| 3286 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1640 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2182 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1523 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 25058 | Morohashi |
| 1189 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2611 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2657 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 希 【キ】 dilute, rare, Greece
- 希少 【キショウ】 scarce, rare
- 古希 【コキ】 70th birthday, ancient Greek (language)
- 珍稀 【チンキ】 unusual, rare
- 希有 【ケウ】 rare, uncommon
Kun reading compounds
- 稀 【まれ】 rare, seldom
- 稀に見る 【まれにみる】 rare, extraordinary, singular
- 類まれ 【たぐいまれ】 rare, exceptional, extraordinary, unique, incomparable, unparalleled, matchless
- ごく稀 【ごくまれ】 extremely rare
Readings
- Korean:
- heui
Spanish
- raro
- fenómenal
- diluido (ácido)
Portuguese
French
| 5d7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2492.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a00 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 稀覯 【キコウ】 rare (book, manuscript, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4294 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 34937X | Morohashi |
| 5535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 5c12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-7 | SKIP code |
| 5651.0 | Four corner code |
| 5641.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-75-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89af | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |