| 2281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1475 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3410 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2391 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 14825 | Morohashi |
| 2702 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2299 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2394 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2017 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 梁 【リョウ】 Liang dynasty (of China; 502-557)
- 梁山泊 【リョウザンパク】 place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
- 高粱 【コウリョウ】 kaoliang, variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
- 虹梁 【コウリョウ】 arched beam used in shrine and temple construction
Kun reading compounds
- 梁 【はり】 beam, joist
- 梁成 【はりせい】 height of a beam, beam as measured from top to bottom
- 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
- 梁 【うつばり】 (roof) beam
- 梁 【やな】 (fish) weir, fish trap
Readings
- Korean:
- ryang
Spanish
- nombre de una antigua región de China
- viga
- travesaño
- puente
- presa
- trampa para peces
Portuguese
French
| 4a7.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 3390.4 | Four corner code |
| 3790.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6881 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2750 | Morohashi |
| 2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
- 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
- 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
- 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
- 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
- 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
- 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- mañana
- amanecer
- corte imperial
Portuguese
- manhã
- disnastia
- regime
- época
- período
- Coréia do Norte
French
- matin
- dynastie
- régime
- période
- époque
- Corée (Nord)
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 175 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 477 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1009 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1513 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14374P | Morohashi |
| 1695 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4838 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 52 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 53 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 217 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1546 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4742.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671d | Unicode hex code |