| 661 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 760 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 738 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 154 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3567 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 741 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 823 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2662 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 697 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 710 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 735 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1743 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1261 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1378 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27620 | Morohashi |
| 1379 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4532 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1366 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1466 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 307 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 795 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
129 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 総 【ソウ】 whole, total, gross, entire, overall, general (election, manager, etc.)
- 総当たり 【ソウアタリ】 round robin, having no losing tickets (of a lottery), brute force (in cryptography), using all combinations
- 海総 【カイソウ】 imperial navy order
- 全総 【ゼンソウ】 Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
Kun reading compounds
- 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
- すべての道はローマに通ず 【すべてのみちはローマにつうず】 all roads lead to Rome
- 全て 【すべて】 everything, all, the whole, entirely, completely, wholly, all
- すべての道はローマに通ず 【すべてのみちはローマにつうず】 all roads lead to Rome
- 房 【ふさ】 tuft (of hair, threads, etc.), fringe, tassel, bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.), cluster (of flowers), segment (of a tangerine, etc.), section
- 総国 【ふさのくに】 Fusa (former province located in present-day Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うさ、 ずさ
- Korean:
- chong
Spanish
- general
- total
- completo
Portuguese
- geral
- inteiro
- todo
- cheio
- total
French
- général
- entier
- tout
- complet
- total
| 2758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 2893.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7dcf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
41 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 合 【ゴウ】 gō, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml, gō, traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters, one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain, conjunction, sum, total, synthesis (in dialectics), minor premise (in hetuvidya), counter for covered containers, counter for matches, battles, etc.
- 合意 【ゴウイ】 (coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
- 複合 【フクゴウ】 composite, combined, complex
- 整合 【セイゴウ】 adjustment, coordination, integration, conformity
- 合宿 【ガッシュク】 lodging together, training camp, boarding house
- 合作 【ガッサク】 collaboration, joint work
- 合戦 【カッセン】 battle, fight, fighting, engagement, contest
- 合羽 【カッパ】 raincoat
Kun reading compounds
- 合う 【あう】 to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet, to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct, to be profitable, to be equitable, to do ... to each other, to do ... together
- 合うも不思議、合わぬも不思議 【あうもふしぎ、あわぬもふしぎ】 dreams and fortune-telling are hit-and-miss
- 合い 【あい】 between-season wear, spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition, situation, state, -ish
- 合言葉 【あいことば】 password, watchword, motto, slogan
- 立会い 【たちあい】 presence (e.g. of an observer), observation, observer, witness, trading session (at an exchange), rising from a crouch to charge, initial charge, face-off
- 地合い 【じあい】 texture (cloth, fabric, paper), market tone, undertone, balance between the position of white and black stones
- 合わす 【あわす】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる 【あわせる】 to match (rhythm, speed, etc.), to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up, to face, to be opposite (someone), to compare, to check with, to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate), to place together, to connect, to overlap, to mix, to combine, to put blade to blade, to fight
- 合わせる顔がない 【あわせるかおがない】 too ashamed to meet
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あう、 あん、 い、 か、 こう、 ごお、 に、 ね、 や、 わい
- Korean:
- hab
Spanish
- adecuado
- apropiado
- correcto
- sentar bien
- ser adecuado
- ser correcto
- hacer juego
Portuguese
- encaixe
- unir
French
- correspondre
- convenir
- joindre
- go (0,18 l ou 0,33 m)
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 121 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 46 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 195 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 135 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 270 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 159 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 284 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2511 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3287 | Morohashi |
| 2019 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 253 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 33 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 124 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5408 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
79 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 経 【ケイ】 warp (weaving), longitude, scripture, sutra, trans-
- 経団連 【ケイダンレン】 Federation of Economic Organizations (Organisation)
- 月経 【ゲッケイ】 menstruation, menstrual period
- 政経 【セイケイ】 politics and economics
- 経 【キョウ】 sutra, Buddhist scriptures
- 経典 【キョウテン】 sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
- 説経 【セッキョウ】 lecture on the sutras
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
- 経行 【キンヒン】 meditation performed while walking
- 看経 【カンキン】 silent reading of the sutras, sutra chanting
Kun reading compounds
- 経る 【へる】 to pass, to elapse, to go by, to pass through, to go through, to experience, to go through, to undergo
- 経つ 【たつ】 to pass (of time), to elapse
- 縦糸 【たていと】 (weaving) warp
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つね、 のぶ
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- sutra
- longitud
- ley
- pasar
- dirigir
- transcurrir
- experimentar
Portuguese
- sutra
- longitude
- passar através de
- expirar
- empenar
French
- sûtra
- longitude
- passer (temps)
- expiré
- expérimenter
- chaîne (tissu)
| 596 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 685 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 658 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3523 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 341 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 815 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1957 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 548 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 515 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1523 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 898 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27392 | Morohashi |
