| 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
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
| 1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31119 | Morohashi |
| 2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83ef | Unicode hex code |
expatriate, person living abroad, temporary home
- On:
- キョウ
2044 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 老華僑 【ロウカキョウ】 overseas Chinese (esp. before 1978)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅう
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 539 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2057 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1088 | Morohashi |
| 307 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2120 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2253 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2a12.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 2222.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 50d1 | Unicode hex code |