| 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 N3
325 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 由来 【ユライ】 origin, source, history, derivation, originally, from the start, by nature
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 来由 【ライユ】 origin, cause
- 因由 【インユ】 cause
- 事由 【ジユウ】 reason, cause
- 服装自由 【フクソウジユウ】 no dress code, lack of dress code (at work)
- 由緒 【ユイショ】 history, pedigree, lineage
- 由緒ある 【ユイショアル】 venerable, prestigious, with a long history
Kun reading compounds
- 由 【よし】 reason, significance, cause, piece of information that one has heard, I hear that ..., it is said that ...
- 由ありげ 【よしありげ】 meaningful, suggestive, seeming to be with a history, seeming to be with circumstances that are hard to explain
- 候由 【そうろうよし】 I hear that ...
- 依る 【よる】 to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on, to turn on, to be based on, to come from, to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- razón
- significado
- causa
Portuguese
- porquanto
- por conseguinte
- uma razão
French
- c'est pourquoi
- raison
- cause
- origine
- grave
| 325 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 421 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 399 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 376 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 89 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 297 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 739 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 186 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 363 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 364 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 623 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1333 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4311 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2181 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2935 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1114 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21724 | Morohashi |
| 3499 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3724 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1105 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 134 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 261 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 5060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7531 | Unicode hex code |
trade, exchange
- On:
- ボウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
652 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貿易 【ボウエキ】 (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting
- 貿易赤字 【ボウエキアカジ】 trade deficit
- 内貿 【ナイボウ】 domestic commerce, internal trade
Readings
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- comercio
- intercambio
Portuguese
- comercializar
- trocar
French
- commerce
- négoce
- échanges
| 719 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 813 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 792 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1037 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4499 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 871 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 926 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 760 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 773 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 433 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1733 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36721 | Morohashi |
| 2601 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5788 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1424 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 768 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cbf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
571 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 易 【エキ】 type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks, The Book of Changes, Yijing, I Ching
- 易学 【エキガク】 study of divination
- 改易 【カイエキ】 loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
- 加工交易 【カコウコウエキ】 processing trade (importing all or part of raw and auxiliary materials, parts, components, accessories, and packaging materials in bond from a foreign company, and re-exporting the finished products after processing or assembly for distribution and sale by that foreign company)
- 易 【イ】 easiness
- 易々 【イイ】 easy, simple, plain
- 簡易 【カンイ】 simple, simplified, easy, plain
- 難易 【ナンイ】 (relative) difficulty
Kun reading compounds
- 易しい 【やさしい】 easy, plain, simple
- やさしい日本語 【やさしいにほんご】 easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
- 易い 【やすい】 easy, likely to ..., have a tendency to ..., easy to ...
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog, i
Spanish
- fácil
- simple
- cambio
- intercambio
- adivinación
- sencillo
Portuguese
- Fácil
- ler a sorte
- pronto para
- simples
- advinhação
French
- facile
- prêt-à-...
- simple
- voyance
- divination
- commerce
| 545 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 647 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 618 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 810 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 824 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 597 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 714 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 759 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 772 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 434 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 967 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3064 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1561 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1060 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13814 | Morohashi |
| 2411 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1051 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 383 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 676 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3851 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6613 | Unicode hex code |
co-, cooperation
- On:
- キョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
121 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 協議 【キョウギ】 conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation
- 協会 【キョウカイ】 association, society, organization, organisation
- 農協 【ノウキョウ】 agricultural cooperative
- 経協 【ケイキョウ】 management association, management conference, management institute
Readings
- Korean:
- hyeob
Spanish
- cooperación
- colaboración
Portuguese
- co-
- cooperação
French
- coopération
- co-
| 377 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 485 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 461 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 209 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 572 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 381 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 234 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 244 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 103 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 70 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 74 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2742 | Morohashi |
| 93 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 617 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 872 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 937 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 193 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 501 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 4402.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5354 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
48 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 定価 【テイカ】 list price, regular price, established price
- 定員 【テイイン】 fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement, capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity
- 裁定 【サイテイ】 decision, ruling, award, arbitration
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
- 定 【ジョウ】 certainty, reality, actuality, regular, permanent, samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
- 定住 【テイジュウ】 settlement, permanent residency
- 不定 【フジョウ】 uncertainty, insecurity, inconstancy, indefinite, undecided
- 改定 【カイテイ】 revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
Kun reading compounds
- 定める 【さだめる】 to decide, to determine, to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate, to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
- 定まる 【さだまる】 to become settled, to be fixed
- 定か 【さだか】 definite, sure
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さた
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- determinar
- establecer
- decidir
Portuguese
- determinar
- fixar
- estabelecer
- decidir
French
- déterminé
- fixé
- établi
- décidé
| 474 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 371 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 351 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 62 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 218 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 464 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 677 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 355 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 356 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 289 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 473 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2770 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1916 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7109 | Morohashi |
| 2229 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1323 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 408 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 93 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 308 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 770 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9a | Unicode hex code |