| 1331 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4473 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 71 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 730 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2772 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d4c | Unicode hex code |
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
168 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 済州 【チェジュ】 Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
- 済州大学 【サイシュウダイガク】 Cheju National University
- 決済 【ケッサイ】 settlement (of an account), liquidation of debts, payment
- 弁済 【ベンサイ】 repayment, settlement (of a debt), paying off, reimbursement (of expenses)
- 済世 【サイセイ】 saving the world, promoting national welfare
- 済美 【セイビ】 achieving virtue
- 既済 【キサイ】 already settled, paid-up
Kun reading compounds
- 済む 【すむ】 to finish, to end, to be completed, to merely result in something less severe than expected, to feel at ease, to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
- 済まない 【すまない】 inexcusable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, sorry, remorseful, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, excuse me, (I'm) sorry, thank you
- 済ます 【すます】 to finish, to get it over with, to conclude, to settle, to pay back, to get along (without something), to make do with (without)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すむ、 なり、 わたる
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
- ayudar
- rescatar
- terminar
- finalizar
- acabar
- concluir
- reembolsar
- devolver
Portuguese
- fim
- terminar
- desculpável
- não necessário
French
- achever
- finir
- excusable
- s'en sortir sans
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 881 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 871 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 288 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2597 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 536 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 693 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 549 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 558 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1208 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 634 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 478 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1747 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17749 | Morohashi |
| 522 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3197 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1731 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1868 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 131 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 921 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 354 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a8.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3012.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e08 | Unicode hex code |
vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
34 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 対 【タイ】 versus, against, vs., v., to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180), toward ..., to ..., with ..., against ..., anti-, equal footing, equal terms, opposite
- 対案 【タイアン】 counter-proposal, counter-suggestion
- 国対 【コクタイ】 Committee of the National Diet
- 相対 【ソウタイ】 relativity, relative, facing (e.g. a problem), confronting
- 対 【ツイ】 pair, couple, set, antithesis, counter for items that come in pairs, counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
- 対句 【ツイク】 couplet, antithesis
- 一対 【イッツイ】 pair, couple
- 双対 【ソウツイ】 duality
Kun reading compounds
- 対手 【たいしゅ】 opponent (in combat)
- 向かう 【むかう】 to face, to go towards, to head towards
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つし
- Korean:
- dae
Spanish
- opuesto
- contrario
- por serie
Portuguese
- vis-um-vis
- contrário
- até mesmo
- igual
- versus
- anti-
- compara
French
- vis-à-vis
- en face
- régulier
- égal
- opposition
- anti-
- comparer
| 461 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 356 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 336 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 55 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2067 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 370 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 476 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 405 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 365 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 366 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 363 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 502 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 556 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 735 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1742 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7419 | Morohashi |
| 831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1375 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1726 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 39 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 286 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 448 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 0440.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bfe | Unicode hex code |
scheme, plan, policy, step, means
- On:
- サク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
209 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 策 【サク】 plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme, fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
- 作戦 【サクセン】 tactics, strategy, military operation, naval operation
- 施策 【シサク】 policy, measure
- 国策 【コクサク】 national policy
Readings
- Korean:
- chaeg
Spanish
- esquema
- plan
- estrategia
Portuguese
- esquema
- plano
- política
- passo
- meios
French
- moyen
- plan
- stratégie
- politique
- projet
- mesures
| 795 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 883 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 873 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 256 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3393 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 695 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1604 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1767 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 880 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 901 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1057 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1477 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1720 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2338 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26009 | Morohashi |
| 2679 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1019 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 256 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 945 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2364 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6f6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 8890.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7b56 | Unicode hex code |