| 178 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 249 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 744 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1414 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 821 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 487 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 942 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1345 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1428 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 538 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2778 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 777 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7985 | Morohashi |
| 2235 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 770 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 832 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 156 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 岩盤 【ガンバン】 bedrock
- 岩石 【ガンセキ】 rock
- 砂岩 【サガン】 sandstone
- 石灰岩 【セッカイガン】 limestone
Kun reading compounds
- 岩 【いわ】 rock, boulder, crag
- 岩間 【いわま】 among rocks
- 一枚岩 【いちまいいわ】 monolith, large slab of rock, unity (of a group, organization, etc.), unanimity, solidarity
- 浮岩 【うきいわ】 rock partially submerged in water, rock partially emerging from the water, pumice stone
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- roca
Portuguese
- rochedo
- rocha
- penhedo
French
- rocher
- roc
- falaise
| 1277 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2260.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ca9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36182 | Morohashi |
| 2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8060.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c37 | Unicode hex code |
penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)
- On:
- テツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
968 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徹夜 【テツヤ】 staying up all night
- 徹カラ 【テツカラ】 all-night karaoke
- 冷徹 【レイテツ】 cool-headed, level-headed, hard-headed
- 透徹 【トウテツ】 transparency, clarity, coherence
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 つ、 てっ、 とおる
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- penetrar
- atravesar
- estar en vela
Portuguese
- penetrar
- limpar
- furar
- ficar acordado ( noite toda)
French
- pénétrer
- clair (limpide)
- percer
- toucher (cible)
- toute la nuit (sans dormir)
| 1629 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1017 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1637 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1638 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1286 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2451 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1422 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 510 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 895 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10245 | Morohashi |
| 726 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 886 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1760 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 2824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fb9 | Unicode hex code |
printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
802 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 版 【ハン】 edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (of software), plate, block, cast, counter for editions of a publication
- 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
- 図版 【ズハン】 plate, illustration, figure
- 製版 【セイハン】 plate-making
Readings
- Korean:
- pan
Spanish
- edición
- impresión
Portuguese
- Imprimir
- edição
- impressão
- rótulo
French
- édition
- bloc d'impression
- plaque d'impression
- impression
- version
| 861 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 791 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 770 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 677 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2843 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 689 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 725 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1046 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1089 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1142 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1288 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1082 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1221 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19817 | Morohashi |
| 872 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1213 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1298 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 691 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2104.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7248 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7169 | Morohashi |
| 2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb6 | Unicode hex code |