| 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) |
牛
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 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
| 294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43490 | Morohashi |
| 1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
512 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 天 【テン】 sky, heaven, God, svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth), deva (divine being of Buddhism), top (of a book), sole (of a Japanese sandal), beginning, start, tempura, India
- 天下 【テンカ】 the whole world, the whole country, society, the public, supremacy over a nation, government of a country, the ruling power, having one's own way, doing as one pleases, peerless, incomparable, superlative, world-famous, shogun (Edo period)
- 炎天 【エンテン】 blazing heat, scorching sun
- 楽天 【ラクテン】 optimism
Kun reading compounds
- 天津 【あまつ】 heavenly, imperial
- 天津乙女 【あまつおとめ】 celestial maiden
- 天 【あめ】 sky
- 天地 【てんち】 heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature, land, world, realm, sphere, top and bottom, gods of heaven and earth
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あも、 た、 たかし、 て、 なま
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- paraíso
- cielo
- imperial
Portuguese
- paraíso
- ceú
- imperiais
French
- cieux
- ciel
- impérial
| 119 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 58 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 364 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 16 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 78 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 41 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 93 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 141 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 462 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 410 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4250 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2148 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5833 | Morohashi |
| 3442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1138 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 428 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 457 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 34 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3163 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5929 | Unicode hex code |
王
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
684 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 王 【オウ】 king, ruler, sovereign, monarch, tycoon, magnate, champion, master, king (of the senior player)
- 王女 【オウジョ】 princess
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 大王 【ダイオウ】 great king
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 おおきみ、 わ
- Korean:
- wang
Spanish
- rey
- regla
- magnate
Portuguese
- rei
- regra
- magnata
- governo
French
- roi
- régner
- magnat
| 49 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 5 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 499 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 310 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 733 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 90 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 294 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 577 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1315 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 261 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20823 | Morohashi |
| 3439 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 255 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 271 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 26 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 738b | Unicode hex code |