| 1899 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1110 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5440 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1992 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1600 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1199 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1758 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1886 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1867 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1930 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2603 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1332 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1805 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 542 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25751 | Morohashi |
| 2099 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4232 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 536 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 575 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1406 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1195 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜王 【リュウオウ】 Dragon King, promoted rook
- 鎧竜 【ガイリュウ】 ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 竜 【リュウ】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜駕 【リョウガ】 imperial carriage
- 青龍 【セイリョウ】 blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology), Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
- 蛟竜 【コウリョウ】 mizuchi, aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath, unfulfilled genius, dormant talent
Kun reading compounds
- 竜 【りゅう】 dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon), naga, semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, promoted rook
- 竜巻 【たつまき】 tornado, whirlwind, waterspout, twister
- 伊勢海老 【いせえび】 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- りう
- Korean:
- ryong, nong
Spanish
- dragón
Portuguese
- dragão imperial
French
- dragon
- impérial
| 456 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 0071.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7adc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
| 294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43490 | Morohashi |
| 1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1721 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛇 【ヘビ】 snake, serpent, large snake
- 蛇口 【ジャグチ】 faucet, tap
- 王蛇 【オウジャ】 boa (snake)
- 長蛇 【チョウダ】 long snake, long line (of people, etc.)
- 蛇行 【ダコウ】 meandering, snaking, zigzagging
- 蛇蠍 【ダカツ】 serpent (snake) and scorpion, detestation
- 委蛇 【イイ】 winding, meandering
- 游蛇 【ユウダ】 water snake
- 委蛇 【イイ】 winding, meandering
Kun reading compounds
- 蛇 【へび】 snake, serpent, large snake
- 蛇穴に入る 【へびあなにいる】 snake hibernation
- 裸蛇 【はだかへび】 caecilian (any burrowing legless amphibian of the order Gymnophiona)
- 錦蛇 【にしきへび】 python, rock snake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あぶ、 み
- Korean:
- sa, i
Spanish
- serpiente
Portuguese
- cobra
- serpente
- bebedor duro
French
- serpent
- gros buveur
| 1341 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1916 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4130 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1716 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1387 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1875 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2040 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1861 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1608 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1701 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 907 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1230 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 525 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32964 | Morohashi |
| 1343 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5303 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 519 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 558 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1656 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 5311.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 86c7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
875 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尾 【ビ】 Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
- 尾行 【ビコウ】 shadow, tail, following
- 最後尾 【サイコウビ】 end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part
- 交尾 【コウビ】 copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving
Kun reading compounds
- 尾 【お】 tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end, tail (of a comet), slope at the foot of a mountain
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
- ガスの尾 【ガスのお】 gas tail (of a comet)
- 虎の尾 【とらのお】 tiger's tail, gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- cola
- final
- parte trasera
- contador de peces
Portuguese
- rabo
- fim
- sufixo para contagem de p/ peixes
- fundo de uma rampa
French
- queue
- bout
- compteur de poissons
- bas de pente (montagne)
| 1734 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 675 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1005 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 505 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1868 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 526 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7650 | Morohashi |
| 3062 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1915 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2064 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3e | Unicode hex code |