| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
508 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 谷底平野 【コクテイヘイヤ】 valley plain
- 渓谷 【ケイコク】 valley (with a river running through it), gorge, ravine, canyon
- 盤谷 【バンコク】 Bangkok (Thailand)
Kun reading compounds
- 谷 【たに】 valley
- 谷間 【たにま】 valley, ravine, gorge, chasm, cleavage (of breasts), part or place that has been left behind, blind spot, bottom (of society), (economic) trough, gap (in activity, one's work, etc.), lull, opening
- 死の谷 【しのたに】 valley of death (barrier between product development and commercialization stages)
- 気圧の谷 【きあつのたに】 low pressure trough
- 極まる 【きわまる】 to reach an extreme, to reach a limit, to terminate, to come to an end, extremely, to be stuck, to be in a dilemma, to be at a loss, to be decided, to be settled
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がい、 がえ、 がや、 せ、 たり、 たん、 や
- Korean:
- gog, yog
Spanish
- valle
Portuguese
- vale
French
- vallée
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 122 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 249 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4458 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 528 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 914 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 449 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 664 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 458 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1714 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36182 | Morohashi |
| 2043 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 788 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 851 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 143 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 8060.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c37 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2358 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 允可 【インカ】 permission, assent, compliance
- 允許 【インキョ】 permission, licence, license
- 承允 【ショウイン】 consent, acceptance, agreement
Kun reading compounds
- 雅楽允 【うたのじょう】 second assistant court musician (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まこと、 のぶ、 まさ、 みつ、 すけ、 よし、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- yun
Spanish
- consentimiento
- aprobación
- antiguo cargo público
Portuguese
French
- licence
- permis
- sincérité
| 843 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2022 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2476 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1252 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1718 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 772 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1338 | Morohashi |
| 1982 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 342 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 765 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 827 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2321.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5141 | Unicode hex code |
sagacious, genius, excellence
- On:
- シュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 俊 【シュン】 excellence, genius
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 英俊 【エイシュン】 genius, prodigy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐる、 とし
- Korean:
- jun
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- sagaz
- gênio
- excelência
French
- sagacité
- génie
- excellence
- avisé
| 1371 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1472 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1050 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1997 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 96 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 674 | Morohashi |
| 102 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1014 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1089 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1228 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2324.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fca | Unicode hex code |