| 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 |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
牛
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1202 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 妓夫 【ギュウ】 pimp, brothel tout
- 牛 【ウシ】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 肉牛 【ニクギュウ】 beef cattle
- 海牛 【カイギュウ】 sirenian (any aquatic mammal of order Sirenia, incl. manatees, and dugongs), sea cow
Kun reading compounds
- 牛 【うし】 cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf, beef, Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 牛車 【ぎゅうしゃ】 ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles), oxcart
- 去勢牛 【きょせいうし】 ox, bullock
- 特牛 【こというし】 strong bull
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うじ、 ご
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- vaca
- ganado
Portuguese
- Vaca
French
- vache
| 62 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 97 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 909 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2852 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 534 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 213 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 111 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 281 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 483 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1289 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2151 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2903 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 251 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19922 | Morohashi |
| 3452 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 245 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 260 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2500.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 725b | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6036 | Morohashi |
| 3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1769 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5973 | Unicode hex code |