| 234 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 153 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 137 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 30 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3231 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 203 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 76 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 406 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 308 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 60 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1418 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1042 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 562 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 745 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24631P | Morohashi |
| 840 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4065 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1092 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 82 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 145 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
21 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 社 【シャ】 company, firm, office, association, society, (Shinto) shrine, regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour), counter for companies, shrines, etc., incorporated body, corporation, corporate juridical person
- 社員 【シャイン】 company employee, member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
- 大社 【タイシャ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 親会社 【オヤガイシャ】 parent company
Kun reading compounds
- 社 【やしろ】 (Shinto) shrine
- 大社 【たいしゃ】 grand shrine, famous shrine, Izumo Grand Shrine
- 村のお社 【むらのおやしろ】 village shrine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こそ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- compañía
- asociación
- sociedad
- santuario shintoísta
Portuguese
- companhia
- firme
- escritório
- associação
- templo
French
- temple shinto
- compagnie
- firme
- bureau
- association
| 672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 3421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 793e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 460 | Morohashi |
| 2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 8073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22692 | Morohashi |
| 1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7684 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
278 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 企画室 【キカクシツ】 planning office
- 企画 【キカク】 planning, plan, project, arrangements
- 経企 【ケイキ】 corporate planning (department, etc.)
- 投企 【トウキ】 projection, project, philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger (Entwurf)
Kun reading compounds
- 企てる 【くわだてる】 to plan, to plot, to propose, to design, to intend, to contemplate, to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder), to undertake (e.g. business), to stand on tip-toes
- 企む 【たくらむ】 to scheme, to plan, to play a trick, to invent, to conspire, to frame up
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- esquema
- diseño
- plan
- emprender
- idear
- diseñar
- planificar
Portuguese
- empreenda
- esquema
- projeto
- tentativa
- plano
French
- entreprendre
- concept
- projet
- essai
- plan
| 1120 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 486 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 373 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 966 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1038 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 269 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 481 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 490 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 701 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 48 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2513 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1276 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 381 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 422 | Morohashi |
| 2021 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 135 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 401 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1056 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2873 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8010.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f01 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15170 | Morohashi |
| 2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 3290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 696d | Unicode hex code |