| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頼信紙 【ライシンシ】 telegram form, telegram blank
- 無頼 【ブライ】 villainous, rascally, knavish, independent, self-reliant
- 市井無頼 【シセイブライ】 urban villain, street hoodlum
Kun reading compounds
- 頼む 【たのむ】 to request, to beg, to ask, to call, to order, to reserve, to entrust to, to rely on, please, please do
- 頼むから 【たのむから】 please!, I'm asking you, for heaven's sake
- 頼もしい 【たのもしい】 reliable, dependable, trustworthy, reassuring, hopeful, promising
- 頼る 【たよる】 to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よち、 より
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- solicitud
- petición
- solicitar
- pedir
- de confianza
- confiar en
- depender de
Portuguese
- confiança
- solicitação
French
- confiance
- demande
| 1889 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 706 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5129 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1172 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1009 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2506 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1512 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1613 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 572 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1890 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2041 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1458 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1681 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43529P | Morohashi |
| 1615 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6635 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1665 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1794 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1864 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 5198.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 983c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 朝 【チョウ】 dynasty, reign, period, epoch, age, court, North Korea
- 朝刊 【チョウカン】 morning newspaper
- 本朝 【ホンチョウ】 this land, our country, Imperial Court of Japan
- 王朝 【オウチョウ】 dynasty
Kun reading compounds
- 朝 【あさ】 morning, breakfast
- 朝方 【あさがた】 early morning, early hours, early in the morning
- 後の朝 【のちのあした】 the morning after (having slept together)
- 霜朝 【しもあさ】 frosty morning
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あそ、 ささ、 ちか、 とも
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- mañana
- amanecer
- corte imperial
Portuguese
- manhã
- disnastia
- regime
- época
- período
- Coréia do Norte
French
- matin
- dynastie
- régime
- période
- époque
- Corée (Nord)
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 175 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 257 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3788 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 395 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 195 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1672 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 469 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 477 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 91 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1009 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1513 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 52 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14374P | Morohashi |
| 1695 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4838 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 52 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 53 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 217 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 218 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1546 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 4742.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 671d | Unicode hex code |