| 647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 748 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 725 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 672 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3480 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 457 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 806 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2131 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 659 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 670 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 877 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1500 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1729 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 924 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1549 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26997P | Morohashi |
| 1366 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1535 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1655 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 439 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 792 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
752 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 精 【セイ】 spirit, sprite, nymph, energy, vigor (vigour), strength, fine details, semen
- 精鋭 【セイエイ】 elite, best, pick, cream of the crop
- 体外受精 【タイガイジュセイ】 in vitro fertilization, in vitro fertilisation, IVF
- 受精 【ジュセイ】 fertilization, fertilisation, impregnation, pollination, insemination
- 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
- 精進 【ショウジン】 concentration, diligence, devotion, asceticism, zeal in one's quest for enlightenment, adherence to a vegetarian diet
- 無精 【ブショウ】 indolence, laziness, sloth
- 水晶 【スイショウ】 (rock) crystal, high purity quartz
Kun reading compounds
- 精げる 【しらげる】 to polish (rice), to refine, to purify
- 詳しい 【くわしい】 detailed, full, minute, knowing very well, knowledgeable (about), well-acquainted (with), well-informed (about), familiar (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- refinar
- purificar
- preciso
- detallado
- vigor
- energía
- espíritu
- esencia
Portuguese
- refinado
- fantasma
- fada
- energia
- vitalidade
- sêmen
- excelência
- pureza
- habilidade
French
- raffiné
- fantôme
- féérique
- énergie
- vitalité
- sperme
- excellence
- pureté
- habileté
| 1046 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 9592.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-26 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7cbe | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
706 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 習性 【シュウセイ】 habit, behavior, behaviour, trait, nature
- 習慣 【シュウカン】 habit, (social) custom, practice, convention
- 演習 【エンシュウ】 practice, exercise, drill, military exercise, manoeuvres, maneuvers, drill, seminar
- 教習 【キョウシュウ】 training, instruction
- 近習 【キンジュ】 attendant
Kun reading compounds
- 習う 【ならう】 to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
- 習うより慣れろ 【ならうよりなれろ】 experience is the best teacher, custom makes all things easy, you learn best by doing, practice makes perfect, it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
- 習い 【ならい】 as is habit, the way life normally is
- 習い事 【ならいごと】 accomplishment, lessons (in an art, skill, etc.), practice
- 見習い 【みならい】 apprenticeship, probation, learning by observation, apprentice, trainee, probationer
- 行儀見習い 【ぎょうぎみならい】 learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
Readings
- Korean:
- seub
Spanish
- aprender
- estudiar
Portuguese
- aprender
French
- apprendre
| 426 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 323 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 307 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 665 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3675 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 320 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 238 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1468 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 591 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 601 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 201 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1572 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1711 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 581 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28672P | Morohashi |
| 2667 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 574 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 616 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 373 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3578 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 1760.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7fd2 | Unicode hex code |