| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
875 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 尾 【ビ】 Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
- 尾行 【ビコウ】 shadow, tail, following
- 最後尾 【サイコウビ】 end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part
- 交尾 【コウビ】 copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving
Kun reading compounds
- 尾 【お】 tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end, tail (of a comet), slope at the foot of a mountain
- 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
- ガスの尾 【ガスのお】 gas tail (of a comet)
- 虎の尾 【とらのお】 tiger's tail, gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- cola
- final
- parte trasera
- contador de peces
Portuguese
- rabo
- fim
- sufixo para contagem de p/ peixes
- fundo de uma rampa
French
- queue
- bout
- compteur de poissons
- bas de pente (montagne)
| 1734 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 675 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1383 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1005 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1230 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 505 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1868 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2028 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1723 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 526 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3799 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1942 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2635 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7650 | Morohashi |
| 3062 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1411 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1915 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2064 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1117 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3756 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c3e | Unicode hex code |
benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1091 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 徳 【トク】 virtue, benevolence, profit, benefit, advantage
- 徳義 【トクギ】 morals, morality, sincerity
- 高徳 【コウトク】 eminent virtue
- 大徳 【ダイトク】 great virtue, virtuous priest, priest, rich person
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 なる、 のり、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- deog
Spanish
- benevolencia
- virtud
- moralidad
- beneficioso
- rentable
Portuguese
- benevolência
- virtude
- bondade
- comandando respeito
French
- bienveillance
- vertu
- bonté
- respectable
| 851 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 783 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 762 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 839 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1633 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 592 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1284 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2063 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1038 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1079 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 644 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 637 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 842 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 486 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 623 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 894 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10237P | Morohashi |
| 684 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 885 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 950 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 801 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2058 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3i11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 2423.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fb3 | Unicode hex code |