| 1573 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 916 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3847 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1114 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1686 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1407 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 903 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 925 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 725 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1668 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 763 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30149X | Morohashi |
| 1316 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4904 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 756 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 818 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1384 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
870 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 致命傷 【チメイショウ】 fatal wound
- 致死 【チシ】 lethal, fatal
- 招致 【ショウチ】 invitation, summons, bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics), calling
- 誘致 【ユウチ】 attraction, lure, invitation
Kun reading compounds
- 致す 【いたす】 to do
Readings
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- hacer llegar
- invitar
- causar
- ejercer
- hacer [humilde]
Portuguese
- fazer
- enviar
- transmitir
- causar
- exercer
- incorrer
- empenhar
French
- faire
- causer
- provoquer
- commettre
- envoyer
- expédier
- encourir
- engager
| 3166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 1814.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81f4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
229 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 死 【シ】 death, (an) out, death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
- 死因 【シイン】 cause of death
- 安楽死 【アンラクシ】 euthanasia
- 病死 【ビョウシ】 death from disease, death from illness
Kun reading compounds
- 死ぬ 【しぬ】 to die, to pass away, to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead, to cease, to stop
- 死ぬ気で 【しぬきで】 all out, like hell, like crazy, desperately, expecting to die
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- muerte
- morir
Portuguese
- morte
- dados
French
- mort
- mourir
| 223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 302 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 286 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 254 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2439 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 207 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 205 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 85 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 85 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 258 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1133 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4334 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2194 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2952 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 823 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16365 | Morohashi |
| 3521 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2968 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 815 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 878 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 238 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 267 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1021.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b7b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
636 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 因 【イン】 cause, factor, hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions), the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
- 因縁 【インネン】 fate, destiny, connection, tie, bond, origin, pretext, justification, hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)
- 主因 【シュイン】 primary cause, main factor
- 勝因 【ショウイン】 cause of victory, reason for (one's) success
Kun reading compounds
- 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
- よるところが大きい 【よるところがおおきい】 depending largely on, playing a large role in, due largely to
- 因む 【ちなむ】 to be associated (with), to be connected (with)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- て
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- causa
- origen
- depender de
- contar con
Portuguese
- causa
- fator
- seja associado com
- contar com
- ser limitado para
French
- cause
- facteur
- associé à
- dépendre de
- limité à
| 548 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 643 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 614 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 646 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1026 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 462 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 420 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 311 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 554 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 563 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 406 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 337 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3792 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 590 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4693 | Morohashi |
| 3054 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 583 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 626 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 485 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 655 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56e0 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子宮 【シキュウ】 womb, uterus
- 中性子 【チュウセイシ】 neutron
- 精子 【セイシ】 sperm, spermatozoon
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 根っこ 【ねっこ】 root (of a plant), stump (of a tree), root (of a problem, etc.), base, foundation, origin, source
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |