| 742 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 648 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 619 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 825 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1553 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1201 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 716 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 729 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 921 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1370 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1468 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1899 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22972P | Morohashi |
| 2285 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3891 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2026 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 707 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益金 【エキキン】 profit
- 増益 【ゾウエキ】 increased (profit)
- 公益 【コウエキ】 public interest, public benefit, public good
- 益 【エキ】 benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains
- 益体もない 【ヤクタイモナイ】 useless, worthless, silly, trivial
- 現世利益 【ゲンセリヤク】 benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Kun reading compounds
- 益々 【ますます】 increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less
- 増す 【ます】 to increase, to grow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まし、 ます
- Korean:
- ig
Spanish
- beneficio
- ganancia
- ventaja
- provecho
Portuguese
- benefício
- ganho
- lucro
- vantagem
French
- bénéfice
- gain
- profit
- avantage
| 974 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 8010.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陽 【ヨウ】 (the) positive, yang (in Chinese divination), the open, visible place, public place
- 陽気 【ヨウキ】 cheerful, jovial, merry, lively, weather, season, spirit of yang
- 山陽 【サンヨウ】 south side of a mountain, Sanyo district
- 陰陽 【インヨウ】 cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 陽 【ひ】 sun, sunshine, sunlight
- 日差し 【ひざし】 sunlight, rays of the Sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あけ、 はる、 ひろ、 やん、 よ
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- positivo
- masculino
Portuguese
- brilho do sol
- princípio do yang
- positivo
- masculino
- paraíso
- dia
French
- Yang
- soleil
- éclat solaire
- positif
- mâle
- paradis
- journée
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 990 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 753 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 989 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1567 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 640 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 747 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41725 | Morohashi |
| 626 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 413 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3651 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 967d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
42 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 市 【シ】 city
- 市営 【シエイ】 (under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.), city facility management
- 同市 【ドウシ】 same city
- 田園都市 【デンエントシ】 garden city
Kun reading compounds
- 市 【いち】 market, fair
- 市中 【しちゅう】 in the city, in the community
- 骨董市 【こっとういち】 antique market, flea market
- 草市 【くさいち】 flower market during Obon, fair of plants and flowers (as offerings)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ち
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- mercado
- ciudad
Portuguese
- mercado
- cidade
French
- marché
- ville
- cité
| 222 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 144 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 130 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 78 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 119 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 162 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 195 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 547 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 556 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1724 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 419 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8775 | Morohashi |
| 1993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 412 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 440 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 305 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 109 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 444 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e02 | Unicode hex code |