| 138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13620 | Morohashi |
| 1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 臘 【ロウ】 offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice, twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar, year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
- 臘月 【ロウゲツ】 twelfth lunar month, 12th month of the lunar calendar
- 劫臈 【コウロウ】 long time, long years of service
- 旧臘 【キュウロウ】 last December, end of last year
Readings
- Korean:
- rab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3830 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 30009 | Morohashi |
| 4888 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4b15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-15 | SKIP code |
| 7221.7 | Four corner code |
| 7221.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-71-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81d8 | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17083 | Morohashi |
| 10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 烏滸 【オコ】 foolish thing, stupid thing, absurdity
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18089 | Morohashi |
| 3291 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3a11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-62-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ef8 | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
| 681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 462P | Morohashi |
| 44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2123.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1d | Unicode hex code |