| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1959 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高嶺 【タカネ】 high peak
- 分水嶺 【ブンスイレイ】 watershed, divide
Kun reading compounds
- 峰 【みね】 peak, summit, ridge, top, back of a blade
- 峰桜 【みねざくら】 Japanese alpine cherry (Prunus nipponica)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ね
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- pico
- apogeo
- cresta
Portuguese
French
| 1440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2776 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2058 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3013 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1540 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8553 | Morohashi |
| 2376 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2228 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2336 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3o14.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 2238.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dba | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浩瀚 【コウカン】 bulky, voluminous
- 浩然 【コウゼン】 broadminded, magnanimous, abundant (of flowing water), plentiful
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし、 ゆたか、 こお
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- amplio
- extenso
- vasto
- inmenso
Portuguese
French
| 2563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1939 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1068 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17479P | Morohashi |
| 438 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2311 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2404 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3416.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d69 | Unicode hex code |