| 1046 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 807 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3955 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1409 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1704 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1266 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1074 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1323 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 656 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2841 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1973 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1595 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31119 | Morohashi |
| 2283 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5058 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1704 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1386 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1085 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 華 【カ】 flashiness, showiness, brilliance, splendor, bloom, flowers
- 華僑 【カキョウ】 overseas Chinese
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 精華 【セイカ】 essence, quintessence, flower, glory
- 華厳 【ケゴン】 avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha), Avatamska sutra, Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 法華 【ホッケ】 Nichiren sect, Tendai sect, Lotus Sutra
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 華やか 【はなやか】 bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery, prosperous, flourishing, thriving
- 武士道の華 【ぶしどうのはな】 flower of chivalry (Bushido)
- 雪の花 【ゆきのはな】 snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), snow falling like flower petals, snow on a tree resembling a flower, red snow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
- pétalo
- esplendor
- vistoso
Portuguese
- esplendor
- flor
- pétala
- brilho
- lustre
- ostentação
- gritante
- alegre
- maravilhoso
French
- splendeur
- fleur
- pétale
- briller
- lustre
- ostentatoire
- voyant
- magnifique
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4450.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83ef | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陽 【ヨウ】 (the) positive, yang (in Chinese divination), the open, visible place, public place
- 陽気 【ヨウキ】 cheerful, jovial, merry, lively, weather, season, spirit of yang
- 山陽 【サンヨウ】 south side of a mountain, Sanyo district
- 陰陽 【インヨウ】 cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 陽 【ひ】 sun, sunshine, sunlight
- 日差し 【ひざし】 sunlight, rays of the Sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あけ、 はる、 ひろ、 やん、 よ
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- positivo
- masculino
Portuguese
- brilho do sol
- princípio do yang
- positivo
- masculino
- paraíso
- dia
French
- Yang
- soleil
- éclat solaire
- positif
- mâle
- paradis
- journée
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 990 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 753 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 989 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1567 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 640 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 747 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41725 | Morohashi |
| 626 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 413 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3651 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 7622.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 967d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10331 | Morohashi |
| 2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fd7 | Unicode hex code |