| 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 grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22701 | Morohashi |
| 2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7687 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵刃 【ヘイジン】 sword blade
- 刀刃 【トウジン】 sword blade
- 刃傷 【ニンジョウ】 bloodshed
- 刃傷沙汰 【ニンジョウザタ】 bloodshed
Kun reading compounds
- 刃 【は】 edge (of a knife or sword), blade, prong (of an electrical plug)
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 諸刃 【もろは】 double-edged (e.g. sword blade), double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife), double-edged blade
- 抜き刃 【ぬきは】 die blade, cutting die
- 刃 【やいば】 blade, sword, forged blade, wavy pattern on forged blades, sharpness, unhulled rice
- 刃を交える 【やいばをまじえる】 to cross swords (with)
- 鬼滅の刃 【きめつのやいば】 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)
- 氷の刃 【こおりのやいば】 gleaming sword
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち、 と
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- hoja
- filo
Portuguese
- lâmina
- espada
- margem
French
- lame
- épée
- fil (épée)
| 1446 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 152 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1089 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1413 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1774 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 178 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3646 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 85 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1850 | Morohashi |
| 2929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 84 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1014 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1742.0 | Four corner code |
| 1732.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5203 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 譚 【タン】 story, tale
- 譚歌 【タンカ】 ballad
- 英雄譚 【エイユウタン】 epic, heroic tale
- 綺譚 【キタン】 beautiful story
Readings
- Korean:
- dam
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4432 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 35978X | Morohashi |
| 5696 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 7a12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-12 | SKIP code |
| 0164.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-75-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b5a | Unicode hex code |