| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21730 | Morohashi |
| 2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7537 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2349 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 瞑想 【メイソウ】 meditation (with closed eyes), contemplation
- 晦冥 【カイメイ】 darkness
- 天地晦冥 【テンチカイメイ】 the world is covered in darkness, all is plunged into darkness
- 冥福 【メイフク】 happiness in the next world, heavenly bliss
- 冥利 【ミョウリ】 providence, luck, favor, favour, advantage
Kun reading compounds
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- oscuro
- incomprensible
- profundo
- el más allá
Portuguese
French
| 630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1158 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1810 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1588 | Morohashi |
| 405 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2841 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2i8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3780.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51a5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
| 528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1932 | Morohashi |
| 1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2243 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2290.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5229 | Unicode hex code |