| 1364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 729 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2600 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1025 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1334 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1693 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1809 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1209 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 625 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17750P | Morohashi |
| 513 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3200 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1738 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1875 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1455 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渋滞 【ジュウタイ】 (traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock, delay, stagnation
- 渋面 【ジュウメン】 grimace, sullen face
- 難渋 【ナンジュウ】 suffering, distress, difficulty, hardship, misery, being bogged down, hurdle
- 晦渋 【カイジュウ】 ambiguous, obscure, equivocal
Kun reading compounds
- 渋 【しぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 柿渋 【かきしぶ】 kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- 鉄渋 【かなしぶ】 aqueous iron rust
- 渋い 【しぶい】 astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted
- 渋い顔をする 【しぶいかおをする】 to frown (on), to be grim-faced, to look sullen
- 渋る 【しぶる】 to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing), to falter, to slacken, to slow down, to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus
Readings
- Korean:
- sab
Spanish
- astringente
- austero
- tacaño
- renuente
- tener diarrea
Portuguese
- adstringente
- hesitar
- relutante
- ter diarréia
French
- astringent
- hésiter
- rechigner
- diarrhée
- chic
| 340 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3113.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e0b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 江 【コウ】 large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa
- 江上 【コウジョウ】 (on the) bank of a large river
- 長江 【チョウコウ】 Yangtze River (China), Changjiang River
- 三角江 【サンカクコウ】 estuary
Kun reading compounds
- 江 【え】 inlet, bay
- 縁 【えん】 fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda
- 堀江 【ほりえ】 canal
- 松江 【まつえ】 Matsue (city in Shimane)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くん、 とうみ、 み、 りえ
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- gran río
- ensenada
- bahía
Portuguese
- riacho
- pequena baía em lagos
- baía
French
- baie
- crique
- anse
- rivière
| 1244 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 517 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 994 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1458 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 821 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 905 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 257 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17140 | Morohashi |
| 221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 139 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 148 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1085 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a3.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1437 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 抽出 【チュウシュツ】 extraction, abstraction, selection (from a group), sampling
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- tirar
- extraer
- sacar
- quitar
Portuguese
- puxão
- puxar
- extrato
- superar
French
- extraire
- tirer
- exceller
| 1584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1877 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1443 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1345 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 987 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1022 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1254 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 878 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1115 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11930 | Morohashi |
| 302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2119 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1187 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5506.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62bd | Unicode hex code |
purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 斎場 【サイジョウ】 funeral hall, ceremony site
- 斎院 【サイイン】 imperial princess who served as a priestess at Ise
- 大斎 【タイサイ】 Great Lent, Great Fast
- 小斎 【ショウサイ】 abstinence (in Catholicism)
Kun reading compounds
- 斎 【とき】 meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
- 忌む 【いむ】 to avoid, to refrain from, to shun, to detest
- 祝う 【いわう】 to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival), to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration, to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
- 斎く 【いつく】 to worship, to enshrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いつき、 さえ、 ひとし、 いつ、 きよ、 ただ、 とき、 よし
- Korean:
- jae, ja
Spanish
- purificación y culto
- habitación para aislarse
Portuguese
- purificação
- comida de Budistas
- quarto
- adorar
- evitar
- da mesma forma
- semelhante
French
- purification
- nourriture bouddhiste
- pièce
- adorer
- éviter
- semblable
| 1291 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1363 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1269 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1394 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1875 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2622 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1340 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1748 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13467 | Morohashi |
| 2115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2368 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1732 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1869 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1503 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 454 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 0022.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 658e | Unicode hex code |