| 11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13733 | Morohashi |
| 3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23935 | Morohashi |
| 1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 8640.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22692 | Morohashi |
| 1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7684 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
494 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 財 【ザイ】 fortune, riches, goods, incorporated foundation
- 財界 【ザイカイ】 financial world, business circles
- 無形文化財 【ムケイブンカザイ】 intangible cultural asset
- 文化財 【ブンカザイ】 cultural assets, cultural property
- 財布 【サイフ】 wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook
- 財布の紐を締める 【サイフノヒモヲシメル】 to tighten the purse strings, to tighten one's belt
Kun reading compounds
- 宝 【たから】 treasure
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- propiedad
- dinero
- riqueza
- fortuna
- activos
Portuguese
- propriedade
- dinheiro
- riqueza
- bens
French
- propriété
- argent
- fortune
- actifs
| 793 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 712 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 685 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 569 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4490 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 285 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 919 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1143 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 553 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 562 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 741 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 689 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36664 | Morohashi |
| 1457 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5773 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 682 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 737 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 491 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 713 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 6480.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
161 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 産 【サン】 (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, native (of), product of, produced in, -grown, -bred, assets, property, fortune
- 産科 【サンカ】 obstetrics
- 増産 【ゾウサン】 production increase
- 水産 【スイサン】 aquatic products, fisheries
Kun reading compounds
- 生む 【うむ】 to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs), to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
- 生まれる 【うまれる】 to be born
- 生す 【むす】 to grow (of moss, etc.)
- 産霊 【むすひ】 divine spirit of creation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- producto
- producir
- propiedad
- dar a luz
- nacer
Portuguese
- produtos
- dar a luz
- nascer
- dar crias
- nascimento
- nativo
- bens
French
- production
- porter (fruits)
- donner naissance
- produire
- natal
- propriété
| 408 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 518 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 491 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 142 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3354 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 218 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1520 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 278 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 278 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 574 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1574 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21684P | Morohashi |
| 3298 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1560 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1681 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 92 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 567 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 0021.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7523 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
919 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 仲介 【チュウカイ】 agency, intermediation
- 保革伯仲 【ホカクハクチュウ】 conservatives and reformists being neck and neck, balanced conservative and progressive strengths
- 勢力伯仲 【セイリョクハクチュウ】 (the two sides) being evenly-matched in influence or power
Kun reading compounds
- 仲 【なか】 relation, relationship
- 仲間 【なかま】 companion, fellow, friend, mate, comrade, partner, colleague, coworker, associate, group, company, circle, set, gang, member of the same category (family, class)
- 不仲 【ふなか】 discord, (on) bad terms (with)
- 犬猿の仲 【けんえんのなか】 like cats and dogs, (on) very bad terms, relationship of dogs and monkeys
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちゅん、 つづき、 なかつ
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- mediación
- relación
Portuguese
- Relacionamento
- entre (algo)
French
- relation
- médiation
- intermédiaire
| 571 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 934 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 892 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1332 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 305 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1347 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1430 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 67 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 47 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 27 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 965 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 403 | Morohashi |
| 43 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 140 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 956 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1029 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 468 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ef2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
297 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 裁 【サイ】 court
- 裁決 【サイケツ】 decision, ruling, judgement, judgment
- 家裁 【カサイ】 family court
- 高裁 【コウサイ】 High Court
Kun reading compounds
- 裁つ 【たつ】 to cut (cloth)
- 裁く 【さばく】 to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- cortar (tela
- papel)
- juzgar
- forma
- decidir
Portuguese
- alfaiate
- juiz
- decisão
- paradigma
French
- tailleur
- juge
- tribunal
- décision
- tailler (un vêtement)
| 882 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 872 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 498 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1727 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1175 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1163 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1624 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4090 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2076 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34258 | Morohashi |
| 3299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 397 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 424 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 944 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e6.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-12-4 | SKIP code |
| 4375.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88c1 | Unicode hex code |