| 135 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 220 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 201 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 90 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 112 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 803 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 224 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 562 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1493 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4342 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26832 | Morohashi |
| 3529 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4380 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 919 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 987 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 155 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 135 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
米
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
61 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 米 【ベイ】 (United States of) America, USA
- 米価 【ベイカ】 rice price
- 在米 【ザイベイ】 being in the United States, staying in the United States, residing in the United States
- 対米 【タイベイ】 relating to the USA, toward America, with America
- 精米 【セイマイ】 rice polishing, polished rice
- 白米 【ハクマイ】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Kun reading compounds
- 米 【こめ】 (husked grains of) rice, staple (product, etc.), necessity, (online) comment
- 米倉 【こめぐら】 rice granary
- お米 【おこめ】 (husked grains of) rice
- アルボリオ米 【アルボリオこめ】 arborio rice (Italian variety)
- 米 【よね】 88 years old, rice
- 米沢牛 【よねざわぎゅう】 Yonezawa beef
- 白米 【はくまい】 polished rice, (uncooked) white rice
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 べ、 まべ、 め、 よ、 よな、 よの、 よま
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- arroz
- América
- arroz (crudo)
Portuguese
- arroz
- EUA
French
- grain de riz
- Amérique
- un mètre
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 9090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
986 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肉 【ニク】 flesh, meat, flesh (of a fruit), pulp, the physical body (as opposed to the spirit), flesh, thickness, content, substance, flesh, ink pad
- 肉親 【ニクシン】 blood relationship, blood relative
- 食肉 【ショクニク】 meat (for consumption)
- 中肉 【チュウニク】 medium build, meat of medium quality
Kun reading compounds
- 肉 【しし】 flesh (esp. of an animal), meat
- 肉合い 【ししあい】 fleshiness, plumpness
- 鹿 【かのしし】 venison, deer
- 脯 【ほしし】 dried meat, jerky
Readings
- Korean:
- yug, yu
Spanish
- carne
Portuguese
- carne
French
- chair
- viande
| 297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 209 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 365 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 779 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 533 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 241 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 223 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 223 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 561 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1010 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3966 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2042 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29236 | Morohashi |
| 3200 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4753 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1022 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8089 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
| 377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2742 | Morohashi |
| 93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 4402.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
4 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 会 【カイ】 meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet, society, association, club
- 会員 【カイイン】 member, the membership
- 例会 【レイカイ】 regular meeting
- 際会 【サイカイ】 meeting, facing, confronting
- 会 【エ】 gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- 会釈 【エシャク】 slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude), nod, salutation, consideration, thoughtfulness
- 法会 【ホウエ】 Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
- 御斎会 【ゴサイエ】 imperial event at which high monks recited the Golden Light Sutra to pray for national security and good harvests (held annually at the palace from the 8th to the 14th of the first lunar month, between the Nara and Muromachi periods)
Kun reading compounds
- 会う 【あう】 to meet, to encounter, to see, to have an accident, to have a bad experience
- 逢うは別れの始め 【あうはわかれのはじめ】 we meet only to part, meeting is the first step to parting
- 会わせる 【あわせる】 to make (someone) to meet, to let (someone) meet, to expose to, to subject to
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 い
- Korean:
- hoe, goe, gwal
Spanish
- asociación
- reunión
- encontrarse con
- reunirse
Portuguese
- encontro
- reunião
- festa
- associação
- entrevista
- une
French
- réunion
- rencontre
- meeting
- parti
- association
- entrevue
- rejoindre
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 87 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 12 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 381 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 116 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 14 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 454 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 158 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 59 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 47 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1275 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 460 | Morohashi |
| 2020 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 814 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 16 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 119 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 8073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1a | Unicode hex code |