| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
664 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遣唐使 【ケントウシ】 envoy to Tang China
- 遣欧 【ケンオウ】 dispatching to Europe (e.g. an envoy), sending to Europe
- 先遣 【センケン】 sending ahead
- 差遣 【サケン】 dispatch, despatch, sending
Kun reading compounds
- 使う 【つかう】 to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use, to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate, to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume, to use (language), to speak
- 遣わす 【つかわす】 to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to bestow (favour, etc.), to grant (e.g. pardon)
- 遣る 【やる】 to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study, to send, to dispatch, to despatch, to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.), to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer, to make (a vehicle) go faster, to run (a business), to keep, to be engaged in, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to practise, to have (food, drink, etc.), to eat, to drink, to smoke, to hold (a performance), to perform, to show, to ease (one's mind), to harm, to injure, to kill, to have sex, to fuck, to bang, to live, to get by, to get along, to do ... completely, to do ... broadly, to do ... to a great distance, to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status), to do ... to, to make active efforts to ...
- やる気 【やるき】 will (to do something), drive, motivation, enthusiasm, eagerness
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon
Spanish
- enviar
- despachar
- dar
- donar
- obsequiar
Portuguese
- despacho
- enviar
- dar
- doar
- fazer
- empreender
French
- expédier
- envoyer
- donner
- faire
- entreprendre
| 1220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1180 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4732 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 895 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1816 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1173 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 715 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39052P | Morohashi |
| 3152 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1773 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1910 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1677 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1677 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3530.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9063 | Unicode hex code |