| 1898 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2233 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1471 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1427 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1105 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1871 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2032 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1086 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1115 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1434 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14662 | Morohashi |
| 899 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2629 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1421 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1525 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1272 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柳 【リュウ】 Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 柳暗花明 【リュウアンカメイ】 beautiful scenery of spring, red-light district
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 花柳 【カリュウ】 red-light district
Kun reading compounds
- 柳 【やなぎ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 柳刃包丁 【やなぎばぼうちょう】 kitchen knife for sashimi
- 青柳 【あおやぎ】 green willow (i.e. one that has budded), meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
- 化粧柳 【けしょうやなぎ】 chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なぎ、 や、 やい、 やぎ、 やな、 やない
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- sauce
- mimbre
Portuguese
- salgueiro
French
- saule
| 1844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4792.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5756 | Morohashi |
| 2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2560 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 591a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
731 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 留 【リュウ】 stationary point
- 留学 【リュウガク】 studying abroad, (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
- 駐留 【チュウリュウ】 stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison
- 在留 【ザイリュウ】 residing (esp. abroad), staying, living
- 留 【ルーブル】 ruble (Russian currency), rouble
- 留守番 【ルスバン】 care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter
- 柳樽 【ヤナギダル】 lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
- 柳多留 【ヤナギダル】 The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr), Haifu Yanagidaru
Kun reading compounds
- 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
- 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
- とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とめ
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- quedarse
- permanecer
- parar
- detener
Portuguese
- deter
- segurar
- parar
- interromper
French
- retenir
- attacher
- rester
- s'arrêter
| 733 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 805 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 824 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 412 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1470 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 761 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 774 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 432 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21808 | Morohashi |
| 2580 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 7760.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7559 | Unicode hex code |