| 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 junior high
JLPT level N1
1902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 禅 【ゼン】 dhyana (profound meditation), Zen (Buddhism)
- 禅寺 【ゼンデラ】 Zen temple
- 吹禅 【スイゼン】 Zen blowing meditation (performed with shakuhachi)
- 如来禅 【ニョライゼン】 Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha
Readings
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- Zen
- meditación
Portuguese
- Zen
- meditação silenciosa
French
- Zen
- méditation
| 1502 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3255 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1063 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1580 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1886 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1540 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1642 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1426 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1306 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 947 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1949 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24787P | Morohashi |
| 1032 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4104 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1930 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2080 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4e9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 3225.6 | Four corner code |
| 3925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7985 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
816 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 庭園 【テイエン】 garden, park
- 庭球 【テイキュウ】 tennis
- 前庭 【ゼンテイ】 front garden, front yard, vestibule (of the ear)
- 営庭 【エイテイ】 open space within a barracks compound
Kun reading compounds
- 庭 【にわ】 garden, yard, courtyard, field (of action), area
- 庭木 【にわき】 garden tree
- 前庭 【ぜんてい】 front garden, front yard, vestibule (of the ear)
- 奥庭 【おくにわ】 inner garden, back yard
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ば
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- patio
- jardín
Portuguese
- jardim
- quintal
French
- jardin
- cour
| 477 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 372 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 352 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 560 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1514 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 402 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 512 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1244 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1112 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 542 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 591 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3866 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2684 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 597 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9337X | Morohashi |
| 3114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 590 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 634 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 361 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 0024.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ead | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
| 43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30734P | Morohashi |
| 2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b1 | Unicode hex code |