| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1052 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芝 【シバ】 lawn, sod, turf
- 芝居 【シバイ】 play, drama
- 霊芝 【レイシ】 bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum), reishi mushroom
Kun reading compounds
- 芝 【しば】 lawn, sod, turf
- 芝居 【しばい】 play, drama
- 高麗芝 【こうらいしば】 Korean lawn grass
- 東芝 【とうしば】 Toshiba Corporation, Tōshiba
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こげ、 しは
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- césped
- hierba
Portuguese
- gramado
- relva
French
- pelouse
- gazon
| 1335 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 722 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3893 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 954 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1695 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 289 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 250 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 568 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 640 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2705 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30699P | Morohashi |
| 2180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4961 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1216 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1089 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1970 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4430.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 829d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
421 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欧 【オウ】 Europe
- 欧州 【オウシュウ】 Europe
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 ひろ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- Europa
Portuguese
- Europa
French
- Europe
| 1034 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 649 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1022 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1121 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1098 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16024P | Morohashi |
| 887 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1699 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7778.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b27 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
| 424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8678 | Morohashi |
| 57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-5 | SKIP code |
| 3200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dde | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
336 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 研究員 【ケンキュウイン】 researcher, lab worker
- 研究 【ケンキュウ】 research, study, investigation
- 予研 【ヨケン】 National Institute of Health
- 映研 【エイケン】 film studies, cinema studies
Kun reading compounds
- 研ぐ 【とぐ】 to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, to wash (rice), to scour, to polish, to burnish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- yeon
Spanish
- estudio
- afilar
- pulir
Portuguese
- polir
- estudar
- afiar
French
- polir
- étudier
- aiguiser
| 204 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 290 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 426 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3180 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 583 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 231 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 875 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 896 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 918 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1456 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24080 | Morohashi |
| 1132 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3991 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 729 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 284 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 325 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1164.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7814 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
368 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 究明 【キュウメイ】 investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts), finding out the facts, bringing (a matter) to light, inquiring into
- 究極 【キュウキョク】 ultimate, final, last, eventual
- 最新研究 【サイシンケンキュウ】 the newest research
- 学究 【ガッキュウ】 scholar, student
- 究竟 【クキョウ】 culmination, conclusion
- 究竟 【クッキョウ】 after all, in the end, finally, excellent, superb, handy, appropriate, ideal, robust, brawny, muscular, strong, sturdy
Kun reading compounds
- 究める 【きわめる】 to investigate thoroughly, to research thoroughly, to master, to understand completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きゅ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- estudio
- investigación
- profundización
- último
- final
- dominar
- profundizar en el estudio de
Portuguese
- pesquisa
- estudo
French
- recherche
- étudier
| 185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 271 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 253 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 427 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3314 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 599 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 492 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 895 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 917 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 298 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1398 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1885 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1331 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25409 | Morohashi |
| 2203 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1320 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1417 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 261 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 278 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3041.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a76 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 所 【ショ】 counter for places
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 高所 【コウショ】 high place, high ground, height, (high) altitude, elevation, broad (point of) view
- 随所 【ズイショ】 everywhere, all over the place, here and there, at every turn
Kun reading compounds
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所で 【ところで】 by the way, incidentally, well, now, even if, no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
- 一所 【いっしょ】 one place, the same place, one person, together
- 痛いところ 【いたいところ】 one's weak point, one's sore spot, raw nerve
- 所か 【どころか】 far from, anything but, not at all ... but rather ..., not ..., on the contrary, ..., instead of, rather than, let alone, to say nothing of, not to mention, much less, not only ... (but also ...)
- 所じゃない 【どころじゃない】 not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
- 大所 【おおどころ】 wealthy family, important person, bigwig
- 居所 【いどころ】 whereabouts, address, place of temporary residence
- 所 【ところ】 place, spot, scene, site, address, district, area, locality, one's house, point, aspect, side, facet, passage (in text), part, space, room, thing, matter, whereupon, as a result, about to, on the verge of, was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing, approximately, around, about
- 所で 【ところで】 by the way, incidentally, well, now, even if, no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
- 早いとこ 【はやいとこ】 promptly, quickly
- 僕んとこ 【ぼくんとこ】 at my place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- lugar
Portuguese
- Lugar
French
- lieu
| 246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 328 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 312 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 107 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 137 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 600 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 153 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 153 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 843 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1056 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 568 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1137 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11715X | Morohashi |
| 851 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2054 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 129 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 305 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3054 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3222.1 | Four corner code |
| 7222.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6240 | Unicode hex code |