| 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
JLPT level N2
693 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輪 【リン】 counter for wheels and flowers
- 輪郭 【リンカク】 contour, outline, silhouette, summary, outline, sketch, looks, features
- 三輪 【サンリン】 three wheels
- 競輪 【ケイリン】 keirin, cycle racing event, usu. 2 km with a paced start and sprint finish
Kun reading compounds
- 輪 【わ】 ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends), planetary ring
- 輪切り 【わぎり】 cutting in round slices, round slice, dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
- 埴輪 【はにわ】 haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
- 後輪 【こうりん】 rear wheel, cantle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なわ、 も
- Korean:
- ryun
Spanish
- rueda
- anillo
- círculo
- eslabón
- contador de flores
- aro
Portuguese
- roda
- argola
- círculo
- elo
- laço
- comtador para rodas e flores
French
- roue
- anneau
- cercle
- maillon
- boucle
- compteur de roues ou fleurs
| 533 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 631 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 601 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 959 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 846 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 942 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2316 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 498 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1999 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1067 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1436 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1839 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38400 | Morohashi |
| 1589 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5973 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1822 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1963 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 630 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-8 | SKIP code |
| 5802.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f2a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 熊害 【ユウガイ】 damages caused by bears (on human settlements, including attacks on humans)
- 熊掌 【ユウショウ】 bear's palm (meat treasured in ancient China)
Kun reading compounds
- 熊 【くま】 bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
- 熊手 【くまで】 rake, fork, bamboo rake
- 蜂熊 【はちくま】 crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern
- 黒熊 【くろくま】 black bear
Readings
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- oso
Portuguese
French
- ours
| 1148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2791 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1987 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2410 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19294 | Morohashi |
| 2848 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3468 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2003 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2159 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2133.1 | Four corner code |
| 2233.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 718a | Unicode hex code |