| 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 |
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 N3
655 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 舞台裏 【ブタイウラ】 offstage, backstage, behind the scenes
- 舞台 【ブタイ】 stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance, setting (of a story), scene, sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world
- 演舞 【エンブ】 dance performance
- 歌舞 【カブ】 singing and dancing
Kun reading compounds
- 舞う 【まう】 to dance (orig. a whirling dance), to whirl (in the wind), to flutter (about), to swirl, to fly, to circle, to wheel
- 舞 【まい】 dancing, dance
- 舞い上がる 【まいあがる】 to soar, to fly high, to be whirled up, to make merry, to be ecstatic, to be in high spirits
- 立ち居振る舞い 【たちいふるまい】 movements, bearing, deportment, carriage, behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, manners
- 獅子舞 【ししまい】 lion dance, traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- danza
- baile
- revoloteo
- bailar
- revolotear
Portuguese
- dançar
- fugir
- círculo
- roda
French
- danse
- voltiger
- cercle
- roue
| 1761 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 746 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3862 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1003 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 856 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 810 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 829 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 981 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1807 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2666 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1358 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1790 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30342P | Morohashi |
| 2146 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1912 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1796 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2355 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a15.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-13 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8025.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 821e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
262 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 台 【ダイ】 stand, rest, base, pedestal, platform, table, holder, support, rack, setting (of a gem), mounting, stock (in grafting), counter for machines and vehicles, level (e.g. price level), mark, range, decade (of one's life), tall building (with a fine view), (observation) platform, plateau, heights
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
- 管区気象台 【カンクキショウダイ】 district meteorological observatory
- 気象台 【キショウダイ】 meteorological observatory
- 台 【タイ】 Taiwan
- 台頭 【タイトウ】 rise (e.g. of a movement), emergence, rearing one's head, gaining prominence, coming to the fore, gaining power, gathering strength
- 屋台 【ヤタイ】 cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a building), foundation, house (esp. a small and miserable one)
- 最後の舞台 【サイゴノブタイ】 final performance, swan song, last act
Kun reading compounds
- 台 【うてな】 tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, i
Spanish
- estante
- banco
- tribuna
- pedestal
- contador para maquinas y vehículos
Portuguese
- pedestal
- stand
- sufixo para contagem de para máquinas e veículos
French
- piédestal
- socle
- compteur de voitures ou machines
| 272 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 183 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 166 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 216 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 848 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 290 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 134 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 276 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 501 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 532 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2498 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 752 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3246 | Morohashi |
| 2005 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 744 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 436 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 111 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2360.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f0 | Unicode hex code |