| 1226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1691 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1255 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1291 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1814 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 159 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9190 | Morohashi |
| 180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1030 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
幻
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1564 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 幻想 【ゲンソウ】 fantasy, illusion, vision, dream
- 幻覚 【ゲンカク】 hallucination, illusion
- 変幻 【ヘンゲン】 transformation
- 夢幻 【ムゲン】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Kun reading compounds
- 幻 【まぼろし】 phantom, vision, illusion, apparition, something fleeting, short-lived dream, fabled item, mythical thing, very rare thing
- 幻を追う 【まぼろしをおう】 to pursue an illusion, to pursue a fantasy, to pursue phantoms
- 夢幻 【むげん】 dreams, fantasy, visions
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- visión
- espejismo
- ilusión
- aparición
Portuguese
- fantasma
- visão
- sonho
- ilusão
- aparição
French
- chimère
- fantôme
- fantasme
- vision
- rêve
- illusion
- apparition
| 2753 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2772.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e7b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
- 覚悟 【カクゴ】 readiness, (mental) preparedness, resolution, determination, resignation (to one's fate)
- 視聴覚 【シチョウカク】 senses of seeing and hearing, audiovisual
- 才覚 【サイカク】 ready wit, quick wits, resourcefulness, talent, acumen, powers, knack, raising (money)
Kun reading compounds
- 覚える 【おぼえる】 to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember, to learn, to pick up, to acquire, to feel, to think, to regard
- 覚ます 【さます】 to awaken, to arouse from sleep, to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of), to sober up, to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil
- 覚める 【さめる】 to wake, to wake up, to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
- 悟る 【さとる】 to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment
Readings
- Korean:
- gag, gyo
Spanish
- memorizar
- recordar
- despertarse
- comprender
- aclararse
Portuguese
- memorizar
- aprender
- recordar
- acordar
- ficar sóbrio
French
- mémoriser
- se rappeler
- perception
- sens
- réveil
- dessoûler
| 363 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 439 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 896 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 397 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 889 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1752 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 605 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 615 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 208 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1646 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3217 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1668 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34846 | Morohashi |
| 2604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 325 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 347 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 581 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 9021.6 | Four corner code |
| 3221.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 899a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |
用
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
107 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 用 【ヨウ】 business, task, errand, engagement, use, purpose, for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ..., call of nature, excretion
- 用意 【ヨウイ】 preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
- 登用 【トウヨウ】 appointment, assignment, promotion
- 効用 【コウヨウ】 use, utility, effect, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 用いる 【もちいる】 to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たから
- Korean:
- yong
Spanish
- uso
- empleo
- trabajo
- usar
- hacer uso de
Portuguese
- utilizar
- negócios
- serviço
- usar
- empregar
French
- se servir de
- affaires
- service
- utiliser
- employer
| 146 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 215 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 102 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2993 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 219 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 107 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2569 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1189 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21703 | Morohashi |
| 2976 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3721 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1181 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 177 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 116 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2r3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7528 | Unicode hex code |