| 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
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45313 | Morohashi |
| 2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
407 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 額 【ガク】 (picture) frame, framed picture, amount (esp. of money), sum
- 額面 【ガクメン】 face value, par
- 定額 【テイガク】 fixed amount (of money), fixed sum, flat sum
- 税額 【ゼイガク】 amount of tax
Kun reading compounds
- 額 【ひたい】 forehead, brow
- 額当て 【ひたいあて】 (military) headband with reinforced metal plate, red headband
- 広い額 【ひろいひたい】 high brow, broad forehead
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぬか
- Korean:
- aeg
Spanish
- frente
- cantidad de dinero
- marco de un cuadro
Portuguese
- testa
- tablete
- placa
- quadro emoldurado
- soma
- quantia
- volume
French
- front
- tablette
- plaque
- peinture (encadrée)
- somme
- montant
- volume
| 748 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 665 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 635 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 522 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5136 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 749 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1010 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2756 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 838 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 857 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 861 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2273 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1604 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 301 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43586 | Morohashi |
| 1805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 316 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 821 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 3168.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 984d | Unicode hex code |