| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 16 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 26 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 13 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 59 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 80 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 17 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 17 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 17 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1002 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3674 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1876 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 13 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14330 | Morohashi |
| 2956 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2530 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 13 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 13 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 66 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 28 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
月
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
23 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 月 【ゲツ】 Monday
- 月額 【ゲツガク】 monthly amount (sum)
- 隔月 【カクゲツ】 every second month, every other month
- 望月 【モチヅキ】 full moon, moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar), full moon of the eighth lunar month
- 月輪 【ゲツリン】 (full) moon, moon when it's round
- 旧正月 【キュウショウガツ】 lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- お正月 【オショウガツ】 New Year (esp. first three days), first month of the year, January
Kun reading compounds
- 月 【つき】 Moon, month, moonlight, (a) moon, natural satellite
- 月末 【げつまつ】 end of the month
- 卯月 【うづき】 fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 祥月 【しょうつき】 month of a person's death
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おと、 がっ、 す、 ずき、 もり
- Korean:
- weol
Spanish
- mes
- luna
Portuguese
- mês
- lua
French
- lune
- mois
| 3946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 7722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6708 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
504 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 帰還 【キカン】 return (home), repatriation, feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
- 帰化 【キカ】 naturalization, naturalisation
- 社会復帰 【シャカイフッキ】 rehabilitation (in society)
- 回帰 【カイキ】 return (to), revolution, recurrence, regression
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
- 帰す 【かえす】 to send (someone) back, to send (someone) home
Readings
- Korean:
- gwi, gwe
Spanish
- regreso
- vuelta
- retorno
- regresar
- volver
Portuguese
- Retôrno a casa
- chegar em
- conduzir-se
- resultar
French
- retour à la maison
- arriver à
- mener à
- aboutir à
- renvoyer
| 182 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 96 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 454 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1582 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 263 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 163 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1018 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 317 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 317 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 134 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 562 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 98 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1238 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8930 | Morohashi |
| 130 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1564 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1230 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1316 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 265 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 191 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1244 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-9 | SKIP code |
| 2702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e30 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
910 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 還元 【カンゲン】 restoration, return, reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation
- 環境 【カンキョウ】 environment, surroundings, circumstances
- 奪還 【ダッカン】 recapture, retaking, recovery, taking back
- 送還 【ソウカン】 sending home, repatriation, deportation
Kun reading compounds
- 帰る 【かえる】 to return, to come home, to go home, to go back, to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.), to get home, to get to home plate
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan, seon
Spanish
- volver
- regresar
- devolver
Portuguese
- devolver
- voltar
French
- renvoyer
- retour
| 1114 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4750 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1557 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2588 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 866 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 885 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 723 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3945 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39174P | Morohashi |
| 3180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 837 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 900 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1856 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3665 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3630.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9084 | Unicode hex code |