| 308 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 398 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 376 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 289 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3658 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 268 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 923 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 401 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 405 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 673 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2817 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1451 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1955 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 554 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28435 | Morohashi |
| 2264 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4660 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 548 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 587 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 339 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 343 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
462 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 美 【ビ】 beauty
- 美意識 【ビイシキ】 sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
- 華美 【カビ】 splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence, showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
- 造形美 【ゾウケイビ】 beauty of form (oft. used of nature), beauty of a sculpted shape
- 御 【ミ】 august, beautiful
- 見事 【ミゴト】 splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable, utter (esp. defeat), total, complete, something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
- 水野亜美 【ミズノアミ】 Ami Mizuno (Sailor Moon character)
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
Kun reading compounds
- 美しい 【うつくしい】 beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はる、 よし、 よしみ、 り
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- belleza
- bello
Portuguese
- beleza
- bela
French
- beauté
- beau, belle
| 963 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 8043.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7f8e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巧笑 【コウショウ】 courteous laughter, forced laughter
Kun reading compounds
- 咲く 【さく】 to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open, to rise up (of breaking waves)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 さき
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- florecer
Portuguese
- flor
- florescimento
French
- fleurir
- floraison
| 1303 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1435 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1475 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 413 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 784 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 927 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 951 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 261 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 303 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3554X | Morohashi |
| 349 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2018 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1240 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 6803.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54b2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1897 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂漠 【サバク】 desert
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 秋沙 【アイサ】 merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
- 沙 【シャ】 one hundred-millionth
- 砂丘 【サキュウ】 sand dune, sand hill
- 流砂 【リュウサ】 quicksand
- 泥砂 【デイサ】 mud and sand
Kun reading compounds
- 砂 【すな】 sand, grit
- 砂子 【すなご】 gold dust, silver dust, sand, grit
- 白砂 【はくしゃ】 white sand
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- arena
- gravilla
- desierto
Portuguese
French
| 2504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 392 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2135 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1205 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 236 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17212 | Morohashi |
| 266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2296 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 151 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3912.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c99 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 耶嬢 【ヤジョウ】 father and mother
- 耶蘇 【ヤソ】 Jesus (Christ), Christianity, Christian
- 三昧耶 【サンマヤ】 time, meeting, coming together, equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
- 伽耶 【カヤ】 Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy), Karak
Readings
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- interrogación
- palabra para llamar al padre
Portuguese
French
| 3698 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 889 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2253 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1635 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1179 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 29008 | Morohashi |
| 1283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2680 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2720 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 1712.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8036 | Unicode hex code |