| 834 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 818 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1788 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 820 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1325 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 712 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 302 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1426 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 874 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1261 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 170 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18859 | Morohashi |
| 2979 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3396 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 168 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 180 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 840 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1717 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 灰色 【ハイイロ】 grey, gray, ashen
- 灰色植物門 【カイショクショクブツモン】 Glaucophyta (phylum of freshwater microscopic algae)
- 石灰 【セッカイ】 lime, quicklime, caustic lime
- 生石灰 【セイセッカイ】 quick lime
Kun reading compounds
- 灰 【はい】 ash, ashes
- 灰色 【はいいろ】 grey, gray, ashen
- 死の灰 【しのはい】 lethal radioactive fallout, atomic dust
- 降灰 【こうかい】 fall of (volcanic) ash, falling ash
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe
Spanish
- ceniza
- cremar
Portuguese
- cinzas
- suco adstringente
- cremar
French
- cendre
- lessive
- incinéré
| 3362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7128.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7070 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
748 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 羽 【ウ】 fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
- 羽毛 【ウモウ】 feathers, plumage, down
- 奥羽 【オウウ】 Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa), Tōhoku
- 小翼羽 【ショウヨクウ】 alula, bastard wing
Kun reading compounds
- 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
- 羽目 【はめ】 panel, wainscoting, wainscotting, plight, fix, bind, awkward situation, difficult situation, mess
- 白羽 【しらは】 white feather
- 切羽 【きりは】 face, working face
- 羽 【わ】 counter for birds or rabbits
- 出羽 【でわ】 Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
- 柏崎刈羽 【かしさきかりわ】 Kashiwazaki Kariwa
- 羽 【はね】 feather, plume, down, wing, blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.), shuttlecock (in badminton), shuttlecock (in hanetsuki), arrow feathers
- 羽蟻 【はあり】 winged ant, flying ant
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅう、 ば
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- pluma
- alas
- contador de pájaros y conejos
Portuguese
- penas
- sufixo para contagem de pássaros
- coelhos
French
- plume
- compteur d'oiseaux, lapins
| 82 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 812 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 732 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3673 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 967 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 835 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 246 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 590 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 600 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 491 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1570 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 265 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28614P | Morohashi |
| 226 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4675 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 573 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 615 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 1712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fbd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
alliance, oath
- On:
- メイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盟 【メイ】 alliance, aimag, league, administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
- 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
- 期成同盟 【キセイドウメイ】 association formed to carry out an objective
- 締盟 【テイメイ】 forming an alliance, conclusion of a treaty of alliance
Readings
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- juramento
- promesa
- pacto
- alianza
Portuguese
- aliança
- juramento
French
- alliance
- serment
| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 991 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 979 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 775 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3119 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 739 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1555 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 717 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 923 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2434 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23024 | Morohashi |
| 2794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3899 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 968 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3874 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 6710.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76df | Unicode hex code |