| 1536 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1980 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 832 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2065 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1012 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9753 | Morohashi |
| 288 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弥撒 【ミサ】 (Catholic) Mass
- 弥勒 【ミロク】 Maitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku
- 沙弥 【シャミ】 male Buddhist novice
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
- 弥久 【ビキュウ】 extending over a long time
- 弥縫 【ビホウ】 patching up
Kun reading compounds
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 弥栄 【いやさか】 prosperity, prospering, flourishing, best of luck, all the best, hurray, hoorah
- 弥 【いや】 more and more, increasingly, extremely, very
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 愈 【いよいよ】 more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, finally, beyond doubt, (at the) last moment, worst possible time
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わたる、 みつ、 ひろ、 よ
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- más aún
- progresivamente
Portuguese
French
| 3h5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1829.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f25 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勒 【ロク】 bit (horse mouthpiece), second stroke in the Eight Principles of Yong, rightward stroke
- 勒する 【ロクスル】 to manage, to carve, to write (for posterity)
- 弥勒 【ミロク】 Maitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku
- 鉄勒 【テツロク】 Tiele people, a Central Asian Turkic people
Readings
- Korean:
- reug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5089 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2386 | Morohashi |
| 545 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2g9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 4452.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-80-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d2 | Unicode hex code |
kind of grass, sacred tree
- On:
- ボ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2086 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
- 菩提 【ボダイ】 bodhi, enlightenment, happiness in the next world
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
- sonido 'bo' en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
| 3978 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1992 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31205X | Morohashi |
| 5093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2957 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k8.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4460.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83e9 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1984 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 薩英戦争 【サツエイセンソウ】 Anglo-Satsuma War (1863), Bombardment of Kagoshima
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
- 観自在菩薩 【カンジザイボサツ】 Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva), Avalokitesvara, Kannon, Kwannon, Guanyin, Buddhist deity of compassion
- 菩薩 【ボサツ】 bodhisattva, one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha, High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court), title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さっ
- Korean:
- sal
Spanish
- Buda
- sonido 'satsu' en sánscrito
Portuguese
French
| 4066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2684 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3016 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2104 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 32189P | Morohashi |
| 5217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2956 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2962 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k13.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-14 | SKIP code |
| 4421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85a9 | Unicode hex code |