| 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 |
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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1537 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巧 【コウ】 skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness
- 巧妙 【コウミョウ】 ingenious, skillful, clever, deft
- 不精巧 【フセイコウ】 clumsy, bungling
- 大巧 【タイコウ】 great talent
Kun reading compounds
- 巧み 【たくみ】 skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
- 巧む 【たくむ】 to devise, to plot, to plan
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たくみ、 よし
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- habilidad
- destreza
- ingenio
- diestro
- hábil
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- hábil
- engenhoso
French
- adroit
- habile
- ingénieux
| 1242 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1444 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1453 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1363 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1627 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 551 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8721 | Morohashi |
| 188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1533 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1047 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3152 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1112.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5de7 | Unicode hex code |