| 440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 517 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2605 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 692 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 660 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 671 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 384 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17695P | Morohashi |
| 523 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3205 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1539 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 569 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 清算 【セイサン】 (financial) settlement, squaring accounts, clearing debts, liquidation, ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)
- 清潔 【セイケツ】 clean, hygienic, sanitary, pure, virtuous, immaculate
- 血清 【ケッセイ】 serum, blood serum
- 乳清 【ニュウセイ】 whey
- 清浄 【セイジョウ】 pure, clean, purity
- 清浄無垢 【セイジョウムク】 purity, spotlessness
- 清 【シン】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty
- 清朝 【シンチョウ】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, seichōtai, typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
- 東清 【トウシン】 Eastern China
- 日清 【ニッシン】 Japan and Qing China
Kun reading compounds
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
- 清い愛 【きよいあい】 pure love, platonic love
- 清まる 【きよまる】 to be purified, to be cleansed
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さや、 し、 すが、 すみ、 せ、 ちん
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- puro
- claro
- purificar
- limpiar
Portuguese
- puro
- purificar
- limpar
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- pur
- purifier
- exorciser
- nettoyer
- dynastie Mandchoue
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3512.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e05 | Unicode hex code |
bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful
- On:
- レン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2066 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廉 【レン】 cheap, inexpensive, pure, honest, upright
- 廉価 【レンカ】 low price, moderate price
- 清廉 【セイレン】 honest, upright, cleanhanded, unselfish
- 低廉 【テイレン】 cheap, inexpensive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ
- Korean:
- ryeom
Spanish
- noble
- puro
- honrado
- sincero
- barato
Portuguese
- pechincha
- razão
- carga
- suspeita
- ponto
- conta
- pureza
- preço baixo
- honesto
- barato
- descansado
- pacífica
- satisfeita
French
- bonne affaire
- raison
- charge
- suspicion
- pas cher
- point
- compte
- pureté
- honnête
- reposé
- satisfait
- paisible
| 1932 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1752 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1530 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1262 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2042 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1689 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1804 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1729 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 597 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3911 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2016 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1615 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9436X | Morohashi |
| 3153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1601 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1727 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1621 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 0023.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ec9 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1595 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 廉潔 【レンケツ】 honest, incorruptible, integrity
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
Kun reading compounds
- 潔い 【いさぎよい】 gracious (defeat, apology, etc.), graceful, honourable (e.g. death), noble, gallant, brave, manly, sportsmanlike, upright, righteous, honest, pure (heart), innocent, unspoiled (scenery, etc.), pure, clean
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 きよし
- Korean:
- gyeol
Spanish
- claro
- puro
- limpio
- honrado
- varonil
Portuguese
- incorrupto
- puro
- limpar
- correto
- galanteador
French
- viril
- immaculé
- pur
- clair
- droit
- brave
| 767 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 686 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 659 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1397 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2698 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 672 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1500 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2615 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1241 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1307 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 753 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 920 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 519 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1562 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18231X | Morohashi |
| 744 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3332 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1668 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 806 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a12.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3719.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f54 | Unicode hex code |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22678 | Morohashi |
| 3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 767d | Unicode hex code |