| 824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 922 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 911 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1306 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2960 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 663 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1663 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2030 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 686 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 580 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3509 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1812 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29074P | Morohashi |
| 2830 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4727 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 825 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 888 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 962 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1165 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 聖 【セイ】 Saint, St., S., sacred, holy, pure
- 聖域 【セイイキ】 sacred precincts, sanctuary, consecrated ground, holy ground, issue that is regarded as being off-limits, matter that is not up for discussion
- 棋聖 【キセイ】 great master of go, great master of shogi
- 亜聖 【アセイ】 sage of the second order
- 精霊 【ショウリョウ】 spirit of the deceased
- 聖者 【セイジャ】 saint
- 大聖 【ダイショウ】 Buddha, high-ranked bodhisattva
- 仏餉 【ブッショウ】 rice offered to Buddha
Kun reading compounds
- 聖 【ひじり】 highly virtuous monk, monk, Buddhist solitary, Buddhist missionary, saint (i.e. a virtuous person), emperor, master, expert
- 聖心 【せいしん】 Sacred Heart
- 高野聖 【こうやひじり】 Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk), Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 さと、 さとし、 せ、 たか、 ただ、 ひろ、 まさ、 み
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- santo
- sagrado
- sabio
- relacionado con cristianismo
Portuguese
- santo
- sagrado
- sábio
- mestre
- padre
French
- saint
- sage
- maître
- prêtre
| 3272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 1610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8056 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剣 【ケン】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣士 【ケンシ】 swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
- 銃剣 【ジュウケン】 bayonet, guns and swords
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
Kun reading compounds
- 剣 【けん】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
- 剣の舞 【つるぎのまい】 Sabre Dance
- 月の剣 【つきのつるぎ】 new moon, crescent moon
- 草薙の剣 【くさなぎのつるぎ】 Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword
Readings
- Korean:
- geom
Spanish
- sable
- espada
- hoja de espada
Portuguese
- sabre
- espada
- lâmina
- ponteiro de relógio
French
- sabre
- épée
- lame
- aiguille de montre
| 1214 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1248 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 696 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1436 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1095 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1151 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 879 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 900 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 791 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 198 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2104 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1096 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1493 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2076 | Morohashi |
| 1672 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 498 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1671 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1801 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1310 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2843 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 8250.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5263 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刀 【カタナ】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 小刀 【コガタナ】 (small) knife, short sword, small sword
- 太刀 【タチ】 long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai), large sword, straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier), guandao, Chinese glaive
Kun reading compounds
- 刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀折れ矢尽きて 【かたなおれやつきて】 having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 一刀 【いっとう】 sword, blade, single stroke
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 剃刀 【かみそり】 razor
- オッカムの剃刀 【オッカムのかみそり】 Occam's razor, Ockham's razor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ち、 と、 わき
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- espada
Portuguese
- espada
- sabre
- faca
French
- épée
- sabre
- couteau
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 34 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1088 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 12 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 84 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1845 | Morohashi |
| 2926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 83 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5200 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍛錬 【タンレン】 tempering (metal), annealing, forging, toughening, disciplining, training
- 鍛金 【タンキン】 hammering
Kun reading compounds
- 鍛える 【きたえる】 to forge, to temper, to drill, to train, to discipline
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- forjar
- disciplinar
- entrenar
Portuguese
- forjar
- disciplinar
- treinar
French
- former
- discipliner
- entraîner
| 1569 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1733 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4895 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2651 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1817 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1966 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1605 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40625 | Morohashi |
| 1755 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2868 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 8714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 935b | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冶 【ヤ】 melting
- 冶金 【ヤキン】 metallurgy
- 艷冶 【エンヤ】 charming, bewitching, coquettish
- 鍛冶 【カジ】 smithing, blacksmith
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- fundición
- fundir
Portuguese
French
| 640 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2024 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1962 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 62 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | Morohashi |
| 418 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2137 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 808 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2b5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3316.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51b6 | Unicode hex code |