| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
良
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 良 【リョウ】 good (quality, condition, etc.), Good (grade), B
- 良好 【リョウコウ】 good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory
- 優良 【ユウリョウ】 superior, excellent, fine
- 選良 【センリョウ】 member of parliament, the elite
Kun reading compounds
- 良い 【よい】 good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable, sufficient, enough, ready, prepared, profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial, OK, all right, fine, no problem, easy to ...
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
- いい塩梅に 【いいあんばいに】 fortunately, luckily
- いい男 【いいおとこ】 handsome man, looker, good guy, great guy, influential person (esp. in the yakuza), sumo wrestler
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 なが、 まこと、 よし、 ら、 りょ、 ろう
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- bueno
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- bom
- agradável
- hábil
French
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 530 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 628 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 598 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 520 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3885 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 586 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 861 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 321 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 321 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 602 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1642 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4373 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2980 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1480 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30597 | Morohashi |
| 3558 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4954 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1468 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1578 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 479 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 492 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 826f | Unicode hex code |