| 1571 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1219 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3280 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1694 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1623 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14695 | Morohashi |
| 2649 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2662 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1609 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1735 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1550 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦々慄々 【センセンリツリツ】 trembling with fear, filled with trepidation
- 栗鼠 【リス】 squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae), Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
- リス亜目 【リスアモク】 Sciuromorpha (suborder of rodents)
- 片栗 【カタクリ】 dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
- 実栗 【ミクリ】 branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum), simplestem bur-reed
Kun reading compounds
- 栗 【くり】 Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
- 栗石 【くりいし】 construction stone (approx. 10-15 cm in diameter), chestnut-sized pebble
- 片栗 【かたくり】 dogtooth violet (Erythronium japonicum)
- 実栗 【みくり】 branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum), simplestem bur-reed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くる、 りっ
- Korean:
- ryul
Spanish
- castaña
- estricto
Portuguese
French
- châtaigne
| 4a6.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6817 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
172 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 原 【ゲン】 original, primitive, primary, fundamental, proto-
- 原案 【ゲンアン】 original plan, original bill, original motion, draft
- 中原 【チュウゲン】 middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
Kun reading compounds
- 原 【はら】 field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
- 原っぱ 【はらっぱ】 open field, empty lot, plain
- 笹原 【ささはら】 field of bamboo grass
- 関ヶ原 【せきがはら】 Sekigahara (battle site, 1600), decisive battle, critical battle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- た、 ばる、 ら、 わた、 わら
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- origen
- pradera
- prado
- campo
Portuguese
- prado
- original
- primitivo
- campo
- planície
- pradaria
- tundra
- sertão
French
- pré
- prairie
- champ
- original
- primitif
- toundra
- désert (étendue sauvage)
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 107 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 132 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 825 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 202 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 388 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1231 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 260 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3733 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 136 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2973 | Morohashi |
| 3009 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 652 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 113 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 192 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7129.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 539f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
925 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恵雨 【ケイウ】 welcome rain
- 恵泉女学園大学 【ケイセンジョガクエンダイガク】 Keisen University
- 互恵 【ゴケイ】 reciprocity, mutual benefit
- 慈恵 【ジケイ】 mercy and love
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 悪知恵 【ワルヂエ】 craft, cunning, guile, serpentine wisdom
- 付け知恵 【ツケヂエ】 hint, suggestion
Kun reading compounds
- 恵む 【めぐむ】 to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
- 恵み 【めぐみ】 blessing, grace
- 恵みの雨 【めぐみのあめ】 welcome rain, merciful rain, blessed rain, rain after a long dry period
- 天の恵み 【てんのめぐみ】 God's gift, God's blessing, grace of God, godsend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 け、 さと、 さとし、 しげ、 へい、 み、 やす
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- favor
- bendición
- gracia
- bondad
- ser bondadoso
- favorecer
Portuguese
- favor
- benção
- graça
- gentileza
French
- bénéficier de
- faveur divine
- grâce
- gentillesse
| 1196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 875 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1498 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1219 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1077 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10618P | Morohashi |
| 2659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6075 | Unicode hex code |