| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1191 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 距 【キョ】 tubular nectary, spur
- 距離 【キョリ】 distance, range, interval, difference (e.g. in opinion), gap, distance, metric
- 緯距 【イキョ】 latitude
- 経距 【ケイキョ】 departure (surveying, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 隔たる 【へだたる】 to be distant
- 蹴爪 【けづめ】 spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.), cockspur, calcar, fetlock
Readings
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- larga distancia
- distante
- separar
Portuguese
- Longa distância
French
- longue distance
- éperon (botanique)
- fanon (de cheval)
| 1157 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1245 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4548 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1110 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1791 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1294 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1369 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1007 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1905 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1013 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1289 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37481 | Morohashi |
| 1511 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5866 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1281 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1590 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3775 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7d5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 6111.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
555 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 離 【リ】 li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
- 離宮 【リキュウ】 imperial villa, royal villa, detached palace
- 短距離 【タンキョリ】 short distance, short range, short-haul
- 近距離 【キンキョリ】 short distance
Kun reading compounds
- 離れる 【はなれる】 to be separated, to be apart, to be distant, to leave, to go away, to leave (a job, etc.), to quit, to give up, to lose connection with, to drift away from
- 離す 【はなす】 to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart
Readings
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- separarse
- apartarse
- separar
- apartar
Portuguese
- separar
- separação
- digressão
- divagação
French
- séparer
- détacher
- diviser
- s'écarter
| 1897 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 641 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5040 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 909 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2889 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1281 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1355 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2364 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1505 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42140X | Morohashi |
| 1836 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6517 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1492 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1605 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1923 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 0041.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96e2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |