| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 760 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 153 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2860 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 411 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 215 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 398 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1181 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 252 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20013 | Morohashi |
| 945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3541 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 246 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 186 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 554 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
special
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
234 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 特産 【トクサン】 being produced in a particular region, local specialty
- 特異 【トクイ】 unique, peculiar, singular
- 快特 【カイトク】 rapid express (train service), rapid limited express
- 在特 【ザイトク】 Special Permission to Stay in Japan, residence status that can be granted to illegal immigrants or overstayers
Readings
- Korean:
- teug
Spanish
- especial
Portuguese
- Especial
French
- spécial
| 2448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2454.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7279 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1361 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殊勲 【シュクン】 distinguished services, meritorious deeds
- 殊勝 【シュショウ】 admirable, laudable
- 特殊 【トクシュ】 special, particular, peculiar, unique
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 殊に 【ことに】 especially, particularly, unusually, above all, additionally
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- particularmente
- especialmente
- excepcionalmente
Portuguese
- particularmente
- especialmente
- excepcionalmente
French
- particulièrement
- spécialement
- exceptionnellement
| 1348 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1330 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2443 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1019 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1452 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1505 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1604 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 813 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1135 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 639 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 818 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16451 | Morohashi |
| 942 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2975 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 810 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 873 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1354 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a10.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1529.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b8a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
705 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 清算 【セイサン】 (financial) settlement, squaring accounts, clearing debts, liquidation, ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)
- 清潔 【セイケツ】 clean, hygienic, sanitary, pure, virtuous, immaculate
- 血清 【ケッセイ】 serum, blood serum
- 乳清 【ニュウセイ】 whey
- 清浄 【セイジョウ】 pure, clean, purity
- 清浄無垢 【セイジョウムク】 purity, spotlessness
- 清 【シン】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty
- 清朝 【シンチョウ】 Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912), Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu dynasty, seichōtai, typeface which resembles brush-stroke forms of characters
- 東清 【トウシン】 Eastern China
- 日清 【ニッシン】 Japan and Qing China
Kun reading compounds
- 清い 【きよい】 clean, clear, pure, honest, clean, innocent, platonic, chaste
- 清い愛 【きよいあい】 pure love, platonic love
- 清まる 【きよまる】 to be purified, to be cleansed
- 清める 【きよめる】 to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 さや、 し、 すが、 すみ、 せ、 ちん
- Korean:
- cheong
Spanish
- puro
- claro
- purificar
- limpiar
Portuguese
- puro
- purificar
- limpar
- exorcisar
- Disnastia Manchu
French
- pur
- purifier
- exorciser
- nettoyer
- dynastie Mandchoue
| 440 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 517 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 509 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2605 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 692 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1342 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 660 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 671 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 754 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1213 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 384 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 479 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17695P | Morohashi |
| 523 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3205 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1539 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 569 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 346 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3512.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e05 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1255 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 掃除 【ソウジ】 cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
- 掃海 【ソウカイ】 sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines
- 特殊清掃 【トクシュセイソウ】 special cleaning and disinfection (esp. after an accident or death), biohazard cleanup, crime scene cleanup
Kun reading compounds
- 掃く 【はく】 to sweep, to brush, to clean, to gather silkworms
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- cepillo
- barrer
- arrastrar con todo
Portuguese
- varrer
- escovar
French
- balayer
- brosser
- nettoyer
| 1519 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1945 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 574 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1319 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1080 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1128 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 957 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 907 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 611 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1160 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12237P | Morohashi |
| 503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1152 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1235 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1442 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5702.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6383 | Unicode hex code |