| 561 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 698 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 633 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 669 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 597 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1127 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 298 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 148 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17245 | Morohashi |
| 336 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3102 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 146 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 157 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 679 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
663 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 川 【カワ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 星河 【セイガ】 Milky Way
- 暴虎馮河 【ボウコヒョウガ】 foolhardy courage
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 河 【ホー】 discarded tiles, discards
- 追河 【おいかわ】 pale chub (Zacco platypus), freshwater minnow
- 恋河 【こいかわ】 oceans of love
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かっ、 こ、 こう
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- río
- corriente
Portuguese
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
| 349 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3112.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cb3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
826 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 昇給 【ショウキュウ】 salary raise
- 昇格 【ショウカク】 promotion, raising of status
- 定昇 【テイショウ】 regular (annual) pay raise
- 温度上昇 【オンドジョウショウ】 temperature increase, rise in temperature
Kun reading compounds
- 上る 【のぼる】 to ascend, to go up, to climb, to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise, to go to (the capital), to be promoted, to add up to, to advance (in price), to swim up (a river), to sail up, to come up (on the agenda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 のり
- Korean:
- seung
Spanish
- elevar
- levantar
- alzar
Portuguese
- ascender
French
- s'élever
| 1393 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 841 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1441 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 596 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 713 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1777 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1909 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1280 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 969 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3068 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1565 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13794 | Morohashi |
| 2415 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 43 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1189 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6044.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6607 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1411 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 悟性 【ゴセイ】 wisdom, understanding
- 悟達 【ゴタツ】 attaining enlightenment
- 大悟 【タイゴ】 enlightenment, great wisdom
- 穎悟 【エイゴ】 intelligent, shrewd
Kun reading compounds
- 悟る 【さとる】 to perceive, to sense, to become aware, to notice, to detect, to discern, to understand, to comprehend, to realize, to attain enlightenment
Readings
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- percibir
- discernir
- percatarse
- darse cuenta
Portuguese
- Iluminação (budismo)
- perceber
- discernir
- compreender
- compreende
French
- illumination
- Eveil
- percevoir
- discerner
- réaliser
- comprendre
| 1239 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1479 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1297 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1053 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1528 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 816 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 502 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 312 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 379 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 629 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10680 | Morohashi |
| 419 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 622 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 669 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1335 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 9106.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 609f | Unicode hex code |