| 152 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 241 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 222 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 504 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 62 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 804 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 175 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1483A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 304 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 114 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 785 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1828 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10717 | Morohashi |
| 2745 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1951 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 295 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 369 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
530 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悪 【アク】 evil, wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
- 悪質 【アクシツ】 malicious, vicious, malignant, underhanded, shoddy, inferior, poor-quality, second-rate
- 害悪 【ガイアク】 harm, injury, evil (influence)
- 改悪 【カイアク】 changing (something) for the worse, disimprovement, deterioration
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 悪血 【アクチ】 impure blood
- 自己嫌悪 【ジコケンオ】 self-hatred, self-abhorrence, self-loathing
- 好悪 【コウオ】 likes and dislikes
Kun reading compounds
- 悪い 【わるい】 bad, poor, undesirable, poor (quality), inferior, insufficient, evil, sinful, ugly, not beautiful, at fault, to blame, in the wrong, bad (at doing something), unprofitable, unbeneficial, sorry, (my) bad, unforgivable
- 悪い行い 【わるいおこない】 bad deed, evil deed
- 悪し 【あし】 bad, evil
- 悪しからず 【あしからず】 don't get me wrong, but ..., I'm sorry
- 難い 【にくい】 difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 安んぞ 【いずくんぞ】 how, why
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
Readings
- Korean:
- ag, o
Spanish
- malo
- incorrecto
- equivocado
- odio
- mal
Portuguese
- mal
- ruim
- falso
- mau
- errado
French
- mauvais
- vice
- vaurien
- faux
- mal
| 3258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 60aa | Unicode hex code |
sequential, follow
- On:
- ジュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1699 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 循環器 【ジュンカンキ】 circulatory organ
- 循環 【ジュンカン】 circulation, rotation, cycle, loop
- 因循 【インジュン】 indecision, vacillation
Readings
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- girar
- dar vueltas
Portuguese
- sequencial
- companheiro
French
- cycle
- circulation
- camarade
| 1378 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1674 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1625 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1707 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1282 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1479 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1576 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1387 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 633 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 704 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 423 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10187 | Morohashi |
| 578 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1854 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1531 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2079 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2226.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5faa | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
409 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 環 【カン】 ring, band, rim, ring, circum-
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 円環 【エンカン】 circle, ring, torus
- 外環 【ガイカン】 outer ring, outer loop
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 浮き輪 【うきわ】 swim ring, swimming ring, life buoy, life belt, life preserver, lifesaver
- 腕輪 【うでわ】 bracelet, bangle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たま、 たまき
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- círculo
- anillo
- eslabón
- giro
Portuguese
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- roda
French
- anneau
- cercle
- roue
- maillon
| 1115 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 991 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2970 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1568 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 737 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2620 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1035 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1323 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1395 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1011 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 844 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21287 | Morohashi |
| 1090 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3680 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 836 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1875 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3165 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-13 | SKIP code |
| 1613.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 74b0 | Unicode hex code |