| 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 |
耳
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
1328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 耳鼻科 【ジビカ】 otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- 耳鼻咽喉科 【ジビインコウカ】 otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
- 中耳 【チュウジ】 middle ear, tympanum
- 外耳 【ガイジ】 external ear, concha
Kun reading compounds
- 耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
- 耳障り 【みみざわり】 hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous
- 大耳 【おおみみ】 big ears, listening without paying attention
- 遠耳 【とおみみ】 sharp hearing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- oreja
- oído
Portuguese
- ouvido
French
- oreille
| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 29 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3697 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 79 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 331 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4329 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 826 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28999 | Morohashi |
| 3516 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 818 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1012.0 | Four corner code |
| 1040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8033 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兎に角 【トニカク】 anyway, anyhow, at any rate, in any case, at least, just, setting aside ..., regardless of ..., really, truly, certainly, definitely, undeniably
- 兎角 【トカク】 (doing) various things, (doing) this and that, being apt to, being prone to, tending to, at any rate, anyhow, anyway, all sorts of (negative things), various, things that do not exist, rabbit horns
- 烏兎 【ウト】 sun and moon, time, the years, the months
- 狡兎 【コウト】 smart rabbit, cunning rabbit, nimble rabbit
Kun reading compounds
- 兎 【うさぎ】 rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)
- 兎網 【うさぎあみ】 rabbit-catching net
- 月の兎 【つきのうさぎ】 moon rabbit, moon hare, mythical figure who lives on the moon
- 飼兎 【かいうさぎ】 domestic rabbit (variety of European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Readings
- Korean:
- to
Spanish
- conejo
- liebre
Portuguese
French
| 198 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 763 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4374 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2981 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1359X | Morohashi |
| 358 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2093 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2051.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 514e | Unicode hex code |