| 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
- 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 3
JLPT level N3
941 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遊撃 【ユウゲキ】 raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short
- 遊園地 【ユウエンチ】 amusement park
- 浮遊 【フユウ】 floating, drifting, suspension, wandering (about)
- 外遊 【ガイユウ】 foreign travel
- 遊撃 【ユウゲキ】 raid, military attack by a mobile unit, hit-and-run attack, search-and-kill mission, search-and-destroy mission, military action without a predetermined target, attacking the enemy or assisting allies as the opportunity arises, shortstop, short
- 遊園地 【ユウエンチ】 amusement park
Kun reading compounds
- 遊ぶ 【あそぶ】 to play (games, sports), to enjoy oneself, to have a good time, to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.), to be idle, to do nothing, to be unused, to meet up (with friends), to hang out, to give oneself up (to gambling, drinking, etc.), to go to (for pleasure or for study), to tease (someone), to play (with), to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration
- 遊糸 【ゆうし】 gossamer, heat haze, shimmer of hot air
- 遊ばす 【あそばす】 to let (someone) play, to keep (someone) amused, to entertain, to leave idle, to not make use of, to let go to waste, to do, to do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あす、 う
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- jugar
- viajar
- moverse libremente
Portuguese
- Jogo
- jogar
French
- jouer
| 326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 402 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 728 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4726 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 587 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 962 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1809 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1003 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1040 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 712 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3896 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2008 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1056 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38994P | Morohashi |
| 3142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6093 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1047 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1126 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 411 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 447 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3830.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 904a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1880 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冗談 【ジョウダン】 joke, jest, funny story
- 戯曲 【ギキョク】 drama, play, Chinese opera
- 遊戯 【ユウギ】 play, playing, game, play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
- 性戯 【セイギ】 sex act, sexual play
- 冗談 【ジョウダン】 joke, jest, funny story
- 戯作 【ゲサク】 cheap literature, writing for amusement, light literature popular in the late Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 戯れる 【たわむれる】 to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke, to flirt with, to have elegance, to have refinement
- 戯れる 【たわむれる】 to be playful, to gambol, to be amused (with something), to play, to sport, to frolic, to joke, to flirt with, to have elegance, to have refinement
- 戯れる 【じゃれる】 to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.), to frisk, to gambol, to frolic
Readings
- Korean:
- heui, hwi, ho
Spanish
- jugueteo
- broma
- diversión
- teatro
- función
- juguetear
- bromear
- flirtear
Portuguese
- brincadeira
- jogo
- esporte
French
- divertissement
- jeu
- sport
| 1138 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1632 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 246 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1298 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1331 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2350 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1679 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1901 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2351 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1654 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2013 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11665 | Morohashi |
| 1875 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1994 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2149 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1766 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2325.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 622f | Unicode hex code |