| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1299 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅茶 【コウチャ】 black tea
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
- 退紅 【タイコウ】 pink, light red
- 紅 【クレナイ】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【コウショク】 red (color, colour)
- 深紅 【シンク】 deep crimson
Kun reading compounds
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
- 棒紅 【ぼうべに】 lipstick
- 愛敬紅 【あいきょうべに】 lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes, lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
- 紅 【くれない】 deep red, crimson, rouge, lipstick
- 紅色 【こうしょく】 red (color, colour)
- 中紅 【なかくれない】 medium crimson
- 薄紅 【うすべに】 light pink, light crimson
- 赤い 【あかい】 red, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, Red, communist
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くれ、 もみ
- Korean:
- hong, gong
Spanish
- carmesí
- rojo fuerte
- carmín
Portuguese
- carmesim
- vermelho forte
French
- cramoisi
- rouge foncé
| 872 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 862 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 927 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3500 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1233 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 809 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1423 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 820 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 839 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1295 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1515 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1629 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27243 | Morohashi |
| 1277 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4441 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1355 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1455 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2191.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d05 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
621 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 色 【ショク】 counter for colours
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
- 色 【シキ】 rupa (form), visible objects (i.e. color and form)
- 色彩 【シキサイ】 colour, color, hue, tints
- 彩色 【サイシキ】 colouring, coloring, colouration, coloration, painting
- 極彩色 【ゴクサイシキ】 richly colored, richly coloured
Kun reading compounds
- 色 【いろ】 colour, color, hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion, skin colour, skin color, look (on one's face), expression, appearance, air, feeling, personality, character, tone (of one's voice, etc.), tune, sound, ring, love, lust, sensuality, love affair, lover, paramour, beauty, sexiness, physical appeal, kind, type, variety
- 色合い 【いろあい】 colouring, coloring, shade (of colour), hue, tone, tinge, tint, flavour, nuance, feel, sense, look
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 橙色 【だいだいいろ】 orange (color, colour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しか、 しこ
- Korean:
- saeg
Spanish
- color
- aspecto
Portuguese
- cor
French
- couleur
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 162 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 145 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 326 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3889 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 241 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 243 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 345 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 204 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 204 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 316 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2522 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1748 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1769 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30602 | Morohashi |
| 2029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4956 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1753 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1890 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 405 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 127 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8272 | Unicode hex code |