| 1139 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1851 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1356 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1387 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1517 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1618 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1791 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 969 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 540 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1423 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12870 | Morohashi |
| 788 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2307 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1411 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1514 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 擬 【ギ】 pseudo-, quasi-
- 疑似 【ギジ】 pseudo, quasi, false, para-, mock, sham, suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
Kun reading compounds
- 紛い 【まがい】 imitation, sham, -like
- 紛い物 【まがいもの】 imitation, fake, sham
- 擬き 【もどき】 -like, pseudo-, mock ..., imitation ..., in the style of ..., comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts), criticism, censure
- 銀竜草擬 【ぎんりょうそうもどき】 Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
- 太平洋赤坊擬 【たいへいようあかぼうもどき】 Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus), Indo-Pacific beaked whale, tropical bottlenose whale
Readings
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- imitar
- comparar
- parecerse
- suponer
Portuguese
- imitar
- alvo (uma arma)
- nomear
- imita
French
- imitation
- pointer une arme
- nommer
- comparer
| 1370 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 5708.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 64ec | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛙 【カエル】 frog, kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
- 海老尾 【エビオ】 goldfish with a shrimp-like tail, head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
Kun reading compounds
- 海老 【えび】 prawn, shrimp, lobster
- 海老芋 【えびいも】 shrimp-shaped taro variety
- 鉄砲蝦 【てっぽうえび】 snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus), pistol prawn
- 猩猩蝦 【しょうじょうえび】 kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えみ
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 33299 | Morohashi |
| 5364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2689 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6d9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 5714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8766 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夷 【イ】 barbarian
- 夷国 【イコク】 land of the barbarians
- 攘夷 【ジョウイ】 expulsion of foreigners
- 征夷 【セイイ】 defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi), conquering barbarians
Kun reading compounds
- 夷 【えびす】 peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu), provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city), brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan), foreigner, barbarian
- 恵比寿 【えびす】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 東夷 【あずまえびす】 warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, eastern barbarians, people east of China (from the perspective of China)
- 荒夷 【あらえびす】 crude warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, wild man
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- bárbaro
- salvaje
Portuguese
French
| 182 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4349 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5852 | Morohashi |
| 1143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2893 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5003.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5937 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 螺 【ニシ】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
- 螺旋 【ラセン】 spiral, helix, screw
- 馬蹄螺 【バテイラ】 Omphalius pfeifferi pfeifferi (subspecies of top shell)
- サラサ馬蹄螺 【サラサバテイラ】 Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
Kun reading compounds
- 螺 【にし】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
- 赤螺 【あかにし】 veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
- 長螺 【ながにし】 perplexed spindle (species of sea snail, Fusinus perplexus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ra, re
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2805 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 33512 | Morohashi |
| 5382 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 5619.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 87ba | Unicode hex code |