| 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 |
里
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
1096 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 里 【リ】 Japanese league, ri, old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles, neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes), unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
- 俚諺 【リゲン】 proverb, saying
- 万里 【バンリ】 thousands of miles
- 海里 【カイリ】 nautical mile
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 里親 【さとおや】 foster parent, foster parents, (pet) caretaker
- お里 【おさと】 one's parents' home, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 夏山冬里 【なつやまふゆさと】 pasturing cattle in summer and feeding them indoors during winter, rotated grazing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ri (unidad de medida)
- aldea
- pueblo
- lugar natal
Portuguese
- aldeia
- casa paterna
- légua
French
- hameau
- village natal
- maison de ses parents
- ri (3965 mètres)
| 332 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 219 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1077 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 101 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1842 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 517 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 142 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1025 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1801 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4356 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2968 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 175 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40131 | Morohashi |
| 3542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6206 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 173 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 154 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91cc | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穂状 【スイジョウ】 shaped like an ear of grain
- 穂状花序 【スイジョウカジョ】 spike (inflorescence)
- 花穂 【カスイ】 spike
- 麦穂 【バクスイ】 ear of wheat
Kun reading compounds
- 穂 【ほ】 ear (of a cereal plant), head, spike, point (of a brush, spear, etc.), tip, (pointed) head, crest (of a wave), scion (in grafting)
- 穂木 【ほぎ】 twig used in grafting, budwood
- 花穂 【かすい】 spike
- 瑞穂 【みずほ】 fresh, young ears of rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 こう、 のり、 ほい
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- espiga
- cresta (ola)
Portuguese
- espiga (grão)
- penacho (planta)
- crista (onda)
French
- épi
- pointe
- crête (vague)
| 1460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1856 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1446 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 918 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25236P | Morohashi |
| 1232 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 975 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1786 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2593.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a42 | Unicode hex code |