| 1532 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 548 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1452 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 828 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 845 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 489 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 633 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11188P | Morohashi |
| 687 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 626 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 673 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1704 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1808 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 憎悪 【ゾウオ】 hatred, abhorrence, loathing, detestation
- 憎悪犯罪 【ゾウオハンザイ】 hate crime
Kun reading compounds
- 憎む 【にくむ】 to hate, to detest
- 憎い 【にくい】 hateful, detestable, abominable, vexing, provoking, amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful
- 憎らしい 【にくらしい】 odious, hateful, detestable, horrible, (speaking ironically) darling
- 憎しみ 【にくしみ】 hatred
- 憎しみ合う 【にくしみあう】 to hate each other, to hate mutually
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- odiar
- detestar
Portuguese
- odiar
- detesta
French
- haine
- détester
| 1178 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k11.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 9806.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 618e | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 犯 【ハン】 perpetrators of (some) crime, (some type of) crime
- 犯行 【ハンコウ】 crime, criminal act, offence, offense
- 共犯 【キョウハン】 complicity
- 防犯 【ボウハン】 prevention of crime, security (device, camera, etc.)
- 違犯 【イハン】 offense (against the law), offence, violation
- 重犯 【ジュウハン】 felony, major offence, felon, old offender
Kun reading compounds
- 犯す 【おかす】 to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake), to break (e.g. rule), to violate, to transgress, to contravene, to rape, to violate, to ravish, to deflower
Readings
- Korean:
- beom
Spanish
- crimen
- delito
- ofensa
- cometer
- perpetrar un delito
- violar
Portuguese
- crime
- pecado
- ofensa
French
- crime
- péché
- délit
| 859 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 789 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 768 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 711 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2869 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 771 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 726 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 882 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 903 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1046 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1299 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 229 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1426 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20238 | Morohashi |
| 196 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3554 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1414 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1517 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 652 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4721.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 72af | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
732 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 罪 【ザイ】 crime
- 罪悪 【ザイアク】 crime, sin, vice
- 同罪 【ドウザイ】 same crime, being equally guilty, bearing the same amount of responsibility
- 功罪 【コウザイ】 merits and demerits, good points and bad points, strengths and weaknesses
Kun reading compounds
- 罪 【つみ】 crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion, penalty, sentence, punishment, fault, responsibility, culpability, thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
- 罪滅ぼし 【つみほろぼし】 atonement (for one's sins), expiation, making amends, making up for (a misdeed)
- 無実の罪 【むじつのつみ】 false charge
- 重い罪 【おもいつみ】 serious crime, grave crime
Readings
- Korean:
- joe
Spanish
- culpabilidad
- pecado
- delito
- crimen
- defecto
- culpa
Portuguese
- culpa
- pecado
- crime
- falta
- ofensa
French
- culpabilité
- péché
- crime
- faute
- responsabilité
- délit
| 794 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 713 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 686 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 928 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3643 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 748 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2006 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 885 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 906 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1047 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1464 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1673 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1651 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28293 | Morohashi |
| 2610 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1636 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1764 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 775 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 6011.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f6a | Unicode hex code |