| 4184 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2805 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1293 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 33512 | Morohashi |
| 5382 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2691 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 螺 【ニシ】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
- 螺旋 【ラセン】 spiral, helix, screw
- 馬蹄螺 【バテイラ】 Omphalius pfeifferi pfeifferi (subspecies of top shell)
- サラサ馬蹄螺 【サラサバテイラ】 Tectus maximus (species of top shell)
Kun reading compounds
- 螺 【にし】 small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish
- 赤螺 【あかにし】 veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
- 長螺 【ながにし】 perplexed spindle (species of sea snail, Fusinus perplexus)
Readings
- Korean:
- ra, re
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 6d11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-11 | SKIP code |
| 5619.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 87ba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1801 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旋律 【センリツ】 melody, tune
- 旋風 【センプウ】 whirlwind, sensation, commotion, hullabaloo
- 螺旋 【ラセン】 spiral, helix, screw
- 回旋 【カイセン】 rotation, revolution, convolution
Readings
- Japanese names:
- せ、 めぐり
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- girar
- rotar
- dar vueltas
- regresar
Portuguese
- rotação
- ir de uma lado para outro
French
- rotation
- révolution
| 1494 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1648 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1077 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1400 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1042 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1527 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 960 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1194 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 650 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 862 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1055 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13656 | Morohashi |
| 957 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2400 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1046 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1125 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1447 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 470 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 0828.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65cb | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17083 | Morohashi |
| 10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1316 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 揚力 【ヨウリョク】 dynamic lift, lifting power
- 揚音 【ヨウオン】 acute (accent, etc.)
- 高揚 【コウヨウ】 elevation (of spirits), raising (of morale), uplift, upsurge
- 掲揚 【ケイヨウ】 hoisting (e.g. a flag), raising, flying, putting up
Kun reading compounds
- 上げる 【あげる】 to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair), to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.), to land (a boat), to deep-fry, to show someone (into a room), to give, to send someone (away), to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to develop (talent, skill), to improve, to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice), to earn (something desirable), to praise, to give (an example, etc.), to cite, to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.), to arrest, to nominate, to summon (for geishas, etc.), to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.), to bear (a child), to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding), (of the tide) to come in, to vomit, to do for (the sake of someone else), to complete ..., to humbly do ...
- 上がる 【あがる】 to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, to get out (of water), to come ashore, to increase, to improve, to make progress, to be promoted, to advance, to be made (of profit, etc.), to occur (esp. of a favourable result), to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.), to be finished, to be done, to be over, to stop (of rain), to lift, to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die, to win (in a card game, etc.), to be arrested, to turn up (of evidence, etc.), to be deep fried, to be spoken loudly, to get nervous, to get stage fright, to be offered (to the gods, etc.), to go, to visit, to eat, to drink, to be listed (as a candidate), to serve (in one's master's home), to be complete, to finish, above, north of
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがり
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- levantar
- alzar
- izar
- freír
Portuguese
- levantar
- fritar em gordura funda
French
- hisser
- frire
| 1876 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1116 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1966 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1401 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1369 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1551 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 631 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1481 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 917 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 722 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 542 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12355 | Morohashi |
| 593 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2236 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 664 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 717 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1542 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1351 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 5602.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63da | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
- 有機 【ユウキ】 organic
Kun reading compounds
- 機 【はた】 loom
- 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
- 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- mecanismo
- máquina
- avión
- ocasión
- telar
Portuguese
- mecanismo
- oportunidade
- ocasião
- máquina
- avião
French
- métier à tisser
- mécanique
- opportunité
- machine
- avion
- organique
| 373 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 476 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15561 | Morohashi |
| 1076 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 158 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1859 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4295.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a5f | Unicode hex code |