| 399 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 482 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 614 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3662 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 662 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 492 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 658 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 669 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 674 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 553 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2082 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8732 | Morohashi |
| 3311 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1537 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 554 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 593 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 544 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
449 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 差 【サ】 difference, variation, difference
- 差し 【サシ】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
- 落差 【ラクサ】 difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water), head, drop (e.g. of a waterfall), fall distance, difference, gap
- 賃金格差 【チンギンカクサ】 pay gap, wage gap, wage differential
Kun reading compounds
- 差す 【さす】 to shine, to be visible, to be tinged with, to rise (of water levels), to flow in, to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one, to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise, to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance), to insert, to put in, to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm, to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm, to pole (a boat), to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks), to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye, to light (a fire), to burn, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten, to stop in the midst of, to leave undone
- 差し 【さし】 between (e.g. two people), face to face, hindrance, impediment, arrhythmic section of recitative, playing with only 2 players, prefix used for stress or emphasis, counter for traditional dance songs
- 尺 【さし】 ruler, measure
- 旗指 【はたさし】 samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle, small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
- 一差し 【ひとさし】 one dance, one game (e.g. of shogi)
Readings
- Korean:
- cha, chi
Spanish
- distinción
- diferencia
- remanente
- poner
- echar
- verter
Portuguese
- distinção
- diferença
- variação
- discrepancia
- margem
- equilíbrio
French
- différence
- distinction (entre)
- variation
- divergence
- marge
- balance
| 972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 8021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1924 | Morohashi |
| 1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5225 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, term, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
| 209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35533 | Morohashi |
| 1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0166.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a9e | Unicode hex code |