| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 謹慎 【キンシン】 self restraint, moderating one's own behavior, penitence, discipline, confinement (esp. to one's home), house arrest, suspension (from work or school)
- 謹賀新年 【キンガシンネン】 Happy New Year
- 細謹 【サイキン】 slight flaw
Kun reading compounds
- 慎む 【つつしむ】 to be careful, to be discreet, to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain, to be reverent, to be purified, to be chaste
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- discreto
- respetuoso
- humilde
- ser discreto
- ser respetuoso
- ser humilde
Portuguese
- discreto
- reverentemente
- humildemente
French
- révérencieusement
- humblement
- discret
| 1180 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1151 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1769 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2645 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1247 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1582 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1705 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2045 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1462 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35850P | Morohashi |
| 1618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5688 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1576 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1698 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1882 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0461.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b39 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自今 【ジコン】 from now on, hereafter
- 爾後 【ジゴ】 thereafter
- 卒爾 【ソツジ】 abrupt, sudden
- 徒爾 【トジ】 uselessness
Kun reading compounds
- 汝 【なんじ】 thou, you
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
- 爾 【おれ】 you
- 爾ら 【おれら】 you (plural), you all
- 然 【しか】 like that, as such, yeah, uh-huh
- 然り 【しかり】 yes, yea, aye, affirmative, to be so
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 み
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- tú
- eso
- cerca
Portuguese
French
| 69 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1945 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2250 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2154 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4407 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3001 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 19750 | Morohashi |
| 3587 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2074 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-14-1 | SKIP code |
| 1022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 723e | Unicode hex code |