| 3214 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2400 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3534 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2482 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 24401 | Morohashi |
| 2850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2586 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2632 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1701 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 盤石 【バンジャク】 huge rock, firmness, solidity
- 磐越西線 【バンエツサイセン】 Ban'etsu West Line
- 落盤 【ラクバン】 cave-in
Kun reading compounds
- 岩 【いわ】 rock, boulder, crag
- 磐城 【いわき】 Iwaki (former province located in the central and eastern parts of present-day Fukushima and southern Miyagi prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いわお、 わ
- Korean:
- ban
Spanish
- roca
- peñasco
Portuguese
French
| 5a10.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-5 | SKIP code |
| 2760.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 78d0 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 之繞 【シンニョウ】 kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
- 之繞を掛ける 【シンニュウヲカケル】 to exaggerate
Kun reading compounds
- 乃 【の】 's, of, belonging to
- 之字運動 【のじうんどう】 zig-zag motion (esp. warship)
- 此れ 【これ】 this, this one, this person, now, this point (in time), here, used to stress the subject of a sentence, I, me
- これ等 【これら】 these
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆき、 いたる、 あき、 つな、 ゆみ、 くに、 のぶ、 ひさ、 ひで
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- esto
- de (partícula posesiva)
Portuguese
French
- de
- ceci
- avancer (radical shinnyuu)
| 697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 280 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1942 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 24 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2004 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4228 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2137 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2886 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1222 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 125 | Morohashi |
| 3420 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1299 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 670 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3030.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-23 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e4b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1735 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 才媛 【サイエン】 literary woman, talented woman
Kun reading compounds
- 姫 【ひめ】 young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.), girl, small, cute, lesser (in names of species), prostitute
- 愛媛 【えひめ】 Ehime (prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- mujer bella
- princesa
Portuguese
French
- belle femme
- princesse
| 1828 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1238 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1868 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2047 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1883 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 688 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 413 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 519 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1969 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6516X | Morohashi |
| 1244 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1950 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2100 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3e9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4244.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |