| 403 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 485 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 284 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 561 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1071 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14463 | Morohashi |
| 836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 683 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On:
- ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
- 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
- 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
- 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さい
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- habilidad
- material
- leño
Portuguese
- tábuas
- registro
- pau
- madeira
- talento
French
- matériaux
- ingrédients
- bois de charpente
- bille de bois
- bûche
- talent
| 1847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6750 | Unicode hex code |
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)
| 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) |
| 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 3
JLPT level N3
413 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 商 【ショウ】 quotient, business, merchant, dealer, second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
- 商会 【ショウカイ】 firm, company
- 年商 【ネンショウ】 yearly (annual) turnover
- 画商 【ガショウ】 picture dealer, commercial art gallery
Kun reading compounds
- 商う 【あきなう】 to trade in (commercial goods), to deal in, to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- trato
- negociación
- vender
- tratar con
Portuguese
- Fazer um acordo
- vender
- comerciante
French
- commerce
- affaire
- vente
- distributeur
- marchand
| 431 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 317 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 353 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 321 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 293 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 414 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1526 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 412 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 418 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 684 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2623 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 446 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3803 | Morohashi |
| 2116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 832 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 439 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 471 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 375 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 375 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5546 | Unicode hex code |