| 206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1975 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2087 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3025 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2109 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1218 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32340P | Morohashi |
| 2382 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5241 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1210 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 432 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藤黄 【トウオウ】 gamboge
- 藤花 【トウカ】 wisteria flower
Kun reading compounds
- 藤 【ふじ】 wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda), wistaria
- 藤色 【ふじいろ】 light purple
- 草藤 【くさふじ】 tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), cow vetch
- 野田藤 【のだふじ】 Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞう、 と、 ふじゅ
- Korean:
- deung
Spanish
- glicina (planta)
Portuguese
French
- glycine
| 1942 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k15.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-15 | SKIP code |
| 4423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85e4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
10 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 本 【ホン】 book, volume, script, this, present, current, ... in question, ... at issue, main, head, principal, real, genuine, regular, proper, counter for long, cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc., counter for telephone calls
- 本位 【ホンイ】 standard, basis, principle
- 社会資本 【シャカイシホン】 social capital, SOC
- 配本 【ハイホン】 distribution of books
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 大本 【おおもと】 root, origin, source, cause, basis, foundation, Ōmoto (religion)
- 旗本 【はたもと】 shogunal vassal, direct retainer of a shogun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まと、 ごう
- Korean:
- bon
Spanish
- libro
- origen
- base
- contador de cosas alargadas
Portuguese
- livro
- presente
- real
- verdadeiro
- principal
- sufixo p/ contagem De coisas longas
French
- livre
- présent
- essentiel
- origine
- principal
- réalité
- vérité
- compteur d'objets allongés
| 45 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 70 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 15 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 96 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 20 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 61 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 212 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1046 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4314 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14421 | Morohashi |
| 3502 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 211 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 224 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 47 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1855 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.25 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672c | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1629 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 純朴 【ジュンボク】 simple and honest, unsophisticated, simpleminded, naive, unspoiled
- 淳久堂 【ジュンクドウ】 Junkudo (Japanese bookstore chain)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 あつし、 きよ、 きよし、 まこと、 すなお
- Korean:
- sun
Spanish
- grueso
- espeso
- puro
Portuguese
French
| 2590 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1947 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1337 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2141 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 626 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 378 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17690 | Morohashi |
| 514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2318 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2410 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a7.19 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6df3 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1828 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 吾兄 【アセ】 you (referring to a male)
- 吾人 【ゴジン】 we
- 故吾 【コゴ】 one's former self
- 金吾 【キンゴ】 kingo (game similar to blackjack)
Kun reading compounds
- 我 【われ】 I, me, oneself, you, prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
- 我々 【われわれ】 we
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あが
- Korean:
- o
Spanish
- yo
- mi
- nuestro
Portuguese
French
- moi
- mon
- notre
- son propre
| 1393 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 37 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1933 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 491 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2035 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1558 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2132 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 17 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3379 | Morohashi |
| 2407 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 17 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 17 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3177 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d4.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 543e | Unicode hex code |