| 1584 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2066 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3439 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1770 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2410 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9927 | Morohashi |
| 1708 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2850 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彗星 【スイセイ】 comet
- 彗星のように現れる 【スイセイノヨウニアラワレル】 to become famous overnight, to burst into fame
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- hye, se
Spanish
- cometa
Portuguese
French
| 0a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5517.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-55-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f57 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), asterisk, star (actor, player, etc.), dot, spot, fleck, bullseye, perp, perpetrator, culprit, offender, suspect, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, (pyrotechnic) star
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
| 264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13837 | Morohashi |
| 2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1510 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一覧 【イチラン】 look, glance, sight, having a look at, looking over, glancing through, running one's eyes over, summary, list, table, catalog, catalogue
- 遊覧 【ユウラン】 sightseeing
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
- ver
- mirar
Portuguese
- Ler com atenção
- ver
French
- lecture
- voir
- prendre connaissance
| 1001 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 991 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1197 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4292 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 934 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2695 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1291 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1831 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1648 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3538 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1827 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2485 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 863 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34928 | Morohashi |
| 2854 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 855 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 919 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1001 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3457 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 7821.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89a7 | Unicode hex code |