| 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 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
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)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妍 【ケン】 beauty
- 妍醜 【ケンシュウ】 beauty and ugliness
- 嬋娟 【センケン】 graceful, slim and beautiful
Readings
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1195 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 612 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 6075 | Morohashi |
| 1186 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3e4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4144.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-53-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 598d | Unicode hex code |