| 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
1200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 濃 【ノウ】 dark (color), concentrated, thick
- 濃厚 【ノウコウ】 rich (flavor, color, etc.), strong (e.g. odor), heavy, thick (soup, makeup, etc.), dense, probable, (very) likely, strong (suspicion, sense, etc.), pronounced, passionate, sensuous, hot
- 特濃 【トクノウ】 highly concentrated, thick, rich, dark
Kun reading compounds
- 濃い 【こい】 deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
- 濃い口 【こいくち】 rich (taste), dark-coloured, thick, heavy, dark soy sauce
Readings
- Japanese names:
- の
- Korean:
- nong
Spanish
- concentrado
- espeso
- tupido
- oscuro
- profundo
Portuguese
- concentrado
- grosso
- espesso
- não diluído
French
- concentré
- non dilué
- épais
- sombre
| 1681 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1185 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2711 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 709 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2612 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 957 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 987 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 627 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1256 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 956 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2034 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18442 | Morohashi |
| 777 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2015 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1837 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3513.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6fc3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
559 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紙 【シ】 newspaper
- 紙上 【シジョウ】 on paper, in the newspapers, in a letter
- 原稿用紙 【ゲンコウヨウシ】 Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character), manuscript paper
- 製紙 【セイシ】 papermaking, paper manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 紙 【かみ】 paper
- 紙芝居 【かみしばい】 kamishibai, storytelling with pictures, form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
- インディア紙 【インディアかみ】 India paper
- 頸上 【くびかみ】 neckband, round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)
Readings
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- papel
- periódico
Portuguese
- Papel
French
- papier
| 85 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 132 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 501 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3510 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 362 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 236 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1953 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 180 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 243 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1517 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1654 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1197 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1846 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27293 | Morohashi |
| 1302 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1829 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1971 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 456 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 194 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2294.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d19 | Unicode hex code |