| 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
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
175 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 得 【トク】 profit, advantage, benefit, gain, rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
- 得意 【トクイ】 satisfaction, pride, triumph, elation, one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty, regular customer, regular client, patron
- 拾得 【シュウトク】 finding (lost property), picking up
- 体得 【タイトク】 mastery, learning through experience, realization, realisation, comprehension
Kun reading compounds
- 得る 【える】 to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win, to understand, to comprehend, to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill), to be able to ..., can ...
- 得る 【うる】 to be able to ..., can ..., to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain
- 得撫草 【うるっぷそう】 weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 てろ
- Korean:
- deug
Spanish
- ventaja
- beneficio
- provecho
- conseguir
- obtener
Portuguese
- ganho
- obtem
- achado
- ganhar
- adquirir
- poder
- capacidade
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- obtenir
- gain
- gagner
- trouver
- acquérir
- pouvoir
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
| 850 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 587 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 761 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 358 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1622 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 340 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 523 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1299 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 374 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 375 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 643 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 351 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 885 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10137 | Morohashi |
| 477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1755 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 876 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 941 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 167 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 574 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2624.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f97 | Unicode hex code |