| 1565 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1478 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2602 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1065 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1479 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1337 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1420 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1401 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1214 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 640 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 389 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 166 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17660 | Morohashi |
| 528 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3202 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 164 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 176 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1458 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1436 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 淡々 【タンタン】 uninterested, unconcerned, indifferent, dispassionate, matter-of-fact, detached, plain, light, simple, bland, flowing gently
- 淡水 【タンスイ】 fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
- 濃淡 【ノウタン】 light and shade, shade (of colour, color), depth (of flavor), complexity, strength and weakness (of flavor)
- 平淡 【ヘイタン】 simple, quiet
Kun reading compounds
- 淡い 【あわい】 light, faint, pale, fleeting
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
- claro
- pálido
- fugaz
- efímero
Portuguese
- magro
- desmaiar
- passageiro
- pálido
French
- dilué
- vague
- pâle
- éphémère
| 362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3918.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6de1 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
2124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藻類 【ソウルイ】 seaweed, algae
- 藻菌類 【ソウキンルイ】 algal fungi
- 海藻 【カイソウ】 seaweed
- 石灰藻 【セッカイソウ】 calcareous algae
Kun reading compounds
- 藻 【も】 algae, waterweed, seaweed, duckweed
- 藻掻く 【もがく】 to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm, to act frantically, to make desperate efforts
- 山椒藻 【さんしょうも】 floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
- 菅藻 【すがも】 Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- alga marina
Portuguese
- algas
- planta flutuante
French
- algue
- lentille d'eau
| 1531 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2031 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1710 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2837 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1657 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1771 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1839 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 674 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3033 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32401X | Morohashi |
| 2384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5254 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2035 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k16.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 4419.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85fb | Unicode hex code |