| 2179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 488 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2104 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3050 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1555 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14459 | Morohashi |
| 2398 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2511 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1147 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 李花 【リカ】 plum blossoms
- 李下 【リカ】 underneath a Japanese plum tree
- 行李 【コウリ】 wicker trunk, wicker luggage
- 柳行李 【ヤナギゴウリ】 wicker trunk
Kun reading compounds
- 李 【すもも】 Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Chinese plum
- スピノサ李 【スピノサすもも】 blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), sloe
- 干し李 【ほしすもも】 prune
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もも、 い
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ciruela
Portuguese
French
| 4a2.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 674e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作柄 【サクガラ】 crop conditions, quality (of art)
- 大作 【タイサク】 large-scale work, voluminous work, monumental work, great work, masterpiece
- 遺作 【イサク】 posthumous works
- 作 【サク】 work (e.g. of art), production, harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield, technique
- 作業 【サギョウ】 work, operation, task
- 所作 【ショサ】 conduct, behaviour, movements, gesture, one's carriage, performance (on stage, etc.), dance, acting, dance (in kabuki), dance play
- 安定操作 【アンテイソウサ】 stabilizing (stock) transaction
Kun reading compounds
- 作る 【つくる】 to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct, to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol), to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train, to till, to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write, to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose, to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found, to have (a child), to make up (one's face, etc.), to fabricate (an excuse, etc.), to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion, to form (a line, etc.), to set (a record), to commit (a sin, etc.)
- 作り 【つくり】 making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure, appearance (attire, make-up, etc.), build, physique, sashimi, forced (smile, etc.)
- 作り上げる 【つくりあげる】 to build up, to complete, to construct, to create, to put together, to make up, to fabricate, to invent, to cook up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くり、 さか、 さっ、 づくり、 とも、 なお、 はぎ、 まさか
- Korean:
- jag, ja, ju
Spanish
- hacer
- construir
- fabricar
- conducta
- comportamiento
- crear
Portuguese
- fazer
- produção
- preparar
- construção
French
- fabriquer
- produire
- construire
- préparer
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 127 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 99 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 147 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 116 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 362 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 360 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 361 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 75 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 49 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1151 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 518 | Morohashi |
| 68 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 120 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 144 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2154 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2821.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f5c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1707 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鵬 【ホウ】 peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)
- 鵬程 【ホウテイ】 long cruise, great distance
- 大鵬 【タイホウ】 dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda)
- 柏鵬 【ハクホウ】 era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
Kun reading compounds
- 大鳥 【おおとり】 large bird, peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish), fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
Readings
- Korean:
- bung
Spanish
- fénix
Portuguese
French
| 3831 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2795 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1021 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47005 | Morohashi |
| 6979 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-15 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d6c | Unicode hex code |