| 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 |
甘
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1248 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- さつま芋 【サツマイモ】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 甘言 【カンゲン】 sweet words, smooth talk, cajolery, flattery, sycophancy
Kun reading compounds
- 甘い 【あまい】 sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared, fragrant (smelling), sweet (music), lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy, naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient, half-hearted, not finished properly, insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose, mild, tempting, enticing, luring
- 甘い顔をする 【あまいかおをする】 to go easy on someone, to be easygoing, to be lenient
- 甘える 【あまえる】 to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on, to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
- 甘やかす 【あまやかす】 to pamper, to spoil
- 上手い 【うまい】 skillful, skilful, skilled, good, expert, clever (expression, trick, etc.), apt, appropriate, delicious, tasty, good, nice, good (deal, idea, etc.), profitable, promising, lucky, fortunate, successful, satisfactory, splendid
- うまい話 【うまいはなし】 too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds), too-good-to-be-true stories
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かも
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- dulce
- sabroso
- bueno
- tener cariño a
- mimar
- consentir
Portuguese
- doce
- seduzir
- mimar
- contentar
- açucarado
French
- doux
- enjôler
- dorloter
- être content
- sucré
| 1093 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1212 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2988 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1333 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 738 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1492 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1591 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 345 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2930 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1773 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21643 | Morohashi |
| 3494 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3710 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1757 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1894 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1052 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1978 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4477.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7518 | Unicode hex code |