| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
343 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 足 【ソク】 counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
- 足跡 【アシアト】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 土足 【ドソク】 shod feet, wearing shoes, muddy feet, dirty feet
Kun reading compounds
- 足 【あし】 foot, paw, arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.), leg, gait, pace, lower radical of a kanji, means of transportation, (one's) ride, money, coin
- 足跡 【あしあと】 footprints, record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
- 出足 【であし】 turnout (of people), start (of a race, campaign, business, etc.), beginning, initial charge, dash
- 客足 【きゃくあし】 customer traffic, customers, custom
- 足りる 【たりる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足る 【たる】 to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve, to do (the job), to serve, to answer
- 足るを知る 【たるをしる】 to know one has enough, to be satisfied with one's lot in life
- 足す 【たす】 to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to take care of (e.g. one's business)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あす、 おす、 たらし
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- pierna
- pie
- ser suficiente
- pata
- bastar
Portuguese
- perna
- pé
- ser suficiente
French
- jambe
- pied
- suffire
- ajouter
- compteur de paires de chaussures
| 29 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 36 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 51 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 305 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4546 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 135 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 90 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 58 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 58 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1759 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2714 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1287 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37365 | Morohashi |
| 2188 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5856 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1279 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1372 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 338 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 67 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3770 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7d0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8db3 | Unicode hex code |