| 843 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 829 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 870 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3444 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 802 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2788 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1533 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1634 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 358 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1490 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3380 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1635 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26520P | Morohashi |
| 2721 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4358 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1621 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1749 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1002 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
983 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 簡 【カン】 simplicity, brevity, letter, note, correspondence, bamboo writing strip (in ancient China), simplified Chinese character
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 書簡 【ショカン】 letter, note, epistle, correspondence
- 来簡 【ライカン】 correspondence, received letter
- 不料簡 【フリョウケン】 indiscretion, bad idea, thoughtlessness, indiscreetness
Kun reading compounds
- 札 【ふだ】 ticket, token, check, receipt, label, tag, sign, card, plate, playing card, charm, talisman, slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims
Readings
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- simple
- breve
- aproximado
- carta
Portuguese
- simplicidade
- brevidade
French
- simplicité
- brièveté
| 2378 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f12.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-14-4 | SKIP code |
| 8822.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c21 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
729 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 便 【ベン】 convenience, service, facility, accommodation, excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 利便 【リベン】 convenience
- 大便 【ダイベン】 feces, faeces, excrement, stool
- 便 【ビン】 flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 穏便 【オンビン】 gentle, peaceable, amicable, quiet, without fuss, simply
- 増便 【ゾウビン】 increase in the number of flights
Kun reading compounds
- 便り 【たより】 news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
- 便りがないのはよい便り 【たよりがないのはよいたより】 no news is good news
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon, byeon
Spanish
- conveniencia
- excremento
- noticias
- correspondencia
- carta
Portuguese
- conveniência
French
- commodité
- courrier
- vol (avion)
- nouvelles
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 610 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 582 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 578 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 450 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 118 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1000 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 659 | Morohashi |
| 95 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 219 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 991 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 533 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2124.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fbf | Unicode hex code |