| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17083 | Morohashi |
| 10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool or cold), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1539 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 垣牆 【エンショウ】 hedge, fence
- 紫微垣 【シビエン】 Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
Kun reading compounds
- 垣 【かき】 fence, hedge, railing, barrier, wall
- 垣根 【かきね】 hedge, fence, border, limit
- 斎垣 【いがき】 fence around a shrine (or other sacred area)
- 築垣 【ついがき】 mud wall with a roof
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- cerco
- valla
- muro
- seto
Portuguese
- barreira
- cerca
- parede
French
- haie
- clôture
- mur
| 1073 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1075 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1151 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 795 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1350 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1784 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 311 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 156 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5060 | Morohashi |
| 351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1009 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 154 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 165 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1241 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1472 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4111.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1639 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 偉 【イ】 greatness, excellence, magnificence
- 偉業 【イギョウ】 great achievement, great feat, great work, great undertaking
- 魁偉 【カイイ】 brawny, muscular, impressive, gigantic
- 容貌魁偉 【ヨウボウカイイ】 (a man) having a commanding face and a powerful physique
Kun reading compounds
- 偉い 【えらい】 great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary, distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous, awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe, tiring, tough, hard, very, extremely
- 偉いこっちゃ 【えらいこっちゃ】 what are we going to do?, uh-oh, oh crap, what a mess, oh brother
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひで
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- admirable
- notable
- excelente
Portuguese
- admirável
- grandeza
- notável
- conceituado
- excelente
- famoso
French
- admirable
- grandeur
- remarquable
- vaniteux
- célèbre
- excellent
| 1005 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1532 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 506 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1098 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 327 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1053 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1096 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1242 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 123 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 128 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 837 | Morohashi |
| 148 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1643 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1772 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1504 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2425.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5049 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弥撒 【ミサ】 (Catholic) Mass
- 弥勒 【ミロク】 Maitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku
- 沙弥 【シャミ】 male Buddhist novice
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
- 弥久 【ビキュウ】 extending over a long time
- 弥縫 【ビホウ】 patching up
Kun reading compounds
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 弥栄 【いやさか】 prosperity, prospering, flourishing, best of luck, all the best, hurray, hoorah
- 弥 【いや】 more and more, increasingly, extremely, very
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 愈 【いよいよ】 more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, finally, beyond doubt, (at the) last moment, worst possible time
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わたる、 みつ、 ひろ、 よ
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- más aún
- progresivamente
Portuguese
French
| 1536 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1980 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 832 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2065 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1012 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9753 | Morohashi |
| 288 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3h5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1829.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f25 | Unicode hex code |