| 3174 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23995 | Morohashi |
| 3983 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 矮小 【ワイショウ】 diminutive, dwarfish, pygmy, stunted, undersized, narrow (e.g. thinking), small
- わい化 【ワイカ】 dwarfing, stunting
Readings
- Korean:
- wae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 5d8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 8244.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-66-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 77ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1901 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶏肉 【トリニク】 chicken meat, fowl, poultry, bird meat
- 鶏卵 【ケイラン】 hen's egg
- 養鶏 【ヨウケイ】 poultry raising, poultry farming, chicken farming
- 成鶏 【セイケイ】 adult chicken, mature fowl
Kun reading compounds
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 鶏小屋 【にわとりごや】 henhouse, chicken coop
- 鳥 【とり】 bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
- 鶏 【にわとり】 chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), domestic chicken, chicken meat
- 焼き鳥 【やきとり】 yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer, grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow), failing to win a single hand during a half-game
- 花鶏 【あとり】 brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- pollo
- gallo
- ave de corral
Portuguese
- Frango
- galinha
French
- poule
| 1206 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1669 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1548 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1922 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2821 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 926 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 949 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1863 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1936 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47074P | Morohashi |
| 1768 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1947 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2097 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1928 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2050 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-11 | SKIP code |
| 2752.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9d8f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2090 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 檜 【ひのき】 hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Japanese cypress
- 桧笠 【ひのきがさ】 conical hat
- 檜 【ひのき】 hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Japanese cypress
- 檜扇 【ひおうぎ】 formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress, blackberry lily (Belamcanda Chinensis), leopard lily, leopard flower
- 唐檜 【とうひ】 spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
- 欧州唐檜 【おうしゅうとうひ】 Norway spruce (Picea abies)
Readings
- Korean:
- hoe, gwal
Spanish
- ciprés japonés
Portuguese
French
| 2388 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2624 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1387 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1005 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15676 | Morohashi |
| 2894 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2964 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2969 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4a13.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-13 | SKIP code |
| 4893.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-59-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a9c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 葉 【ヨウ】 counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc., counter for boats
- 葉胃 【ヨウイ】 omasum, psalterium, third compartment of the stomach in ruminants
- 紅葉 【コウヨウ】 leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors
- 前頭葉 【ゼントウヨウ】 frontal lobe
Kun reading compounds
- 葉 【は】 leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
- 葉書 【はがき】 postcard, memo, note, card
- 一葉 【いちよう】 one leaf, one page, one sheet, one card, one photo, one boat
- 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よ、 わ
- Korean:
- yeob, seob
Spanish
- hoja
- contador de cosas planas
- follaje
Portuguese
- folha
- avião
- ponta
- agulha
- lâmina
- lança
- sufixo p/ contagem de coisas chatas
French
- feuille
- lobe
- aiguille
- brin (herbe)
- fragment
- compteur d'objets plats
| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 405 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 405 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 179 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 870 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 569 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 663 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2912 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1497 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31387P | Morohashi |
| 2321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 228 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 275 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 412 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8449 | Unicode hex code |