| 469 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 570 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 545 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 322 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3644 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 345 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 831 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2232 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 426 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 432 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 262 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1466 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3222 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2262 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 840 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28298 | Morohashi |
| 2608 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4645 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 832 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 895 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 312 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 610 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 置換 【チカン】 substitution, replacement, permutation, substitution, displacement
- 置換可能引数データ 【チカンカノウヒキスウデータ】 replaceable parameter data
- 留置 【リュウチ】 detention (usu. during investigation), imprisonment, poundage, custody
- 倒置 【トウチ】 turning upside down, inversion
Kun reading compounds
- 置く 【おく】 to put, to place, to leave (behind), to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.), to set up, to appoint (someone to a certain position), to hire, to employ, to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.), to bear (in mind, etc.), to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool, to take in (boarders, etc.), to provide lodging in one's house, to separate spatially or temporally, to do something in advance, to leave something in a certain state, to keep something in a certain state
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 おけ、 き
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- poner
- colocar
- situar
Portuguese
- colocação
- por
- colocar
- depositar
- abandonar
- manter
- empregar
- hipotecar
French
- placer
- poser
- déposer
- faire à l'avance
- laisser derrière
- garder
- employer
- gage
| 3675 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5g8.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 6071.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f6e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 換金 【カンキン】 realization (of goods into money), conversion (into money), liquidation
- 換気 【カンキ】 ventilation
- 互換 【ゴカン】 interchange, transposition, compatible (e.g. PC)
- 代換 【ダイカン】 hypallage
Kun reading compounds
- 替える 【かえる】 to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange, to interchange, to renew, to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
- 替わる 【かわる】 to succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone), to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch
Readings
- Korean:
- hwan
Spanish
- cambio
- intercambio
- intercambiar
- sustituir
- reemplazar
- ser intercambiado
- ser convertido
Portuguese
- trocar
- turno
- carga
- mudar
French
- échanger
- remplacer
- convertir
- change
| 1105 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 846 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1964 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 957 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 580 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1586 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1693 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 749 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 913 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 716 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 429 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 537 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12358 | Morohashi |
| 587 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2233 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1043 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1122 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1363 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5703.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63db | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
485 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 字 【ジ】 character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, handwriting, penmanship, the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
- 字形 【ジケイ】 character style, character form
- 題字 【ダイジ】 title lettering
- 英字 【エイジ】 English letter, alphabetic character
Kun reading compounds
- 字 【あざ】 section of village
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
- 大字 【おおあざ】 larger section (of village)
- 小字 【こあざ】 small administrative unit (of a village)
- 字 【あざな】 Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations), nickname, section of a village
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- carácter
- letra
- palabra
Portuguese
- caracter
- letra
- palavra
- seção de aldeia
French
- caractère
- lettre
- mot
- hameau
| 86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 78 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 28 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 612 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 121 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 156 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 110 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 457 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2696 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1374 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 188 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6942 | Morohashi |
| 2172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1285 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 185 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 197 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 57 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 747 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 3040.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b57 | Unicode hex code |