| 642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 740 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 718 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 356 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 199 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 499 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 497 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 506 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 708 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 807 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8955 | Morohashi |
| 2590 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1569 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 799 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 190 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 737 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 常識 【ジョウシキ】 common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 平常 【ヘイジョウ】 normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
- 経常 【ケイジョウ】 ordinary
Kun reading compounds
- 常 【つね】 usual state of things
- 常に 【つねに】 always, constantly
- 経常 【けいじょう】 ordinary
- 人の常 【ひとのつね】 human nature
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき、 のぶ、 ひ、 ひた
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- habitual
- usual
- ordinario
- normal
- siempre
- interminable
Portuguese
- regular
- normal
- comum
- usual
French
- habituel
- ordinaire
- normal
| 1044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e38 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31 | Morohashi |
| 3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e16 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |