| 1755 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1400 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1532 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1378 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1679 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1730 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1011 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3921 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2022 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1032 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29625 | Morohashi |
| 3162 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4835 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1099 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1727 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 腐敗 【フハイ】 decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage, corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity
- 腐心 【フシン】 taking great pains (to do), making every effort, having a lot of trouble (doing), racking one's brains
- 防腐 【ボウフ】 preservation from decay, prevention of putrefaction, embalmment, antisepsis
- 高野豆腐 【コウヤドウフ】 freeze-dried tofu
Kun reading compounds
- 腐る 【くさる】 to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk), to corrode, to weather, to crumble, to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice), to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt, to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down, to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to, to lose a bet, to be drenched, to become sopping wet
- 腐るほど 【くさるほど】 more than one can possibly use, countless (e.g. examples), (money) to burn, rolling in (cash)
- 腐れる 【くされる】 to spoil, to rot, to corrode
- 腐れ 【くされ】 rotting, spoiling, decaying, corroding, rotten, worthless, paltry, contemptible
- 腐れ縁 【くされえん】 (undesirable but) inseparable relationship
- 腐らす 【くさらす】 to let spoil, to leave to rot, to cause to rot, to corrode, to discourage, to dishearten
- 腐す 【くさす】 to speak ill of
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- putrefacción
- descomposición
- agrio
- pudrirse
- descomponerse
- corromperse
- agriarse
Portuguese
- prodre
- apodrecer
- azedar
French
- pourrir
- putréfier
- aigre
| 553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8150 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 敗 【ハイ】 loss, defeat, counter for losses
- 敗因 【ハイイン】 cause of defeat
- 惜敗 【セキハイ】 regrettable defeat, defeat by a narrow margin
- 零敗 【レイハイ】 losing without scoring, shutout, whitewash, having no losses, being undefeated
Kun reading compounds
- 敗れる 【やぶれる】 to be defeated, to be beaten, to be unsuccessful, to lose
Readings
- Korean:
- pae
Spanish
- fallo
- derrota
- fracaso
- ser derrotado
- ser vencido
- fracasar
Portuguese
- falha
- derrota
- mudança na sorte
French
- défaut
- défaite
- revers
| 693 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 562 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 562 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4494 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 670 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 589 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 511 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 520 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 718 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 941 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1868 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 337 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13227 | Morohashi |
| 1476 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 331 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 353 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 420 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 575 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3966 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 6884.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6557 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
57 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 選 【セン】 selection, choice, choosing, picking, election
- 選挙 【センキョ】 election
- 抽選 【チュウセン】 lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
- 公選 【コウセン】 public election, election by popular vote
Kun reading compounds
- 選ぶ 【えらぶ】 to choose, to select
- 選ぶところがない 【えらぶところがない】 being the same thing (as), being indistinguishable (from)
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
- 選る 【よる】 to choose, to select, to pick out
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- elegir
- seleccionar
Portuguese
- eleger
- selecionar
- escolher
- preferir
French
- élection
- sélection
- choisir
- préférer
| 449 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 527 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 105 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4744 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 522 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 967 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2419 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 800 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 814 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 264 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3931 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2026 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2734 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39127P | Morohashi |
| 3169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6114 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1804 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1944 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 341 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 626 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q12.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-12 | SKIP code |
| 3730.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9078 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 挙 【キョ】 action, behavior, behaviour, move, recommendation (of a person for a position)
- 挙式 【キョシキ】 holding a ceremony, wedding ceremony
- 暴挙 【ボウキョ】 violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
- 快挙 【カイキョ】 brilliant achievement, spectacular feat, splendid accomplishment, remarkable deed
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
- 挙る 【こぞる】 to assemble everything together, to do something as a group
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たか
- Korean:
- geo
Spanish
- tener lugar
- elevar
- completamente
- levantar
- poner un ejemplo
- prosperar
Portuguese
- levantar
- plano
- projeto
- comportamento
- ações
French
- faire monter
- plan
- projet
- conduite
- actions
| 375 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 482 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 458 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 439 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1902 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 523 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1356 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1207 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 801 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 815 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1189 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 849 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3106 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1588 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2169 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12081P | Morohashi |
| 2456 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2150 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1938 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 434 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 539 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3250.2 | Four corner code |
| 9050.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-83 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6319 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 地区 【チク】 district, area, zone, quarter, section, region
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2674 | Morohashi |
| 2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533a | Unicode hex code |