| 1294 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 550 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2434 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1418 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1995 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 479 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 487 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 703 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1131 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3131 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1605 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16326P | Morohashi |
| 2490 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2962 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 512 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 551 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
269 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 歳 【サイ】 ... years old, age (of) ...
- 歳月 【サイゲツ】 time, years
- 歳歳 【サイサイ】 annual
- 年年歳歳 【ネンネンサイサイ】 annually, every year, year in year out, from year to year
- 歳暮 【セイボ】 year-end gift, end of the year, year end
Kun reading compounds
- 年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
- 年取った 【としとった】 old (person), aged
- いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
- 大年 【おおとし】 New Year's Eve, Jupiter (planet)
- 年 【とせ】 counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
- 万年 【まんねん】 ten thousand years, eternity, perennial, perpetual
- 二十歳 【はたとせ】 twenty years
Readings
- Korean:
- se
Spanish
- año
- edad
Portuguese
- Fim de ano
- idade
- ocasião
- oportunidade
French
- fin d'année
- âge
- compteur d'années
- occasion
- opportunité
| 1259 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 2125.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1456 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 寒 【カン】 midwinter, cold season, coldest days of the year
- 寒気 【サムケ】 chill, the shivers, shivering fit, cold, coldness, cold air
- 悪寒 【オカン】 chill, shakes, ague
- 防寒 【ボウカン】 protection against cold
Kun reading compounds
- 寒い 【さむい】 cold (e.g. weather), uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 さん
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- frío
- desolado
Portuguese
- Frio
French
- froid (temps)
| 175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 263 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 245 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1322 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 831 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 159 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 120 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 490 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2894 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1490 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2011 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1540 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7239X | Morohashi |
| 2311 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1526 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 393 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 740 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3030.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bd2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12 | Morohashi |
| 1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 1010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 友 【ユウ】 friend, affection (for siblings)
- 友愛 【ユウアイ】 fraternity, friendship
- 戦友 【センユウ】 comrade in arms, war buddy, fellow soldier
- 盟友 【メイユウ】 sworn friend
Kun reading compounds
- 友 【とも】 friend, companion, comrade, pal, accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
- 友達 【ともだち】 friend, companion
- リア友 【リアとも】 real-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 酒のお供 【さけのおとも】 appetizer or snack served with drinks, accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 ど、 ゆ
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- amigo
- compañero
Portuguese
- amigo
French
- ami
| 145 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 543 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 858 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 158 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 70 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 79 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 268 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3670 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 711 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3119 | Morohashi |
| 2952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 672 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 704 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 760 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 451 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 104 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1467 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4004.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cb | Unicode hex code |