| 238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 14938 | Morohashi |
| 2729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棘魚類 【キョクギョルイ】 acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)
- 棘条 【キョクジョウ】 spiny ray (of a fin)
- 荊棘 【ケイキョク】 wild rose, bramble, briar patch, obstacle, source of difficulty, thorn
- 肩甲棘 【ケンコウキョク】 scapular spine, spine of the scapula, spina scapulae
Kun reading compounds
- 茨 【いばら】 thorny shrub, wild rose, briar, thorn, cusp
- 刺 【とげ】 thorn, spine, prickle, splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone), biting words
- 【トゲアシガニ】 flat rock crab (Percnon planissimum)
Readings
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 0a12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 5599.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-59-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68d8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅茶 【コウチャ】 black tea
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
- 退紅 【タイコウ】 pink, light red
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【ベニイロ】 red, crimson, vermilion
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
Kun reading compounds
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【べにいろ】 red, crimson, vermilion
- 棒紅 【ぼうべに】 lipstick
- 愛敬紅 【あいきょうべに】 lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes, lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【べにいろ】 red, crimson, vermilion
- 中紅 【なかくれない】 medium crimson
- 薄紅 【うすべに】 light pink, light crimson
- 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くれ、 もみ
- Korean:
- hong, gong
Spanish
- carmesí
- rojo fuerte
- carmín
Portuguese
- carmesim
- vermelho forte
French
- cramoisi
- rouge foncé
| 872 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 862 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 927 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3500 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1233 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 809 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1423 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 839 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1515 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1629 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27243 | Morohashi |
| 1277 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4441 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1355 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1455 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2191.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d05 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 葉 【ヨウ】 counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc., counter for boats
- 葉胃 【ヨウイ】 omasum, psalterium, third compartment of the stomach in ruminants
- 紅葉 【コウヨウ】 leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors
- 前頭葉 【ゼントウヨウ】 frontal lobe
Kun reading compounds
- 葉 【は】 leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
- 葉書 【はがき】 postcard, memo, note, card
- 一葉 【いちよう】 one leaf, one page, one sheet, one card, one photo, one boat
- 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よ、 わ
- Korean:
- yeob, seob
Spanish
- hoja
- contador de cosas planas
- follaje
Portuguese
- folha
- avião
- ponta
- agulha
- lâmina
- lança
- sufixo p/ contagem de coisas chatas
French
- feuille
- lobe
- aiguille
- brin (herbe)
- fragment
- compteur d'objets plats
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 405 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 405 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 179 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 870 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 569 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 663 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2912 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1497 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31387P | Morohashi |
| 2321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 228 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 275 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 412 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8449 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
1787 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【バイ】 Japanese Babylon (Babylonia japonica), Japanese ivory shell, spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese Babylon shell)
- 貝貨 【バイカ】 shell money
- 越虫貝 【エッチュウバイ】 finely-striate buccinum (Buccinum striatissimum)
- 蝦夷貝 【エゾバイ】 Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
Kun reading compounds
- 貝 【かい】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 貝殻 【かいがら】 seashell, shell
- 魚介 【ぎょかい】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- パウア貝 【パウアかい】 paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea)
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- concha
Portuguese
- Marisco
- conchas
French
- coquillage
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 90 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4486 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 44 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 917 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 498 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 240 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3150 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1614 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 54 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36656 | Morohashi |
| 2543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5766 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 54 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 70 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9d | Unicode hex code |