| 229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30095 | Morohashi |
| 3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
| 879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81ea | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2390 | Morohashi |
| 1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 記 【キ】 account, history, chronicle, annals, record, notice, note, as follows, Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE), Records of Ancient Matters
- 記憶 【キオク】 memory, recollection, remembrance, memory, storage
- 手記 【シュキ】 note, memorandum, memo, memoirs, personal account
- 左記 【サキ】 undermentioned (statement), the following, at left
Kun reading compounds
- 記す 【しるす】 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take a note of, to mention, to describe, to give an account of, to inscribe, to mark, to brand, to remember, to engrave (in one's mind)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- crónica
- narración
- memorizar
- anotar
- consignar por escrito
Portuguese
- escriba
- contar
- narrativa
- narrar
French
- inscrire
- compte-rendu
- narration
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 105 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 95 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4318 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 301 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 895 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1149 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 372 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 633 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1660 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1843 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 535 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35244 | Morohashi |
| 1453 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5563 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 568 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 209 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 190 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0761.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a18 | Unicode hex code |
recollection, think, remember
- On:
- オク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 憶測 【オクソク】 guess, speculation, supposition
- 臆病 【オクビョウ】 cowardly, timid, easily frightened
- 追憶 【ツイオク】 recollection, reminiscence
- バッファ記憶 【バッファキオク】 buffer storage, buffer
Readings
- Korean:
- eog
Spanish
- 100 millones
- cantidad grande
Portuguese
- lembrança
- pensar
- recordar
French
- souvenir
- mémoire
- réminiscence
| 1039 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1662 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1780 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1323 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2440 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 381 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 382 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 651 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 831 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 944 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 530 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 691 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 639 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11295 | Morohashi |
| 765 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2001 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 632 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1830 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1158 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k13.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 9003.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 61b6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
318 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 割愛 【カツアイ】 omitting (reluctantly), leaving out, dropping, giving up (reluctantly), parting with, sharing, sparing
- 割譲 【カツジョウ】 cession (of territory)
- 正割 【セイカツ】 secant (trigonometric function)
- 等割 【トウカツ】 equal cleavage (embryology)
Kun reading compounds
- 割る 【わる】 to divide, to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip, to break, to crack, to smash, to dilute, to fall below, to discount, to step over (a line, etc.)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割り 【わり】 rate, ratio, proportion, one tenth, ten percent, (comparative) profit, gain, assignment, allotment, allocation, match, schedule of matches, diluted with (of drinks), mixed with, discount, rebate
- 割合 【わりあい】 rate, ratio, percentage, proportion, comparatively, contrary to expectations
- 学割 【がくわり】 student discount
- 手合割 【てあいわり】 handicap (go, shogi)
- 割れる 【われる】 to break, to be smashed, to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn, to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party), to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed, to become distorted (of sound), to clip, to be divisible (without a remainder), to drop below a minimum
- 裂く 【さく】 to tear, to rip up, to cut up, to cleave, to cut open (esp. the abdomen), to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers), to spare (time, money, etc.), to use part of something, to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Readings
- Korean:
- hal
Spanish
- dividir
- distribuir
- proporción
- separar
- fracturar
Portuguese
- proporção
- comparativamente
- divide
- corte
- separa
- parte
French
- briser
- diviser
- couper
- séparer
- proportion
- pourcentage (10%)
| 838 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 823 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 357 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1274 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 364 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1696A | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 786 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 204 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2284 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1611 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2112P | Morohashi |
| 1816 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 507 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1553 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1673 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 414 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 938 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 743 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-2 | SKIP code |
| 3260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5272 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 振り子 【フリコ】 pendulum
- 振興 【シンコウ】 promotion, encouragement
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 不振 【フシン】 dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Kun reading compounds
- 振る 【ふる】 to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else
- 振る舞い 【ふるまい】 behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
- 振れる 【ふれる】 to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- sacudir
- ondear
- agitar
- vibrar
- balancear
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
French
- secouer
- saupoudrer
- remuer
- balancer
- feindre
| 1437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12093 | Morohashi |
| 430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5103.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632f | Unicode hex code |