| 915 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 904 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1721 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4002 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 950 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 872 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 943 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 973 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 802 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 665 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2936 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2043 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1920 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31618P | Morohashi |
| 2334 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5163 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1900 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2049 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 961 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1552 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蒸気 【ジョウキ】 steam, vapour, vapor, steamboat, steam locomotive
- 蒸発 【ジョウハツ】 evaporation, disappearance (of a person), vanishing without a trace
- 燻蒸 【クンジョウ】 fumigation, smoking (out)
- 蒸籠 【セイロ】 bamboo steamer, steaming basket, wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot, soba served on a small wickerwork tray, wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
- せいろ蒸し 【セイロムシ】 steaming (of food) using a bamboo steamer
Kun reading compounds
- 蒸す 【むす】 to steam (food, towel, etc.), to be hot and humid, to be sultry
- 蒸れる 【むれる】 to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice), to be stuffy, to grow musty, to get close, to become sweaty, to feel sticky, to moulder
- 蒸らす 【むらす】 to cook by steam
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- vapor
- echar vapor
- cocinar al vapor
Portuguese
- vapor
- calor
- quente
- compressas
- ficar mofado
French
- cuire à la vapeur
- chauffer
- torride
- fomenter
- renfermé
| 1940 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k9.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4433.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84b8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
731 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 留 【リュウ】 stationary point
- 留学 【リュウガク】 studying abroad, (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
- 駐留 【チュウリュウ】 stationing (e.g. of troops), garrison
- 在留 【ザイリュウ】 residing (esp. abroad), staying, living
- 留 【ルーブル】 ruble (Russian currency), rouble
- 留守番 【ルスバン】 care-taking, house-sitting, house-watching, staying at home, caretaker, house-sitter
- 柳樽 【ヤナギダル】 lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
- 柳多留 【ヤナギダル】 The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr), Haifu Yanagidaru
Kun reading compounds
- 止める 【とめる】 to stop, to turn off, to park, to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain), to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit, to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind, to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple, to detain, to keep in custody
- 止まる 【とまる】 to stop (moving), to come to a stop, to stop (doing, working, being supplied), to come to a halt, to cease, to be stopped, to be suspended, to alight, to perch on
- 留める 【とどめる】 to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to, to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit, to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
- 止まる 【とどまる】 to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place), to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for
- とどまるところを知らない 【とどまるところをしらない】 knowing no bounds, showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とめ
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- quedarse
- permanecer
- parar
- detener
Portuguese
- deter
- segurar
- parar
- interromper
French
- retenir
- attacher
- rester
- s'arrêter
| 733 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 824 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 805 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 824 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3003 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 412 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 742 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1470 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 761 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 774 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 432 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3189 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1646 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2235 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1435 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21808 | Morohashi |
| 2580 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3750 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1527 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 722 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2676 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 7760.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7559 | Unicode hex code |
pagoda, tower, steeple
- On:
- トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1708 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 塔 【トウ】 tower, steeple, spire, stupa, pagoda, dagoba
- 塔跡 【トウアト】 ruins of a tower
- バベルの塔 【バベルノトウ】 Tower of Babel
- 鉄塔 【テットウ】 steel tower, electricity pylon, transmission tower
Readings
- Korean:
- tab
Spanish
- pagoda
- torre
- capitel
Portuguese
- pagode
- torre
- campanário
French
- pagode
- tour
- clocher
| 1651 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1516 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1570 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 437 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1558 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1840 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1991 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 383 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 683 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 517 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 260 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5332X | Morohashi |
| 561 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1052 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 270 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1517 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1477 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4416.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5854 | Unicode hex code |