| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 65 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 38 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2301 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 152 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1735 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 460 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1063 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3123 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1602 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14974 | Morohashi |
| 2475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2749 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 209 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 80 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
森
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 森林 【シンリン】 forest, woods
- 森閑 【シンカン】 silent, still, quiet, hushed
- 森々 【シンシン】 dense with trees, deeply forested
Kun reading compounds
- 森 【もり】 forest, shrine grove
- 森青蛙 【もりあおがえる】 forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
- どう森 【どうもり】 Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)
- 青森 【あおもり】 Aomori (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- bosque
Portuguese
- floresta
- mata
French
- forêt
- bois
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a8.39 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4099.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36182 | Morohashi |
| 2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8060.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c37 | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 fine (piece of) work, excellent work, work that receives an honourable mention
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 557 | Morohashi |
| 86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f73 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1706 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佑助 【ユウジョ】 assistance
- 右筆 【ユウヒツ】 private secretary, amanuensis
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
- 神祐 【シンユウ】 heavenly protection, divine help
- 天佑 【テンユウ】 divine aid, divine grace, providential help
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 さち、 よし、 たすく、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- ayudar
Portuguese
French
| 3240 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1988 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 852 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2178 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24652P | Morohashi |
| 915 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4079 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2599 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3426.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7950 | Unicode hex code |