| 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 N5
301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 語 【ゴ】 word, language, speech
- 語学 【ゴガク】 study of foreign languages, linguistics
- 標語 【ヒョウゴ】 motto, slogan, catchword
- 造語 【ゾウゴ】 coinage, invention of a new word, coined word
Kun reading compounds
- 語る 【かたる】 to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate, to recite, to chant, to indicate, to show
- 語るに落ちる 【かたるにおちる】 to let slip a secret, to let the cat out of the bag
- 語らう 【かたらう】 to talk, to tell, to recite, to pledge, to conspire with
Readings
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- palabra
- discurso
- lenguaje
- hablar
- conversar
- narrar
Portuguese
- palavra
- discurso
- língua
French
- langage
- mot
- raconter
| 209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 112 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 274 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4374 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 231 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 87 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2136 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 154 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1402 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35533 | Morohashi |
| 1543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5628 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 347 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 371 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 211 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 231 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 0166.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a9e | Unicode hex code |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
| 461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419 | Morohashi |
| 831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0440.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
- 応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement, cheering, rooting (for), support
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining
Kun reading compounds
- 応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 まさ
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- contestar
- responder
- aceptar
- apropiado
- adecuado
Portuguese
- Candidatar-se
- resposta
- sim
- OK
- aceitar
French
- postuler
- oui
- OK
- accepter
- combler (satisfaire)
- répondre
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 718 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1119 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10347P | Morohashi |
| 3066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 362 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 0023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fdc | Unicode hex code |