| 1305 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1241 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1383 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1520 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1267 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 925 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 910 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12748 | Morohashi |
| 737 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2282 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 822 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1023 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 撮影 【サツエイ】 photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording
- 撮影会 【サツエイカイ】 photography event, photo session, photo shoot
- 特撮 【トクサツ】 special effects, SFX, tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
- 空撮 【クウサツ】 aerial photography
Kun reading compounds
- 撮る 【とる】 to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot
- 摘む 【つまむ】 to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.), to pick up and eat, to snack on, to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up, to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate
Readings
- Korean:
- chwal
Spanish
- recoger
- tomar fotos
Portuguese
- instantâneo
- tirar fotos
French
- photographier
| 1367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 5604.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 64ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |