| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 村 【ムラ】 village
- 村議会 【ソンギカイ】 village assembly
- 町村 【チョウソン】 towns and villages
- 農村 【ノウソン】 agricultural community, farm village, rural
Kun reading compounds
- 村 【むら】 village
- 村長 【そんちょう】 village headman, village mayor
- 選手村 【せんしゅむら】 Olympic village, athlete's village
- 隣村 【りんそん】 neighboring village, neighbouring village
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 むた、 ら
- Korean:
- chon
Spanish
- ciudad
- pueblo
Portuguese
- cidade
- aldeia
French
- village
- ville
| 107 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 52 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 210 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2191 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 154 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 196 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 424 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 191 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 212 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14464 | Morohashi |
| 834 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 241 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 65 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6751 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
- 拓銀 【タクギン】 Takushoku Bank
- 干拓 【カンタク】 land reclamation (from sea)
- 未開拓 【ミカイタク】 undeveloped (area), unexplored (field of study), wild (areas), untapped area
Kun reading compounds
- 拓く 【ひらく】 to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 ひろ
- Korean:
- cheog, tag
Spanish
- aclarar
- despejar la tierra
- calcar
Portuguese
- limpar (a terra)
- abrir
- abrir (terra)
French
- défricher
- conquête (terrain)
| 1554 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1415 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1833 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1263 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11958 | Morohashi |
| 317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 651 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5106.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62d3 | Unicode hex code |
center, middle
- On:
- オウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
582 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 央 【オウ】 middle, centre, center
- 道央 【ドウオウ】 central Hokkaido
- 月央 【ゲツオウ】 middle of the month
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 お、 さと、 ちか、 てる、 なか、 ひさ、 ひろ、 や
- Korean:
- ang
Spanish
- centro
- en medio
Portuguese
- centro
- médio
French
- centre
- milieu
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 254 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 429 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 468 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 86 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 881 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 446 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 182 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 351 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 352 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 706 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 412 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2187 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1756 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5840 | Morohashi |
| 3509 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1877 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 246 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1663 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 5003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 592e | Unicode hex code |