| 1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27337X | Morohashi |
| 2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2290.3 | Four corner code |
| 2190.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d2b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 苔状 【タイジョウ】 mossy
- 苔癬 【タイセン】 lichen
- 青苔 【セイタイ】 green moss
- 掃苔 【ソウタイ】 visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival), removal of moss from a tombstone
Kun reading compounds
- 苔 【こけ】 moss, short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
- コケ植物 【コケしょくぶつ】 bryophyte (any of three groups of non-vascular land plants, incl. mosses, hornworts and liverworts)
Readings
- Korean:
- tae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3921 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 929 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30778X | Morohashi |
| 5001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2356 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2443 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k5.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4460.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82d4 | Unicode hex code |