| 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 grade 5
JLPT level N2
387 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 武 【ブ】 the art of war, martial arts, military arts, military force, the sword, valor, bravery, military officer, military man
- 武器 【ブキ】 weapon, arms, ordnance, weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset
- 文武 【ブンブ】 literary and military arts, the pen and the sword
- 威武 【イブ】 authority and force
- 武者 【ムシャ】 warrior
- 武者修行 【ムシャシュギョウ】 traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
- 建武 【ケンム】 Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29), Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
- 玄武 【ゲンブ】 Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens), seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Kun reading compounds
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
- 武田薬品工業 【たけだやくひんこうぎょう】 Takeda Pharmaceutical
- 武し 【たけし】 brave
Readings
- Japanese names:
- う、 お、 たけし、 たけん、 ん
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- guerrero
- armas
- valor
Portuguese
- guerreiro
- militar
- cavalaria
- armas
French
- guerrier
- militaire
- chevalerie
- armes
| 708 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 802 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 781 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 448 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 51 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 596 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 651 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1031 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1071 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1165 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1129 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3979 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2764 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 383 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16273 | Morohashi |
| 3210 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2959 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 377 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 403 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 461 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 694 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3056 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1314.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b66 | Unicode hex code |