| 1034 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 766 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2413 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 649 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1022 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 554 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1121 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1098 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16024P | Morohashi |
| 887 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2931 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1699 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1834 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
421 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欧 【オウ】 Europe
- 欧州 【オウシュウ】 Europe
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 ひろ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- Europa
Portuguese
- Europa
French
- Europe
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7778.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b27 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
386 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 州 【シュウ】 state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. of Canada), county (e.g. of the UK), region (e.g. of Italy), canton, oblast, continent, province (of Japan), province (of ancient China), prefecture, department, dear
- 州政府 【シュウセイフ】 state government
- 広州 【コウシュウ】 Guangzhou (China), Canton
- 沿海州 【エンカイシュウ】 Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
- 州 【ス】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【スハマ】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【シラス】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【ナカス】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Kun reading compounds
- 州 【す】 sandbank, sandbar
- 洲浜 【すはま】 sandy beach, sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form, designs and objects with a wavy pattern, sweet mochi cake
- 白州 【しらす】 white sandbar, white sandbank, area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles, gravel separating a noh stage from the audience, court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
- 中州 【なかす】 sandbank (in a river), sandbar
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- estado
- provincia
- banco de arena
Portuguese
- estado
- província
French
- province
- état
| 424 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 320 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 304 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 542 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 99 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 445 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 490 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 224 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 195 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 553 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 549 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 64 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8678 | Morohashi |
| 57 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1529 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 128 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 135 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 271 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-5 | SKIP code |
| 3200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5dde | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
187 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 委 【イ】 committee, commission, board, panel
- 委員 【イイン】 committee member
- 公取委 【コウトリイ】 Japan Fair Trade Commission
- 公委 【コウイ】 public safety commission
Kun reading compounds
- 委ねる 【ゆだねる】 to entrust (a matter) to, to leave to, to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure), to yield to (e.g. anger), to devote oneself to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まかせ
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- confiar
- confianza
- detallado
Portuguese
- comitê
- confiar a
- deixar para
- dedicar
- descartar
French
- comité
- confier à
- laisser à
- se consacrer
- abandonner
| 346 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 245 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 423 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 171 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3267 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 837 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 451 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 960 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 466 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 474 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 697 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 426 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3160 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2209 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 922 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6181 | Morohashi |
| 2553 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1204 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 913 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 979 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 291 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 2040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 59d4 | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
| 349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3633 | Morohashi |
| 2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 460 | Morohashi |
| 2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 8073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1a | Unicode hex code |