| 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 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 克明 【コクメイ】 detailed, scrupulous, careful, minute, faithful, elaborate, diligent, honest, upright, sincere
- 克服 【コクフク】 conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.), overcoming, surmounting, bringing under control
- 相克 【ソウコク】 rivalry
- 超克 【チョウコク】 overcoming, conquering, surmounting, getting over
Kun reading compounds
- 勝つ 【かつ】 to win, to gain victory
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 まさる、 よし
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- vencer
- superar
- ser capaz
- ser diestro en
Portuguese
- Superar
- bondoso
- habilmente
French
- surmonter
- aimable
- habile
| 1272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1281 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 772 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1075 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 442 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1374 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 147 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2540 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 105 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1355 | Morohashi |
| 2046 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 354 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 104 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1099 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4021.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 514b | Unicode hex code |
己
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
- 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
- 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
- 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial
Kun reading compounds
- 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
- 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
- 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 己 【な】 I, you
- 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 み
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
Portuguese
- Próprio
- cobra
- serpente
French
- soi
- serpent
- signe du 6è tronc céleste
| 777 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 866 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 855 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1320 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1462 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 676 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 32 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 370 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 632 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 554 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8742 | Morohashi |
| 3380 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1540 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 564 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 827 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5df1 | Unicode hex code |