| 896 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 886 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 372 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3926 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 982 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 863 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 692 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 544 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 553 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 125 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 648 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2785 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1430 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 228 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30796P | Morohashi |
| 2241 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5007 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 223 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 237 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 391 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 864 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
458 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 若年 【ジャクネン】 youth
- 若害 【ジャクガイ】 problems caused by young people, juvenile problem
- 老若 【ロウニャク】 young and old, all ages
- 瞠若 【ドウジャク】 (staring in) astonishment, amazement
- 若僧 【ニャクソウ】 young monk, boy monk
- 若道 【ニャクドウ】 homosexuality, pederasty
- 老若 【ロウニャク】 young and old, all ages
- 若僧 【ニャクソウ】 young monk, boy monk
- 若道 【ニャクドウ】 homosexuality, pederasty
- 般若 【ハンニャ】 prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment), hannya, mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy), dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy), terrifying facial expression
- 麦般若 【ムギハンニャ】 beer
Kun reading compounds
- 若い 【わかい】 young, youthful, immature, green, low (number), small
- 若い頃 【わかいころ】 one's youth, early life, one's early days, one's early years
- 若し 【もし】 if, in case, supposing
- 若しかしたら 【もしかしたら】 perhaps, maybe, perchance, by some chance, by any chance
- 若しくは 【もしくは】 or, otherwise
- 如し 【ごとし】 like, as if, the same as
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わく、 わこ
- Korean:
- yag, ya
Spanish
- joven
- algunos
- posiblemente
- de otra forma
Portuguese
- jovem
- se
- talvez
- possivelmente
- número baixo
- imaturo
French
- jeune
- si
- peut-être
- ou bien
- petit nombre
- inexpérimenté
- immature
| 1977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4460.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82e5 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
603 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
- 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
- 監修 【カンシュウ】 (editorial) supervision, general editorship, supervising director
- 改修 【カイシュウ】 repair, improvement
- 修業 【シュウギョウ】 pursuit of knowledge, studying, learning, training, completing a course
- 修学旅行 【シュウガクリョコウ】 excursion, field trip, school trip
- 逆修 【ギャクシュ】 holding a memorial service for oneself, an older person conducting a memorial service for a deceased, younger person
Kun reading compounds
- 修める 【おさめる】 to study, to complete (a course), to cultivate, to master, to order (one's life), to repair (a fault one has committed)
- 修まる 【おさまる】 to reform (oneself), to conduct oneself well
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 なが、 のぶ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- disciplina
- reparación
- arreglo
- dominar
- controlar
- controlarse
Portuguese
- disciplina
- estudo
- mestre
French
- discipline
- bien se conduire
- étudier
- maîtriser
| 633 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 730 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 704 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 644 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 491 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 563 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 321 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1038 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 945 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 975 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1175 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 107 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 138 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 92 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1738 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 721 | Morohashi |
| 123 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 260 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1722 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1858 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 715 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a8.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 2822.2 | Four corner code |
| 2722.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fee | Unicode hex code |