| 843 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 949 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 937 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 773 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3983 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 580 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 871 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1445 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 859 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 878 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1031 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2869 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1480 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1993 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1266 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31302 | Morohashi |
| 2300 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5098 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1258 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1347 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 928 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
849 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 著 【チョ】 work, book, (a book) by, obvious, striking
- 著作 【チョサク】 writing, book
- 近著 【キンチョ】 recent work
- 共著 【キョウチョ】 joint authorship, co-authorship, collaboration, joint work
- 着手 【チャクシュ】 starting work (on), setting to work (on), setting about (doing), beginning, commencing, embarking on, commencing (a crime)
- 着する 【チャクスル】 to arrive, to reach, to adhere, to insist on, to put on, to wear
Kun reading compounds
- 著す 【あらわす】 to write, to publish
- 著しい 【いちじるしい】 striking, remarkable, considerable
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo, chag
Spanish
- expresar
- publicar
- escribir
- notable
- eminente
Portuguese
- renomado
- publico
- notável
- fenomenal
- vestido
- vestir
- usar
- elevado chegada/ fim (corrida)
- sufixo para contagem de vestuário
French
- renommé
- publier
- écrire
- remarquable
- phénoménal
- porter
- arrivée
- auteur
- ouvrage littéraire
- compteur de vêtements
| 1978 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8457 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
169 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 書 【ショ】 book, document, calligraphy (esp. Chinese), penmanship, handwriting, letter, note
- 書院 【ショイン】 drawing room, study, writing alcove, publishing house
- 投書 【トウショ】 letter (e.g. of complaint), letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
- 議定書 【ギテイショ】 protocol
Kun reading compounds
- 書く 【かく】 to write, to compose, to pen, to draw, to paint
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かき
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- escritura
- escrito
- escribir
Portuguese
- escrever
French
- écrire
| 92 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 159 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 142 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 130 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3719 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 70 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 58 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1216 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 181 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 998 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1703 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2314 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 333 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14294 | Morohashi |
| 2658 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2463 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 327 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 349 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 121 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 197 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1678 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 66f8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
177 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 名 【メイ】 counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such), first name, famous, great, name, noun
- 名画 【メイガ】 famous picture, masterpiece (painting), excellent film, film classic
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
- 芸名 【ゲイメイ】 stage name
- 名目 【メイモク】 name, title, appellation, (something) nominal, (under the) pretext (of), pretense
- 苗字 【ミョウジ】 surname, family name, last name
- 仮名 【カメイ】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 同名 【ドウメイ】 same name, homonym
Kun reading compounds
- 名 【な】 name, given name, title, fame, renown, reputation, pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
- 名残 【なごり】 remains, traces, vestiges, relics, (the sorrow of) parting, end
- 仮名 【かめい】 alias, pseudonym, pen name, nom de plume
- 片仮名 【かたかな】 katakana, angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- nombre
- célebre
- distinguido
- reputación
Portuguese
- nome
- fama
- distinção
- reputação
French
- nom
- célèbre
- fameux
- réputation
| 140 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 71 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 131 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 34 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 346 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 82 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 285 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 113 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3297 | Morohashi |
| 2169 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 716 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 117 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 140 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 53 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d3.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2760.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 540d | Unicode hex code |