| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 霊 【レイ】 soul, spirit, departed soul, ghost
- 霊園 【レイエン】 (garden) cemetery, park-style cemetery, memorial park
- 心霊 【シンレイ】 spirit (e.g. human spirit), soul, spirit, ghost, ethereal being
- 英霊 【エイレイ】 spirits of war dead, person of great ability, soul of a talented person
- 霊 【リョウ】 vengeful spirit, revengeful ghost
- 霊異 【レイイ】 miracle, wonder, wondrous thing
- 怨霊 【オンリョウ】 revengeful ghost, apparition
- 新精霊 【アラショウリョウ】 spirit of someone on the first Obon after their death
Kun reading compounds
- 魂 【たましい】 soul, spirit
- 魂送り 【たまおくり】 sending off the spirits of the dead
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- espíritu
- alma
- dios
Portuguese
- espíritos
- alma
- fantasmas
French
- esprits
- âmes
| 1923 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1361 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5056 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1299 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1891 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2390 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1168 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1688 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3480 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1793 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2442 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1808 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42309P | Morohashi |
| 2805 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1791 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1930 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1815 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3174 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 1010.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 970a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 殿 【デン】 hall
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 拝殿 【ハイデン】 front shrine, hall of worship
- 正殿 【セイデン】 main temple, main building of a shrine, alternate name for the Shishiden, Hall for State Ceremonies, central building of a palace, State Chamber
- 殿下 【デンカ】 your Highness, his Highness, her Highness
- 殿上 【テンジョウ】 the court, palace circles, palace floor
- 御殿 【ゴテン】 palace, court
- 紫御殿 【ムラサキゴテン】 wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'), purple secretia, purple-heart, purple queen
Kun reading compounds
- 殿 【との】 feudal lord, mansion, palace
- 殿様 【とのさま】 nobleman, dignitary, lord, feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyo, man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
- 大殿 【おおとの】 current master, father of one's current master, minister (of government), noble, nobleman's residence
- 若殿 【わかとの】 young lord, successor of one's current lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て、 どん
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- edificio impresionante
- Sr.
- Sra.
Portuguese
- Sr.
- corredor
- mansão
- palácio
- templo
- senhor
French
- Monseigneur
- hall
- résidence
- palais
- temple
- seigneur
| 1632 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 892 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 658 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1960 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1130 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1093 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1142 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2247 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1593 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1823 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16651 | Morohashi |
| 1792 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1805 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1945 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1637 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3768 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 7724.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bbf | Unicode hex code |