| 536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 696 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 970 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14516 | Morohashi |
| 864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2592 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 483 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 508 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
- 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
Kun reading compounds
- 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
- 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
- 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- pino
Portuguese
- pinheiro
French
- pin
| 1871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4893.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 677e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
| 1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17140 | Morohashi |
| 221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c5f | Unicode hex code |
clan, enclosure
- On:
- ハン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1896 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藩 【ハン】 han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods), feudal domain, fief, province
- 藩主 【ハンシュ】 feudal lord, daimyo
- 大藩 【タイハン】 large feudal domain, large fiefdom
- 廃藩 【ハイハン】 abolition of the han system (1871)
Readings
- Korean:
- beon
Spanish
- clan feudal japonés de la era Edo
Portuguese
- clã
- cerca
French
- clan
- fief
- domaine
| 1721 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1566 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4089 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1549 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1709 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1382 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1470 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1890 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 673 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3022 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1541 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2106 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1931 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32346P | Morohashi |
| 2379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5242 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1912 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2061 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1976 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k15.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 4416.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85e9 | Unicode hex code |