| 217 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 139 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 126 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 639 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 270 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 574 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 553 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 35 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 551 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 560 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 739 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 853 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2131 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 688 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11769 | Morohashi |
| 3410 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2059 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 681 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 736 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 85 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
genius, years old, cubic shaku
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1497 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 才 【サイ】 ability, gift, talent, aptitude, genius, sai, traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
- 歳 【サイ】 ... years old, age (of) ...
- 鬼才 【キサイ】 wizard, genius, remarkable talent, exceptional ability
- 英才 【エイサイ】 genius, brilliance, unusual talent, gifted person, person of unusual talent
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- capacidad
- habilidad
- años de edad
Portuguese
- gênio
- anos antigos
French
- génie
- "(x) ans" (âge)
- shaku cubique (18,04 ml)
| 1447 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.0 | Four corner code |
| 4020.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 624d | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
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)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 557 | Morohashi |
| 86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f73 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |