| 1510 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2203 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2962 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2063 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1334 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25580 | Morohashi |
| 2348 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4209 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1323 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1421 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 曲窪 【キョクワ】 downwarp
Kun reading compounds
- 窪む 【くぼむ】 to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
- 凹み 【くぼみ】 hollow, cavity, dent, depression
- 窪まる 【くぼまる】 to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
- 窪 【くぼ】 hollow, cavity, sunken place, vagina, female genitalia
- 凹み 【くぼみ】 hollow, cavity, dent, depression
- 片えくぼ 【かたえくぼ】 dimple on one cheek
- 盆の窪 【ぼんのくぼ】 hollow at nape of the neck, toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
Readings
- Korean:
- wa
Spanish
- depresión
- cavidad
- hueco
Portuguese
French
- dépression
- s'effondrer
- s'enfoncer
- se creuser
| 3m11.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-9 | SKIP code |
| 3011.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7aaa | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
669 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雄 【ユウ】 male, man, excellence, greatness, best (of), great person, leading figure
- 雄大 【ユウダイ】 grand, magnificent, majestic, great, sublime
- 雌雄 【シユウ】 male and female (animals), the two sexes, victory and defeat, strengths and weaknesses
- 両雄 【リョウユウ】 two great men
Kun reading compounds
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄犬 【おすいぬ】 male dog
- 雄 【おす】 male (animal, plant)
- 雄鶏 【おんどり】 cock, rooster, chanticleer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 たけ、 つよし、 ゆ、 よう
- Korean:
- ung
Spanish
- fuerte
- bravo
- valiente
- masculino
- varón
Portuguese
- masculino
- másculo
- herói
- líder
- superioridade
- excelência
French
- mâle
- masculin
- héros
- chef
- supériorité
- excellence
| 1869 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 500 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5030 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1884 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1387 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1476 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1637 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1852 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1271 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 920 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 751 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41972 | Morohashi |
| 1008 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6499 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 743 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 804 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1602 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4001.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96c4 | Unicode hex code |