| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1193 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 飾緒 【ショクショ】 aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
- 服飾 【フクショク】 clothing and accessories, attire
- 潤色 【ジュンショク】 rhetorical flourishes
Kun reading compounds
- 飾る 【かざる】 to decorate, to ornament, to adorn, to display, to exhibit, to put on show, to arrange, to mark (e.g. the day with a victory), to adorn (e.g. the front page), to grace (e.g. the cover), to affect (a manner), to keep up (appearances), to embellish, to dress up, to be showy, to be pretentious
- 飾り 【かざり】 decoration, ornament, trimmings
- 飾り気 【かざりけ】 affectation, showiness, pretence
- 耳飾り 【みみかざり】 earring
- 蓬莱飾り 【ほうらいかざり】 Kansai New Year decoration (made from food)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しか
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- decorar
- ornamentar
- adornar
- embellecer
Portuguese
- decorar
- ornamento
- adornar
- embelezar
French
- décorer
- orner
- parer
- embellir
| 1427 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 972 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5161 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1014 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1906 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2164 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 979 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1013 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 603 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1906 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1129 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1489 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44111P | Morohashi |
| 1717 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6683 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1477 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8872.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98fe | Unicode hex code |