| 1729 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 852 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4225 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1410 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 881 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 976 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1009 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1145 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1631 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1495 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 790 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1077 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 815 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34222 | Morohashi |
| 1163 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5445 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 807 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 870 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1390 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
431 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 被 【ヒ】 indicates the target of an activity, -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
- 被害 【ヒガイ】 (suffering) damage, injury, harm
- 外被 【ガイヒ】 (protective) coat, casing, housing, jacket
- 花被 【カヒ】 perianth, floral envelope
Kun reading compounds
- 被る 【こうむる】 to suffer, to receive (kindness, rebuke, support), to sustain (damage)
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
- 被る 【かぶる】 to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself), to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water, to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden), to overlap (e.g. sound or color), to be similar, to be redundant, to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.), to close, to come to an end, to get a full house, to sell out, to blunder, to bungle, to fail, to be deceived
- 被せる 【かぶせる】 to cover (with something), to put on (e.g. someone's head), to pour liquid (on something), to dash liquid (over something), to plate (something) with metal, to cover (with a dental crown), to add (e.g. music to a video), to include (into something), to speak (over someone else), to put the blame (on someone), to place the responsibility (on someone)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぎぬ
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- sufrir perdidas
- recibir
- cargarse
Portuguese
- incorrer
- cobrir
- velar
- chocar
- proteger
- vestir
- vestir- se
- expor (filme)
- recepção
French
- subir
- couvrir
- voile
- ruminer (soucis)
- abri
- mettre (vêtement)
- porter (sur la tête)
- être exposé (film)
- victime
- souffrir
| 667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-5 | SKIP code |
| 3424.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 88ab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虐待 【ギャクタイ】 abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment, cruelty
- 虐殺 【ギャクサツ】 slaughter, massacre
- 自虐 【ジギャク】 self-torture, masochism, inflicting damage to oneself
- 陵虐 【リョウギャク】 humiliation, indignity, affront, assault
Kun reading compounds
- 虐げる 【しいたげる】 to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize
Readings
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- tiranizar
- oprimir
Portuguese
- tiranizar
- oprimir
French
- tyranniser
- opprimer
| 1147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1806 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4106 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1248 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1711 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1574 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1680 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1740 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1600 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3989 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2049 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2769 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32678P | Morohashi |
| 3218 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5267 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1998 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2153 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1293 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8650 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 性 【セイ】 nature (of a person), sex, gender, sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.), gender, -ty, -ity, -ness, -cy
- 性格 【セイカク】 character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature, characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
- 耐性 【タイセイ】 resistance (e.g. to antibiotics), tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
- 社会性 【シャカイセイ】 sociality
- 性 【ショウ】 nature, disposition, temperament, character, quality, that which does not change according to external influences
- 性根 【ショウネ】 nature, character, disposition
- 冷え性 【ヒエショウ】 sensitivity to cold
- 凝り性 【コリショウ】 tendency to become totally absorbed in something, monomania, perfectionism, fastidiousness, meticulousness, susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
Kun reading compounds
- 性 【さが】 one's nature, one's destiny, custom, tradition, habit, convention
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sexo
- género
- naturaleza
- temperamento
Portuguese
- sexo
- gênero
- natureza
French
- sexe
- genre
- nature
- propriétés
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 745 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 723 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 199 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1666 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 280 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 535 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 564 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 98 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 421 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 811 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 357 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 222 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 266 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1572 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10478 | Morohashi |
| 299 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1822 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1558 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1679 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 119 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 690 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 9501.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6027 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欲 【ヨク】 greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants
- 欲望 【ヨクボウ】 desire, appetite, lust
- 私欲 【シヨク】 self-interest, selfish desire
- 勤労意欲 【キンロウイヨク】 will to work
Kun reading compounds
- 欲する 【ほっする】 to want, to desire
- 欲しい 【ほしい】 wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for, I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
- 欲しいだけ 【ほしいだけ】 as much as one wants, as many as one wants, all that one wishes for
Readings
- Korean:
- yog
Spanish
- anhelo
- ansia
- deseo
- querer
- desear
Portuguese
- ambicionar
- cobiça
- ambição
- paixão
- desejo
- almejar
French
- désirer
- convoitise
- avidité
- passion
- besoin
| 876 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 997 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 987 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 999 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 535 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 650 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1122 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16080 | Morohashi |
| 1475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 855 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 936 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 8768.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b32 | Unicode hex code |