| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歳 【サイ】 ... years old, age (of) ...
- 歳月 【サイゲツ】 time, years
- 歳歳 【サイサイ】 annual
- 年年歳歳 【ネンネンサイサイ】 annually, every year, year in year out, from year to year
- 歳暮 【セイボ】 year-end gift, end of the year, year end
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年取った 【としとった】 old (person), aged
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 大年 【おおとし】 New Year's Eve, Jupiter (planet)
- 年 【とせ】 counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 二十歳 【はたとせ】 twenty years
Readings
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Fim de ano
- idade
- ocasião
- oportunidade
French
- fin d'année
- âge
- compteur d'années
- occasion
- opportunité
| 1294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2434 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1418 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 479 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 487 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 703 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1131 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3131 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1605 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16326P | Morohashi |
| 2490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 512 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 551 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2125.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
| 801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1364 | Morohashi |
| 2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5150 | Unicode hex code |