| 273 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 359 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 339 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 76 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3385 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 360 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 793 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 404 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 408 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 354 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3298 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1706 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1247 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25943 | Morohashi |
| 2660 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4272 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1239 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1327 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 83 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 380 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
160 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 第 【ダイ】 prefix for forming ordinal numbers
- 第一義 【ダイイチギ】 primary significance, primary importance, first principle, absolute truth, ultimate truth
- 式次第 【シキシダイ】 program of a ceremony (programme)
- 登第 【トウダイ】 passing the examination
- 邸宅 【テイタク】 (large) house, residence, mansion
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- número
- prefijo ordinal
- examen
Portuguese
- Prefixo p/ números ordinais
- residência
French
- numéro
- résidence
| 2344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b2c | 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 grade 3
JLPT level N3
222 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 次 【ジ】 next, hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence), order, sequence, time, times
- 次回 【ジカイ】 next time (occasion)
- 三次 【サンジ】 third, tertiary, cubic (function, equation, etc.), third-order
- 数次 【スウジ】 several times
- 次第に 【シダイニ】 gradually, by degrees, little by little, bit by bit
- 次第 【シダイ】 depending on, as soon as, immediately after, upon, as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"), whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"), order, program, programme, precedence, circumstances, course of events, state of things, reason
- 路次 【ロジ】 way, path, route, along the way, along the road
Kun reading compounds
- 次ぐ 【つぐ】 to follow, to come after, to come next (to), to rank next (to), to rank second (to)
- 次ぐ身 【つぐみ】 next in line, heir
- 次 【つぎ】 next, following, subsequent, stage, station
- 次々 【つぎつぎ】 in succession, one by one
- 五十三次 【ごじゅうさんつぎ】 fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
- 中継ぎ 【なかつぎ】 joining, joint, intermediation, acting as an intermediary, relaying, taking over, middle relief pitcher, middle reliever, pole-shaped item with a join in the middle, tea container with a lid that is the same size as the body
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 すき、 つぐ、 よし
- Korean:
- cha
Spanish
- siguiente
- seguir
Portuguese
- próximo
- pedido
- seqüência
French
- suivant
- ordre
- successivement
| 227 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 292 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 235 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 638 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 239 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 648 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 226 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 384 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 385 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 660 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1120 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 58 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 38 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 39 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 482 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15992P | Morohashi |
| 54 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2929 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 471 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 510 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 150 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 268 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 362 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3718.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b21 | 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 4
JLPT level N3
78 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 戦 【セン】 war, battle, match, game, competition
- 戦域 【センイキ】 war area, battlefield, theater, theatre
- 開戦 【カイセン】 outbreak of war, starting a war
- 回戦 【カイセン】 event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc., nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 戦乙女 【いくさおとめ】 Valkyrie
- 負け戦 【まけいくさ】 losing a battle, lost battle, battle one cannot win, battle one is doomed to lose
- 野合戦 【のがっせん】 battle in the open, battle on an open field
- 戦う 【たたかう】 to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist
- 戦く 【おののく】 to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.), to shudder, to tremble
- 戦ぐ 【そよぐ】 to rustle, to sway, to stir, to flutter
- 戦慄く 【わななく】 to tremble, to shiver, to shake
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- guerra
- batalla
- lucha
- pelear
- batallar
- combatir
- luchar
Portuguese
- guerra
- batalha
- disputa
French
- guerre
- bataille
- match
| 448 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 555 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 526 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 88 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1810 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 399 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 550 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 301 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 360 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 839 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2242 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1948 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11631P | Morohashi |
| 1787 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1929 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2079 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 32 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 608 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 9355.0 | Four corner code |
| 3355.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6226 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1447 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浸透 【シントウ】 permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.), infiltration (e.g. of ideas), spread, penetration (e.g. into a market), pervasion, permeation (of a liquid, etc.), soaking, percolation, osmosis
- 浸水 【シンスイ】 inundation, submersion, flood
- 防浸 【ボウシン】 watertight, waterproof
- 液浸 【エキシン】 immersion, dipping, in microscopy, immersing both the objective lens and the specimen in a liquid to increase the numerical aperture, in photolithography, filling the air gap between the final lens and the wafer surface with a liquid to increase the resolution
Kun reading compounds
- 浸す 【ひたす】 to soak, to dip, to steep, to immerse, to moisten, to wet
- 浸る 【ひたる】 to be soaked in, to be flooded, to be submerged, to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.), to give oneself over to, to bask in
- 浸かる 【つかる】 to be submerged, to be soaked, to be pickled, to be well seasoned, to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Readings
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- empapar
- remojar
- humedecer
Portuguese
- imergir
- ensopar
- mergulhar
- empapar
- umedecer
- molhar
- embeber
French
- immersion
- tremper
- plonger dans
- humidifier
- humecter
- mouiller
| 1438 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1623 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1221 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1078 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1496 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1195 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 530 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 326 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1157 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17505P | Morohashi |
| 442 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3157 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1149 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1232 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1357 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d78 | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool or cold), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17083 | Morohashi |
| 10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塹壕 【ザンゴウ】 trench, dugout
- 塹壕戦 【ザンゴウセン】 trench warfare
Readings
- Korean:
- cham
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1134 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 5394 | Morohashi |
| 1084 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3b11.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 5210.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-52-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5879 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2273 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壕 【ゴウ】 moat, fosse, trench, ditch, underground air-raid shelter, dugout
- 壕跡 【ゴウアト】 remains of a dugout (usu. military)
- 防空壕 【ボウクウゴウ】 air-raid shelter, bomb shelter
- 水濠 【スイゴウ】 water jump (on a racetrack, etc.), moat (around a castle, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 堀 【ほり】 moat, fosse, canal, ditch
- 壕跡 【ごうあと】 remains of a dugout (usu. military)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1151 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2603 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 966 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5559 | Morohashi |
| 1108 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2186 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2301 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3b14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-14 | SKIP code |
| 4013.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 58d5 | Unicode hex code |