| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 871 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 861 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 964 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3100 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 964 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 297 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 579 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1366 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22701 | Morohashi |
| 2566 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3870 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 261 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 880 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皇后 【コウゴウ】 (Japanese) empress, queen
- 皇居 【コウキョ】 Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
- 倉皇 【ソウコウ】 hurriedly, in a hurry, in great haste
- 教皇 【キョウコウ】 Pope
- 皇帝 【コウテイ】 emperor
- 皇子 【オウジ】 imperial prince
- 法皇 【ホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
- 太上法皇 【ダイジョウホウオウ】 cloistered emperor, ex-emperor who has become a monk
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おうじ、 おお、 み
- Korean:
- hwang, wang
Spanish
- emperador
Portuguese
- imperador
French
- empereur
| 872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f5.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7687 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
367 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 宮 【キュウ】 palace, tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women), zodiacal sign
- 宮中 【キュウチュウ】 imperial court
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 巨蟹宮 【キョカイキュウ】 Cancer (4th zodiacal sign), the Crab
- 宮司 【グウジ】 chief priest
- 宮寺 【グウジ】 Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
- 二宮 【ニグウ】 the Two Ise Shrines
- 東宮 【トウグウ】 crown prince
- 宮内庁 【クナイチョウ】 Imperial Household Agency
- 宮内 【クナイ】 inside the Imperial Palace, Department of the Imperial Household
- 月宮 【ゲッキュウ】 moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
- 内宮 【ナイクウ】 Inner Ise Shrine
- 外宮 【ゲクウ】 outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 宮 【みや】 shrine, palace, imperial residence, Imperial prince, Imperial princess, headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc., temple
- 宮家 【みやけ】 house of an imperial prince
- 若宮 【わかみや】 young imperial prince, child of the imperial family, shrine dedicated to a child of the god of the main shrine, newly built shrine (to which a divided tutelary deity has just been transferred)
- 大宮 【おおみや】 imperial palace, shrine, Grand Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child, elderly woman of imperial lineage
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 み
- Korean:
- gung
Spanish
- príncipe
- familia imperial
- santuario
Portuguese
- Templo Shinto
- constelação
- palácio
- princesa
French
- sanctuaire
- constellations
- palais
- princesse
| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 274 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 256 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 419 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1310 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 546 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1209 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1184 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 721 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 929 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2828 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1459 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1042 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7156 | Morohashi |
| 2274 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1336 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1033 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 353 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
| 857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35989 | Morohashi |
| 2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-7 | SKIP code |
| 4860.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b66 | Unicode hex code |
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
- On:
- サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 察 【サツ】 cops, police
- 監察 【カンサツ】 inspection, inspector
- 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
Readings
- Korean:
- chal
Spanish
- adivinar
- suponer
- percibir
Portuguese
- convidado
- presumir
- conjecturar
- juiz
- compreender
French
- deviner
- présumer
- supposer
- juger
- comprendre
| 406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 516 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 489 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 671 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 511 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 495 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2961 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7283 | Morohashi |
| 2347 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1184 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 492 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 617 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bdf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
36 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 部 【ブ】 department (in an organization, company, etc.), division, bureau, faculty, club (at a school, university, etc.), team, part, portion, region, area, category, class, division, section, heading, counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
- 部位 【ブイ】 part (esp. of the body), region, site, cut (of meat)
- 情報部 【ジョウホウブ】 information bureau, intelligence department
- 首脳部 【シュノウブ】 executives, top management, governing body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とり、 ふ、 ぺ、 ま
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- sección
- departamento
- parte
- copia
Portuguese
- seção
- biro
- departamento
- classe
- cópia
- parte
- porção
- sufixo para contagem de jornais ou revistas
French
- partie
- bureau
- service
- classe
- copie
- section
- portion
- compteur de copies (presse)
| 504 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 407 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 384 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 37 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4767 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 282 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 969 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1418 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 86 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 86 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 53 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1862 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39460 | Morohashi |
| 1676 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1845 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1988 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 52 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 0762.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90e8 | Unicode hex code |