| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 677 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 648 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 808 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 94 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 760 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 595 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 119 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1376 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 964 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 35 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13737 | Morohashi |
| 14 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 35 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 649 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
549 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旧 【キュウ】 old, former, ex-, the old, old things, old customs, old times, bygone days, Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
- 旧式 【キュウシキ】 old type, old style
- 新旧 【シンキュウ】 new and old, incoming and outgoing
- 懐旧 【カイキュウ】 reminiscence, nostalgia, thinking fondly of the past, recalling the old days
Kun reading compounds
- 古い 【ふるい】 old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn, long, since long ago, time-honored, of the distant past, long-ago, stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- antiguo
- viejo
- viejos tiempos
Portuguese
- tempos antigos
- coisas antigas
- amigo velho
- ex-
- anteriores
French
- ancien temps
- anciennes choses
- ancien ami
- ancien -
- ex-
| 1278 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e7 | Unicode hex code |
Sino-, China
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
1487 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 漢 【カン】 China, Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE), Han (majority Chinese ethnic group), man
- 漢字 【カンジ】 kanji, Chinese character
- 巨漢 【キョカン】 giant
- 門外漢 【モンガイカン】 outsider, layman, amateur
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はん
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- China
- hombre
Portuguese
- Sino-
- China
French
- sino-
- Chine
| 572 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 265 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 442 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2662 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 401 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 212 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1860 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 556 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 565 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 527 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1230 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 808 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1592 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18068P | Morohashi |
| 657 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1578 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1701 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 418 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3413.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f22 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
| 86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6942 | Morohashi |
| 2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b57 | Unicode hex code |