| 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 |
weekday
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曜日 【ヨウビ】 day of the week
- 曜霊 【ヨウレイ】 the sun
- 晃曜 【コウヨウ】 dazzling brightness
- 宿曜 【スクヨウ】 form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- てる
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- día de la semana
- brillar
- resplandecer
Portuguese
- dia útil
French
- jour de la semaine
| 329 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 236 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 216 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 514 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2162 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 14 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 192 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2720 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 19 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 995 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 749 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 583 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14227P | Morohashi |
| 1096 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 618 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 240 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3875 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-14 | SKIP code |
| 6701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66dc | Unicode hex code |
日
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
1 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 日 【ニチ】 Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, Japan
- 日時 【ニチジ】 date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.), days and hours
- 抗日 【コウニチ】 resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 在日 【ザイニチ】 resident in Japan (of a foreigner), situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy), Zainichi, Zainichi Korean, North or South Korean national with permanent residency in Japan (who came to the country before 1945, or a descendant of such a person)
- 日月 【ジツゲツ】 sun and moon, time, days and months, years, Sunday and Monday
- 日外 【ジツガイ】 at one time, some time ago, once
- 両日 【リョウジツ】 both days, two days
- 三十日 【ミソカ】 last day of the month
Kun reading compounds
- 日 【ひ】 day, days, sun, sunshine, sunlight, (the) day, daytime, daylight, date, deadline, (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood), case (esp. unfortunate), event
- 日陰 【ひかげ】 shade, shadow, sunshine, sunlight
- 在りし日 【ありしひ】 past days, bygone days, days of yore, the olden days, while still alive, during one's lifetime
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あき、 いる、 く、 くさ、 こう、 す、 たち、 に、 にっ、 につ、 へ
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- día
- solar
- Japón
- sol
- rayo de sol
Portuguese
- dia
- sol
- Japão
French
- jour
- soleil
- Japon
- compteur de jours
| 11 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 13 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 62 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 5 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 77 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 5 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 16 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 963 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3759 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13733 | Morohashi |
| 3027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 12 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 33 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 6010.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 始発 【シハツ】 first departure (of the day), first train, first bus, departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
- 始業 【シギョウ】 start of work, commencement, opening
- 年始 【ネンシ】 beginning of the year, new year, New Year's call, New Year's greetings
- 創始 【ソウシ】 creation, founding, initiating
Kun reading compounds
- 始める 【はじめる】 to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate, to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish, to start ..., to begin to ...
- 始まる 【はじまる】 to begin, to start, to commence, to happen (again), to begin (anew), to date (from), to originate (in)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- comenzar
- empezar
- empezar (trans.)
- empezar (intrans.)
Portuguese
- iniciar
- começar
French
- commencer
- débuter
| 225 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 304 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 288 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 465 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1208 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 545 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 155 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1092 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 494 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 503 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 129 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 439 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 755 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6166 | Morohashi |
| 281 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 809 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 321 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 299 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4346.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59cb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
6 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
- 年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
- 往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, average year (for rainfall, temperature, etc.), normal year
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 御年 【おんとし】 age (esp. advanced)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- nyeon
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Ano
French
- année
- compteur d'années
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 20 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 64 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 3 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 64 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 51 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 45 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 24 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 574 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2528 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1045 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9168 | Morohashi |
| 2035 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 13 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 51 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8050.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e74 | Unicode hex code |