| 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
1500 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駄 【ダ】 poor, low-grade, trivial, insignificant, worthless, load, pack, horse load, packhorse
- 駄目 【ダメ】 no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken, hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless, cannot, must not, not allowed, neutral point, intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game, no!, stop!
- 雪駄 【セッタ】 leather-soled sandals (geta)
- 足駄 【アシダ】 high clogs, rain clogs
- 中下駄 【チュウゲタ】 medium height geta
- 高下駄 【タカゲタ】 tall wooden clogs
Readings
- Korean:
- tae, ta
Spanish
- caballo de carga
- carga
- aburrido
Portuguese
- Incômodo
- bando de cavalos
- carga de cavalos
- enviar a cavalo
French
- fardeau
- cheval de bât
- charge de cheval
- envoyé par cheval
| 1541 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1591 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5198 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1909 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2046 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1610 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1917 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2005 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633 | Morohashi |
| 1821 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6734 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1986 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2140 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1744 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7433.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
548 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 省察 【セイサツ】 reflection, consideration
- 省思 【セイシ】 reflection, reexamination, contemplation
- 三省 【サンセイ】 frequent reflection (meditation)
- 内省 【ナイセイ】 introspection, reflection on one's self
- 省 【ショウ】 ministry, department, province (of China), saving, conserving
- 省エネルギー 【ショウエネルギー】 energy conservation, economical use of energy, energy-saving
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 厚生省 【コウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Kun reading compounds
- 省みる 【かえりみる】 to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
- 省く 【はぶく】 to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 み
- Korean:
- seong, saeng
Spanish
- omisión
- departamento del gobierno
- omitir
- eliminar
- reflexionar
Portuguese
- foco
- ministério de governo
- umservar
French
- faire le point (introspection)
- abréviation
- omission
- économie
- ministère
- éliminer
| 640 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 546 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 516 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 245 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 218 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 408 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 760 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1013 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 145 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 145 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1382 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23179 | Morohashi |
| 2449 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3916 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 124 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 131 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 528 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1179 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 9060.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7701 | Unicode hex code |