| 327 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 405 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 405 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 179 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 870 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 253 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 569 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 663 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2912 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1497 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2024 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 233 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31387P | Morohashi |
| 2321 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 228 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 275 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 412 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
414 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 葉 【ヨウ】 counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc., counter for boats
- 葉胃 【ヨウイ】 omasum, psalterium, third compartment of the stomach in ruminants
- 紅葉 【コウヨウ】 leaves turning red (in autumn), red leaves, autumn colours, fall colors
- 前頭葉 【ゼントウヨウ】 frontal lobe
Kun reading compounds
- 葉 【は】 leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
- 葉書 【はがき】 postcard, memo, note, card
- 一葉 【いちよう】 one leaf, one page, one sheet, one card, one photo, one boat
- 枝葉 【えだは】 branches and leaves, foliage, unimportant details, nonessentials, side issue, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よ、 わ
- Korean:
- yeob, seob
Spanish
- hoja
- contador de cosas planas
- follaje
Portuguese
- folha
- avião
- ponta
- agulha
- lâmina
- lança
- sufixo p/ contagem de coisas chatas
French
- feuille
- lobe
- aiguille
- brin (herbe)
- fragment
- compteur d'objets plats
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4490.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8449 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 煙突 【エントツ】 chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe, carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
- 煙草 【タバコ】 tobacco, cigarette, cigar, tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
- 噴煙 【フンエン】 (eruption of) smoke
- 黒煙 【コクエン】 black smoke
Kun reading compounds
- 煙る 【けむる】 to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder, to be hazy, to look dim
- 煙 【けむり】 smoke, fumes
- 煙感知器 【けむりかんちき】 smoke detector
- 黒煙 【こくえん】 black smoke
- 砂煙 【すなけむり】 cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
- 煙い 【けむい】 smoky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たば
- Korean:
- yeon, in
Spanish
- humo
- humeante
- fumarolas
- humear
Portuguese
- fumaça
French
- fumée
| 1027 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2784 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 914 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 718 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1045 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1294 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19203X | Morohashi |
| 1021 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1739 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 9181.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7159 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
967 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 草 【ソウ】 draft, rough copy, highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), grass style
- 草案 【ソウアン】 draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
- 除草 【ジョソウ】 weeding
- 起草 【キソウ】 drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
Kun reading compounds
- 草 【くさ】 grass, weed, herb, thatch, ninja, marijuana, cannabis, not genuine, substandard, LOL, haha
- 草刈り 【くさかり】 mowing, mower
- 水草 【みずくさ】 water plant, aquatic plant, waterweed, hydrophyte
- 若草 【わかくさ】 green grass, young (fresh) grass
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そ、 や
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- hierba
- planta
Portuguese
- grama
- erva daninha
- ervas
- pasto
- escrever
- esboçar
French
- herbe
- mauvaise herbe
- plantes
- pâturage
- écrire
- ébauche
| 106 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 57 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 162 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 705 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3939 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 118 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 865 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 934 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 249 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 567 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 652 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2813 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1953 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 229 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30945P | Morohashi |
| 2263 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5032 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 238 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1955 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k6.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 4440.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8349 | Unicode hex code |