| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
220 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 求職 【キュウショク】 job hunting, seeking employment
- 求刑 【キュウケイ】 recommended sentence, prosecution's demand for punishment
- 身代金要求 【ミノシロキンヨウキュウ】 ransom demand
- 希求 【キキュウ】 longing, great desire, aspiration
- 求道 【キュウドウ】 seeking after truth
- 求道者 【キュウドウシャ】 seeker after truth, one who seeks the way
- 勤求 【ゴング】 inquiring the Buddha way
- 欣求 【ゴング】 earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
Kun reading compounds
- 求める 【もとめる】 to want, to wish for, to request, to demand, to require, to ask for, to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job), to find (a solution), to purchase, to buy
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- petición
- demanda
- buscar
- pedir
- demandar
- reclamar
- desear
Portuguese
- solicitação
- desejar
- deseja para
- requer
- demanda
French
- réclamer
- demander
- vouloir
- désirer
| 583 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 332 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 137 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 584 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 664 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 537 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 737 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 933 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1155 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2210 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2974 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 943 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17105 | Morohashi |
| 3550 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3036 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 934 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 297 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 478 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1442 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2b5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4313.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c42 | Unicode hex code |
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
650 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 未 【ミ】 not yet, un-
- 未解決 【ミカイケツ】 unsolved, unresolved, unsettled, pending, outstanding
- 過現未 【カゲンミ】 past, present and future, three states of existence
- 未央柳 【ビヨウヤナギ】 Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
- 丁未 【ヒノトヒツジ】 Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)
- 己未 【ツチノトヒツジ】 Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)
Kun reading compounds
- 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- 未だかつて 【いまだかつて】 never (before)
- 未だ 【まだ】 still, as yet, only, (not) yet, more, (more) still, at least, comparatively, relatively, unfinished, incomplete, not yet done
- 未だしも 【まだしも】 rather, better
- 未 【ひつじ】 the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat, hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm), south-southwest, sixth month of the lunar calendar
- 未草 【ひつじぐさ】 pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
- 辛未 【かのとひつじ】 Metal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
- 乙未 【きのとひつじ】 Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)
Readings
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- aún no
- todavía
- hasta ahora
Portuguese
- já-
- não ainda
- até aqui
- ainda
- até mesmo agora
French
- non-
- encore
- pas encore
- jusqu'ici
- même maintenant
- signe de la 8ème branche terrestre
- signe du Mouton (zodiaque)
- 13 à 15 heures
| 872 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 617 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 794 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 801 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 179 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 626 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 615 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 210 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 306 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 306 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 583 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1048 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4318 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2185 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2941 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 221 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14419 | Morohashi |
| 3506 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2535 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 216 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 229 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 458 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1464 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.27 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 672a | Unicode hex code |
perfect, completion, end
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
595 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 完 【カン】 The End, Finis, completion, conclusion, end, full provision
- 完結 【カンケツ】 conclusion, completion
- 未完 【ミカン】 incomplete, unfinished
- 追完 【ツイカン】 subsequent completion
Readings
- Korean:
- wan
Spanish
- perfección
- conclusión
- final
Portuguese
- perfeito
- acabamento
- fim
French
- parfait
- achèvement
- accompli
| 571 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 464 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 440 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 487 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 236 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 461 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 471 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 613 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 623 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 817 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 468 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2727 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1883 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 190 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7079 | Morohashi |
| 2201 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1315 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 187 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 199 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 476 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 757 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b8c | Unicode hex code |
complete, finish
- On:
- リョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
792 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 了 【リョウ】 finish, completion, the end
- 諒 【リョウ】 fact, truth, understanding, consideration
- 満了 【マンリョウ】 expiration, termination
- 未了 【ミリョウ】 unfinished, unfilled (order), unexecuted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとる
- Korean:
- ryo
Spanish
- completar
- alcanzar un fin
- finalizar
- comprender
Portuguese
- Completar
- fim
French
- achevé
- fini
| 1905 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 919 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 268 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1018 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 293 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 9 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 941 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 971 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 818 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 273 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4157 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2852 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 98 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 226 | Morohashi |
| 3350 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 67 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 97 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 101 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1008 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 1720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e86 | Unicode hex code |