| 4172 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1773 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1279 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 33299 | Morohashi |
| 5364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2689 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蛙 【カエル】 frog, kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
- 海老尾 【エビオ】 goldfish with a shrimp-like tail, head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
Kun reading compounds
- 海老 【えび】 prawn, shrimp, lobster
- 海老芋 【えびいも】 shrimp-shaped taro variety
- 鉄砲蝦 【てっぽうえび】 snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus), pistol prawn
- 猩猩蝦 【しょうじょうえび】 kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- えみ
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 6d9.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 5714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8766 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2324 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 夷 【イ】 barbarian
- 夷国 【イコク】 land of the barbarians
- 攘夷 【ジョウイ】 expulsion of foreigners
- 征夷 【セイイ】 defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi), conquering barbarians
Kun reading compounds
- 夷 【えびす】 peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu), provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city), brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan), foreigner, barbarian
- 恵比寿 【えびす】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 東夷 【あずまえびす】 warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, eastern barbarians, people east of China (from the perspective of China)
- 荒夷 【あらえびす】 crude warrior from the eastern parts of Japan, wild man
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- bárbaro
- salvaje
Portuguese
French
| 182 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 535 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 4349 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2962 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 5852 | Morohashi |
| 1143 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2881 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2893 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a6.24 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 5003.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5937 | Unicode hex code |
山
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
131 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 山 【サン】 Mt., Mount, temple
- 山陰 【ヤマカゲ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 治山 【チサン】 forest conservation, afforestation
- 開山 【カイサン】 founding a temple (on a hill-top)
- 山道 【ヤマミチ】 mountain road, mountain trail
- 山海経 【センガイキョウ】 Classic of Mountains and Seas (classic Chinese text)
- 雪山 【セツザン】 snowy mountain, permanently snow-covered mountain, Himalayas
- 須弥山 【シュミセン】 Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
Kun reading compounds
- 山 【やま】 mountain, hill, mine (e.g. coal mine), heap, pile, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire), protruding part of an object, high part, climax, peak, critical point, guess, speculation, gamble, criminal case, crime, mountain climbing, mountaineering, festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd), deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn), stack, wall, wall tile, temple, temple grounds, wild
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 奥山 【おくやま】 remote mountain, mountain recesses
- 青山 【せいざん】 lush mountain, green mountain, grave, burial place
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 やの、 やん
- Korean:
- san
Spanish
- montaña
Portuguese
- montanha
French
- montagne
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 24 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 60 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1407 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 21 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 48 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 89 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 34 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 535 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3658 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2544 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 775 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7869 | Morohashi |
| 2940 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1439 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 768 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 830 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 148 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 17 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2277.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1237 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 桜花 【オウカ】 cherry blossom
- 桜花学園大学 【オウカガクエンダイガク】 Ohkagakuen University
- 観桜 【カンオウ】 cherry blossom viewing
Kun reading compounds
- 桜 【さくら】 cherry tree, cherry blossom, fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler, hired applauder, horse meat
- 桜花 【おうか】 cherry blossom
- 左近の桜 【さこんのさくら】 cherry tree east of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 ろう
- Korean:
- aeng
Spanish
- cerezo
- flor de cerezo
Portuguese
- cerejeira
French
- cerisier du Japon
| 653 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1036 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1121 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2256 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1050 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1434 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1373 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 928 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 952 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 968 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1087 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1168 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 632 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1951 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14796P | Morohashi |
| 931 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2664 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1932 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2082 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 708 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1869 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4994.4 | Four corner code |
| 4294.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 685c | Unicode hex code |