| 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 |
witch, demon, evil spirit
- On:
- マ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1514 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魔 【マ】 demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence, -crazed person, -obsessed person, fiend, dreaded, terrible, awful, dreadful
- 魔女 【マジョ】 witch
- 病魔 【ビョウマ】 demon of ill health, disease
- 尼 【アマ】 Buddhist nun, Catholic nun, sister, bitch, Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture), Amazon (online retailer)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
- demonio
- espíritu maligno
Portuguese
- bruxa
- demônio
- espírito do mal
French
- sorcière
- démon
- esprit malfaisant
| 1832 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1326 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5398 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2961 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1418 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1929 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3953 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2035 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2747 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2041 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45906P | Morohashi |
| 3187 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6843 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2022 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2178 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1942 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q18.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-18 | SKIP code |
| 3-11-10 | SKIP code |
| 0021.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b54 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 生息 【セイソク】 inhabiting, living
- 棲遅 【セイチ】 living in tranquility, retiring to the countryside, retirement house
- 共生 【キョウセイ】 coexistence, living together, symbiosis, paragenesis
- 水生 【スイセイ】 aquatic (life), living in the water
Kun reading compounds
- 棲む 【すむ】 to live (of animals), to inhabit, to nest
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずみ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2297 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1246 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14980 | Morohashi |
| 989 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2743 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2496 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2559 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4594.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
133 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 家 【カ】 -ist, -er
- 家屋 【カオク】 house, building
- 研究家 【ケンキュウカ】 researcher, student (of)
- 活動家 【カツドウカ】 activist
- 家 【ケ】 house, family
- 家来 【ケライ】 retainer, retinue, servant
- 本家 【ホンケ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
Kun reading compounds
- 家 【いえ】 house, residence, dwelling, family, household, lineage, family name
- 家主 【やぬし】 landlord, landlady, house owner, home owner, head of the household
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 小家 【こいえ】 small and simple home
- 屋 【や】 shop, store, restaurant, someone who sells (something) or works as (something), someone with a (certain) personality trait, house, roof
- 家内 【かない】 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family
- 長屋 【ながや】 tenement house, row house
- 本家 【ほんけ】 head house (family), birthplace, originator
- 家 【うち】 one's house, one's home, one's family, one's household, house
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- お家 【おうち】 your home, your family, their home, their family, (my) home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 え、 く、 つか、 べ
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
- casa
- hogar
- especialista
Portuguese
- casa
- lar
French
- maison
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 89 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 83 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 81 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1311 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 158 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1185 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 165 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 52 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 480 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2827 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1963 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 547 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7169 | Morohashi |
| 2273 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1337 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 541 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 580 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 46 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 751 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bb6 | Unicode hex code |