| 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, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), 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 |
plantation, planting
- On:
- サイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1496 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 栽培 【サイバイ】 cultivation
- 栽培家 【サイバイカ】 grower, farmer
- 植栽 【ショクサイ】 raising trees and plants
- 輪栽 【リンサイ】 rotation of crops
Readings
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- plantación
- siembra
Portuguese
- plantação
- planta
French
- plantation
- cultiver
- élever
| 1289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 781 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1619 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1431 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1254 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1125 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1177 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1821 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1061 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2074 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14750 | Morohashi |
| 3297 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2654 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 358 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 382 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 4395.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 683d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 培養 【バイヨウ】 culture, cultivation, cultivation (of plants), growing, raising, cultivation (e.g. of a skill), nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.), growth
- 培植 【バイショク】 cultivation (of plants), culturing
- 育成栽培 【イクセイサイバイ】 vegetable and fruit growing
- 促成栽培 【ソクセイサイバイ】 forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 培う 【つちかう】 to cultivate, to foster
Readings
- Korean:
- bae, bu
Spanish
- cultivo
- fomento
- cultivar
- fomentar
Portuguese
- cultivar
- alimentar
French
- culture (plantes)
- entretenir
| 1690 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1615 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1492 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1153 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1291 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1828 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1640 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 377 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 558 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 488 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5195 | Morohashi |
| 464 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 477 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 516 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4016.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57f9 | Unicode hex code |