| 110 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 185 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 168 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 548 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2489 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 847 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 207 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 251 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 119 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 119 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 452 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1161 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 253 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 191 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 522 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17141 | Morohashi |
| 218 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3042 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 516 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 555 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
827 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 池魚の殃 【チギョノワザワイ】 collateral damage, getting embroiled in someone else's dispute, having a fire spread to one's own house
- 池沼 【チショウ】 ponds and swamps, retard, mentally disabled person
- 蓄電池 【チクデンチ】 storage battery
- 給水池 【キュウスイチ】 reservoir
Kun reading compounds
- 池 【いけ】 pond
- 池様 【いけさま】 good-looking guy, handsome man
- 用水池 【ようすいいけ】 reservoir
- 人工池 【じんこういけ】 artificial pool
Readings
- Korean:
- ji, ta
Spanish
- estanque
- lago
Portuguese
- lagoa
- cisterna
- conjunto
- reservatório
French
- étang
- mare
- réservoir (eau)
| 356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3411.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c60 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脇侍 【ワキジ】 flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
- 脇息 【キョウソク】 armrest
Kun reading compounds
- 脇 【わき】 armpit, under one's arm, side, flank, beside, close to, near, by, aside, to the side, away, out of the way, off-track, off-topic, deuteragonist, supporting role, second verse (in a linked series of poems)
- 脇見 【わきみ】 looking from the side, looking aside
- 床脇 【とこわき】 section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
- 口脇 【くちわき】 edges of the mouth
- 関脇 【せきわけ】 wrestler of the third highest rank
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- axila
- sobaco
- flanco
- lado
- lateral
Portuguese
French
- flanc
- aisselle
- de côté (regard)
- ailleurs (regard)
- second rôle
| 1583 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3765 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1083 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1336 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29467 | Morohashi |
| 952 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4807 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 870 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 935 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 7422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8107 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 千 【セン】 thousand, 1,000
- 千九百年代 【センキュウヒャクネンダイ】 the 1900s
- 一騎当千 【イッキトウセン】 being a match for a thousand, being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
- 一人当千 【イチニントウセン】 being a match for a thousand
Kun reading compounds
- 千 【せん】 thousand, 1,000
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 百千 【ひゃくせん】 a large number, all sorts, hundreds and thousands
- ８０００ 【はっせん】 8000, eight thousand, many
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 ゆき
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- mil
- muchos
Portuguese
- Mil
French
- mille
| 101 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 12 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 47 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 79 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 156 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 83 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 26 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 44 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 12 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 240 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 40 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2697 | Morohashi |
| 3411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 599 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 335 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 11 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k1.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5343 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶴首 【カクシュ】 looking forward to
- 鶴首して待つ 【カクシュシテマツ】 to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
- 鶏群の一鶴 【ケイグンノイッカク】 a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
- 閑雲野鶴 【カンウンヤカク】 life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
Kun reading compounds
- 鶴 【つる】 crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 鶴岡工業高等専門学校 【つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう】 Tsuruoka National College of Technology
- 白鶴 【はくつる】 Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
- 掃き溜めに鶴 【はきだめにつる】 a jewel in a dunghill
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たず、 ず、 か、 つ、 づ
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- grulla
- cigüeña
Portuguese
French
- grue
- cigogne
| 1120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5365 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1917 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2926 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 950 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2326 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1962 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47185 | Morohashi |
| 1850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6995 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1943 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2093 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1650 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-11 | SKIP code |
| 4722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9db4 | Unicode hex code |