| 1819 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1896 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2176 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1828 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1416 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 255 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1466 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1562 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1070 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1013 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 548 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 725 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 211 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14428 | Morohashi |
| 819 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 220 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1082 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1626 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朴直 【ボクチョク】 simplicity, honesty, naivete
- 朴訥 【ボクトツ】 unsophisticated, ruggedly honest, artless, unaffected, simple, naive
- 純朴 【ジュンボク】 simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
- 厚朴 【コウボク】 Japanese bigleaf magnolia bark (used in Chinese medicine)
Kun reading compounds
- 朴の木 【ほおのき】 magnolia (Magnolia obovata), Japanese big leaf magnolia
- 朴 【ほお】 Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
- 朴の木 【ほおのき】 magnolia (Magnolia obovata), Japanese big leaf magnolia
- 榎 【えのき】 Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica), Chinese nettle tree, enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), winter mushroom, velvet shank, enokitake, enokidake
Readings
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- sencillo
- simple
- honesto
- natural
Portuguese
- simples
- cru
- planície
- dócil
French
- brut
- simple
- honnête
- docile
| 1854 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4390.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6734 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2750 | Morohashi |
| 2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis
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)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
| 755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5197 | Morohashi |
| 2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57fa | Unicode hex code |