| 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 N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35244 | Morohashi |
| 1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a18 | Unicode hex code |