| 738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 707 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3008 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21854 | Morohashi |
| 2584 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1936 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
- 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
- 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
- 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- raro
- extraño
- inusual
- diferente
Portuguese
- incomum
- esquisito
- estranho
- raro
- curioso
- maravilhoso
French
- inhabituel
- bizarrerie
- étrangeté
- surprenant
- curieux
- extraordinaire
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold, poor circulation
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |
nucleus, core, kernel
- On:
- カク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
475 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 核 【カク】 stone (of a fruit), pit, pip, core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart, nuclear weapons, nucleus (of an atom), nucleus (of a cell), condensation nucleus, (planetary) core, ring (in a cyclic compound), kernel, core, nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
- 核家族 【カクカゾク】 nuclear family
- 中核 【チュウカク】 kernel, core, nucleus, center, centre
- 放射性同位核 【ホウシャセイドウイカク】 radioisotope
Readings
- Korean:
- haeg
Spanish
- semilla
- núcleo
- centro
- meollo
Portuguese
- núcleo
- centro
- cerne
French
- noyau
- nucléaire
- coeur
| 1074 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 577 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2254 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1608 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1430 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1212 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1275 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 986 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1089 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 628 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1534 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14743 | Morohashi |
| 927 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1638 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1862 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4098.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6838 | Unicode hex code |