| 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 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2423 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 凌雲 【リョウウン】 skyscraping, very high, above the clouds, above this mortal world
- 凌駕 【リョウガ】 excelling, surpassing, outdoing
Kun reading compounds
- 凌ぐ 【しのぐ】 to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation), to pull through, to get over, to survive, to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight
Readings
- Korean:
- reung
Spanish
- aguantar
- soportar
- resistir
- rechazar
- oponerse
- desafiar
Portuguese
French
| 646 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1022 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2025 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 144 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1669 | Morohashi |
| 128 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 424 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2136 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2b8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3414.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51cc | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1706 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佑助 【ユウジョ】 assistance
- 右筆 【ユウヒツ】 private secretary, amanuensis
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 さち、 よし、 たすく、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- ayudar
Portuguese
French
| 3240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1988 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 852 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2178 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24652P | Morohashi |
| 915 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4079 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2599 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3426.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7950 | Unicode hex code |