- 次第に 【シダイニ】 gradually (progress into a state), in sequence, in order, in turn
- 次第 【シダイ】 depending on, as soon as, immediately after, upon, as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"), order, program, programme, precedence, circumstances, course of events, state of things, reason
- 路次 【ロジ】 way, path, route, along the way, along the road
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
- 次ぐ身 【つぐみ】 next in line, heir
- 次 【つぎ】 next, following, subsequent, stage, station
- 次々 【つぎつぎ】 in succession, one by one
- 五十三次 【ごじゅうさんつぎ】 fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
- 中継ぎ 【なかつぎ】 joining, joint, intermediation, acting as an intermediary, relaying, taking over, middle relief pitcher, middle reliever, pole-shaped item with a join in the middle, tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 すき、 つぐ、 よし
- Korean:
- cha
Spanish
- siguiente
- seguir
Portuguese
- próximo
- pedido
- seqüência
French
- suivant
- ordre
- successivement
| 227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 292 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 638 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 239 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 648 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 384 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 385 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 660 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1120 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 58 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15992P | Morohashi |
| 54 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 471 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 510 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 150 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 268 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3718.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
569 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郎 【ロウ】 nth son, lang, official title in ancient China, man, young man, my husband, my lover, nth child (male and female)
- 郎君 【ロウクン】 young man, boy, son (of one's master, employer, etc.), husband, (male) lover, dear, darling
- 新郎 【シンロウ】 bridegroom
- 女郎 【ジョロウ】 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いら、 お、 とう、 もん、 ろ、 ろお
- Korean:
- rang
Spanish
- hombre
- hijo
- sirviente
Portuguese
- filho
- sufixo para contagem de filhos
French
- fils (enfant)
- compteur de fils
| 1936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 237 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4762 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 955 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1827 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1145 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 980 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1014 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 546 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39405P | Morohashi |
| 1289 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1995 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 264 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 3772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90ce | Unicode hex code |