| 37 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 53 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 65 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 266 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3095 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 79 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 73 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 44 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1362 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4305 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 37 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22678 | Morohashi |
| 3493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3863 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 37 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 242 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 46 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
白
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
483 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 白 【ハク】 white, striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus), (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.), one's lines, white dragon tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles, Belgium, white person, Caucasian
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 美白 【ビハク】 beautifully white (esp. of skin), whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
- 漂白 【ヒョウハク】 blanching, bleaching
- 白衣 【ハクイ】 white clothes, white robe, white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.), commoner without rank (in ancient China), layperson
- 白夜 【ビャクヤ】 night under the midnight sun, white night (at extreme latitudes), night during which the sun doesn't set
- 敬白 【ケイハク】 yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours truly
- 恐惶敬白 【キョウコウケイハク】 very truly yours, very respectfully yours
Kun reading compounds
- 白 【しろ】 white, innocence, innocent person, blank space, white stone, white dragon tile, skewered grilled pig intestine
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 面白 【おもしろ】 amusing, funny, interesting
- 蘿蔔 【すずしろ】 daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
- 白い 【しろい】 white
- 白色 【しろいろ】 white
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 か、 はっ
- Korean:
- baeg, bae
Spanish
- blanco
Portuguese
- branco
French
- blanc
| 878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c1.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 767d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 兵刃 【ヘイジン】 sword blade
- 刀刃 【トウジン】 sword blade
- 刃傷 【ニンジョウ】 bloodshed
- 刃傷沙汰 【ニンジョウザタ】 bloodshed
Kun reading compounds
- 刃 【は】 edge (of a knife or sword), blade, prong (of an electrical plug)
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 諸刃 【もろは】 double-edged (e.g. sword blade), double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife), double-edged blade
- 抜き刃 【ぬきは】 die blade, cutting die
- 刃 【やいば】 blade, sword, forged blade, wavy pattern on forged blades, sharpness, unhulled rice
- 刃を交える 【やいばをまじえる】 to cross swords (with)
- 鬼滅の刃 【きめつのやいば】 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)
- 氷の刃 【こおりのやいば】 gleaming sword
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ち、 と
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- hoja
- filo
Portuguese
- lâmina
- espada
- margem
French
- lame
- épée
- fil (épée)
| 1446 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1526 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 152 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1089 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1413 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1774 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 178 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3646 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 85 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1850 | Morohashi |
| 2929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 449 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 84 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1014 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1742.0 | Four corner code |
| 1732.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5203 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 閃亜鉛鉱 【センアエンコウ】 sphalerite, zinc blende
- 閃ウラン鉱 【センウランコウ】 uraninite
- 一閃 【イッセン】 flash (of light), glint
- 電光一閃 【デンコウイッセン】 flash of lightning
Kun reading compounds
- 閃く 【ひらめく】 to flash (e.g. lightning), to flicker, to glitter, to sparkle, to gleam, to flutter (e.g. flag), to wave, to undulate, to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea), to come to one suddenly
- 閃き 【ひらめき】 flair, flash, insight, flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.), waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
Readings
- Korean:
- seom
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4114 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41214 | Morohashi |
| 6383 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2774 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2796 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 8e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 7780.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9583 | Unicode hex code |