| 274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 361 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 341 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1007 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1418 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 842 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 713 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1344 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1427 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 875 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1267 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2806 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 778 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18953 | Morohashi |
| 2257 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3413 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 771 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 833 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 337 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1307 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 炭素 【タンソ】 carbon (C)
- 炭鉱 【タンコウ】 coal mine, (coal) pit, colliery, coal-mine shaft
- 木炭 【モクタン】 charcoal
- 活性炭 【カッセイタン】 activated charcoal, activated carbon
Kun reading compounds
- 炭 【すみ】 charcoal, charred remains
- 炭火 【すみび】 charcoal fire
- 正炭 【しょうすみ】 first adding of charcoal to the fire (tea ceremony)
- 竹炭 【たけすみ】 bamboo charcoal
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- carbón vegetal
- carbón
Portuguese
- carvão
French
- charbon de bois
- charbon
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2228.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 70ad | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酸 【サン】 acid, sourness, sour taste
- 酸化 【サンカ】 oxidation, oxidization
- 炭酸 【タンサン】 carbonic acid, carbonated water, carbonated drink, baking soda, sodium carbonate
- アミノ酸 【アミノサン】 amino acid
Kun reading compounds
- 酸い 【すい】 sour, acid
- 酸葉 【すいば】 sorrel (Rumex acetosa), Common sorrel, garden sorrel, spinach dock
Readings
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- ácido
- agrio
Portuguese
- ácido
- amargo
- azedo
- picante
French
- acide
- aigre
- amer
- sur (goût)
| 618 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 689 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1027 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4789 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 819 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1838 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 516 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 525 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1420 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1797 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1968 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1049 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1449 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39871 | Morohashi |
| 1563 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6177 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1437 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1545 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 791 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-7 | SKIP code |
| 1364.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9178 | 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 grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, base, basis, foundation, root, cause, ingredient, material, base, mix, stock, (someone's) side, (someone's) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), (plant) root, (tree) trunk, first section of a waka, counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry), handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |