| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |
plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
206 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 案 【アン】 idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill, draft, rough copy, expectation, desk, stand
- 案外 【アンガイ】 unexpectedly, surprisingly, unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 成案 【セイアン】 definite plan
Kun reading compounds
- 机 【つくえ】 desk
- 八足の机 【やつあしのつくえ】 eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- plan
- idea
- sugerencia
- borrador
Portuguese
- plano
- sugestão
- esboço
- ponderar
- medo
- proposição
- idéia
- expectativa
- conta
- preocupar
French
- plan
- suggestion
- projet (loi)
- réflexion
- peur
- proposition
- idée
- attente
| 340 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 442 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 418 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 218 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1308 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 500 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 634 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 106 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 305 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1060 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2824 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1455 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1960 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 218 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14762 | Morohashi |
| 2270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2667 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 214 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 227 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 353 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 537 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 764 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6848 | Unicode hex code |