| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold, poor circulation
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 能 【ノウ】 talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)
- 能楽 【ノウガク】 noh play
- 有能 【ユウノウ】 able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
- 芸能 【ゲイノウ】 public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments
Kun reading compounds
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 良く良く 【よくよく】 carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
- 能う 【あたう】 to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)
- 能う限り 【あたうかぎり】 as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 の、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- neung, nae
Spanish
- habilidad
- talento
- capacidad
- aptitud
- teatro japonés
Portuguese
- capacidade
- talento
- habilidade
French
- capacité
- habileté
- talent
- adresse
| 691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 787 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 766 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1397 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 411 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1018 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29454 | Morohashi |
| 1323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4809 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 285 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 2221.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80fd | Unicode hex code |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20013 | Morohashi |
| 945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2454.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7279 | Unicode hex code |