| 2321 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1898 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1286 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 933 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15112 | Morohashi |
| 2784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2473 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2539 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1815 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 柳 【ヤナギ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 楊弓 【ヨウキュウ】 small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
- 垂楊 【スイヨウ】 weeping willow
- 箱柳 【ハコヤナギ】 Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
Kun reading compounds
- 柳 【やなぎ】 willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
- 箱柳 【はこやなぎ】 Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
- 泥の木 【どろのき】 Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やな
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- sauce
Portuguese
French
| 4a9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 4692.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 694a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
59 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 開花 【カイカ】 flowering, blooming, blossoming, coming into bloom, flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.), blossoming, blooming, bearing fruit (of efforts)
- 開演 【カイエン】 curtain raising, starting (e.g. play, concert)
- 疎開 【ソカイ】 evacuation (to the country), spreading out (troops), deployment, dispersal
- 非公開 【ヒコウカイ】 private, non-public, secret, closed-door, closed
Kun reading compounds
- 開く 【ひらく】 to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack, to bloom, to unfold, to spread out, to open (for business, e.g. in the morning), to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen, to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open, to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start, to open (ports, borders, etc.), to open (an account), to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop, to open (a file, etc.), to extract (root), to reduce (equation), to cut open (fish), to change (kanji into hiragana), to flare (e.g. skirt), to slacken (into a poor posture)
- 開き 【ひらき】 opening, gap, dried and opened fish
- 開き直る 【ひらきなおる】 to become defiant, to fight back, to turn upon, to take the offensive
- 開ける 【ひらける】 to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.), to spread out, to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.), to open up, to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.), to get better, to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.), to become civilized, to modernize, to grow, to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.), to be sensible, to be understanding, to be enlightened, to open (of a new road, railway, etc.), to be opened to traffic, to become populous, to become densely built, to become bustling
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 か、 ひらき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- abrir
- desdoblar
- dar comienzo
- abrirse
- estar abierto
Portuguese
- abrir
- desdobrar
- deslacrar
French
- ouvrir
- s'ouvrir
- briser le sceau
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 261 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 241 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 80 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4950 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 550 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 270 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 396 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 215 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1840 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1636 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41233 | Morohashi |
| 3321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6393 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 290 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 391 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 7744.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 958b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 慧眼 【ケイガン】 keen eye, quick eye, sharp eye, keen insight, keen perception
- 慧敏 【ケイビン】 clever, of quick intellect
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 慧眼 【エゲン】 the wisdom eye
- 遅知恵 【オソヂエ】 delayed mental development, cognitive delay, late-developing intelligence, hindsight, wisdom after the event
- 入れ知恵 【イレヂエ】 putting an idea into someone's head, suggestion, hint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとし、 さとる、 あきら、 とし
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- inteligencia
- astucia
- sabiduría
Portuguese
French
| 1753 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2076 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3485 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2447 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 11116X | Morohashi |
| 2810 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2851 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2866 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4k11.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 5533.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6167 | Unicode hex code |