| 1196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 875 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1498 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1219 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1077 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10618P | Morohashi |
| 2659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
925 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恵雨 【ケイウ】 welcome rain
- 恵泉女学園大学 【ケイセンジョガクエンダイガク】 Keisen University
- 互恵 【ゴケイ】 reciprocity, mutual benefit
- 慈恵 【ジケイ】 mercy and love
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 悪知恵 【ワルヂエ】 cunning, craft, guile, slyness
- 付け知恵 【ツケヂエ】 hint, suggestion
Kun reading compounds
- 恵む 【めぐむ】 to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
- 恵み 【めぐみ】 blessing, grace
- 恵みの雨 【めぐみのあめ】 welcome rain, merciful rain, blessed rain, rain after a long dry period
- 天の恵み 【てんのめぐみ】 God's gift, God's blessing, grace of God, godsend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 け、 さと、 さとし、 しげ、 へい、 み、 やす
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- favor
- bendición
- gracia
- bondad
- ser bondadoso
- favorecer
Portuguese
- favor
- benção
- graça
- gentileza
French
- bénéficier de
- faveur divine
- grâce
- gentillesse
| 1558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6075 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1995 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胡散 【ウサン】 suspicious
- 胡散臭い 【ウサンクサイ】 suspicious-looking, shady, questionable, dubious, fishy
- 胡 【コ】 barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
- 胡椒 【コショウ】 pepper
- 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
- 京胡 【キョウコ】 jinghu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow)
- 誤魔化す 【ゴマカス】 to deceive, to cheat, to swindle, to falsify, to misrepresent, to lie about, to tamper with, to fiddle, to doctor, to cook, to evade (a question, taxes, etc.), to dodge, to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.), to smooth over, to get one's way out of (a difficult situation), to explain away, to embezzle, to pocket
- 胡麻 【ゴマ】 sesame seeds, sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えびす、 くる
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- bárbaro
- extranjero
Portuguese
French
| 3753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2206 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1057 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29400 | Morohashi |
| 4792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2470 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2537 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of sea, waters
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苔状 【タイジョウ】 mossy
- 苔癬 【タイセン】 lichen
- 青苔 【セイタイ】 green moss
- 掃苔 【ソウタイ】 visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival), removal of moss from a tombstone
Kun reading compounds
- 苔 【こけ】 moss, short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
- コケ植物 【コケしょくぶつ】 bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3921 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 929 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30778X | Morohashi |
| 5001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2356 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k5.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4460.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82d4 | Unicode hex code |