| 1900 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1525 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3471 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1654 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 805 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1389 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1700 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1816 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1558 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1498 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1682 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 931 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26884 | Morohashi |
| 1328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4392 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 922 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1471 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1635 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粒 【ツブ】 grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
- 粒子 【リュウシ】 particle, grain
- 細粒 【サイリュウ】 fine grain, fine granule, microsphere
- 粒々 【リュウリュウ】 each grain, every grain
Kun reading compounds
- 粒 【つぶ】 grain, bead, drop, counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
- 粒状 【りゅうじょう】 granular, granulated
- 米粒 【こめつぶ】 grain of rice
- 小粒 【こつぶ】 small grain, small stature or ability
Readings
- Korean:
- rib
Spanish
- grano
- gota
- contador para partículas diminutas
Portuguese
- graões
- gota
- sufixo para contagem de partículas pequeninas
French
- grain
- goutte
- compteur de particules
| 1073 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 9091.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c92 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1435 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 径 【ケイ】 diameter
- 経路 【ケイロ】 course, route, path, channel, process, stages
- 半径 【ハンケイ】 radius
- 口径 【コウケイ】 aperture, bore, calibre, caliber
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 径書房 【こみちしょぼう】 Komichi Shobo Publishing Ltd (publishing company)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- diámetro
- camino
- método
Portuguese
- diâmetro
- caminho
- método
French
- diamètre
- chemin
- méthode
| 492 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 845 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1451 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1602 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1630 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1279 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 576 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1475 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1572 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1448 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 622 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 347 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 260 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 891 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10080P | Morohashi |
| 291 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1730 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 882 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 947 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 502 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f84 | Unicode hex code |