| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 186 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 169 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 207 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 196 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 229 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 636 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1446 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 768 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1041 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1231 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23935 | Morohashi |
| 1127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3978 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 73 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 160 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
- 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
- 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
- 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about
Kun reading compounds
- 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
- 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
- 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
- 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- conocer
- saber
- entender
Portuguese
- saber
- sabedoria
French
- savoir
- sagesse
| 2377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d5.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 8640.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-46 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77e5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
925 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 恵雨 【ケイウ】 welcome rain
- 恵泉女学園大学 【ケイセンジョガクエンダイガク】 Keisen University
- 互恵 【ゴケイ】 reciprocity, mutual benefit
- 慈恵 【ジケイ】 mercy and love
- 恵 【エ】 wisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 悪知恵 【ワルヂエ】 craft, cunning, guile, serpentine wisdom
- 付け知恵 【ツケヂエ】 hint, suggestion
Kun reading compounds
- 恵む 【めぐむ】 to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
- 恵み 【めぐみ】 blessing, grace
- 恵みの雨 【めぐみのあめ】 welcome rain, merciful rain, blessed rain, rain after a long dry period
- 天の恵み 【てんのめぐみ】 God's gift, God's blessing, grace of God, godsend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あや、 け、 さと、 さとし、 しげ、 へい、 み、 やす
- Korean:
- hye
Spanish
- favor
- bendición
- gracia
- bondad
- ser bondadoso
- favorecer
Portuguese
- favor
- benção
- graça
- gentileza
French
- bénéficier de
- faveur divine
- grâce
- gentillesse
| 1196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 875 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1681 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1498 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 540 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1219 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1282 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1077 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 781 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3293 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1704 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2315 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10618P | Morohashi |
| 2659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1331 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k6.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6075 | Unicode hex code |
part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
24 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 分化 【ブンカ】 specialization, specialisation, differentiation
- 応分 【オウブン】 according to one's abilities, appropriate, reasonable
- 細分 【サイブン】 subdivision (into small parts)
- 分 【フン】 minute (unit of time), fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
- 分別 【フンベツ】 discretion, prudence, good sense, judgement, judgment, wisdom, discernment
- 毎分 【マイフン】 every minute, per minute
- 壊変毎分 【カイヘンマイフン】 disintegration per minute, dpm
- 分 【ブ】 one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale), one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency), thickness, advantageous circumstances, one-tenth of a monme of silver
- 分 【ブン】 part, portion, share, amount, worth (as in "two days' worth"), enough (for), one's means, one's place, one's lot, one's social position, one's duty, one's part, condition, state (of affairs), extent, rate (as in "at this rate"), in proportion to, just as much as, to the same degree, content (e.g. alcohol), percentage, equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
- 一分 【イチブ】 one tenth, one hundredth, one percent, one tenth of a sun, one quarter ryō (an old coin)
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 分け 【わけ】 division, splitting, classification, sharing, distribution, draw, tie
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
- 申し訳 【もうしわけ】 apology, excuse
- 追分 【おいわけ】 forked road
- 分かれる 【わかれる】 to branch, to fork, to diverge, to separate, to split, to divide, to disperse, to scatter
- 分かる 【わかる】 to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow, to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized, to be realised, to be found out, I know!, I think so too!
- 分かつ 【わかつ】 to divide, to separate, to share, to distribute, to distinguish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いた、 わけ
- Korean:
- bun
Spanish
- parte
- segmento
- minuto
- dividir
- separar
Portuguese
- parte
- minuto
- segmento
- grau
- dever
- compreender
- saber
- valor
- 1%
- oportunidades
- shaku/100
French
- portion
- minute
- section
- part
- degré
- son lot dans la vie
- comprendre
- savoir
- devoir
- taux
- 1%
- chances
- bu = 1/100 de shaku = 3.03 mm
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 218 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 199 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 35 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 578 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 35 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 22 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 64 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 38 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 180 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2466 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1853 | Morohashi |
| 1972 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 781 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 844 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 28 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 101 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2045 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5206 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N4
214 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 別 【ベツ】 distinction, difference, discrimination, separate, different, another, extra, exception, exclusion, classified by, ranked by, according to
- 別院 【ベツイン】 branch temple
- 無差別 【ムサベツ】 indiscrimination, without discrimination, indiscriminate
- 告別 【コクベツ】 farewell, leave-taking
Kun reading compounds
- 別れる 【わかれる】 to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from, to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce, to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
- 分ける 【わける】 to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out, to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out, to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between), to break up (a fight), to mediate, to call a draw, to tie, to push one's way through (a crowd), to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べっ
- Korean:
- byeol
Spanish
- separar
- aparte
- distinto
- dividirse
Portuguese
- separar
- ramo desligado
- divergir
- garfo
- outro
- extra
- especialmente
French
- séparer
- spécialement
- diverger
- extra
- un autre
| 508 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 607 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 579 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 674 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 288 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 435 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 397 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 188 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1434 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 91 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1924 | Morohashi |
| 1117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 467 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 90 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 94 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 227 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5225 | Unicode hex code |