| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 29 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3697 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 79 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 331 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4329 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 826 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28999 | Morohashi |
| 3516 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 818 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
耳
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
1328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 耳鼻科 【ジビカ】 otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- 耳鼻咽喉科 【ジビインコウカ】 otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
- 中耳 【チュウジ】 middle ear, tympanum
- 外耳 【ガイジ】 external ear, concha
Kun reading compounds
- 耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
- 耳障り 【みみざわり】 hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous
- 大耳 【おおみみ】 big ears, listening without paying attention
- 遠耳 【とおみみ】 sharp hearing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- oreja
- oído
Portuguese
- ouvido
French
- oreille
| 3255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1012.0 | Four corner code |
| 1040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8033 | Unicode hex code |
小
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
114 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 小 【ショウ】 smallness, small item, short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days), elementary school, smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name), inferior, younger (of two people with the same name), junior, unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
- 小雨 【コサメ】 light rain, drizzle
- 微小 【ビショウ】 microscopic
- 中小 【チュウショウ】 small and medium
Kun reading compounds
- 小さい 【ちいさい】 small, little, tiny, slight, below average (in degree, amount, etc.), minor, small, low (e.g. sound), soft (e.g. voice), unimportant, petty, insignificant, trifling, trivial, young, juvenile
- 小さい頃 【ちいさいころ】 as a child, when one was a child
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさら、 こう、 さざ、 しゃお、 ちいさ
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
Portuguese
- Pequeno
- pouco
French
- petit
| 24 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 27 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 36 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 63 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1355 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 33 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 46 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 21 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 27 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 88 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 511 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 7 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 106 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7473 | Morohashi |
| 7 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 110 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 126 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 15 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 9000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c0f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
936 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 骨 【コツ】 knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang, bone, skeleton, cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, true spirit, one's mind
- 白骨 【ハッコツ】 white (bleached) bone, skeleton
- 鉄骨 【テッコツ】 steel frame, steel beam, steel girder
Kun reading compounds
- 骨 【ほね】 bone, frame, outline, core, backbone, spirit, fortitude, laborious, troublesome, difficult
- 骨抜き 【ほねぬき】 boning (fish or meat), deboning, watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation, taking the backbone out of, weakening
- 河骨 【こうほね】 Japanese spatterdock (species of water lily, Nuphar japonica)
- お骨 【おこつ】 cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Readings
- Korean:
- gol
Spanish
- hueso
- esqueleto
Portuguese
- esqueleto
- osso
- permanecer
- moldura
French
- os
- squelette
- restes
- charpente
| 877 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 867 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1081 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5236 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 971 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1017 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1213 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1340 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1922 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3288 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45098 | Morohashi |
| 2654 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6784 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1288 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1383 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 899 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-92 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9aa8 | Unicode hex code |