| 1061 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1367 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1176 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1291 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1476 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1573 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1450 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 354 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 723 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10483 | Morohashi |
| 297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 773 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1172 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1634 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 怪 【カイ】 mystery, wonder
- 怪獣 【カイジュウ】 monster
- 奇々怪々 【キキカイカイ】 very strange, bizarre, weird, mysterious
- 夜道怪 【ヤドウカイ】 folk monster who wanders at night injuring and kidnapping people
- 怪我 【ケガ】 injury, wound, mistake, accident, loss
- けが人 【ケガニン】 wounded person, injured person
- 物怪 【モッケ】 unexpected
- 物の怪 【モノノケ】 (vengeful) ghost, specter, spectre
Kun reading compounds
- 怪しい 【あやしい】 suspicious, dubious, questionable, dodgy, shady, fishy, doubtful, unsure, uncertain, unlikely, implausible, untrustworthy, unreliable, clumsy, awkward, shaky, poor, strange, weird, eerie, spooky, uncanny, ominous (e.g. weather), threatening, dangerous (e.g. financial situation), uncertain, suspicious (of a potential amorous relation), mysterious, bewitching, alluring, enticing, enchanting
- 怪しい手つきで 【あやしいてつきで】 clumsily, with clumsy hands
- 怪しむ 【あやしむ】 to suspect
Readings
- Korean:
- goe
Spanish
- desconfiado
- receloso
- misterio
- fantasma
- sospechoso
- desconfiar
- recelar
- dudar
- sospechar
Portuguese
- Suspeito
- mistério
- aparição
French
- méfiant
- mystère
- apparition
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 9701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 602a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1714 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獣 【ケモノ】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣医 【ジュウイ】 veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet
- 鳥獣 【チョウジュウ】 birds and wild animals, wildlife
- 海獣 【カイジュウ】 marine mammal
Kun reading compounds
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
- 獣の数字 【けもののすうじ】 number of the beast (666)
- 獣 【けもの】 beast, brute, animal, animal with human characteristics
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- animal
- bestia
- res
Portuguese
- animal
- besta
French
- bête
- animal
| 1366 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1366 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1531 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1582 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1864 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1298 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1217 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1952 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20714P | Morohashi |
| 1892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1933 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1838 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-4 | SKIP code |
| 9363.4 | Four corner code |
| 3363.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7363 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 映画館 【エイガカン】 movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
- 映画 【エイガ】 movie, film, motion picture
- 大映 【ダイエイ】 Daiei Motion Picture Company
- 開映 【カイエイ】 beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre), starting a screening
Kun reading compounds
- 映る 【うつる】 to be reflected, to harmonize with (harmonise), to come out (photo), to be projected, to be displayed (on a screen)
- 映す 【うつす】 to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
- 映える 【はえる】 to shine, to glow, to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 え、 てる
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- reflejo
- reflexión
- reflejar
- reflejarse
- proyectarse
- proyectar
Portuguese
- reflitir
- reflexão
- projeção
French
- projection
- refléter
- réflexion
| 830 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 813 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 910 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 187 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 840 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 352 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 353 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 234 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 985 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13838 | Morohashi |
| 892 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1879 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 368 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 876 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6503.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6620 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |