| 4731 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2197 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2940 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1511 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31722 | Morohashi |
| 5105 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2446 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1839 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓮華 【レンゲ】 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon, lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
- 蓮角 【レンカク】 jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter
- 睡蓮 【スイレン】 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 黄連 【オウレン】 goldthread (Coptis japonica)
Kun reading compounds
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮池 【はすいけ】 lotus pond
- 蓮 【はす】 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- 蓮の蔤 【はちすのはい】 lotus root
- 木蓮 【きはちす】 rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- loto
Portuguese
French
| 3k10.31 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4430.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 84ee | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 根 【コン】 stick-to-itiveness, perseverance, persistence, radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily), root, indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
- 根幹 【コンカン】 foundation, root, basis, core, fundamentals, root and trunk
- 事実無根 【ジジツムコン】 groundless, entirely contrary to fact
- 球根 【キュウコン】 (plant) bulb
Kun reading compounds
- 根 【ね】 root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.), root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis, one's true nature, (fishing) reef
- 根ざす 【ねざす】 to come from, to have roots in
- 島根 【しまね】 Shimane (prefecture), island country
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
Readings
- Korean:
- geun
Spanish
- raíz matemática
- perseverancia
- raíz
Portuguese
- raiz
- radical
- verruga
French
- racine
- radical
- point noir (acné)
| 216 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 298 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 282 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 535 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2261 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 425 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 632 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1372 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 974 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1092 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 631 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 841 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1473 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14745 | Morohashi |
| 930 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2670 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1571 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 390 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 355 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4793.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6839 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1257 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 採掘 【サイクツ】 mining, digging, working (a mine)
- 盗掘 【トウクツ】 illegal digging, illegal mining, grave robbing, tomb robbing
Kun reading compounds
- 掘る 【ほる】 to dig, to excavate, to hollow, to delve into, to dig up (e.g. vegetables), (for two men) to have anal sex
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぼり
- Korean:
- gul, gweol
Spanish
- cavar
- excavar
- taladrar
- hurgar en
Portuguese
- cavar
- cova
- escavar
French
- creuser
- fouiller
- déterrer
| 1189 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1276 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1943 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 576 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1803 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1259 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 897 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 364 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1070 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12264 | Morohashi |
| 496 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2204 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1061 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1141 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1438 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5707.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6398 | Unicode hex code |