| 655 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 838 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 722 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 649 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 660 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17452 | Morohashi |
| 389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浅見 【センケン】 shallow view, superficial idea
- 浅海 【センカイ】 shallow sea
- 深浅 【シンセン】 depth, shade (of color, colour)
Kun reading compounds
- 浅い 【あさい】 shallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge), short (time), early, young
- 浅煎り 【あさいり】 light roast (coffee)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あざ、 さ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- poco profundo
- superficial
Portuguese
- raso
- frívolo
- superficial
- desprezível
- obsceno
French
- peu profond
- superficiel
- frivole
- misérable
- honteux
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 井 【セイ】 well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 整然 【セイゼン】 orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
- 市井 【シセイ】 the street, the town
- 整々 【セイセイ】 well-ordered, in good order, orderly
Kun reading compounds
- 井 【い】 well
- 堰 【せき】 dam, weir, barrier, sluice
- 筒井 【つつい】 round well
- 市井 【しせい】 the street, the town
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いの、 さい、 ひ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pozo
- ciudad
Portuguese
- poço
French
- puits
- margelle
- ville
- communauté
| 1470 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 252 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 165 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 916 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 103 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1193 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1064 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 34 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2153 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2905 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1824 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 258 | Morohashi |
| 3454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 76 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1946 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1019 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.46 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 5500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e95 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1922 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淑徳 【シュクトク】 womanly virtues
- 淑女 【シュクジョ】 lady, (female) pervert
- 貞淑 【テイシュク】 chastity, virtue, fidelity, feminine modesty
- 私淑 【シシュク】 looking up to a person as one's own master or model, being influenced by a person through his works, idolizing
Kun reading compounds
- 淑やか 【しとやか】 graceful, ladylike, modest, gentle, polite, quiet, well-mannered, refined (behavior)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すく、 とし、 よし
- Korean:
- sug
Spanish
- gracioso
- gentil
- puro
Portuguese
- gracioso
- puro
- suave
French
- gracieux
- doux
- pur
| 1368 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1857 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2592 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1487 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1478 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1335 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1668 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1783 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1767 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1210 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 639 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17634 | Morohashi |
| 527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 721 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 778 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1456 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3714.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6dd1 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 声楽 【セイガク】 vocal music
- 声援 【セイエン】 (shout of) encouragement, cheering, rooting, support
- 肉声 【ニクセイ】 natural voice (without a microphone)
- 和声 【ワセイ】 harmony, concord, consonance
- 声 【ショウ】 voice, sound, tone (of Chinese character), tone mark, stress (in pronunciation), intonation, accent
- 声点 【ショウテン】 tone mark, mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone
- 高声 【コウセイ】 loud voice, high-pitched voice
- 上声 【ジョウショウ】 rising tone (in Chinese), (of a Japanese accent) having a high, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 声 【こえ】 voice, singing (of a bird), chirping (of an insect), hoot, voice, opinion (as expressed in words), view, wish, attitude, will, sound, sense (of something's arrival), feeling, voice, voiced sound
- 声かけ 【こえかけ】 saying something (to someone), greeting, approaching (someone)
- 一声 【いっせい】 voice, cry, shout
- 険しい声 【けわしいこえ】 sharp voice
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- voz
- fama
- reputación
- rumor
Portuguese
- Voz
French
- voix
| 97 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 170 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 153 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 467 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1066 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 226 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 146 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 465 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 746 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 759 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 619 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 396 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2724 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1880 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1914 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5645 | Morohashi |
| 2198 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1896 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 299 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 147 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4027.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58f0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
334 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 優 【ユウ】 Excellent (grade), A, superiority, excellence, gentle, graceful, elegant, skillful
- 優位 【ユウイ】 predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
- 優曇華 【ウドンゲ】 udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata), something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years), Japanese fiber banana flower, green lacewing eggs
- 優婆夷 【ウバイ】 upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)
- 声優 【セイユウ】 voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
- 怪優 【カイユウ】 actor or performer with fascinating acting and appearance
Kun reading compounds
- 優しい 【やさしい】 tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable
- 優しい声 【やさしいこえ】 soft voice
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
- 勝る 【まさる】 to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival, to outweigh, to preponderate
- 優るとも劣らない 【まさるともおとらない】 not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ、 よし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
- especial
- papel
- función
- elegante
- tierno
- amable
- cariñoso
- sobrepasar
- dejar atrás
- sobresalir
Portuguese
- ternura
- superar
- superação
- ator
- superioridade
- gentileza
French
- tendresse
- gentillesse
- exceller
- surpasser
- supériorité
- acteur
| 995 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 984 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 453 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 564 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1148 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 336 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2599 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1033 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1168 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 140 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 200 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1002 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1261 | Morohashi |
| 177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 334 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 993 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1068 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-15 | SKIP code |
| 2124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 512a | Unicode hex code |