| 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 grade 5
JLPT level N3
273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 能 【ノウ】 talent, gift, function, noh (theatre)
- 能楽 【ノウガク】 noh play
- 有能 【ユウノウ】 able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
- 芸能 【ゲイノウ】 public entertainment, performing arts, accomplishments, attainments
Kun reading compounds
- 良く 【よく】 nicely, properly, well, skillfully, skilfully, frequently, often, I'm glad that you ..., thank you for ..., (you have) quite the nerve to, I don't know how you can ...
- 良く良く 【よくよく】 carefully, closely, very, extremely, exceedingly, have no choice, cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable
- 能う 【あたう】 to be able (to do), to be capable (of doing)
- 能う限り 【あたうかぎり】 as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's abilities
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 の、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- neung, nae
Spanish
- habilidad
- talento
- capacidad
- aptitud
- teatro japonés
Portuguese
- capacidade
- talento
- habilidade
French
- capacité
- habileté
- talent
- adresse
| 691 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 787 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 766 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 341 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 853 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 416 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 847 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1397 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 386 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 387 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 411 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1018 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1676 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1207 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29454 | Morohashi |
| 1323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4809 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2160 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 285 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 718 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 2221.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 80fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
155 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 指揮者 【シキシャ】 (musical) conductor, commander, leader, director
- 指揮 【シキ】 command, direction, supervision, conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
- 中指 【ナカユビ】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【ショクシ】 index finger, forefinger
Kun reading compounds
- 指 【ゆび】 finger, toe, digit
- 指先 【ゆびさき】 fingertip, finger, toe tip, toe
- 中指 【なかゆび】 middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger, middle toe, third toe
- 食指 【しょくし】 index finger, forefinger
- 指す 【さす】 to point, to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person, to identify, to indicate, to point out, to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece), to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
- 刺股 【さすまた】 sasumata, man catcher, two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 いぶ、 さし、 さす
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- dedo
- apuntar
- señalar
Portuguese
- dedo
- apontar para
- indicar
- colocar dentro
- jogo (xadrez)
- medida (governantal)
French
- doigt
- désigner
- indiquer
- jouer (échecs)
- mesure (règle, mètre)
| 226 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 305 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 289 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 241 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1904 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 729 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 569 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 800 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1041 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1082 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 775 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 888 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 452 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 337 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12034 | Morohashi |
| 378 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2152 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 659 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 711 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 292 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 327 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 5206.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6307 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
148 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 複数 【フクスウ】 plural, multiple, plural (number)
- 枚数 【マイスウ】 the number of flat things, win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
- 数 【スウ】 several, a number of, quantity, amount, counting, figures, numbers, number, numeral, figure, number, destiny, fate, course of events, trend
- 数億年 【スウオクネン】 several hundred million years
- 数牌 【シューパイ】 suited tiles
Kun reading compounds
- 数 【かず】 number, amount
- 数多く 【かずおおく】 in great numbers
- 手数 【てすう】 trouble, bother, number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.), number of punches
- 口数 【くちかず】 number of words a person speaks, number of dependents, number of mouths to feed, number of shares, items, applications, etc.
- 数える 【かぞえる】 to count, to enumerate
- 屡々 【しばしば】 often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じゅ
- Korean:
- su, chog
Spanish
- número
- cifra
- contar
Portuguese
- número
- vigor
- destino
- lei
- figuras
French
- nombre
- compter
- destin
- loi
- chiffres
| 262 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 168 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 151 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 188 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2057 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 429 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 592 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2169 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 225 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 529 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 945 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2245 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1170 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1591 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 938 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13319 | Morohashi |
| 1790 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2353 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 998 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 159 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 227 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1066 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6570 | 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 |
signature, govt office, police station
- On:
- ショ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
725 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 署 【ショ】 station (esp. a police station), office (e.g. tax office)
- 署員 【ショイン】 staff member, station employee, official
- 支署 【シショ】 substation
- 副署 【フクショ】 countersignature
Readings
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- puesto
- cargo
- oficina del gobierno
- firma
Portuguese
- assinatura
- escritório do govêrno
- estação de polícia
French
- signature
- commissariat de police
- bureau (administration)
- autorités publiques
| 908 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 511 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3642 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 903 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 832 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 860 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 879 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1316 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3223 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1267 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28311P | Morohashi |
| 2609 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4643 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1259 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 959 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 6060.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f72 | Unicode hex code |