| 433 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1072 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 675 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 998 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1035 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 172 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19226 | Morohashi |
| 2827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 照会 【ショウカイ】 inquiry, query, enquiry, referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)
- 日照 【ニッショウ】 sunlight
- 残照 【ザンショウ】 afterglow
Kun reading compounds
- 照る 【てる】 to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- てるてる坊主 【てるてるぼうず】 paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- 照らす 【てらす】 to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to
- 天照 【あまてらす】 Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
- 照れる 【てれる】 to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 てる
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- iluminar
- brillar
- comparar
- tener vergüenza
Portuguese
- iluminar
- brilhar
- comparar
- tímido
French
- illuminer
- briller
- comparer
- timide
| 3840 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 6733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7167 | Unicode hex code |
雨
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
950 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雨水 【アマミズ】 rain water, "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
- 雨季 【ウキ】 rainy season
- 集中豪雨 【シュウチュウゴウウ】 local downpour, severe rain fall
- 時雨 【シグレ】 rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter, seasonable rain
Kun reading compounds
- 雨 【あめ】 rain, rainy day, rainy weather, the November suit (in hanafuda)
- 雨降り 【あめふり】 rainfall, rainy weather, rainy, wet
- 五月雨 【さみだれ】 early-summer rain
- 強い雨 【つよいあめ】 heavy rain (specifically 20-29 mm per hour in JMA use)
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- lluvia
Portuguese
- chuva
French
- pluie
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 69 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 3 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 655 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5042 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 97 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 759 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 30 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 232 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4378 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2983 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42210 | Morohashi |
| 3561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6518 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 422 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 451 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 76 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3153 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e8 | Unicode hex code |