| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1549 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粛 【シュク】 solemn, respectful, reverent, silent, quiet
- 粛軍 【シュクグン】 army purge
- 粛々 【シュクシュク】 silent, solemn, quiet
- 外出自粛 【ガイシュツジシュク】 refraining from going outside, staying indoors
Readings
- Korean:
- sug
Spanish
- solemne
- respetuoso
- severo
Portuguese
- solenemente
- calmamente
- suavemente
French
- solennellement
- tranquillement
- doucement
| 1369 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1337 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 115 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1652 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1613 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1528 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1695 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1811 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1824 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 614 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4400 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2227 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2996 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1749 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29223P | Morohashi |
| 3581 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4747 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1733 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1870 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1476 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1654 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a11.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 5022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c9b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
366 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 警官 【ケイカン】 police officer, policeman, constable
- 警戒 【ケイカイ】 vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard
- 県警 【ケンケイ】 prefectural police
- 府警 【フケイ】 prefectural police (Osaka or Kyoto)
Kun reading compounds
- 戒める 【いましめる】 to warn against, to caution against, to admonish, to scold, to rebuke, to prohibit, to forbid, to ban, to be cautious, to detest, to loathe, to punish
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- amonestar
- advertir
Portuguese
- advertir
- mandamentos
French
- réprimander
- avertissement
- commandement
| 857 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 847 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 410 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 902 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 912 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 719 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 476 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3595 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2512 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35989 | Morohashi |
| 2893 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5705 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 336 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 358 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 454 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1005 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a12.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-12-7 | SKIP code |
| 4860.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b66 | Unicode hex code |
guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand
- On:
- サツ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
477 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 察 【サツ】 cops, police
- 監察 【カンサツ】 inspection, inspector
- 偵察 【テイサツ】 scouting, reconnaissance
Readings
- Korean:
- chal
Spanish
- adivinar
- suponer
- percibir
Portuguese
- convidado
- presumir
- conjecturar
- juiz
- compreender
French
- deviner
- présumer
- supposer
- juger
- comprendre
| 406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 516 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 489 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 671 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1334 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 511 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 474 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2180 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 619 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 629 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 475 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 495 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2961 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1520 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2062 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1112 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7283 | Morohashi |
| 2347 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1360 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1103 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1184 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 492 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 617 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 741 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3090.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5bdf | Unicode hex code |