| 256 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 148 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 36 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2080 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 178 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 55 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1965 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 174 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 174 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 85 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 956 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2239 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13572 | Morohashi |
| 1784 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2387 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1619 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 80 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 226 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
51 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 新 【シン】 new, neo-, newness, novelty, Gregorian calendar, Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
- 新鋭 【シンエイ】 young and energetic, up-and-coming, new and excellent, newly produced, up-and-comer
- 維新 【イシン】 reformation, revolution, renewal, Meiji Restoration, Nippon Ishin no Kai, Japan Innovation Party
- 改新 【カイシン】 reformation
Kun reading compounds
- 新しい 【あたらしい】 new, novel, fresh, recent, latest, up-to-date, modern
- 新しい女 【あたらしいおんな】 liberated woman
- 新た 【あらた】 new, fresh, novel
- 新田 【しんでん】 new rice field, newly developed rice field, wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あせ、 あたらし、 し、 に、 にっ、 につ、 よし
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- nuevo
- fresco
Portuguese
- novo
French
- nouveau
| 454 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 0292.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 概 【ガイ】 appearance, look, aspect, strong spirit, mettle
- 概算 【ガイサン】 approximation, rough estimate, ballpark figure
- 感慨 【カンガイ】 deep emotion, strong feelings
- 気概 【キガイ】 strong spirit, mettle, backbone, guts, fighting spirit
Kun reading compounds
- 概ね 【おおむね】 in general, generally, mostly, roughly, largely, mainly, on the whole, by and large, gist, point, main idea
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- aproximadamente
- generalmente
- condición
- situación
Portuguese
- contorno
- condição
- aproximação
- geralmente
French
- grandes lignes
- dans l'ensemble
- approximation
- en gros
- en général
| 1072 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2344 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1443 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1459 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1553 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1107 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1494 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15217P | Morohashi |
| 1048 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2824 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1482 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1594 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1709 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 4191.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6982 | Unicode hex code |
wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention
- On:
- ネン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
390 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 念 【ネン】 sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, concern, attention, care
- 念願 【ネンガン】 one's heart's desire, one's dearest wish
- 執念 【シュウネン】 tenacity, persistence, obsession, implacability
- 通念 【ツウネン】 common idea, common wisdom, generally accepted idea
Readings
- Korean:
- nyeom
Spanish
- deseo
- pensamiento
- sentimiento
Portuguese
- desejo
- sentido
- idéia
- pensamento
- sentimento
- atenção
French
- désir
- souhait
- sens
- idée
- pensée
- sentiment
- attention
| 689 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 590 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 561 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 469 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 316 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 532 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 670 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 579 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 588 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1117 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 774 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2554 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1304 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10390 | Morohashi |
| 2059 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1800 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1590 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1715 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 333 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 514 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2858 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ff5 | Unicode hex code |