| 395 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 295 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 279 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 683 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1073 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 712 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 504 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 661 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 684 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 697 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 894 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 575 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2755 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1408 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1519 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9176 | Morohashi |
| 2216 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1505 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1622 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 423 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 297 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
786 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幸 【サチ】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
- 幸運 【コウウン】 good luck, fortune
- 親不孝 【オヤフコウ】 lack of filial piety, disobedience to one's parents
- 御幸 【ギョウキ】 imperial visit, imperial outing
Kun reading compounds
- 幸い 【さいわい】 happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity, luckily, fortunately
- 幸いあれ 【さいわいあれ】 be happy!, cheer up!
- 幸 【さち】 good luck, fortune, happiness, harvest, yield
- 幸ある 【さちある】 fortunate, happy, lucky
- 川の幸 【かわのさち】 catch (fish) of the river, products of the river, fruits of the river
- 山幸 【やまさち】 food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.), fruits of the land
- 幸せ 【しあわせ】 happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
- 幸せにする 【しあわせにする】 to bring someone happiness, to make someone happy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こ、 さき、 さし、 さっ、 とも、 ひろ、 みゆき、 ゆ、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- haeng
Spanish
- felicidad
- bendición
- fortuna
- buena suerte
Portuguese
- felicidade
- benção
- fortuna
French
- joie
- bénédiction
- fortune
| 1455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4040.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e78 | Unicode hex code |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24768P | Morohashi |
| 1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3126.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
| 830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13838 | Morohashi |
| 892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6503.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |