| 561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1535 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 998 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 196 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1126 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 620 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 536 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 510 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 382 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1051 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4369 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1680 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14480 | Morohashi |
| 3554 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1793 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 486 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
918 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 束 【ソク】 lattice, counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish), handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
- 束縛 【ソクバク】 restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles, binding, confinement with rope
- 結束 【ケッソク】 union, unity, solidarity, bundling, binding, tying, putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
- 口約束 【クチヤクソク】 verbal promise, one's word
Kun reading compounds
- 束 【たば】 bundle, bunch, sheaf
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 鍵束 【かぎたば】 bunch of keys
- 麦束 【むぎたば】 wheat sheaf, stacked wheat
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 束 【つか】 strut, short vertical post, thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.), handbreadth, bundle
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
- 不束 【ふつつか】 inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless
- 矢束 【やつか】 arrow length, bundle of arrows
- 束ねる 【たばねる】 to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters), to bundle, to sheathe, to govern, to manage, to control, to administer, to fold (one's arms), to put together (one's hands)
Readings
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- manojo
- legajo (papeles)
- haz (leños)
- gavilla
- racimo
- bobina
Portuguese
- pacote
- molho
- feixe
- amarra em pacotes
- governar
- administrar
French
- fagot
- gerbe
- bouquet
- promesse
- mettre en liasse
- rame (papier)
- gouverner
- diriger
- contrôler
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 675f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1764 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縛 【バク】 tying up, restraint, restriction, arrest
- 縛する 【バクスル】 to bind, to restrain
- 呪縛 【ジュバク】 spell (that restricts one's movements), binding spell
- 繋縛 【ケイバク】 constraint, restraint, restriction, binding
Kun reading compounds
- 縛る 【しばる】 to tie, to bind, to fasten, to restrict (freedom), to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.), to fetter
Readings
- Korean:
- bag
Spanish
- atar
- amarrar
- arrestar
- refrenar
- contener
Portuguese
- atar
- prender
- unir
- amarrar
- apertar
French
- ficeler
- lier
- attacher
- arrêts
- contrainte
| 1701 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1983 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3593 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1643 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1448 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1541 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1569 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1555 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1779 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 949 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27771X | Morohashi |
| 1405 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4567 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1376 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1476 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1844 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2748 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-10 | SKIP code |
| 2394.6 | Four corner code |
| 2394.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e1b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
743 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 継続 【ケイゾク】 continuation, continuance, going on
- 継承 【ケイショウ】 inheritance, succession, accession, share-alike, inheritance
- 後継 【コウケイ】 succession, successor
- 中継 【チュウケイ】 relay, hook-up, relay broadcasting
Kun reading compounds
- 継ぐ 【つぐ】 to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow, to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair, to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- sucesión
- herencia
- pariente político
- suceder
- heredar
- tener éxito
Portuguese
- herdar
- ser bem-sucedido
- remendo
- enxerto (árvore)
French
- hériter
- succession
- relais
- rapiécer
- greffe (arbre)
| 1203 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 971 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3545 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 894 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1633 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2539 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1025 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1064 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 901 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1537 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1720 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1382 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27531 | Morohashi |
| 1360 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4501 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1370 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1470 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1656 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2775 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 2991.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
775 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 承 【ショウ】 second line of a four-line Chinese poem
- 承諾 【ショウダク】 consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
- 伝承 【デンショウ】 handing down (information), legend, tradition, folklore, transmission
- 永承 【エイショウ】 Eishō era (1046.4.14-1053.1.11)
- 承安 【ショウアン】 Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28), Jōan era
- 承応 【ショウオウ】 Shōō era (1652.9.18-1655.4.13), Jōō era
Kun reading compounds
- 承る 【うけたまわる】 to hear, to be told, to know, to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.)
- 受ける 【うける】 to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball), to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.), to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence), to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge), to be given (e.g. life, talent), to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by), to follow, to succeed, to be descended from, to face (south, etc.), to be modified by, to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee, to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぐ、 こと、 すけ、 つぎ、 よし、 うけ
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- conceder
- heredar
- escuchar
- ser informado
Portuguese
- aquiescer
- escutar
- ser informado
- receber
French
- consentir
- entendre
- écouter
- être informé
- recevoir
| 639 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 736 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 713 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 861 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 197 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 854 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 557 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 760 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 942 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 972 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 819 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 848 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 16 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1919 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11852 | Morohashi |
| 16 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2088 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1901 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2050 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 688 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 1723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 627f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 おさむ、 さと、 さとる、 ただ、 ただし、 とおる、 に、 のり、 ひ、 まこと、 まさ、 まさし、 まろ、 みち、 よし
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21014 | Morohashi |
| 970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7406 | Unicode hex code |