| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1710 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉛筆 【エンピツ】 pencil
- 鉛管 【エンカン】 lead pipe
- 黒鉛 【コクエン】 graphite
- 硫化亜鉛 【リュウカアエン】 zinc sulfide (ZnS) (sulphide)
Kun reading compounds
- 鉛 【なまり】 lead (Pb)
- 鉛色 【なまりいろ】 lead colour, lead color
- アジ化鉛 【アジかなまり】 lead azide
- 一酸化鉛 【いっさんかなまり】 lead monoxide, lead(II) oxide
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- plomo
Portuguese
- primazia
French
- plomb
| 1029 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1681 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4842 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1109 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1845 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1944 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1606 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1713 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1339 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1812 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1122 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1523 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 802 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40310 | Morohashi |
| 1707 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6251 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 794 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 857 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8816.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 925b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
1376 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 廃坑 【ハイコウ】 closure of a mine, abandoned mine, disused mine
- 採鉱 【サイコウ】 mining
Kun reading compounds
- 粗金 【あらがね】 ore
Readings
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- mineral
Portuguese
- mineral
- minerar
French
- minéral
- minerai
| 610 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 700 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 674 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1029 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4843 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 532 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 977 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2153 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1604 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 876 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1813 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2145 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1525 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 749 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40340P | Morohashi |
| 1709 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6252 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 741 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 802 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 774 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8013.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9271 | Unicode hex code |