| 584 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 480 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 456 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 876 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2051 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 588 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 725 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 738 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 934 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 945 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13221 | Morohashi |
| 1497 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2344 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 936 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1006 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 563 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
799 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 救急 【キュウキュウ】 first-aid, emergency (aid)
- 救援 【キュウエン】 relief, rescue
- 匡救 【キョウキュウ】 delivering from sin, succor, succour
Kun reading compounds
- 救う 【すくう】 to rescue from, to help out of, to save
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- socorro
- ayuda
- rescate
- rescatar
- salvar
- ayudar
Portuguese
- salvação
- salva
- ajudar
- resgatar
- reivindicar
French
- sauvetage
- sauver
- aider
- secourir
- récupérer
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6551 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1099 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荒廃 【コウハイ】 ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
- 荒野 【コウヤ】 wasteland, wilderness, deserted land, prairie, vast plain, wilds, desert, wild land
- 破天荒 【ハテンコウ】 unheard-of, unprecedented, daring, wild, uninhibited, unconventional, reckless
- 救荒 【キュウコウ】 famine relief
Kun reading compounds
- 荒らす 【あらす】 to lay waste, to devastate, to damage, to invade, to break into, to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam
- 粗筋 【あらすじ】 outline, summary, argument
- 荒れる 【あれる】 to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea), to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated, to become rough (of skin), to get chapped, to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control, to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
- 荒い 【あらい】 rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing), immoderate, extravagant, reckless
- 荒石 【あらいし】 unprocessed stone, rubble
- 荒ぶ 【すさぶ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe, to do as one pleases, to amuse oneself, to play around
- 荒む 【すさむ】 to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate, to become rough (of art, craft, etc.), to lose refinement, to deteriorate (of skill), to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.), to become more severe
- 荒らし 【あらし】 (Internet) troll, disturber, raising havoc, laying waste, trolling, vandalism, robbery, holdup, robber, thief
- 荒らし回る 【あらしまわる】 to break into (houses here and there), to rampage
- 山荒 【やまあらし】 porcupine, hedgehog
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ら
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- áspero
- tosco
- rudo
- salvaje
- violento
- desolarse
- enfurecerse
Portuguese
- Abandonado no mato
- selvagem
- rude
French
- brutalité
- dévaster
- rude
- sauvage
| 1253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 901 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3941 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1028 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 866 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 935 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1377 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1464 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1666 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 651 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2810 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1447 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 499 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30953P | Morohashi |
| 2260 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5034 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 488 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1291 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4421.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8352 | 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), piece, production, harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop (conditions), harvest, yield, quality (of an artistic work)
- 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), piece, production, harvest, crop, yield, cultivation, tillage, 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
215 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 物 【ブツ】 stock, products, goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
- 物議 【ブツギ】 public discussion, public criticism, controversy
- 異物 【イブツ】 foreign substance, foreign body, foreign contamination, foreign material, strange object, unusual object, dead body, corpse, remains
- 遺物 【イブツ】 relic, remains, memento
- 財物 【ザイブツ】 property
- 幣物 【ヘイモツ】 Shinto offerings, present to a guest
Kun reading compounds
- 物 【もの】 thing, object, article, stuff, substance, one's things, possessions, property, belongings, things, something, anything, everything, nothing, quality, reason, the way of things, used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen, item classified as ..., item related to ..., work in the genre of ..., cause of ..., cause for ..., somehow, somewhat, for some reason, really, truly
- 物言い 【ものいい】 manner of speaking, verbal argument, objection, protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee), rumor, rumour
- 先物 【さきもの】 futures, futures contract
- 拾い物 【ひろいもの】 found article, thing picked up (e.g. in the street), (lucky) find, piece of good luck, windfall, bargain
Readings
- Korean:
- mul
Spanish
- cosa
- objeto
- materia
Portuguese
- coisa
- objeto
- matéria
French
- objet
- chose
- matière
| 313 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 410 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 387 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 126 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2857 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 74 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 214 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 611 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 79 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 321 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1084 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 777 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1059 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19959 | Morohashi |
| 874 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1050 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1129 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 95 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 313 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2451 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 2752.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7269 | Unicode hex code |