| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 409 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 386 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 450 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 629 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 777 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1888 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1466 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 895 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1427 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 705 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24768P | Morohashi |
| 1029 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1090 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 424 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
- On:
- フク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
467 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 福 【フク】 good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck
- 福祉 【フクシ】 welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
- 大福 【ダイフク】 great fortune, good luck, rice cake stuffed with bean jam
- 慶福 【ケイフク】 happy event, happiness
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし、 とみ、 ふ、 ふき、 ふっ、 ぼく、 よし
- Korean:
- bog
Spanish
- fortuna
- suerte
- dicha
Portuguese
- benção
- fortuna
- sorte
- riqueza
French
- bénédiction
- fortune
- chance
- richesse
| 676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3126.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 798f | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 平 【ヘイ】 nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
- 平安 【ヘイアン】 peace, tranquility, tranquillity, Heian period (794-1185)
- 和平 【ワヘイ】 peace
- 公平 【コウヘイ】 fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
- 平等 【ビョウドウ】 equality, impartiality, evenness
- 平常心 【ビョウジョウシン】 everyday feelings, usual feelings
- 寛平 【カンピョウ】 Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26), Kanbyō era
- 天平 【テンピョウ】 Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14), Tenbyō era, Tenhei era
- 平韻 【ヒョウイン】 level-tone rhyme (of Chinese)
- 平声 【ヒョウショウ】 first tone in old Chinese phonetics, level tone, (of a Japanese accent) having a low, flat tone
Kun reading compounds
- 平ら 【たいら】 flat, level, even, smooth, calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable, relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable, plateau, tableland, plain
- 平らか 【たいらか】 level, just, peaceful
- 平らげる 【たいらげる】 to eat up (completely), to put down (a rebellion), to suppress, to subjugate, to make flat, to level out
- 平 【ひら】 something broad and flat, common, ordinary, plain, rank-and-file, low-ranking employee, freshman, novice, private
- 平泳ぎ 【ひらおよぎ】 breaststroke (swimming)
- 嘉平次平 【かへいじひら】 hakama fabric made from meisen silk
- 金平 【かねひら】 Acheilognathus rhombeus (species of cyprinid)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たいら、 たら、 はち、 ひ、 ひとし、 へ、 へん
- Korean:
- pyeong, pyeon
Spanish
- llanura
- liso
- llano
- plano
- sencillo
Portuguese
- até mesmo
- apartamento
- paz
French
- plan(e)
- plat
- paix
| 315 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 411 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 143 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 26 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 136 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 503 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 202 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 351 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 573 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4291 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2167 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2921 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1496 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9167X | Morohashi |
| 3478 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1484 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 98 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 260 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3155 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1040.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
116 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 成果 【セイカ】 (good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
- 合成 【ゴウセイ】 composition, synthesis, compounding, combining, composite photo, (function) composition
- 集大成 【シュウタイセイ】 (large) compilation, culmination (of hard work)
- 成仏 【ジョウブツ】 attaining Buddhahood, becoming a Buddha, entering Nirvana, going to heaven, resting in peace, dying (peacefully)
- 成就 【ジョウジュ】 fulfillment, fulfilment, realization, realisation, completion
Kun reading compounds
- 成る 【なる】 to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain, to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be), to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of, to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished, to change (into), to turn (into), to transform, to come (to do), to begin (to do), to grow (to do), to come to, to amount to, to add up to, to make, to play (the part of), to act as, to be used for, to be useful for, to serve as, to be promoted, to do ...
- 成るべく 【なるべく】 as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable, if possible
- 為す 【なす】 to build up, to establish, to form, to become (a state), to accomplish, to achieve, to succeed in, to change into, to do, to perform, to intend to, to attempt, to try
- なす角 【なすかく】 formed angle, angle made
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 しげ、 そん、 たえ、 なお、 なり、 なる、 のり、 ひら、 まさ、 よし、 り
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- convertirse en
- resultar
- consistir en
- hacerse
- llegar a ser
- llevar a cabo
- lograr
Portuguese
- tornar-se
- obter
- crescer
- passar
- alcançar
French
- se changer en
- devenir
- obtenir
- croissance
- s'écouler
- accomplir
| 439 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 115 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 224 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 322 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 261 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 377 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 836 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 367 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11542P | Morohashi |
| 3537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2025 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 361 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 386 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 160 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 466 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 5320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6210 | Unicode hex code |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
| 22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5831 | Morohashi |
| 3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4003.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
63 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 学 【ガク】 learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education, study of ..., -ology, -ics
- 学位 【ガクイ】 (academic) degree
- 短期大学 【タンキダイガク】 junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
- 法医学 【ホウイガク】 forensic medicine, forensic pathology, medical jurisprudence, legal medicine
Kun reading compounds
- 学ぶ 【まなぶ】 to learn, to study, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか、 のり
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- estudio
- aprendizaje
- ciencia
- estudiar
Portuguese
- estudo
- aprendizagem
- ciência
French
- étudier
- apprendre
- science
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 10 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 33 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1271 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 66 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 44 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 719 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 109 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 50 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3162 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2211 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6974 | Morohashi |
| 2555 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 324 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 15 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 71 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3240.7 | Four corner code |
| 9040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b66 | Unicode hex code |