| 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 N2
1012 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 群 【グン】 group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band, group
- 群衆 【グンシュウ】 group (of people), crowd, horde, throng, mob, multitude
- 症候群 【ショウコウグン】 syndrome
- 層群 【ソウグン】 (geol) group
Kun reading compounds
- 群れる 【むれる】 to crowd, to flock, to swarm
- 群れ 【むれ】 group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
- 群れる 【むれる】 to crowd, to flock, to swarm
- 群 【むら】 gathering
- 群がる 【むらがる】 to swarm, to gather
- 魚群 【ぎょぐん】 school of fish, shoal of fish
- 葉群 【はむら】 leaves, foliage
- 群がる 【むらがる】 to swarm, to gather
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐり、 ぐ、 こお、 こおり、 ごうり
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- manada
- rebaño
- grupo
- gentío
- multitud
- tropel
- hacinarse
- amontonarse
- aglomerarse
Portuguese
- bando
- grupo
- multidão
- manada
- enxame
- cacho
French
- troupeau
- groupe
- foule
- essaim
| 594 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 684 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 657 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 826 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3667 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 769 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 834 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1924 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 794 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 808 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 489 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1569 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1942 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1037 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1400 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1171 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28498 | Morohashi |
| 1540 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4666 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1163 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1247 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 773 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d10.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 1865.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fa4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
82 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 最 【サイ】 the most, the extreme, prime, conspicuous
- 最悪 【サイアク】 worst, horrible, horrid, awful, terrible, in the worst case, if worst comes to worst
Kun reading compounds
- 最も 【もっとも】 most, extremely
- 最も近い共通祖先 【もっともちかいきょうつうそせん】 most recent common ancestor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- も
- Korean:
- choe
Spanish
- prefijo para superlativo
- más
- sumamente
- extremadamente
Portuguese
- Capacidade máxima
- maior
- extremo
French
- le plus
- ultra-
- extrême
| 402 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 484 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 291 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 612 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1742 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 263 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 439 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1000 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3120 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1599 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 829 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14301 | Morohashi |
| 2472 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2492 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 821 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 884 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 99 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 587 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3867 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 6014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6700 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
670 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 適格 【テキカク】 eligible, qualified, competent
- 適応 【テキオウ】 adaptation, accommodation, conformity
- 不適 【フテキ】 inadequacy, inappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety
- 悠々自適 【ユウユウジテキ】 living a life of leisure with dignity, living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares, otium cum dignitate
Kun reading compounds
- 叶う 【かなう】 to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with, to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeog, cheog
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- adaptarse
Portuguese
- raro
- ocasional
- conveniente
- qualificado
- capaz
French
- approprié
- occasionnel
- rare
- qualifié
- capable
| 679 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 778 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 755 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 663 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4738 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 453 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 966 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2240 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 415 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 657 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 718 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3918 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2020 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2726 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 448 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39076P | Morohashi |
| 3160 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 473 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 799 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 3030.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9069 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |