| 2188 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 423 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1030 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 739 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14477 | Morohashi |
| 835 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2560 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2500 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2062 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 途絶 【トゼツ】 stoppage, interruption, cessation, suspension
- 時鳥 【ホトトギス】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 時鳥 【ホトトギス】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 杜氏 【トウジ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 杜撰 【ズサン】 careless, sloppy, faulty, using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing), piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
- 杜撰脱漏 【ズサンダツロウ】 careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 杜の都 【もりのみやこ】 Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai City)
- 鎮守の杜 【ちんじゅのもり】 grove of the village shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- bosque
- arboleda
- bloquear
- cerrar
Portuguese
French
| 4a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4491.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 675c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
1279 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鳴管 【メイカン】 syrinx (part of a bird), lower larynx
- 鳴禽 【メイキン】 songbird, oscine
- 百家争鳴 【ヒャッカソウメイ】 let a hundred schools of thought contend
- 蛙鳴 【アメイ】 frog calling
Kun reading compounds
- 鳴く 【なく】 to make sound (of an animal), to call, to cry, to whine, to sing, to chirp, to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
- 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす 【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】 empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
- 鳴る 【なる】 to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
- 鳴門 【なると】 strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow, whirlpool, maelstrom, kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern, cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern, Naruto (city in Tokushima), Naruto Strait, Naruto wakame
- 鳴らす 【ならす】 to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints), to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed, to state, to insist, to complain, to fart (loudly)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 なる
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- emitir sonido (animal)
- sonido
- sonar
- hacer sonar
Portuguese
- gorjeio
- choro
- latido
- som
- argola
- eco
- buzina
French
- gazouiller
- crier
- aboyer
- pousser son cri (animal)
- sonner
- écho
- cacarder
| 321 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 209 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1186 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 983 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 864 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1019 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2065 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 925 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 948 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 487 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1935 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1961 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 46672 | Morohashi |
| 674 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1942 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2092 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 235 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3750 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 6702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9cf4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10295 | Morohashi |
| 11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 358 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc3 | Unicode hex code |