| 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 2
JLPT level N2
1240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黄色 【キイロ】 yellow, amber
- 黄昏 【タソガレ】 dusk, twilight, twilight years, melancholia, melancholic nostalgia
- 玄黄 【ゲンコウ】 black and yellow silk (offered to gods), heaven and earth
- 天地玄黄 【テンチゲンコウ】 heaven is black and earth is yellow, heaven and earth
- 黄金時代 【オウゴンジダイ】 golden age
- 黄金 【オウゴン】 gold (Au), golden, prosperous, excellent, superb, money (esp. ōban coin), cash
- 卵黄 【ランオウ】 egg yolk
- 六フッ化硫黄 【ロクフッカイオウ】 sulfur hexafluoride, SF6
Kun reading compounds
- 黄 【き】 yellow
- 黄色 【きいろ】 yellow, amber
- 海気 【かいき】 sea air, sea breeze, ocean and atmosphere, type of yarn-dyed silk goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 れい
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- amarillo
Portuguese
- amarelo
French
- jaune
| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 120 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1063 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5399 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 469 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1021 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 780 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 794 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 993 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47926P | Morohashi |
| 2468 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4480.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ec4 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 菅 【すげ】 sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
- 菅笠 【すげがさ】 sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
- 夕菅 【ゆうすげ】 daily lily
- 日光黄菅 【にっこうきすげ】 day lily (Hemerocallis dumortierii), orange-yellow day lily, Nikko day lily
Readings
- Japanese names:
- す、 すが、 すご
- Korean:
- gwan, gan
Spanish
- juncia
- junco
Portuguese
French
| 3975 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2874 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1998 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31142X | Morohashi |
| 5090 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2410 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2490 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k8.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-8 | SKIP code |
| 4477.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 83c5 | Unicode hex code |