| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1365 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 輩 【ハイ】 group, gang, bunch
- 輩出 【ハイシュツ】 producing (people) in great numbers, appearing one after the other
- 軽輩 【ケイハイ】 underling
- 儕輩 【サイハイ】 colleagues, fellows, comrades
Kun reading compounds
- 輩 【やから】 party (of people), set (of people), clan, family, fellow
- 不逞の輩 【ふていのやから】 lawless people, gang, malcontents, recalcitrants
- 輩 【ともがら】 comrade, fellow
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- camarada
- compañero
- colega
- sucesivamente
Portuguese
- camarada
- companheiro
- colega
- pessoas
French
- camarade
- gens
- compagnons
| 1688 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1544 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5086 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1451 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1801 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1037 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1078 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1780 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3482 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1795 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2444 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1652 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38398 | Morohashi |
| 2807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5971 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1637 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1765 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1808 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 1150.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8f29 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |