| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
402 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 早急 【ソウキュウ】 immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
- 早期 【ソウキ】 early stage
- 時期早々 【ジキソウソウ】 premature
- 尚早 【ショウソウ】 prematurity
- 早急 【ソウキュウ】 immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
- 早速 【サッソク】 at once, immediately, without delay, promptly
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早いこと 【はやいこと】 quickly
- 早 【はや】 already, now, by this time, quick, early, fast, rapid
- 甲矢 【はや】 arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
- 千早 【ちはや】 thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
- 早々 【はやはや】 quickly
- 早まる 【はやまる】 to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours), to be moved up, to be advanced, to be hasty, to be rash, to quicken, to speed up, to gather speed
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さか、 さわ、 そ、 わ
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- temprano
- rápido
- pronto
- apresurarse
- precipitarse
- acelerar
Portuguese
- cedo
- rápido
French
- tôt
- rapide
| 104 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 56 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 50 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 259 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 117 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 185 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 295 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 248 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 248 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 966 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13742 | Morohashi |
| 2390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2419 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 26 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 26 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 409 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 55 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 6040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14378 | Morohashi |
| 1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4782.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
| 857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35989 | Morohashi |
| 2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-7 | SKIP code |
| 4860.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b66 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1062 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戒 【カイ】 admonition, commandment, sila (precept)
- 戒厳令 【カイゲンレイ】 martial law
- 懲戒 【チョウカイ】 discipline, punishment, reprimand
- 自戒 【ジカイ】 self-admonition
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- poner cuidado
- mandamiento
- orden
- ordenar
- advertir
- instruir
Portuguese
- mandamentos
French
- châtiment
- avertissement
| 1060 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1191 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1801 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1006 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1330 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 511 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 876 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 896 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 838 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3972 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2043 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 683 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11548 | Morohashi |
| 3204 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2027 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1123 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5340.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6212 | Unicode hex code |