| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 21 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 22 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 477 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1455 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 87 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 50 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 75 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 36 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 552 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8720 | Morohashi |
| 2974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 77 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 374 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 39 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
630 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 左 【サ】 left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), the following
- 左右 【サユウ】 left and right, right and left, (asserting) control, influence, domination, one's attendants, people accompanying one, (serving at someone's) side, equivocation
- 極左 【キョクサ】 extreme left, ultraleft
- 最左 【サイサ】 left-most
- 左官 【サカン】 plasterer
Kun reading compounds
- 左 【ひだり】 left, left-hand side, left hand, the left (wing), leftist, fondness for alcohol, drinker
- 左腕 【さわん】 left arm, left-handed (baseball pitcher)
- 向かって左 【むかってひだり】 on the left as one faces (it)
- 同左 【どうひだり】 same as on the left, (in vertical writing) same as below
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- izquierda
Portuguese
- Esquerda
French
- gauche
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4001.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10295 | Morohashi |
| 11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 358 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
808 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 房 【ボウ】 chamber, room, cell (prison), atrium, home of a monk, monk, Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 坊主 【ボウズ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything, the August 20-point card
- 書房 【ショボウ】 study, library, bookstore, bookshop, publishing company
- 工房 【コウボウ】 workshop, studio, atelier
Kun reading compounds
- 房 【ふさ】 tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel, bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), cluster (of flowers), segment (of a tangerine, etc.), section
- 房尾巻猿 【ふさおまきざる】 brown capuchin, tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
- 一房 【ひとふさ】 one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), one cluster (e.g. of flowers), one segment (of a tangerine, etc.), one section
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 のぶ、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- racimo
- manojo
- casita
Portuguese
- moita
- franja
- punhado
- mecha (cabelo)
- gomos (laranja)
- casa
- quarto
French
- pompon
- touffe
- frange
- grappe
- boucle (cheveu)
- quartier (orange)
- épouse
- chauffage / climatisation
- maison
- chambre
| 1809 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 772 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1819 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1332 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 658 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1237 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1303 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1082 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2445 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1702 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1087 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11714X | Morohashi |
| 1946 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2053 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1078 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 623f | Unicode hex code |