| 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 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
71 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 決 【ケツ】 decision, vote
- 決意 【ケツイ】 decision, determination, resolution
- 表決 【ヒョウケツ】 vote, voting
- 強行採決 【キョウコウサイケツ】 forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.), railroading, steamrolling, steamrollering
Kun reading compounds
- 決める 【きめる】 to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix, to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match), to persist in doing, to go through with, to always do, to have made a habit of, to take for granted, to assume, to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines, to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing, to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.), to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
- 決まる 【きまる】 to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged, to be unchanging, to be the same (as always), to be fixed, to be set, to be a fixed rule, to be destined, to be a convention, to be a custom, to be common knowledge, to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.), to go well, to succeed, to connect (of a punch), to look good (of clothing), to look sharp, to be stylish, to suit one, to be held in place (of a hairdo), to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
- 決る 【しゃくる】 to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out, to scoop, to ladle, to bail, to jerk (one's chin)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- decidir
- fijar
- quedar decidido
Portuguese
- decida
- fixar
- concordar sobre
- nomear
French
- décider
- fixer
- se mettre d'accord
- arrangement
| 202 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 271 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 94 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2509 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 230 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 667 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 402 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 357 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 277 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1656 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17174 | Morohashi |
| 263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3070 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1641 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1770 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 138 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 281 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c7a | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17749 | Morohashi |
| 522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3012.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e08 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3158 | Morohashi |
| 1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 1714.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53d6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 引退 【インタイ】 retirement
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
- 誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
- 吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
- 引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
- 引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 ひき、 ひけ、 びき
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- tirar
- remolcar
- retroceder
- ser guiado
- arrastrar
- tocar (instrumento de cuerda)
Portuguese
- puxar
- rebocar
- sacudir
- permitir
- instalar
- citação
- referir-se
French
- tirer
- admettre
- installer
- citation
- référence
- jouer (musique)
- attraper (froid)
| 156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 77 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 271 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 216 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 207 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9699 | Morohashi |
| 181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1318 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 263 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 87 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3554 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f15 | Unicode hex code |