| 121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14499 | Morohashi |
| 3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6771 | Unicode hex code |
ocean, sea, foreign, Western style
- On:
- ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洋 【ヨウ】 Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident), ocean, sea, foreign, Western, European
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 南氷洋 【ナンヒョウヨウ】 Antarctic Ocean
- 環太平洋 【カンタイヘイヨウ】 Pacific Rim
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なだ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 よ、 よし
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- océano
- de estilo occidental
- cada una de las dos mitades del mundo
Portuguese
- oceano
- estilo ocidental
French
- océan
- style occidental
| 526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 427 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 404 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 366 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2550 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 305 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1193 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 353 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 555 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17363 | Morohashi |
| 392 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3130 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 549 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 588 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 411 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
- 拓銀 【タクギン】 Takushoku Bank
- 干拓 【カンタク】 land reclamation (from sea)
- 未開拓 【ミカイタク】 undeveloped (area), unexplored (field of study), wild (areas), untapped area
Kun reading compounds
- 拓く 【ひらく】 to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 ひろ
- Korean:
- cheog, tag
Spanish
- aclarar
- despejar la tierra
- calcar
Portuguese
- limpar (a terra)
- abrir
- abrir (terra)
French
- défricher
- conquête (terrain)
| 1554 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1415 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1833 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1263 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11958 | Morohashi |
| 317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 651 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5106.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1362 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 植民地 【ショクミンチ】 colony, (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
- 植民 【ショクミン】 colonization, colonisation
- 増殖 【ゾウショク】 increase, multiplication, propagation, proliferation
- 生殖 【セイショク】 reproduction
Kun reading compounds
- 増える 【ふえる】 to increase, to multiply
- 増やす 【ふやす】 to increase, to add to, to augment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うえ、 え、 げ
- Korean:
- sig
Spanish
- aumentar
- incrementar
- crecer
Portuguese
- aumentar
- aumento
- multiplicar
- levantar
French
- croître
- augmenter
- multiplier
- élever
| 1426 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1647 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1396 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1453 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1867 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1506 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1607 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1540 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1137 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1253 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 680 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 819 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16502 | Morohashi |
| 994 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2981 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 811 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 874 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1557 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 1421.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b96 | Unicode hex code |