| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 97 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 909 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 534 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 111 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 483 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19922 | Morohashi |
| 3452 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 260 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
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Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妓夫 【ギュウ】 pimp, brothel tout
- 牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
- 海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
Kun reading compounds
- 牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles), oxcart
- 去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
- 特牛 【こというし】 strong bull
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うじ、 ご
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- vaca
- ganado
Portuguese
- Vaca
French
- vache
| 2455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 725b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
- 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate
Kun reading compounds
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
- これ等 【これら】 these
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- esto
- de (partícula posesiva)
Portuguese
French
- de
- ceci
- avancer (radical shinnyuu)
| 697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2004 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 125 | Morohashi |
| 3420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 670 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3030.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e4b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Readings
- Korean:
- bin
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2716 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2606 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18537 | Morohashi |
| 794 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3a7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 3318.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-63-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6ff1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1526 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 拓殖 【タクショク】 colonization, colonisation, development, settlement, exploitation
- 拓銀 【タクギン】 Takushoku Bank
- 干拓 【カンタク】 land reclamation (from sea)
- 未開拓 【ミカイタク】 undeveloped (area), unexplored (field of study), wild (areas), untapped area
Kun reading compounds
- 拓く 【ひらく】 to open (e.g. path), to clear (the way), to break up (e.g. land)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つ、 ひろ
- Korean:
- cheog, tag
Spanish
- aclarar
- despejar la tierra
- calcar
Portuguese
- limpar (a terra)
- abrir
- abrir (terra)
French
- défricher
- conquête (terrain)
| 1554 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1415 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1873 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1349 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1833 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1983 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1263 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 375 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 237 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 282 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 658 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11958 | Morohashi |
| 317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 651 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 703 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5106.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62d3 | Unicode hex code |