| 402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14301 | Morohashi |
| 2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
| 3867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
26 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 後 【ゴ】 after
- 後日 【ゴジツ】 in the future, another day, later
- 越後 【エチゴ】 Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
- 終了後 【シュウリョウゴ】 after the end (of something), post-
- 後援 【コウエン】 support, backing
- 後遺症 【コウイショウ】 prognostic symptoms, after-effect, sequela
- 向後 【コウゴ】 hereafter
- 先後 【センゴ】 before and after, earlier and later, order, sequence, occurring almost simultaneously, inversion (of order), black and white
Kun reading compounds
- 後 【のち】 later, afterwards, future, after one's death, descendant
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- 後々 【のちのち】 future, distant future
- この後 【このあと】 after this, henceforth, henceforward, from now on
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後ろ 【うしろ】 back, behind, rear
- 後ろ姿 【うしろすがた】 (a person's) appearance from behind, person as seen from behind, back view, retreating figure
- 後 【あと】 behind, rear, after, later, remainder, the rest, more (e.g. five more minutes), left, also, in addition, descendant, successor, heir, after one's death, past, previous
- 後押し 【あとおし】 pushing, backing, boosting, supporting, pushing from behind (a cart, etc.), pusher
- 亡き後 【なきあと】 after one's death
- 後々 【あとあと】 future, distant future
- 遅れる 【おくれる】 to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue, to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times), to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death, to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こし、 し、 しい、 しり
- Korean:
- hu
Spanish
- después
- atrás
- detrás
- retrasarse
Portuguese
- atrás
- costas
- mais tarde
French
- après
- derrière
- plus tard
| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 123 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 45 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1610 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 276 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 53 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1300 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 48 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 48 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 625 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10098 | Morohashi |
| 361 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1379 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1479 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 48 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 174 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2224.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f8c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1700 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忍 【ニン】 endurance, forbearance, patience, self-restraint
- 忍耐 【ニンタイ】 endurance, perseverance, patience
- 無生法忍 【ムショウホウニン】 anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
- 中忍 【チュウニン】 ninja commander
Kun reading compounds
- 忍 【しのぶ】 squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii), Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern), color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue), shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle), clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
- 忍ぶ 【しのぶ】 to conceal oneself, to hide, to endure, to bear, to stand, to put up with
- 軒忍 【のきしのぶ】 weeping fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)
- 立忍 【たちしのぶ】 Japanese claw fern (Onychium japonicum), carrot fern
- 忍ばせる 【しのばせる】 to conceal, to hide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おし
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- resistencia
- aguante
- oculto
- escondido
- resistir
- aguantar
- soportar
- ocultarse
- esconderse
- ir a hurtadillas
Portuguese
- suporte
- carregar
- tolerar
- esconder
- ocultar
- espionar
- furtivo
French
- supporter
- endurer
- dissimuler
- cacher
- secret
- espion
- se glisser
- subrepticement
| 1677 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1373 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1648 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1060 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1288 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1414 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2750 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1407 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1899 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 604 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10312P | Morohashi |
| 2212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 597 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 642 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 1733.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fcd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |