| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | Unicode hex code |
department, course, section
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
531 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 科 【カ】 department, section, faculty, school, arm, course (of study), branch of study, specialization, (taxonomical) family
- 科学 【カガク】 science
- 工科 【コウカ】 engineering course
- 医科 【イカ】 medical science, medical department
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- gwa
Spanish
- departamento
- curso
- materia
- falta
- delito
Portuguese
- departamento
- curso
- seção
French
- département
- section
- cours
- science
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 81 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 350 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 385 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 778 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 320 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 565 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1430 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1187 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24950 | Morohashi |
| 1138 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1179 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1263 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 369 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 170 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79d1 | Unicode hex code |
inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
45 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 相 【ソウ】 aspect, appearance, look, physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune), aspect, phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
- 相違 【ソウイ】 difference, discrepancy, variation
- 実相 【ジッソウ】 reality, real state of affairs, true state of affairs, true form of all things as they are, ultimate reality
- 世相 【セソウ】 social conditions, phase of life, (sign of) the times, state of society
- 相 【ショウ】 minister (of a government department)
- 相伴 【ショウバン】 partaking, participating, taking part in, sharing (something with someone)
- 厚相 【コウショウ】 Welfare Minister
- 宰相 【サイショウ】 prime minister, premier, chancellor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 い、 おう、 さ、 さが、 すけ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- apariencia
- aspecto
- fase
- ministro de estado
- conjuntamente
- mutuamente
Portuguese
- inter-
- mútuo
- juntamente
- mutuamente
- ministro de estado
- conselheiro
- aspecto
- face
- fisionomia
French
- inter-
- mutuel
- ensemble
- ministre
- aspect
- phase
- physionomie
| 452 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 348 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 530 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 66 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 97 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 868 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 146 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 213 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23151 | Morohashi |
| 900 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3920 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 111 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 334 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4690.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76f8 | Unicode hex code |