| 226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12034 | Morohashi |
| 378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
| 1378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5206.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6307 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 海原 【うなばら】 ocean, sea, the deep
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茉莉 【マツリ】 Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- jazmín
Portuguese
French
| 2218 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1467 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31034X | Morohashi |
| 2284 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5044 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2349 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2437 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4492.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-72-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8389 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1978 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 乃至 【ナイシ】 from ... to, between ... and, or
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 乃公出でずんば 【ダイコウイデズンバ】 what will happen to everyone else if I am not the one who goes?
- 【ノ】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
- 乃 【ノ】 's, of, belonging to
Kun reading compounds
- 【の】 indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion, indicates emotional emphasis, indicates question
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 即ち 【すなわち】 that is (to say), namely, i.e., precisely, exactly, just, nothing but, neither more nor less, (and) then
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おさむ、 お、 のり
- Korean:
- nae
Spanish
- de (partícula posesiva)
- tú
- qué hora
Portuguese
French
- enclitique "no"
- de
- a la suite de quoi
- par conséquence
| 1960 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 145 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1962 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 27 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2003 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3643 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 693 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 113 | Morohashi |
| 2927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 686 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 741 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e43 | Unicode hex code |