| 646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 746 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 724 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 50 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2045 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 124 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 586 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 881 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 483 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 530 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 937 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 779 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1058 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13135X | Morohashi |
| 1142 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 381 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 407 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 23 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 700 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
17 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 政 【マツリゴト】 rule, government
- 政界 【セイカイ】 (world of) politics, political world, political circles
- 農政 【ノウセイ】 agricultural administration
- 帝政 【テイセイ】 imperial government, imperialism, monarchical rule
- 摂政 【セッショウ】 regency, regent
Kun reading compounds
- 政 【まつりごと】 rule, government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
- 太政 【おおまつりごと】 (Japanese) imperial government
- 政所 【まんどころ】 official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period), titled lady (legal wife of an important official), government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods), clerk working for large temples and shrines
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 まさ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- política
- gobierno
- reglas
Portuguese
- política
- governo
French
- politique
- gouvernement
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 653f | Unicode hex code |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
| 468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17256 | Morohashi |
| 335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3316.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cbb | Unicode hex code |
工
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工 【コウ】 (factory) worker
- 工員 【コウイン】 factory worker
- 起工 【キコウ】 setting to work
- 商工 【ショウコウ】 commerce and industry
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
- 竹細工 【タケザイク】 bamboo work, bamboo ware
- 寄せ木細工 【ヨセギザイク】 wooden mosaic work, parquetry, wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture), marquetry, marqueterie
- 具合 【グアイ】 condition, state, health, state (of health), way, manner, circumstance, luck, face, dignity, decency, propriety
- 工面 【クメン】 contrivance, managing (to raise money), one's financial condition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もく
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- construcción
- fabricación
- obrero
Portuguese
- ofício
- construção
French
- ingénierie
- industrie
- construction
- radical katakana E (no. 48)
| 71 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 125 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 113 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 169 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1451 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 77 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 161 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 39 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4190 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2118 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2866 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8714 | Morohashi |
| 3381 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 76 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 173 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 84 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |