| 1583 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 829 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2505 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1317 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1460 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1346 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1429 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 912 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1165 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 307 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 196 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 232 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17209 | Morohashi |
| 262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 138 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 146 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1138 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沖する 【チュウスル】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
- 沖積 【チュウセキ】 alluvial
- 在沖 【ザイチュウ】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
Kun reading compounds
- 沖 【おき】 open sea, Okinawa
- 沖合 【おきあい】 off the coast, offshore, out at sea
- 在沖 【ざいちゅう】 staying in Okinawa, resident in Okinawa, stationed in Okinawa
- 来沖 【らいおき】 coming to Okinawa, visit to Okinawa
- 沖する 【ちゅうする】 to rise up into the air, to ascend into the sky
Readings
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- mar abierto
- alta mar
- ascender
Portuguese
- oceano aberto
- mar aberto
- subir no ceú
French
- au large
- en haute mer
- montée au ciel
| 355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3510.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c96 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1075 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
- 縄鏢 【ジョウヒョウ】 rope dart, rope javelin
- 絞縄 【コウジョウ】 hangman's noose, halter, rope to hang a criminal
- 結縄 【ケツジョウ】 knotted cord or rope, quipu, quippu
Kun reading compounds
- 縄 【なわ】 rope, cord, policeman's rope
- 縄張り 【なわばり】 stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation, one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence, territory (of an animal)
- 腰縄 【こしなわ】 leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists
- 延縄 【はえなわ】 longline
Readings
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- cuerda de paja
- cordón
- soga
Portuguese
- corda de palha
- corda
French
- corde
- corde de paille
| 1420 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1005 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3568 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1642 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2653 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1760 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1890 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1568 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1756 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1271 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27729 | Morohashi |
| 1388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4547 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1477 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1793 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 6a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 2691.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e04 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海芋 【カイウ】 calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
- 阿蘭陀海芋 【オランダカイウ】 calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Kun reading compounds
- 芋 【いも】 tuber, taro, potato, yam, yokel, bumpkin, dud, worthless thing
- 芋洗い 【いもあらい】 washing potatoes (in a bucket), being very crowded, being packed with people
- 焼き芋 【やきいも】 roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
- 唐芋 【とういも】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Readings
- Korean:
- u, hu
Spanish
- patata
- batata
Portuguese
- batata
French
- pomme de terre
| 1011 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3896 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1682 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1694 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 288 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2081 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1381 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1670 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30670P | Morohashi |
| 2181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1655 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1784 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1088 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4440.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 828b | Unicode hex code |