| 797 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 887 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 876 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 221 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3265 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 367 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 232 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 125 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 125 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1428 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1432 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1030 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 911 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24913 | Morohashi |
| 1115 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4124 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 902 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 968 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 17 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 852 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 私 【シ】 private affairs, personal matter
- 私案 【シアン】 private plan, one's own plan
- 無私 【ムシ】 unselfish, selfless, disinterested
- 滅私 【メッシ】 selflessness, being unselfish
Kun reading compounds
- 私 【わたくし】 I, me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality
- 私立 【しりつ】 private (establishment)
- 不肖私 【ふしょうわたくし】 I, me
- 私 【わたし】 I, me
- 私たち 【わたしたち】 we, us
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- yo
- privado
- secreto
Portuguese
- particular
- Eu
- me
French
- privé
- je
- moi
| 2271 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2293.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79c1 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 負 【フ】 negative, minus
- 負荷 【フカ】 burden, load (electrical, CPU, etc.)
- 正負 【セイフ】 positive and negative, +-, plus and minus
- 非負 【ヒフ】 non-negative
Kun reading compounds
- 負ける 【まける】 to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield, to be inferior to, to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.), to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
- 負けるが勝ち 【まけるがかち】 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
- 負かす 【まかす】 to defeat
- 負う 【おう】 to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder, to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.), to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.), to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to, to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
- 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る 【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる】 some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- llevar
- tomar a su cargo
- deber
- ser derrotado
- llevarse la victoria
Portuguese
- derrotar
- negativa
- menos
- carregar
- dever a
- assumir uma responsabilidade
French
- défaite
- perdre
- moins
- négatif
- assumer
- porter sur le dos
- devoir à quelqu'un
- faire un rabais
| 312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 383 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 473 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4488 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 918 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 510 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 717 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1722 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2594 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36660X | Morohashi |
| 2091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 67 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 2780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
422 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 担当者 【タントウシャ】 person in charge (of an area of work, etc.), person responsible, contact (person)
- 担当 【タントウ】 being in charge (of an area of responsibility), being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
- 同担 【ドウタン】 someone who supports the same member (of an idol group, etc.) as oneself
- 自担 【ジタン】 one's favourite member of an idol group
Kun reading compounds
- 担ぐ 【かつぐ】 to shoulder, to carry on one's shoulder, to nominate for a position, to choose as a representative, to take (someone) for a ride, to deceive, to take in, to be caught up in superstition
- 担う 【になう】 to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder, to bear, to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.), to take upon oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- cargar
- transportar
Portuguese
- Levar nas costas
- carregar
- levantar
- transportar
French
- se charger de
- responsable
- porter
- soutenir
| 941 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 929 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 673 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1879 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1631 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 564 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 581 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1348 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1050 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 877 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 376 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 675 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11941 | Morohashi |
| 318 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 668 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 721 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 867 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1372 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 5601.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 62c5 | Unicode hex code |