| 466 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 362 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 342 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 789 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 261 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 215 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 215 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 90 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1395 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1093 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23978 | Morohashi |
| 1182 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3982 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1442 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1550 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 403 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
689 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 短 【タン】 fault, defect, weak point, minor, 5-point card, short
- 短歌 【タンカ】 tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
- 長短 【チョウタン】 (relative) length, advantages and disadvantages, pluses and minuses, strong and weak points, merits and demerits
- 車高短 【シャコウタン】 lowered car, car with lowered suspension
Kun reading compounds
- 短い 【みじかい】 short, brief
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- pequeño
- breve
- defecto
- corto
Portuguese
- curto
- brevidade
- falta
- defeito
- ponto fraco
French
- court
- bref
- faute
- défaut
- point faible
| 2373 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 8141.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77ed | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
909 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 縮 【シュク】 wearing armour (armor), counter for suits of armour
- 縮小 【シュクショウ】 reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
- 凝縮 【ギョウシュク】 condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.), condensation (of a vapour or gas)
- 濃縮 【ノウシュク】 concentration (e.g. of a solution), enrichment, condensation
Kun reading compounds
- 縮む 【ちぢむ】 to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)
- 縮まる 【ちぢまる】 to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
- 縮める 【ちぢめる】 to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink, to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle, to make (one's body) smaller, to draw in (one's legs), to duck (one's head)
- 縮れる 【ちぢれる】 to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled
- 縮らす 【ちぢらす】 to curl, to crimp
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- acortar
- reducir
- restringir
- encoger
- contraerse
- estar rizado
- rizar
Portuguese
- encolher
- contrair
- enrugar
- ruga
- reduzir
French
- rétrécir
- contracter
- raccourcir
- friser
- réduire
| 904 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 893 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 924 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1142 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2813 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1162 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 884 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1790 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1348 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27815 | Morohashi |
| 1414 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 999 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2778 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 2396.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e2e | Unicode hex code |
nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 三 【サン】 three, 3
- 参院 【サンイン】 House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
- 日参 【ニッサン】 daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship), visiting frequently, visiting daily
- 推参 【スイサン】 paying an unannounced visit, rudeness
- 参 【シン】 Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
- 参差 【シンシ】 of uneven heights or lengths
Kun reading compounds
- 参る 【まいる】 to go, to come, to call, to be defeated, to collapse, to die, to be annoyed, to be nonplussed, to be madly in love, to visit (shrine, grave)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- sam, cham
Spanish
- visita
- asistencia
- consulta
- derrota
- ir
- venir
- visitar [humilde]
- asistir
- ser derrotado
Portuguese
- confuso
- visitando
- visitar
- derrotar
- dados
- apaixonados
French
- dérouté
- déconcerté
- trois (III)
- aller
- venir
- visiter
- être battu
- mourir
- follement amoureux
| 616 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 517 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 490 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 392 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 850 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 514 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 389 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 978 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 710 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 723 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 294 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 263 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2563 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1308 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1778 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1736 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3090 | Morohashi |
| 2066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1720 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1856 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 350 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 505 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2760 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2320.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1004 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 照射 【ショウシャ】 irradiation, radiation, beaming, exposure (to light), illumination
- 照会 【ショウカイ】 inquiry, query, enquiry, referral (e.g. to a doctor or court)
- 日照 【ニッショウ】 sunlight
- 残照 【ザンショウ】 afterglow
Kun reading compounds
- 照る 【てる】 to shine, to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
- てるてる坊主 【てるてるぼうず】 paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
- 照らす 【てらす】 to shine on, to illuminate, to compare (with), to refer to
- 天照 【あまてらす】 Amaterasu, sun goddess who is the ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan
- 照れる 【てれる】 to be shy, to be bashful, to feel awkward, to feel embarrassed
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 てる
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- iluminar
- brillar
- comparar
- tener vergüenza
Portuguese
- iluminar
- brilhar
- comparar
- tímido
French
- illuminer
- briller
- comparer
- timide
| 433 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 541 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 510 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1072 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2785 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 675 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 998 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1035 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 868 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3506 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2461 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 172 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19226 | Morohashi |
| 2827 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3457 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 182 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3840 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d9.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 6733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7167 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
210 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 集 【シュウ】 collection, compilation
- 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
- 句集 【クシュウ】 collection of haiku poems
- 歌集 【カシュウ】 collection of waka poems, anthology, songbook
Kun reading compounds
- 集まる 【あつまる】 to gather, to collect, to assemble
- 集める 【あつめる】 to collect, to assemble, to gather
- 集う 【つどう】 to meet, to assemble, to congregate
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつまり、 ず
- Korean:
- jib
Spanish
- reunir
- coleccionar
- reunirse
Portuguese
- juntar
- reunião
- congregar
- enxame
- bando
French
- rassembler
- réunir
- collection
- grouiller
- attroupement
| 243 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 324 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 309 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 168 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5031 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 279 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1779 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 436 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 442 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 224 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1851 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3445 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 566 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41974 | Morohashi |
| 2771 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6500 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 559 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 601 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 224 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 399 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 2090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3287 | Morohashi |
| 2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5408 | Unicode hex code |