| 2183 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1026 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14469 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2566 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杖 【ジョウ】 public caning (60-100 strokes; second least severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- 杖鼓 【ジョウコ】 janggu (Korean hourglass drum), janggo, changgo
- 聖杖 【セイジョウ】 holy staff, sacred staff
- 金剛杖 【コンゴウヅエ】 pilgrim's staff
Kun reading compounds
- 杖 【つえ】 cane, walking stick, staff, wand
- 杖状 【つえじょう】 staff-shaped
- 魔法の杖 【まほうのつえ】 magic wand
- 転ばぬ先の杖 【ころばぬさきのつえ】 prevention is better than cure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, look before you leap, forewarned is forearmed, a stitch in time saves nine, a walking stick before stumbling
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- caña
- bastón
- vara
- dependencia
Portuguese
French
| 4a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4590.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6756 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 縋る 【すがる】 to cling to, to hang onto, to rely on, to depend on, to implore, to entreat
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3576 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 27740 | Morohashi |
| 4544 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 6a9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-10 | SKIP code |
| 2793.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-69-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e0b | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |