| 1531 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2031 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1710 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2837 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1657 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1771 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1839 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 674 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3033 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2116 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2052 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32401X | Morohashi |
| 2384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5254 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2035 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2191 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1920 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2124 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 藻類 【ソウルイ】 seaweed, algae
- 藻菌類 【ソウキンルイ】 algal fungi
- 海藻 【カイソウ】 seaweed
- 石灰藻 【セッカイソウ】 calcareous algae
Kun reading compounds
- 藻 【も】 algae, waterweed, seaweed, duckweed
- 藻掻く 【もがく】 to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm, to act frantically, to make desperate efforts
- 山椒藻 【さんしょうも】 floating watermoss (Salvinia natans)
- 菅藻 【すがも】 Phyllospadix iwatensis (species of seagrass)
Readings
- Korean:
- jo
Spanish
- alga marina
Portuguese
- algas
- planta flutuante
French
- algue
- lentille d'eau
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k16.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 4419.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 85fb | Unicode hex code |
germ, fungus, bacteria
- On:
- キン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1586 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菌 【キン】 fungus, germ, bacterium, bacillus
- 菌類 【キンルイ】 fungus, fungi
- 球菌 【キュウキン】 coccus
- 抗菌 【コウキン】 antibacterial, antimicrobial
Readings
- Korean:
- gyun
Spanish
- germen
- hongo
- bacteria
Portuguese
- germe
- fungo
- bactérias
French
- germe (microbien)
- champignon
- bactérie
| 1177 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1016 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3976 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1651 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1703 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1441 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1285 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1368 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 659 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2876 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 927 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31156P | Morohashi |
| 2304 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 918 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 985 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1480 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1964 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.32 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83cc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
678 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 類 【ルイ】 kind, sort, type, class, genus, order, family, similar example, parallel, the like
- 類似 【ルイジ】 resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
Kun reading compounds
- 類い 【たぐい】 kind, sort, type, equal, match, peer
- 類いする 【たぐいする】 to be equal to, to be as good as, to be a match for, to rival
Readings
- Korean:
- ryu
Spanish
- variedad
- clase
- parecido
- afectar
Portuguese
- espécie
- tipo
- variedade
- classe
- gênero
French
- sorte
- variété
- classe
- genre
| 534 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 632 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 602 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 680 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5138 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 493 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1012 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2755 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 226 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 563 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1896 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2275 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1176 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1606 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 940 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43608P | Morohashi |
| 1807 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6647 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1000 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 480 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 636 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-9 | SKIP code |
| 9148.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 985e | Unicode hex code |