| 2332 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2107 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1323 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15219 | Morohashi |
| 2810 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2514 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1945 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 榎 【えのき】 Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica), Chinese nettle tree, enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), winter mushroom, velvet shank, enokitake, enokidake
- えのき茸 【えのきたけ】 enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes), winter mushroom, velvet shank, enokitake, enokidake
- 蝦夷榎 【えぞえのき】 Japanese hackberry (Celtis jessoensis), Jesso hackberry
Readings
- Japanese names:
- え、 えの
- Korean:
- ga
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a10.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-10 | SKIP code |
| 4194.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 698e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
572 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 健康食品 【ケンコウショクヒン】 health foods
- 健康 【ケンコウ】 health, healthy, sound, fit, wholesome
- 豪健 【ゴウケン】 hardy, sturdy, robust
- 質実剛健 【シツジツゴウケン】 unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
Kun reading compounds
- 健やか 【すこやか】 vigorous, healthy, sound
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 たけし、 たて、 とし、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- geon, gyeon
Spanish
- salud
- saludable
- vigor
- fuerza
- sano
Portuguese
- saudável
- saúde
- vigor
- persistência
French
- santé
- sain
- bien portant
- force
- persistance
| 599 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 499 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 474 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 568 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 512 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 364 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 329 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1282 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 893 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 914 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1053 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 118 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 102 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 983 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 875 | Morohashi |
| 134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 974 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1048 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 564 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.34 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2524.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5065 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |