| 1393 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 841 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1441 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 596 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 969 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13794 | Morohashi |
| 2415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
826 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昇給 【ショウキュウ】 salary raise
- 昇格 【ショウカク】 promotion, raising of status
- 定昇 【テイショウ】 regular (annual) pay raise
- 赤丸急上昇 【アカマルキュウジョウショウ】 sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales), rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
Kun reading compounds
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 のり
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- elevar
- levantar
- alzar
Portuguese
- ascender
French
- s'élever
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6044.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6607 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers, Republic of China
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
| 1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31119 | Morohashi |
| 2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83ef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
482 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 型式 【カタシキ】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 造形 【ゾウケイ】 molding, moulding, shaping, forming, modelling (i.e. plastic arts), modeling
- 体型 【タイケイ】 figure, body shape, build, physique, form, somatotype, biotype, habitus, (type of) physique
Kun reading compounds
- 型 【かた】 type, style, model, pattern, mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression, kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form, convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage, (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.), (taxonomical) form
- 型式 【かたしき】 model (e.g. of a vehicle), type
- 空手の型 【からてのかた】 kata (in karate)
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeong
Spanish
- tipo
- modelo
- patrón
Portuguese
- bolor
- tipo
- modelo
French
- moule
- modèle
- type
| 595 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 493 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 468 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 423 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1077 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 685 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 888 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1318 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 353 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3266 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5030 | Morohashi |
| 2638 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 523 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1210.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 578b | Unicode hex code |