| 96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34763 | Morohashi |
| 3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
| 3275 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 897f | Unicode hex code |
又
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1874 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 又 【また】 again, once more, once again, another time, some other time, also, too, as well, likewise, on the other hand, while, and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore, or, otherwise, really, how, (what, why) on earth, indirect
- 又は 【または】 or, either ... or ...
- 尚又 【なおまた】 besides, moreover, furthermore, further, in addition (to that)
- 猫又 【ねこまた】 nekomata, fork-tailed cat yōkai, giant beast that inhabits the mountains
Readings
- Japanese names:
- やす
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- otra vez
- además
- por otra parte
- otro
- distinto
Portuguese
- ou outra vez
- além disso
- na outra mão
French
- ou encore
- de plus
- d'un autre côté
| 1835 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1460 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 855 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1851 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1119 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 13 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1593 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1700 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1762 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 264 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4158 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2108 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2853 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 703 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3115 | Morohashi |
| 3351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 752 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 467 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1009 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3567 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 7740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53c8 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 葵花 【キカ】 sunflower
- 戎葵 【ジュウキ】 hollyhock
- 黄蜀葵 【トロロアオイ】 sunset hibiscus (Hibiscus manihot)
Kun reading compounds
- 葵 【あおい】 mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae), Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
- アオイ科 【アオイか】 Malvaceae (family of mallows)
- 布袋葵 【ほていあおい】 common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)
- 天竺葵 【てんじくあおい】 geranium (Pelargonium inquinans)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まもる、 け
- Korean:
- gyu
Spanish
- malva real
- malva loca
Portuguese
French
| 3990 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1723 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2222 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2906 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1493 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2018 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 31458X | Morohashi |
| 2317 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2391 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2472 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k9.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 4443.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8475 | Unicode hex code |