| 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 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22692 | Morohashi |
| 1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7684 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蕭索 【ショウサク】 lonely
- 蕭々 【ショウショウ】 dreary, dismal, lonely, doleful, plaintive, mournful
- 蕭々 【ショウショウ】 dreary, dismal, lonely, doleful, plaintive, mournful
Kun reading compounds
- 蓬 【よもぎ】 Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps), mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia), wormwood, sagebrush
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4068 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 32012X | Morohashi |
| 5218 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3k13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-13 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-73-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 856d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
654 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 邦楽 【ホウガク】 Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 東邦 【トウホウ】 Oriental country, the Orient
- 友邦 【ユウホウ】 friendly nation
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
Readings
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- país natal
- país
- tierra
Portuguese
- Terra natal
- país
- Japão
French
- pays natal
- pays
- Japon
| 1792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4758 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1323 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1824 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 417 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 808 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 825 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1621 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 753 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1051 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 566 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 750 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1865 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39310 | Morohashi |
| 847 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1848 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1991 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1146 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 5702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90a6 | Unicode hex code |