| 1889 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 795 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1108 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4093 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1816 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11685X | Morohashi |
| 3302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2702 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1938 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2332 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戴冠式 【タイカンシキ】 coronation ceremony, enthronement
- 戴冠 【タイカン】 coronation, crowning
- 奉戴 【ホウタイ】 choosing (a nobleman) as the leader or president of a company or organization
Kun reading compounds
- 頂く 【いただく】 to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy, to eat, to drink, to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top), to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president), to get someone to do something
- 戴くものは夏も小袖 【いただくものはなつもこそで】 taking whatever one can get one's hands on, being greedy, accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer
Readings
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- poner encima
- coronar
- recibir agradecidamente
- comer
- beber
Portuguese
French
- couronnement
- vivre sous (un chef)
- recevoir
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 4-18-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 4385.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6234 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
659 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夏 【カ】 Xia dynasty (of China; c. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological), Hsia dynasty
- 夏季 【カキ】 summer season
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 盛夏 【セイカ】 midsummer, height of summer
- 夏 【ゲ】 summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)
- 夏至 【ゲシ】 summer solstice
- 一夏 【イチゲ】 one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat)
- 半夏 【ハンゲ】 crow dipper (Pinellia tuber), 11th day after the summer solstice, last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Kun reading compounds
- 夏 【なつ】 summer
- 夏季 【かき】 summer season
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 常夏 【とこなつ】 everlasting summer
Readings
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- verano
Portuguese
- verão
French
- été
| 52 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 82 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 580 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 58 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 163 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 148 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 461 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 469 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 402 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2619 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1339 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1815 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 302 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5720 | Morohashi |
| 2113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 317 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 188 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 1024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 590f | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7473 | Morohashi |
| 7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 9000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1960 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 袖手傍観 【シュウシュボウカン】 looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves), remaining a passive onlooker
- 袖珍 【シュウチン】 pocket size
- 領袖 【リョウシュウ】 leader, chief, boss
Kun reading compounds
- 袖 【そで】 sleeve, wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.), flap (of a dust jacket)
- 袖裏 【そでうら】 lining of a sleeve, sleeve lining
- 小袖 【こそで】 short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period), padded silk garment
- 舞台袖 【ぶたいそで】 wings of a stage, side stage, coulisse
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- manga (ropa)
- ala (edificio)
- extensión
- manga
Portuguese
French
- manche
- aile (bâtiment)
- rallonge (table)
- virer qu'un
| 1495 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4224 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1107 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1024 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1117 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34192 | Morohashi |
| 1164 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5444 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1189 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 3526.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8896 | Unicode hex code |