| 1931 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1123 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 313 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1012 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 536 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 258 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1078 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 784 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2602 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1804 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1764 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10537 | Morohashi |
| 2098 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1748 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1296 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恋愛 【レンアイ】 love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
- 恋歌 【コイウタ】 love song, love poem
- 悲恋 【ヒレン】 blighted love, disappointed love
- 狂恋 【キョウレン】 mad love, excessive infatuation
Kun reading compounds
- 恋う 【こう】 to love
- 恋 【こい】 (romantic) love
- 恋人 【こいびと】 lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
- リア恋 【リアこい】 being in love with an idol, actor, etc., fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
- 片恋 【かたこい】 unrequited love, one-sided love
- 恋しい 【こいしい】 yearned for, longed for, missed
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- romance
- amor
- enamoramiento
- enamorado
- querido
- enamorarse
Portuguese
- romance
- apaixonar-se
- sentir saudades
- sentir falta
French
- chérir
- amour
- idylle
- languir
- manquer
| 458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 0033.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 604b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鞘翅類 【ショウシルイ】 coleopterans, beetles
- 髄鞘 【ズイショウ】 myelin sheath (around the axon of a neuron)
- 葉鞘 【ヨウショウ】 leaf sheath, vagina
Kun reading compounds
- 鞘 【さや】 scabbard, sheath, cap (on pen, brush, etc.), case, sleeve, margin (between two prices), spread, markup, commission, enclosure, outer fence
- 鞘当て 【さやあて】 rivalry in love, rivalry for the heart of a woman, quarrel over something trivial, storm in a teacup, quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
- 元サヤ 【もとサヤ】 getting back together, being reconciled, returning to normal
- 弓は袋に太刀は鞘 【ゆみはふくろにたちはさや】 the world is at peace, bows in bags and swords in sheaths
Readings
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5099 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2542 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2259 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1598 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42850X | Morohashi |
| 6587 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 4952.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9798 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
91 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 当 【トウ】 this, our, the ... in question, the said ..., right, justice, fairness, checking account
- 当確 【トウカク】 projected to win, sure to be elected, home free
- 順当 【ジュントウ】 proper, right, reasonable
- 過当 【カトウ】 excessive, exorbitant
Kun reading compounds
- 当たる 【あたる】 to be hit, to strike, to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed, to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to, to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.), to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win, to be successful, to go well, to be a hit, to face, to confront, to lie (in the direction of), to undertake, to be assigned, to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted, to be called on (e.g. by a teacher), to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at, to be unnecessary, to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak, to feel a bite (in fishing), (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil, to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison), to shave, to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship
- 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 【あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ】 a prediction may or may not come true, only god knows what will happen
- 当たり 【あたり】 hit, success, guess, prediction, affability, friendliness, sensation, touch, bruise (on fruit), situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move, bite (of a fish on a hook), strike, per, each
- 当たり前 【あたりまえ】 natural, reasonable, obvious, usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm
- 坪当たり 【つぼあたり】 per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 当て 【あて】 aim, object, purpose, end, expectations, prospects, hopes, something that can be relied upon, snack served with alcoholic drink, pad, guard, blow, strike, addressed to, per
- 当てる 【あてる】 to hit, to expose, to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against, to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class), to guess (an answer), to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
- 引き当て 【ひきあて】 mortgage, security
- 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
- 当に 【まさに】 really (ought to), certainly (should), naturally
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たい
- Korean:
- dang
Spanish
- acertar
- realizarse
- tocar
- ganar
- adivinar
Portuguese
- golpear
- direita
- apropriada
- ele próprio
French
- frapper
- juste
- approprié
- lui-même
| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 200 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 183 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 93 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 96 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 517 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 77 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 77 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9913 | Morohashi |
| 2177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1706 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1153 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 68 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 132 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1075 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9017.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f53 | Unicode hex code |