| 1168 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1714 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1680 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1618 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1295 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1205 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1524 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1934 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 834 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3109 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2172 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1821 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10596 | Morohashi |
| 2459 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1803 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1943 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1329 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恐悦 【キョウエツ】 delight
- 恐悦至極 【キョウエツシゴク】 extremely delighted
Kun reading compounds
- 恭しい 【うやうやしい】 polite, respectful, reverent
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 やす、 やすし、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- respeto
- reverencia
Portuguese
- respeito
- reverencia
French
- respectueux
| 1940 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4433.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 606d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帝国主義 【テイコクシュギ】 imperialism
- 帝国 【テイコク】 empire, Empire of Japan
- 女帝 【ジョテイ】 empress
- 大帝 【タイテイ】 great emperor, ... the Great
Kun reading compounds
- 帝 【みかど】 emperor (of Japan), mikado, (the gates of an) imperial residence
- 帝揚羽 【みかどあげは】 common jay (species of swallowtail butterfly, Graphium doson)
- 時の帝 【ときのみかど】 emperor of the time
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- soberano
- emperador
Portuguese
- soberano
- o imperador
- Deus
- criador
French
- souverain
- empereur
- dieu
- créateur
| 1616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1024 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 305 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 906 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 971 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1179 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1237 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1066 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 561 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2573 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 442 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8865 | Morohashi |
| 2073 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 435 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 466 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1250 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e1d | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魏 【ギ】 Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE), Cao Wei, Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)
- 巍々 【ギギ】 towering (mountains), soaring, lofty, majestic
- 阿魏 【アギ】 asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
- 西魏 【セイギ】 Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)
Readings
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
| 45872 | Morohashi |
| 6841 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 5d13.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 2641.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-82-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b4f | Unicode hex code |