| 1877 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1604 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1965 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1437 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1373 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1648 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1761 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1789 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 918 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1986 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12445P | Morohashi |
| 594 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1967 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2118 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1543 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1079 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 揺曳 【ヨウエイ】 flutter, linger
- 揺蕩 【ヨウトウ】 shaking, swaying
Kun reading compounds
- 揺れる 【ゆれる】 to shake, to sway, to rock, to swing, to tremble, to jolt, to pitch, to roll, to flicker, to become unstable, to become unsettled, to be shaken, to waver
- 揺る 【ゆる】 to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing
- 揺るがす 【ゆるがす】 to shake, to swing, to sway, to shock
- 揺らぐ 【ゆらぐ】 to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble, to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable
- 揺るぐ 【ゆるぐ】 to shake, to waver, to tremble
- 揺する 【ゆする】 to shake, to jolt, to rock (cradle), to swing, to blackmail, to extort, to shake down
- 揺さぶる 【ゆさぶる】 to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway, to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset, to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
- 揺すぶる 【ゆすぶる】 to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing
Readings
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- cimbreo
- temblor
- estremecimiento
- oscilación
- balanceo
- cimbrar
- temblar
- estremecerse
- oscilar
- mecerse
- balancearse
Portuguese
- balançar
- agitar
- oscilação
- sacudir
- tremer
- vibrar
French
- balancer
- secouer
- osciller
- trembler
- vibrer
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5207.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63fa | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 揺籃 【ヨウラン】 cradle
- 子持ち甘藍 【コモチカンラン】 Brussels sprout
Kun reading compounds
- 茶籠 【ちゃかご】 basket for tea ceremony instruments
Readings
- Korean:
- ram
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3452 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26648 | Morohashi |
| 4369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6f15.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-15 | SKIP code |
| 8810.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-68-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c43 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14378 | Morohashi |
| 1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4782.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |