| 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 |
lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
- On:
- ザイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
565 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 材 【ザイ】 wood, lumber, timber, (raw) material, stuff, talent, ability, capable person
- 材質 【ザイシツ】 material, material properties, quality of material, quality of wood, quality of lumber
- 器材 【キザイ】 tools and materials, equipment and materials
- 廃材 【ハイザイ】 scrap wood, waste wood, waste, waste material, scrap material
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 さい
- Korean:
- jae
Spanish
- talento
- habilidad
- material
- leño
Portuguese
- tábuas
- registro
- pau
- madeira
- talento
French
- matériaux
- ingrédients
- bois de charpente
- bille de bois
- bûche
- talent
| 403 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 511 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 485 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 590 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2189 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 284 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 420 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 552 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 561 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1071 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 690 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14463 | Morohashi |
| 836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 683 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 738 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 481 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a3.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4490.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6750 | Unicode hex code |