| 1515 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1208 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1058 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1701 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 933 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1327 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1410 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1369 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2814 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1449 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 328 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30890 | Morohashi |
| 2262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5031 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 322 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 344 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1292 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1489 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
- 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
- 山荘 【サンソウ】 mountain villa, mountain retreat, mountain cottage
- 山水荘 【サンスイソウ】 The Sansui Inn
- 荘 【ショウ】 manor, villa
- 荘園 【ショウエン】 manor, demesne
- 荘 【チャン】 counter for games of mahjong
- 荘風牌 【チャンフォンパイ】 tile matching the round wind
- 半荘 【ハンチャン】 half-game consisting of an east and south round
- 連チャン 【レンチャン】 repeated events (e.g. meetings, drinking sessions), series of events, streak, straight, dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning, dealer keep
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- majestuoso
- solemne
- posada
- villa
Portuguese
- palacete
- pousada
- casa de campo
- mansão feudal
French
- villa
- auberge
- maison de campagne
- manoir féodal
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4411.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8358 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
118 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 公 【コウ】 public affair, government matter, the state, the government, the public, duke, prince, Sir, Lord, familiar or derogatory suffix
- 公安 【コウアン】 public safety, public welfare
- 大公 【タイコウ】 archduke
- 乃公 【ダイコウ】 I, me
- 公家 【クゲ】 court noble, nobility, kuge, Imperial Court
- 公廨 【クガイ】 government office
- 夙 【シュク】 outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
Kun reading compounds
- 公 【おおやけ】 official, governmental, formal, public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common, being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view
- 公所 【おおやけどころ】 imperial court, government office, imperial land, government land
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 き、 きみ、 きん、 たか、 ただし、 とも、 ひろ、 まさ
- Korean:
- gong
Spanish
- público
- imparcial
- oficial
Portuguese
- público
- príncipe
- oficial
- governamental
French
- public
- prince
- officiel
- gouvernemental
| 210 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 126 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 277 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 122 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 579 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 219 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 341 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 156 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 126 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 152 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2468 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1249 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1715 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1452 | Morohashi |
| 1974 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 372 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 784 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 847 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 212 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 92 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 8073.0 | Four corner code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 光学 【コウガク】 optics
- 光栄 【コウエイ】 honour, honor, glory, privilege
- 脚光 【キャッコウ】 footlight, limelight
- 発光 【ハッコウ】 emission (of light), radiation (of light), luminescence
Kun reading compounds
- 光る 【ひかる】 to shine, to glitter, to be bright
- 光る棒 【ひかるぼう】 glowstick, neon light stick
- 光 【ひかり】 light, illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow, happiness, hope, influence, power, vision, eyesight, optical fiber, optical fibre
- 光り輝く 【ひかりかがやく】 to shine, to glitter
- 越光 【こしひかり】 Koshihikari (variety of rice)
- 柔らかな光 【やわらかなひかり】 soft light
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 こお、 てる、 ひこ、 み、 みつ
- Korean:
- gwang
Spanish
- rayo
- luz
- paisaje
- honor
- brillar
- brillo
Portuguese
- raio
- luz
French
- rayon
- lumière
| 72 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 129 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 116 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 417 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 217 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 281 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 138 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 464 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 143 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3043 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1550 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1350 | Morohashi |
| 2391 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 119 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 345 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 121 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 9021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5149 | Unicode hex code |