| 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 5
JLPT level N3
571 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 易 【エキ】 type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks, The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
- 易学 【エキガク】 study of divination
- 改易 【カイエキ】 change of rank
- 加工交易 【カコウコウエキ】 processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
- 易 【イ】 easiness
- 易々 【イイ】 easy, simple, plain
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-
- 難易 【ナンイ】 (relative) difficulty
Kun reading compounds
- 易しい 【やさしい】 easy, plain, simple
- やさしい日本語 【やさしいにほんご】 easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
- 易い 【やすい】 easy, likely to ..., have a tendency to ..., easy to ...
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog, i
Spanish
- fácil
- simple
- cambio
- intercambio
- adivinación
- sencillo
Portuguese
- Fácil
- ler a sorte
- pronto para
- simples
- advinhação
French
- facile
- prêt-à-...
- simple
- voyance
- divination
- commerce
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 810 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 824 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 597 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 434 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 967 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1561 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13814 | Morohashi |
| 2411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1051 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3851 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6613 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
790 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軽 【ケイ】 light (e.g. aircraft, truck), light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), kei car
- 軽快 【ケイカイ】 light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy, light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody), taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
- 軽々 【ケイケイ】 indiscreetly, thoughtlessly, carelessly, frivolously
- 酌量減軽 【シャクリョウゲンケイ】 reduction of punishment in the light of extenuating circumstances
- 軽忽 【キョウコツ】 indiscreet, thoughtless, absurd, laughable, disdaining, belittling
- 常不軽 【ジョウフキョウ】 Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)
- 剽軽 【ヒョウキン】 facetious, droll, funny
Kun reading compounds
- 軽い 【かるい】 light (i.e. not heavy), feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily), light (i.e. of foot), effortless, nimble, agile, non-serious, minor, unimportant, trivial, slight, small, gentle, soft, easy, lighthearted (e.g. joke), easy, simple, indiscriminate
- 軽石 【かるいし】 pumice stone
- 軽やか 【かろやか】 light, easy, non-serious, minor
- 軽んじる 【かろんじる】 to look down on, to make light of
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- ligero
- insignificante
- poco serio
- fácil
Portuguese
- ligeiramente
- insignificante
- sem importância
French
- léger
- insignifiant
- sans importance
| 387 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 287 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 269 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 650 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4620 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 598 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 258 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1657 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 547 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 556 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1775 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1909 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1015 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 724 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38281 | Morohashi |
| 1515 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5953 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 717 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 395 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1572 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 5701.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8efd | 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 |