| 689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 590 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 561 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 469 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 316 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 532 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 579 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 588 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1304 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10390 | Morohashi |
| 2059 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1800 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1590 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1715 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 333 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 514 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
- On:
- ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 念 【ネン】 sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
- 念願 【ネンガン】 one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
- 執念 【シュウネン】 tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
- 通念 【ツウネン】 common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea
Readings
- Korean:
- nyeom
Spanish
- deseo
- pensamiento
- sentimiento
Portuguese
- desejo
- sentido
- idéia
- pensamento
- sentimento
- atenção
French
- désir
- souhait
- sens
- idée
- pensée
- sentiment
- attention
| 2858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ff5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1711 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 珠算 【シュザン】 calculation on an abacus
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 遺珠 【イシュ】 unknown literary masterpiece, lost pearl
- 滄海遺珠 【ソウカイノイシュ】 talented person unbeknownst to the world
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), 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
- 珠算 【しゅざん】 calculation on an abacus
- 射干玉 【ぬばたま】 pitch-black, darkness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 とも、 ま、 み
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- perla
- gema
- joya
Portuguese
- pérola
- gema
- jóia
French
- perle
- gemme
- joyau
| 1349 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1540 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2936 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1585 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1534 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1077 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1504 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1603 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1769 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1317 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 643 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20956 | Morohashi |
| 947 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3637 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 258 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 274 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1364 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1519.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 73e0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藻類 【ソウルイ】 seaweed, algae
- 藻菌類 【ソウキンルイ】 algal fungi
- 海藻 【カイソウ】 seaweed
- 石灰藻 【セッカイソウ】 calcareous algae
Kun reading compounds
- 藻 【も】 algae, waterweed, seaweed, duckweed
- 藻掻く 【もがく】 to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm, to act frantically, to make desperate efforts
- 山椒藻 【さんしょうも】 floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
- 菅藻 【すがも】 Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- alga marina
Portuguese
- algas
- planta flutuante
French
- algue
- lentille d'eau
| 1531 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2031 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1710 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2837 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1657 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1771 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1839 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 674 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3033 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32401X | Morohashi |
| 2384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5254 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2035 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k16.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 4419.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85fb | Unicode hex code |