| 4118 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 882 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2235 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2045 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1637 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1180 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 526 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32830 | Morohashi |
| 1285 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5279 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 520 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 559 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2110 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虹技 【コウギ】 Kogi Corporation
- 虹霓 【コウゲイ】 rainbow
- 副虹 【フクニジ】 secondary rainbow
- 月虹 【ゲッコウ】 moonbow, lunar rainbow, whitish rainbow cast by moonlight, lunar bow, space rainbow
Kun reading compounds
- 虹 【にじ】 rainbow
- 虹色 【にじいろ】 rainbow-colored, rainbow-coloured
- 夕虹 【ゆうにじ】 evening rainbow
- 過剰虹 【かじょうにじ】 supernumerary rainbow
Readings
- Korean:
- hong, gang
Spanish
- arco iris
Portuguese
French
- arc-en-ciel
| 1672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 5111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8679 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
648 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 彼岸 【ヒガン】 equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana, opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side
- 彼是 【アレコレ】 this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that, around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost
Kun reading compounds
- 彼 【かれ】 he, him, boyfriend
- 彼ら 【かれら】 they, them
- 前彼 【まえかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
- 元彼 【もとかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
- 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
- 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend
- 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
- 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- その
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- eso
- aquello
- otra persona
Portuguese
- ele
- que
- o
French
- lui
- celui-là
| 1725 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 536 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1604 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1764 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 520 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 578 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 977 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1010 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1146 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 624 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 346 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 892 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10066 | Morohashi |
| 290 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1732 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 883 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 948 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 56 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2424.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-64 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f7c | Unicode hex code |
方
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
46 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 方 【ホウ】 direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction), side (of an argument, etc.), one's part, type, category, field (of study, etc.), indicates one side of a comparison, way, method, manner, means, length (of each side of a square)
- 方言 【ホウゲン】 dialect, provincialism
- 途方 【トホウ】 way, destination, reason
- 処方 【ショホウ】 prescription (of medicine), formula
Kun reading compounds
- 方 【かた】 direction, way, person, lady, gentleman, method of, manner of, way of, care of ..., person in charge of ..., side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
- 方々 【かたがた】 people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural)
- 親方 【おやかた】 master, boss, chief, foreman, supervisor, stable master, craftsman, artisan, foster parent
- 出方 【でかた】 attitude, approach, move, theater usher, theatre usher
Readings
- Japanese names:
- から、 な、 なた、 ふさ、 まさ、 みち、 も、 わ
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- dirección
- lado
- cuadrado
- método
- manera
- persona
- forma de hacer
Portuguese
- direção
- pessoa
- alternativa
French
- direction
- personne
- alternative
| 138 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 223 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 204 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 28 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2082 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 26 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 182 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 85 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 70 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 957 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1243 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 501 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13620 | Morohashi |
| 1963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 490 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 25 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 102 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 445 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65b9 | Unicode hex code |