| 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 grade 6
JLPT level N1
1077 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郷 【キョウ】 hometown, rural township (of China)
- 郷愁 【キョウシュウ】 nostalgia, homesickness
- 同郷 【ドウキョウ】 same village, same town, same province
- 故郷 【コキョウ】 hometown, birthplace, native place, one's old home
- 郷 【ゴウ】 countryside, country, 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
- 郷学 【ゴウガク】 village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
- 水郷 【スイゴウ】 beautiful riverside location, lakeside district, canal district
- 大西郷 【ダイサイゴウ】 the Great Saigo
Kun reading compounds
- 里 【さと】 village, hamlet, countryside, country, home (of one's parents, etc.), hometown, one's origins, one's upbringing, one's past
- 無何有の郷 【むかうのさと】 utopia, (natural) paradise
- 第二の故郷 【だいにのこきょう】 one's second home, home away from home
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くに
- Korean:
- hyang
Spanish
- ciudad natal
- pueblo
- lugar donde hay algo especial
Portuguese
- cidade natal
- aldeia
- lugar de nascimento
- distrito
French
- village natal
- village
- lieu de naissance
- région
| 852 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 841 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1004 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4766 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1830 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2112 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 855 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 874 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1024 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 760 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 664 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 403 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39498P | Morohashi |
| 549 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6145 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1849 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2744 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90f7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
292 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 町 【チョウ】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, street, chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m), chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
- 町議会 【チョウギカイ】 town council
- 同町 【ドウチョウ】 the same town, that town
- 門前町 【モンゼンマチ】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Kun reading compounds
- 町 【まち】 town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood, downtown, main street, street, road
- 街角 【まちかど】 street corner
- 室町 【むろまち】 Muromachi period (1336-1573)
- 門前町 【もんぜんまち】 town originally built around a temple or shrine
Readings
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- pueblo
- ciudad
- bloque
- calle
Portuguese
- aldeia
- cidade
- bloco
- rua
French
- quartier
- ville
- village
- rue
| 115 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 61 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 57 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 114 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2995 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 167 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 221 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 426 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 182 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 182 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 549 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1335 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1430 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1028 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 93 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21735 | Morohashi |
| 1113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3729 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 92 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 96 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6102.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
245 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 島 【トウ】 Island, insula, island, islet
- 島国 【シマグニ】 island country
- 千島列島 【チシマレットウ】 Kurile Islands
- 列島 【レットウ】 archipelago, chain of islands
Kun reading compounds
- 島 【しま】 island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
- 島国 【しまぐに】 island country
- 千島 【ちしま】 Kurile Islands
- 広島 【ひろしま】 Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
Readings
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- isla
Portuguese
- ilha
French
- île
| 292 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 358 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 173 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 230 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 183 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 489 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1522 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 455 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 543 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2081 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2820 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1967 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8108 | Morohashi |
| 3310 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1476 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1948 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2098 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 379 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 362 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2772.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5cf6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |