| 1079 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1234 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1364 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1532 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1313 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1392 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1408 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1310 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 959 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 708 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20758X | Morohashi |
| 779 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3609 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 701 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 757 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1839 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
964 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 獲得 【カクトク】 acquisition, possession
- 獲得形質 【カクトクケイシツ】 acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)
- 乱獲 【ランカク】 excessive fishing, overfishing, overhunting, excessive taking
- 収獲 【シュウカク】 catch (fishing), bag (hunting), haul
Kun reading compounds
- 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...
Readings
- Korean:
- hoeg
Spanish
- agarrar
- coger
- conseguir
- adquirir
- ganar
- tocarle (algo) a uno
Portuguese
- prender
- obter
- achar
- ganhar
- adquirir
- poder
- ser capaz de
French
- prise
- capturer
- obtenir
- gagner
- acquérir
- pouvoir
- pouvoir faire
| 2967 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 4424.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7372 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 得 【トク】 profit, advantage, benefit, gain, rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
- 得意 【トクイ】 satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, regular customer, regular client, patron
- 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
- 体得 【タイトク】 mastery, learning through experience, realization, realisation, comprehension
Kun reading compounds
- 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...
- 得る 【うる】 to be able to ..., can ..., to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
- 得撫草 【うるっぷそう】 weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 てろ
- Korean:
- deug
Spanish
- ventaja
- beneficio
- provecho
- conseguir
- obtener
Portuguese
- ganho
- obtem
- achado
- ganhar
- adquirir
- poder
- capacidade
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- obtenir
- gain
- gagner
- trouver
- acquérir
- pouvoir
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
| 850 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 587 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 761 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 358 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 340 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 523 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1299 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 374 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 375 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 643 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 885 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10137 | Morohashi |
| 477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1755 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 876 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 167 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 574 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2624.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f97 | Unicode hex code |
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
66 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 代 【ダイ】 charge, cost, price, generation, age, (school) year, cohort, reign, era, a representative of, on behalf of, for (someone), switchboard number, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.), proxy application company, pronoun
- 代官 【ダイカン】 local governor (Edo period), local magistrate, bailiff, deputy official (Middle Ages), acting administrator
- 大時代 【オオジダイ】 old-fashioned, antiquated, anachronistic
- 次代 【ジダイ】 the next era
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
- 代赭 【タイシャ】 red ocher (ochre)
- 永代 【エイタイ】 permanence, eternity
- 希代 【キタイ】 uncommon, rare, extraordinary, matchless
Kun reading compounds
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
- 代わる代わる 【かわるがわる】 alternately, by turns
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 代わり 【かわり】 substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing, stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor, compensation, exchange, return, another helping, second helping, seconds, refill, upcoming program, upcoming programme
- 変わり目 【かわりめ】 turning point, change, transition, turn (of the tide, century, etc.), point of difference
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 世 【よ】 world, society, public, life, lifetime, age, era, period, epoch, generation, reign, rule, the times, world (of existence)
- 代々 【よよ】 for generations, from generation to generation, generation after generation, through the ages
- 千代 【ちよ】 thousand years, very long period, forever
- 君が代 【きみがよ】 Imperial reign, Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
- 代 【しろ】 substitution, material, price, margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
- 代物 【しろもの】 article, goods, product, fine thing, fellow, affair, stuff, prostitute, price, cost, money
- 地代 【ちだい】 land rent
- 阿代 【あしろ】 Ophidion asiro (species of cusk eel)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- generación
- reinado
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- relevar
Portuguese
- substituto
- mudança
- convertido
- repor
- período
- idade
- geração
- carga
- valor
- taxa
French
- substituer
- changer
- convertir
- remplacer
- période
- âge
- ère
- génération
- montant d'argent
- taux
- prix
- redevance
| 463 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 358 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 338 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 68 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 85 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 111 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 125 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 256 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 413 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 61 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 34 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 18 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 386 | Morohashi |
| 30 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1005 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 87 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 257 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2324.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ee3 | Unicode hex code |
deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration
- On:
- ギ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
25 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 議 【ギ】 discussion, deliberation, thought, opinion
- 議案 【ギアン】 legislative bill, measure, agenda item
- 本会議 【ホンカイギ】 plenary session, regular session
- 日本学術会議 【ニホンガクジュツカイギ】 Science Council of Japan
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 のり
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- opinión
- consulta
- consideración
Portuguese
- deliberação
- consulta
- debate
- consideração
French
- délibération
- entretien
- débat
- considération
| 581 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 477 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 454 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 52 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 245 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 913 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2876 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 292 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 292 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 494 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1711 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2078 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1480 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 649 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36027 | Morohashi |
| 1647 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 642 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 692 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 130 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 639 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3059 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a13.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 0865.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b70 | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
| 349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3633 | Morohashi |
| 2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54e1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a few, a number of, number, quantity, amount, counting, calculation, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, outcome, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | Unicode hex code |