| 1687 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2959 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1956 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2094 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2162 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 21131 | Morohashi |
| 1027 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3665 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2563 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1873 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 瑞 【ズイ】 Sweden, Switzerland
- 瑞宝章 【ズイホウショウ】 Orders of the Sacred Treasure
- 祥瑞 【ショウズイ】 good omen
- 奇瑞 【キズイ】 auspicious (good) omen
- 瑞西 【スイス】 Switzerland
- 日瑞 【ニッスイ】 Japan-Switzerland, Japan-Sweden
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たま、 ず、 みつ
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- felicitaciones
- felicidades
- enhorabuena
Portuguese
French
| 4f9.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 1212.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 745e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 穂状 【スイジョウ】 shaped like an ear of grain
- 穂状花序 【スイジョウカジョ】 spike (inflorescence)
- 花穂 【カスイ】 spike
- 麦穂 【バクスイ】 ear of wheat
Kun reading compounds
- 穂 【ほ】 ear (of a cereal plant), head, spike, point (of a brush, spear, etc.), tip, (pointed) head, crest (of a wave), scion (in grafting)
- 穂木 【ほぎ】 twig used in grafting, budwood
- 花穂 【かすい】 spike
- 瑞穂 【みずほ】 fresh, young ears of rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 こう、 のり、 ほい
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- espiga
- cresta (ola)
Portuguese
- espiga (grão)
- penacho (planta)
- crista (onda)
French
- épi
- pointe
- crête (vague)
| 1460 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1485 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3300 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1637 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2308 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1856 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1446 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 833 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 918 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25236P | Morohashi |
| 1232 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4168 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 975 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1786 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2258 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2593.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a42 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |