| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 183 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 93 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 96 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 517 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 77 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 77 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9913 | Morohashi |
| 2177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1153 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 68 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 132 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
- 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
- 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
- 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant
Kun reading compounds
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
- 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
- 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
- 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
- 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
- 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
- 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たい
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- acertar
- realizarse
- tocar
- ganar
- adivinar
Portuguese
- golpear
- direita
- apropriada
- ele próprio
French
- frapper
- juste
- approprié
- lui-même
| 1075 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9017.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f53 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
| 449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39127P | Morohashi |
| 3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 3730.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9078 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
| 723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19113 | Morohashi |
| 2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2340 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7121 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
538 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 効 【コウ】 efficacy, benefit, efficiency, effect, result, success
- 効果 【コウカ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result, effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
- 実効 【ジッコウ】 practical effect, efficacy, efficiency
- 時効 【ジコウ】 statute of limitations, lapse of rights after a period of time, prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription), becoming invalid or void after a set time, ageing, aging
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
- 効き目 【ききめ】 effect, virtue, efficacy, impression, one's dominant eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hyo
Spanish
- eficacia
- eficiencia
- efecto
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- mérito
- eficácia
- eficiência
- benefício
French
- efficacité
- bénéfique
- mérite
| 782 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 671 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 722 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 623 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 370 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 835 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 216 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 849 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2334 | Morohashi |
| 1265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1276 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1369 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 0442.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52b9 | Unicode hex code |