| 864 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 853 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 827 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2656 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 893 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1486 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1863 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 580 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 589 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 854 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1231 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 470 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 600 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 144 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17926 | Morohashi |
| 656 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3274 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 142 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 958 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
738 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 源 【ゲン】 source, origin
- 源氏 【ゲンジ】 Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari), the Minamoto family
- 震源 【シンゲン】 hypocentre (of an earthquake), hypocenter, focus
- 財源 【ザイゲン】 source of funds, resources, finances
Kun reading compounds
- 源 【みなもと】 source (of a river), fountainhead, source, origin, root
- 河の源 【かわのみなもと】 fountainhead
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はら、 みな、 もと
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- fuente
- origen
Portuguese
- fonte
- origem
French
- source
- origine
| 341 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3119.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e90 | Unicode hex code |
氏
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
84 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 氏 【シ】 Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, clan, he, him, counter for people
- 氏族 【シゾク】 clan, family
- 両氏 【リョウシ】 both persons
- 同氏 【ドウシ】 the said person, he, she, same surname
Kun reading compounds
- 氏 【うじ】 family name, lineage, birth, clan
- 氏名 【しめい】 (full) name, identity
- 杜氏 【とうじ】 chief brewer at a sake brewery
- 漢氏 【あやうじ】 Aya clan
Readings
- Korean:
- ssi, ji
Spanish
- apellido
- clan
- señor
Portuguese
- nome de família
- sobrenome
- clã
French
- nom de famille
- nom
- clan
- Monsieur
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 177 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2478 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 361 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1456 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 223 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 566 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 744 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3669 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1845 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17026 | Morohashi |
| 2951 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3020 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1828 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1970 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 223 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 443 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 7274.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
14 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 三 【サン】 three
- 十三 【ジュウサン】 thirteen, 13, king
- 七三 【シチサン】 7 or 3 ratio, hair parted on one side
- 四三 【シソウ】 one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand, three and a four (in dice games)
Kun reading compounds
- 三 【さん】 three, 3
- 三十日 【みそか】 last day of the month
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- 三つ折り 【みつおり】 threefold, folded in three
- 三つ 【みっつ】 three, three years of age
- ３つの密 【みっつのみつ】 three Cs, three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 さ、 さい、 さえ、 さぶ、 ざ、 ざえ、 ざぶ、 そう、 ぞ、 ただ、 みつ、 みん、 も、 や
- Korean:
- sam
Spanish
- tres
- 3
Portuguese
- três
French
- trois
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 3 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 23 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 10 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 8 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 22 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 5 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2423 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12 | Morohashi |
| 1924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 3 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 21 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 10 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 1010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e09 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神学 【シンガク】 theology, divinity
- 鬼神 【キシン】 fierce god
- 祭神 【サイジン】 enshrined deity
- 神 【シン】 spirit, psyche, god, deity, divinity, kami
- 神宮 【ジングウ】 high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family, imperial Shinto shrine
- 天神 【テンジン】 heavenly god, heavenly gods, spirit of Sugawara no Michizane, Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit), pit of a dried plum, dried plum, tenjin hairstyle, prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period), tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
Kun reading compounds
- 神 【かみ】 god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami, incredible, fantastic, amazing, Emperor (of Japan), thunder
- 神様 【かみさま】 God, god, ace, king, superior person, god (amongst men)
- 大神 【おおかみ】 god
- ギ神 【ギかみ】 Greek mythology
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 かぐ、 かな、 かも、 くま、 こ、 こは、 だま、 み
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- dios
- alma
Portuguese
- Deus
- mente
- alma
- divindade
- divino
French
- divinité
- esprit
- âme
| 257 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 324 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 229 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3245 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 205 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 774 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 853 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 310 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 586 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1422 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1143 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 821 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1128 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24673P | Morohashi |
| 912 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4087 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 191 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 333 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3520.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 795e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |