| 723 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 620 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 796 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 227 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2773 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 386 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1789 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 93 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 400 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1280 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2648 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19113 | Morohashi |
| 2135 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1775 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1913 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 179 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 600 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 無 【ム】 nothing, naught, nought, nil, zero, un-, non-
- 無意識 【ムイシキ】 unconsciousness, unconscious, involuntary, automatic, mechanical, unintentional, spontaneous, the unconscious
- 皆無 【カイム】 nonexistent, nil, none, nothing (at all), bugger-all
- 虚無 【キョム】 nihility, nothingness
- 無 【ブ】 un-, non-, bad ..., poor ...
- 不気味 【ブキミ】 weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly
Kun reading compounds
- 無い 【ない】 nonexistent, not being (there), unowned, not had, unpossessed, unique, not, impossible, won't happen, not, to not be, to have not
- 【ないといけない】 have to (verb), must (verb), is indispensable, absolutely necessary
- 苦無 【くない】 ninja throwing knives, mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- nada
- inexistente
- prefijo negativo
- no hay
Portuguese
- Sem valor
- nada
- não sou/ estou
- nihil
- não
French
- néant
- rien
- ne pas
- non
- in-
- négatif
| 2340 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 8033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7121 | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
eaves, roof, house, heaven
- On:
- ウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
883 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【ウ】 Ukraine
- 宇 【ウ】 counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
- 大宇 【ダイウ】 Daewoo (car company)
- 航宇 【コウウ】 aerospace
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いえ、 たか、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- edificio grande
- cielo
- sensación
Portuguese
- Beira de telhado
- teto
- casa
- paraíso
French
- firmament
- cieux
- auvent
- toit
- maison
| 829 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 811 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 757 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1286 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 459 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 285 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 990 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1027 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1252 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2699 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1377 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1672 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7067 | Morohashi |
| 2175 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1309 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1656 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1785 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 839 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3040.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b87 | Unicode hex code |
mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宙 【チュウ】 space, air, midair, (from) memory, (by) heart
- 宙返り 【チュウガエリ】 somersault, looping-the-loop
- 小宇宙 【ショウウチュウ】 microcosmos, microcosm
- 大宇宙 【ダイウチュウ】 macrocosmos, macrocosm, the universe, the cosmos
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ゆ
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- en el aire
- espacio
- cielo
- firmamento
Portuguese
- aéreo
- ar
- espaço
- céu
- memorização
- intervalo de tempo
French
- plein ciel
- air
- espace
- mémorisation
- intervalle de temps
| 947 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 935 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 993 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1291 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1303 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 463 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 673 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 991 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1253 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 472 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2761 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1118 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7108 | Morohashi |
| 2221 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1190 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 868 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 776 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3060.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
713 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 船 【セン】 ship, boat, vessel
- 船員 【センイン】 sailor, seaman, seafarer
- 造船 【ゾウセン】 shipbuilding
- 大船 【オオブネ】 large boat
Kun reading compounds
- 船 【ふね】 ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane, tank, tub, vat, trough, counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
- 船貝 【ふねがい】 Arca avellana (species of ark shell)
- 大船 【おおぶね】 large boat
- 釣り船 【つりぶね】 fishing boat, boat-shaped hanging flower vase
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふ
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- barco
- buque
- bote
Portuguese
- barco
French
- bateau
- navire
| 266 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 175 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 158 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 313 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 314 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 860 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1391 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 376 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 647 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1595 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1700 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 906 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1229 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30407 | Morohashi |
| 1341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1874 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6c5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2846.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8239 | Unicode hex code |