| 3906 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 475 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2741 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1895 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 30715X | Morohashi |
| 4977 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2376 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2459 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1929 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芥子泥 【カイシデイ】 mustard plaster
- 芥藍 【カイラン】 kai-lan, gai-lan, Chinese broccoli
- 厨芥 【チュウカイ】 kitchen waste
- 塵芥 【ジンカイ】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, worthless thing
- 芥子 【ケシ】 opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- 芥子粒 【ケシツブ】 poppy seed, something extremely tiny
Kun reading compounds
- 辛子 【からし】 mustard
- からし色 【からしいろ】 mustard (color)
- 塵 【ごみ】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, litter
- ゴミ箱 【ごみばこ】 trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, dustbin
- 芥 【あくた】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, dirt
- 芥川賞 【あくたがわしょう】 Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
- 塵芥 【じんかい】 rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse, worthless thing
Readings
- Korean:
- gae
Spanish
- desperdicio
- basura
- mostaza
Portuguese
French
| 3k4.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4422.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82a5 | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
426 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賞 【ショウ】 prize, award
- 賞金 【ショウキン】 prize money, monetary award, reward
- 副賞 【フクショウ】 extra prize
- 表彰 【ヒョウショウ】 (official) commendation, public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.), awarding, honouring
Kun reading compounds
- 褒める 【ほめる】 to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Readings
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- premio
- recompensa
Portuguese
- prêmio
- recompensa
- elogio
French
- prix
- récompense
- louanges
| 641 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 542 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 511 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 507 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1372 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 621 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 930 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2377 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 500 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 509 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1738 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3237 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2274 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 804 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36813 | Morohashi |
| 2618 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5815 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 796 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 625 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 9080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8cde | Unicode hex code |