| 1346 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1720 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1681 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1415 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 341 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1503 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1602 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1768 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1049 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 226 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14424 | Morohashi |
| 3531 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2546 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 221 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1081 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1788 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朱 【シュ】 vermillion (colour), cinnabar, red orange, vermillion (pigment), cinnabar ink stick, correction written in red ink
- 銖 【シュ】 shu, unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō, shu, Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō
- 堆朱 【ツイシュ】 red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief
- 銀朱 【ギンシュ】 vermilion (pigment)
Kun reading compounds
- 朱 【あけ】 red, vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet
- 朱に染まる 【あけにそまる】 to welter in blood, to be covered in blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あか、 あき、 す
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- bermellón
- rojo oscuro
- antigua unidad monetaria
Portuguese
- vermelhão
- zinabre
- escarlate
- vermelho
- ensangüentado
French
- vermillon
- rouge
- écarlate
- sanglant
| 2464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2590.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6731 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
135 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 近世 【キンセイ】 recent past, recent times, early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
- 創世 【ソウセイ】 creation of the world
- 世 【セイ】 counter for generations, epoch
- 世紀 【セイキ】 century, era, of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
- 夜店 【ヨミセ】 night stall, night shop, night fair
- 救世 【キュウセイ】 salvation
Kun reading compounds
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 世の中 【よのなか】 society, the world, the times
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 ゆ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- generación
- mundo
- edad
Portuguese
- geração
- mundo
- sociedade
- pública
French
- génération
- monde
- société
- public
| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 327 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 152 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 95 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 177 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 105 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 252 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 156 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 13 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4308 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2178 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2932 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31 | Morohashi |
| 3496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 28 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 254 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1975 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.37 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4471.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e16 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傑 【ケツ】 the top (e.g. top ten), the best
- 傑人 【ケツジン】 outstanding person, distinguished person, person of high caliber
- 豪傑 【ゴウケツ】 hero, bold person, daring person, great person, extraordinary person
- 英傑 【エイケツ】 great person, hero, mastermind, extraordinary person
Kun reading compounds
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 たけ、 まさ
- Korean:
- geol
Spanish
- grandeza
- excelencia
- excelente
Portuguese
- grandeza
- excelência
French
- grandeur
- excellence
| 1211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1063 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1849 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1008 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 955 | Morohashi |
| 155 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1074 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2529.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5091 | Unicode hex code |