| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
471 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 松竹梅 【ショウチクバイ】 pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping), high, middle and low (ranking), top, middle and bottom, upper, medium, lower, first, second and third (class)
- 鰹 【カツオ】 skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), oceanic bonito, victorfish
- 老松 【ロウショウ】 old pine tree
- 翠松 【スイショウ】 verdant pine, green pine
Kun reading compounds
- 松 【まつ】 pine tree (Pinus spp.), highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
- 松下電工 【まつしたでんこう】 Matsushita Electric Works
- 赤松 【あかまつ】 Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Japanese umbrella pine, tanyosho pine
- 浜松 【はままつ】 Hamamatsu (city)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おお、 しょ、 ま、 まっ
- Korean:
- song
Spanish
- pino
Portuguese
- pinheiro
French
- pin
| 536 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 215 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 884 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1419 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 696 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 709 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 970 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1075 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1075 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 793 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14516 | Morohashi |
| 864 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2592 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 785 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 483 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 508 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1871 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4893.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 677e | Unicode hex code |