| 2251 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1221 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3287 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2309 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14664X | Morohashi |
| 2653 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2657 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2044 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2202 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柴胡 【サイコ】 Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri
- 西貢 【サイゴン】 Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
- 柴 【シバ】 brushwood, firewood
- 柴犬 【シバイヌ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
Kun reading compounds
- 柴 【しば】 brushwood, firewood
- 柴犬 【しばいぬ】 shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog
- 火柴 【かしば】 match, lucifer
- 噛柴 【たむしば】 willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia
Readings
- Korean:
- si, chae
Spanish
- maleza
- leña
Portuguese
French
| 4a6.33 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2190.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 67f4 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1294 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矢状 【シジョウ】 sagittal
- 矢状縫合 【シジョウホウゴウ】 sagittal suture
- 弓矢 【ユミヤ】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 嚆矢 【コウシ】 whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle, start (e.g. of a movement), beginning, dawn
Kun reading compounds
- 矢 【や】 arrow, wedge, chock
- 矢先 【やさき】 arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)
- 弓矢 【ゆみや】 bow and arrow, weapon, arms
- 洗い矢 【あらいや】 ramrod, cleaning rod
Readings
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- flecha
Portuguese
- dardo
- flecha
French
- fléchette
- flèche
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 981 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1092 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3168 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1335 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1566 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 213 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 593 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23929 | Morohashi |
| 2009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3976 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1220 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 8043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e2 | Unicode hex code |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |