| 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 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
| 596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27392 | Morohashi |
| 1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d4c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
951 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 閉鎖 【ヘイサ】 closing, closure, shutdown, lockout
- 閉会 【ヘイカイ】 closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
- 開閉 【カイヘイ】 opening and shutting, opening and closing
- 幽閉 【ユウヘイ】 confinement, imprisonment, incarceration
Kun reading compounds
- 閉じる 【とじる】 to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut
- 閉ざす 【とざす】 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
- 閉める 【しめる】 to close, to shut
- 閉まる 【しまる】 to be shut, to close, to be closed, to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit, to be locked, to tighten, to be tightened, to become sober, to become tense
- 閉てる 【たてる】 to shut, to close
Readings
- Japanese names:
- へ
- Korean:
- pye
Spanish
- cerrar
- finalizar
- dejar de hacer
- guardar
Portuguese
- fechado
- fechar
French
- fermer
- clore
| 979 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 968 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 900 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 981 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 216 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2090 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1637 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41222 | Morohashi |
| 3319 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6385 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1623 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1751 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 931 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 7724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9589 | Unicode hex code |
止
stop, halt
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
310 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 止血 【シケツ】 stopping of bleeding, stanching, hemostasis, haemostasis
- 止音器 【シオンキ】 (piano) damper
- 抑止 【ヨクシ】 check, checkmate, stave off, control, restraint, inhibit, deterrent, deterrence
- 解止 【カイシ】 termination
Kun reading compounds
- 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
- 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止め 【とどめ】 finishing blow, coup de grâce
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
- とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
- 止める 【やめる】 to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit, to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain
- 止む 【やむ】 to cease, to stop, to be over
- やむを得ない 【やむをえない】 cannot be helped, unavoidable
- 止す 【よす】 to stop (doing), to cease, to desist, to drop, to lay off, to give up, to quit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どめ
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- parar
- cesar
- dejar de hacer
- detenerse
- pararse
- detener
Portuguese
- parada
French
- arrêter
- cesser
| 220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 143 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 129 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 400 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 552 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 87 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 477 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 485 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 217 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 376 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16253 | Morohashi |
| 2941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 370 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 396 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 415 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 94 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1273 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2110.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b62 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 期 【キ】 period, time, opportunity, chance, occasion, age, term (e.g. in office), session (e.g. of parliament), stage (e.g. of a disease), season (e.g. of a TV series)
- 期間 【キカン】 period, term, interval
- 周期 【シュウキ】 cycle, period
- 当期 【トウキ】 current term (period)
- 期 【ゴ】 time, moment, limit, time of death, last moment, midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
- 期日 【キジツ】 fixed date, appointed date, set date, deadline, due date
- 一期 【イチゴ】 one's whole life, one's lifetime
- 非業の最期 【ヒゴウノサイゴ】 unnatural death, violent death
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- período
- plazo
- intención
- propósito
Portuguese
- período
- tempo
- data
- termo
French
- période
- temps
- date
- terme
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 269 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 251 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 119 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 614 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 449 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 456 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 690 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1008 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1120 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1781 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14378 | Morohashi |
| 1704 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4836 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1902 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 247 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 394 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1946 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4782.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671f | Unicode hex code |