| 880 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 870 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 377 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1515 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1089 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 510 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 786 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 800 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 175 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 590 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1033 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9319 | Morohashi |
| 3116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1024 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1100 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 900 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
588 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 座 【ザ】 seat, place, position, status, gathering, party, company, atmosphere (of a gathering), stand, pedestal, platform, trade guild, attaches to the names of constellations, attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes, counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
- 座敷 【ザシキ】 tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
- 連座 【レンザ】 implication (in a crime), involvement, sitting in a row (in the same seat)
- 同坐 【ドウザ】 sitting together, the same theater (theatre), involvement, entanglement, implication
Kun reading compounds
- 座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still
Readings
- Korean:
- jwa
Spanish
- sitio
- asiento
- constelación
- sentarse
Portuguese
- agachar
- assento
- almofada
- reunião
- sentar
French
- s'accroupir
- s'asseoir
- siège
- coussin
- rassemblement
- théâtre
- constellation
| 572 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 0021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ea7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禅 【ゼン】 dhyana (profound meditation), Zen (Buddhism)
- 禅寺 【ゼンデラ】 Zen temple
- 吹禅 【スイゼン】 Zen blowing meditation (performed with shakuhachi)
- 如来禅 【ニョライゼン】 Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- Zen
- meditación
Portuguese
- Zen
- meditação silenciosa
French
- Zen
- méditation
| 1502 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1063 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1580 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1886 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1540 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1642 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1426 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1949 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24787P | Morohashi |
| 1032 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4104 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1930 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3225.6 | Four corner code |
| 3925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7985 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 壮 【ソウ】 vibrancy, strength, bravery, manliness, one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man), counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |