| 1653 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1899 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2299 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1440 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1627 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1406 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1495 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1533 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1104 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 517 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14949 | Morohashi |
| 991 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2747 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 505 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 544 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1553 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1406 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 棟 【トウ】 large building, building with a long roof, counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
- 棟梁 【トウリョウ】 central figure, pillar (e.g. of the nation), mainstay, chief support, leader, chief, boss, leader, head, master carpenter, beams and ridge supports of a roof
- 病棟 【ビョウトウ】 (hospital) ward
- 上棟 【ジョウトウ】 raising the ridgepole
Kun reading compounds
- 棟 【むね】 ridge (of roof), back of a sword, counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
- 棟上げ 【むねあげ】 ridgepole-raising, setting up of the framework of a house
- 別棟 【べつむね】 separate building, outbuilding, outhouse
- 大棟 【おおむね】 top ridge of a roof, main ridge of a roof
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- alero de tejado
Portuguese
- Trave horizontal
- sulcar
French
- faîte
- bâtiment
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4599.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68df | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
| 138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13620 | Morohashi |
| 1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10331 | Morohashi |
| 2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fd7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
857 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 功 【コウ】 merit, success, meritorious deed, achievement, accumulated experience
- 功績 【コウセキ】 achievement, meritorious deed, distinguished service, contribution
- 即効 【ソッコウ】 immediate effect, instant effect
- 奏功 【ソウコウ】 success, achievement, fruition
- 工夫 【クフウ】 devising (a way), contriving, inventing, thinking up, figuring out, coming up with, working out, device, design, idea, plan, invention, dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
- 効能 【コウノウ】 effect, effectiveness, efficacy, virtue, benefit
Kun reading compounds
- 勲 【いさお】 distinguished service, meritorious service
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 かつ、 くぬ、 ぐう、 こと、 つとむ、 とし、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- logro
- méritos
- éxito
- servicio
Portuguese
- realização
- méritos
- sucesso
- honra
- crédito
French
- réussite
- réalisation
- succès
- mérite
- honneur
- crédit
| 605 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 502 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 477 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 765 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1454 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 467 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1099 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 135 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 818 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 837 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 378 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 165 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2295 | Morohashi |
| 189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 863 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 927 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 1412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529f | Unicode hex code |