| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1900 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 媒体 【バイタイ】 medium, media
- 媒酌 【バイシャク】 matchmaking, acting as a go-between
- 溶媒 【ヨウバイ】 solvent
- 冷媒 【レイバイ】 refrigerant, coolant
Kun reading compounds
- 仲人 【なこうど】 matchmaker, go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor
Readings
- Korean:
- mae
Spanish
- mediación
- mediador
- intermediario
- casamentero
Portuguese
- mediador
- ir entre
French
- médiateur
- intermédiaire
| 1692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1862 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1241 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1403 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1198 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1496 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1595 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1760 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 450 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 686 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 412 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 518 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1777 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6498 | Morohashi |
| 564 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1761 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1898 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4449.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a92 | Unicode hex code |
jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
- On:
- カイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
617 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貝 【カイ】 shellfish, seashell, shell
- 介護 【カイゴ】 nursing, care, caregiving, caring
- 魚介 【ギョカイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 無媒介 【ムバイカイ】 immediacy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すけ、 ゆき
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- intervención
- ayuda
- mediación
- cosa aburrida
Portuguese
- comprimir em
- marisco
- meio
- interessa a si próprio com
French
- immixtion
- coquillage
- intervention
- intermédiaire
- s'occuper de
| 1059 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 666 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 941 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 299 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 66 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 453 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 460 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 695 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 44 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2463 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1245 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 359 | Morohashi |
| 1967 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 250 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1020 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2854 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ecb | Unicode hex code |