| 446 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 552 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 523 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 731 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3402 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 683 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2215 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 472 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 699 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1482 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3336 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26102 | Morohashi |
| 2691 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4299 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1464 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1574 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 607 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 節 【セツ】 occasion, time, section (of a literary work or piece of music), passage, paragraph, verse, stanza, clause, season, term, one's principles, integrity, node (of a plant stem), (taxonomical) section, knot (nautical mile per hour)
- 節減 【セツゲン】 retrenchment, curtailment, economy
- 結節 【ケッセツ】 knot, nodule, tubercule, node
- 国慶節 【コッケイセツ】 anniversary of founding (of PRC), national celebration time
- 節 【セチ】 season, time of the year, seasonal festival, seasonal banquet, seasonal feast
- 節分 【セツブン】 setsubun, last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony, last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
Kun reading compounds
- 節 【ふし】 joint, knuckle, tune, melody, node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob, (notable) point, part, node
- 節目 【ふしめ】 turning point, critical juncture, knot (in a tree, etc.)
- 一節 【ひとふし】 one joint, one section, one tune, one piece, one measure, one piece (of dried bonito)
- 七節 【ななふし】 walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea), walkingstick, stick insect, leaf insect
- 節 【ノット】 knot (nautical mile per hour)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たかし
- Korean:
- jeol
Spanish
- estación
- periodo
- frase
- unión
- articulación
- melodía
- tono
- nudo
- entonación
Portuguese
- nó
- estação
- período
- ocasião
- verso
- cláusula
- stanza
- honra
- junta
- nó dos dedos
- maçaneta
- canção
- melodia
French
- noeud (vitesse)
- instant
- saison
- période
- occasion
- vers (poésie)
- stance
- honneur
- jointure
- articulation
- bosse
- air (musique)
- mélodie
| 2344 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-7 | SKIP code |
| 8872.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bc0 | Unicode hex code |
tax, duty
- On:
- ゼイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
289 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 税 【ゼイ】 tax
- 税関 【ゼイカン】 customs, customs house
- 地方税 【チホウゼイ】 local tax, council tax
- 納税 【ノウゼイ】 payment of taxes
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい
- Korean:
- se, tal
Spanish
- impuesto
- arancel
Portuguese
- imposto
- dever
French
- taxe
- droits
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 750 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 727 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 383 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3287 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 488 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 782 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1642 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 403 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 670 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1438 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 807 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1101 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25070P | Morohashi |
| 1191 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4146 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 895 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 961 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 755 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2891.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a0e | Unicode hex code |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
| 461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419 | Morohashi |
| 831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0440.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfe | Unicode hex code |
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 策 【サク】 plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme, fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
- 作戦 【サクセン】 tactics, strategy, military operation, naval operation
- 施策 【シサク】 policy, measure
- 国策 【コクサク】 national policy
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg
Spanish
- esquema
- plan
- estrategia
Portuguese
- esquema
- plano
- política
- passo
- meios
French
- moyen
- plan
- stratégie
- politique
- projet
- mesures
| 795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 883 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 695 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1604 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 880 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 901 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1057 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26009 | Morohashi |
| 2679 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 256 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 945 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8890.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b56 | Unicode hex code |