| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 718 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1119 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10347P | Morohashi |
| 3066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 362 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
- 応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement, cheering, rooting (for), support
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining
Kun reading compounds
- 応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 まさ
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- contestar
- responder
- aceptar
- apropiado
- adecuado
Portuguese
- Candidatar-se
- resposta
- sim
- OK
- aceitar
French
- postuler
- oui
- OK
- accepter
- combler (satisfaire)
- répondre
| 558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 0023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fdc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
809 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 募集 【ボシュウ】 recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications, raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation, flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
- 募金 【ボキン】 fundraising, collection of contributions, donating, donation, contribution
- 公募 【コウボ】 public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment, public offering (of securities)
- 急募 【キュウボ】 hurried recruitment, urgent recruitment
Kun reading compounds
- 募る 【つのる】 to become stronger, to grow in intensity, to grow violent, to become worse, to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
Readings
- Korean:
- mo
Spanish
- reclutar
- requerir
- recolectar
Portuguese
- recrutar
- campanha
- juntar (contribuições)
- alistar
- ficar violento
French
- recruter
- mener une campagne
- appel (contributions)
- enrôler
- devenir violent
| 1787 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 710 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1275 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 374 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1718 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1519 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1155 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 225 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1492 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2013 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 869 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2416X | Morohashi |
| 2316 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 551 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 861 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 925 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1507 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1945 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4442.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52df | 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 |