| 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 |
己
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1098 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非自己 【ヒジコ】 nonself, not self
- 一己 【イッコ】 personal, private, oneself
- 己 【キ】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【ツチノトイ】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 親戚知己 【シンセキチキ】 relatives and acquaintances
- 克己 【コッキ】 self-control, self-mastery, self-restraint, self-denial
Kun reading compounds
- 己 【おのれ】 oneself (itself, etc.), I, me, you, by oneself (itself, etc.), interjection expressing anger or chagrin
- 己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ 【おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ】 if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed
- 己 【き】 6th in rank, sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
- 己亥 【つちのとい】 Earth Boar (36th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1959, 2019, 2079)
- 己 【な】 I, you
- 汝等 【うぬら】 ye, you, me, I, us, we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 み
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- yo
- uno mismo
Portuguese
- Próprio
- cobra
- serpente
French
- soi
- serpent
- signe du 6è tronc céleste
| 777 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 866 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 855 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1320 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1462 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 676 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1248 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 32 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 370 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 371 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 632 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 554 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4188 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2117 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2864 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 531 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8742 | Morohashi |
| 3380 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1540 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 564 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 827 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3556 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5df1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
204 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 組閣 【ソカク】 formation of a cabinet
- 組織 【ソシキ】 organization, organisation, formation, structure, construction, setup, constitution, system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.), tissue, texture (of a rock), weave (of a fabric)
- 労組 【ロウソ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 改組 【カイソ】 reorganization, reorganisation, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 組む 【くむ】 to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms), to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program), to braid, to plait, to grapple, to wrestle, to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance, to set (e.g. type), to issue (e.g. money order)
- 組 【くみ】 class (of students), group (of people), party, team, crew, lot, bunch, set, crime family, organized-crime syndicate, set (of items), assortment, deck (of cards), pack, typesetting, composition
- 組合 【くみあい】 association, union, guild
- 労組 【ろうそ】 labor union, labour union, trade union
- 死の組 【しのくみ】 group of death, tournament group containing many strong teams
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- grupo
- equipo
- juntar
- unir
- agrupar
Portuguese
- associação
- trança
- trançart
- construir
- montar
- unir-se
- cooperar
- agarrar
French
- association
- tresse
- natte
- assembler
- construire
- unir
- coopérer
- se débattre avec
| 103 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 178 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 160 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 189 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3520 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 458 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 814 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1952 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 635 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1529 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27374 | Morohashi |
| 1337 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1776 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1914 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 122 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 209 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2773 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2791.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d44 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
608 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 織布 【ショクフ】 woven fabric
- 織女 【ショクジョ】 female weaver, Vega (star in the constellation Lyra), Alpha Lyrae
- 染織 【センショク】 dyeing and weaving
- 紡織 【ボウショク】 spinning and weaving
- 子宮旁結合織 【シキュウボウケツゴウシキ】 parametrium
- 間充織 【カンジュウシキ】 mesenchyme
Kun reading compounds
- 織る 【おる】 to weave
- 織り 【おり】 weave, weaving, woven item
- 織物 【おりもの】 textile, fabric
- 羽織 【はおり】 haori (Japanese formal coat)
- 手織り 【ており】 handwoven, handspun, weaving by hand
- 織り 【おり】 weave, weaving, woven item
- 織物 【おりもの】 textile, fabric
- 羽織 【はおり】 haori (Japanese formal coat)
- 手織り 【ており】 handwoven, handspun, weaving by hand
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こおり、 こり、 のり
- Korean:
- jig
Spanish
- tejido
- tela
- tramar
- tejer
Portuguese
- tecer
- tecido
French
- tisser
- tissu
| 644 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 742 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 720 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 753 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3613 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 431 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1649 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2879 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 680 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 693 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 882 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1561 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1801 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1346 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27892 | Morohashi |
| 1422 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1334 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1432 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 822 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2759 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a12.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-12 | SKIP code |
| 2395.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-05 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7e54 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |