| 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 junior high
JLPT level N2
975 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雇用 【コヨウ】 employment, hire
- 雇い主 【ヤトイヌシ】 employer
- 懲戒解雇 【チョウカイカイコ】 disciplinary discharge, punitive dismissal
- 不当解雇 【フトウカイコ】 unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, unfair termination
Kun reading compounds
- 雇う 【やとう】 to employ, to hire, to take on, to charter (a car, boat, etc.), to hire
Readings
- Korean:
- go, ho
Spanish
- emplear
- contratar
Portuguese
- emprego
- alugar
French
- employer
- embaucher
| 1232 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1826 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1604 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 993 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1553 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1655 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1083 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1850 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2454 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1092 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41976X | Morohashi |
| 1956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6497 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1164 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1601 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3075 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 3021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c7 | Unicode hex code |