| 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 grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
132 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 思春期 【シシュンキ】 puberty, adolescence
- 思考 【シコウ】 thought, consideration, thinking
- 相思 【ソウシ】 mutual affection, mutual love
- 哀思 【アイシ】 sad feeling
Kun reading compounds
- 思う 【おもう】 to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon, to think (of doing), to plan (to do), to judge, to assess, to regard, to imagine, to suppose, to dream, to expect, to look forward to, to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want, to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love, to recall, to remember
- 思う存分 【おもうぞんぶん】 to one's heart's content, to one's complete satisfaction, as much as one likes, heartily, thoroughly, without restraint, to the full
- 思す 【おぼす】 to think, to consider, to think dearly of, to care for, to cherish
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- pensar
- considerar
Portuguese
- pensar
French
- penser
| 84 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 147 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 131 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 149 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 95 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 173 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 966 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 99 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 99 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 776 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3173 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1633 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 612 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10462 | Morohashi |
| 2564 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1824 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 605 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 651 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 26 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 175 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3658 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 6033.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 601d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
196 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 考 【コウ】 thought, report on one's investigation into ..., deceased father
- 考古学 【コウコガク】 archaeology, archeology
- 備考 【ビコウ】 note (for reference), remarks, N.B.
- 論考 【ロンコウ】 study (of), discussion, discourse, inquiry, research article, academic paper
Kun reading compounds
- 考える 【かんがえる】 to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on), to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration, to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect, to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan, to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine, to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise, to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
- 考え 【かんがえ】 thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept, idea, notion, imagination, intention, plan, design, consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection, wish, hope, expectation
- 考え方 【かんがえかた】 way of thinking
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- idea
- pensar
- investigar
- considerar
Portuguese
- considerar
- refletir
French
- réfléchir
- considérer
| 74 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 130 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 117 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 191 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3684 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 197 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 239 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 540 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 541 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 550 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 212 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3962 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2039 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1260 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28843 | Morohashi |
| 3196 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4697 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1252 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1341 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 63 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 122 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1452 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4420.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8003 | Unicode hex code |