| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 610 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 732 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1313 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20821 | Morohashi |
| 3477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 272 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pitch (e.g. in baseball), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, a ... in the making, future (lawyer, doctor, etc.), budding ..., beginning, origin, infancy
- 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 だん
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- joya
- esfera
- bola
- pelota
Portuguese
- jóia
- bola
- gota
French
- bijoux
- balle
- boule
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f0.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7389 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1212 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 敷設 【フセツ】 laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.), construction
- 敷衍 【フエン】 expatiation, enlargement (e.g. on a point), elaboration, amplification, clear explanation, paraphrasing
Kun reading compounds
- 敷く 【しく】 to spread out (e.g. a futon), to lay out, to lay down (e.g. a cushion), to impose widely (e.g. martial law), to promulgate, to pin down, to hold down, to lay (e.g. railway tracks), to deploy (e.g. troops), to spread (e.g. snow), to be propagated
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しき、 にゅう
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- extender
- tender una vía
- pavimentar
Portuguese
- espalhar
- pavimentar
- assentar
- promulgar
French
- étaler
- paver
- s'asseoir
- promulguer
| 1756 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1053 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2059 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1039 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1392 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2355 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1451 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1544 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 724 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 947 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2345 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1653 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1901 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13359P | Morohashi |
| 1870 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2357 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1883 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2028 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1772 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1566 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i11.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-4 | SKIP code |
| 5824.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 秋沙 【アイサ】 merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 泥砂 【デイサ】 mud and sand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂子 【すなご】 gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
- 白砂 【はくしゃ】 white sand
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
- desierto
Portuguese
French
| 2504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2135 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17212 | Morohashi |
| 266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3912.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c99 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
2272 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蚕糸 【サンシ】 silk thread, silk yarn
- 蚕業 【サンギョウ】 sericulture
- 養蚕 【ヨウサン】 sericulture, silkworm culture, silkworm raising
- 秋蚕 【シュウサン】 autumn silkworms, fall silkworms
Kun reading compounds
- 蚕 【かいこ】 silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- 蚕蛾 【かいこが】 silkworm moth, silk moth (Bombyx mori)
- 三眠蚕 【さんみんかいこ】 three-molt silkworm
- 蚕糞 【こくそ】 silkworm droppings
- 蚕玉 【こだま】 guardian deity of silkworms
- 三眠蚕 【さんみんかいこ】 three-molt silkworm
- 桑蚕 【くわこ】 wild silkworm moth (Bombyx mandarina)
Readings
- Korean:
- cheon, jam
Spanish
- gusano de seda
Portuguese
- bicho-da-seda
French
- ver à soie
| 617 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 885 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 688 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2017 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 57 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 880 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1715 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1877 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2042 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1866 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1589 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 529 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32869 | Morohashi |
| 2457 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5290 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 523 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 901 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d4.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 1013.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8695 | Unicode hex code |