| 1677 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1373 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1648 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1060 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2750 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10312P | Morohashi |
| 2212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 642 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忍 【ニン】 endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint
- 忍耐 【ニンタイ】 endurance, perseverance, patience
- 無生法忍 【ムショウホウニン】 anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
- 中忍 【チュウニン】 ninja commander
Kun reading compounds
- 忍 【しのぶ】 squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii), Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern), color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue), shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle), clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
- 忍ぶ 【しのぶ】 to conceal oneself, to hide, to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with
- 軒忍 【のきしのぶ】 weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
- 立忍 【たちしのぶ】 Japanese claw fern (Onychium japonicum), carrot fern
- 忍ばせる 【しのばせる】 to conceal, to hide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- resistencia
- aguante
- oculto
- escondido
- resistir
- aguantar
- soportar
- ocultarse
- esconderse
- ir a hurtadillas
Portuguese
- suporte
- carregar
- tolerar
- esconder
- ocultar
- espionar
- furtivo
French
- supporter
- endurer
- dissimuler
- cacher
- secret
- espion
- se glisser
- subrepticement
| 3558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1733.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fcd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2042 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏克蘭 【ウクライナ】 Ukraine
- 烏焉魯魚 【ウエンロギョ】 miswriting a word, using the wrong kanji to write a word
- 屋烏 【オクウ】 crow perched on a roof
- 愛及屋烏 【アイキュウオクウ】 infatuation, doting
- 烏秋 【オウチュウ】 black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Kun reading compounds
- 烏 【からす】 crow (Corvus spp.), raven
- 烏河豚 【からす】 Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
- 闇夜に烏 【やみよにからす】 something indistinct, a crow in a pitch-black night
- 八咫の烏 【やたのからす】 Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition), three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- cuervo
Portuguese
French
- corneille
- corbeau
| 229 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1256 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4088 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2811 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18998 | Morohashi |
| 3421 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4d6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2732.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70cf | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 鮫 【さめ】 shark
- 鮫皮 【さめがわ】 shagreen (from a shark or stingray), sharkskin, shark leather
- 藪雨 【やぶさめ】 Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- tiburón
Portuguese
French
| 5294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 46127 | Morohashi |
| 6863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2836 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 11a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-6 | SKIP code |
| 2034.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9bab | Unicode hex code |