| 67 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 18 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 48 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4284 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 23 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 84 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 518 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 139 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1643 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3151 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 57 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34796 | Morohashi |
| 2544 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 57 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 20 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 62 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
22 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 見 【ケン】 view (of life, etc.), outlook
- 見解 【ケンカイ】 opinion, point of view
- 後見 【コウケン】 guardianship, guardian, (theatrical) assistant, prompter
- 政見 【セイケン】 political views
Kun reading compounds
- 見る 【みる】 to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe, to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge, to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on, to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.), to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try, to see (that) ..., to find (that) ...
- 見る見る 【みるみる】 very fast, in a twinkle, before one's eyes
- 見える 【みえる】 to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight, to look, to seem, to appear, to come
- 見える化 【みえるか】 visualization, rendering visible (e.g. a problem), digitization
- 見せる 【みせる】 to show, to display, to make (something or someone) look ..., to present an appearance of ..., to make (something) worth watching, to be entertaining, to make a show of (doing), to do in a conspicuous manner, to do in view of others, to resolve to do, to do at any cost, to show others that one will ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gyeon, hyeon
Spanish
- vista
- ver
- esperanza
- idea
- opinión
- observar
- ser visto
- estar a la vista
- poder verse
- mostrar
Portuguese
- ver
- esperanças
- oportunidades
- idéia
- opinião
- olhar
- visíveis
French
- regarder
- voir
- visible
- espoirs
- chances
- idée
- opinion
| 3957 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6021.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 898b | Unicode hex code |
力
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
62 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 力 【リョク】 strength, power, proficiency, ability
- 力作 【リキサク】 painstaking piece of work, work of great effort, tour de force, outstanding work, toil, labor, labour
- 水力 【スイリョク】 hydraulic power, water power
- 威力 【イリョク】 power, might, authority, influence
- 力 【リキ】 strength, power, proficiency, ability, the strength of ... people, the strength of ... men
- 力学 【リキガク】 mechanics, dynamics
- 地力 【ジリキ】 one's own potential, real ability, one's own strength
- 合力 【ゴウリョク】 resultant force, assistance, help, donation, alms, almsgiving
Kun reading compounds
- 力 【ちから】 force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy, capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty, efficacy, effect, effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions, power, authority, influence, good offices, agency, support, help, aid, assistance, stress, emphasis, means, resources
- 力強い 【ちからづよい】 powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous, reassuring, encouraging
- 強い力 【つよいちから】 strong interaction, strong force
- 弱い力 【よわいちから】 weak force, weak interaction
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じから、 つとむ
- Korean:
- ryeog
Spanish
- potencia
- poder
- fuerza
- energía
- vigor
- énfasis
Portuguese
- força
- forte
- esforço
- suportar
- exercer
French
- force
- fort
- puissance
- tension
- tenir le coup
- s'efforcer
- employer (force)
| 148 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 38 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 74 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 69 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 715 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 53 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 128 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 11 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 100 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 100 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 173 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 207 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4178 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2860 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 866 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2288 | Morohashi |
| 3371 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 521 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 858 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 922 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 38 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 9 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4002.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 529b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
68 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 実 【ジツ】 truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, fidelity, content, substance, (good) result
- 実演 【ジツエン】 demonstration, presentation, stage show, performance
- 名実 【メイジツ】 in name and in reality, nominally and virtually, form and contents
- 内実 【ナイジツ】 the facts, the truth, the true state of affairs, in truth, in fact, in reality, actually
- 故実 【コジツ】 ancient practices, old customs
Kun reading compounds
- 実 【み】 fruit, nut, seed, (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc., content, substance
- 実り 【みのり】 ripening (of a crop), crop, harvest
- 浮き実 【うきみ】 soup garnish
- 桷 【ずみ】 Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
- 実る 【みのる】 to bear fruit, to ripen, to produce (good) results, to show results, to bear fruit
- 実るほど頭の下がる稲穂かな 【みのるほどあたまのさがるいなほかな】 the more learned, the more humble, the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 実に 【じつに】 indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 嘘から出たまこと 【うそからでたまこと】 something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth
- 実り 【みのり】 ripening (of a crop), crop, harvest
- 実る 【みのる】 to bear fruit, to ripen, to produce (good) results, to show results, to bear fruit
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐみ、 さね
- Korean:
- sil
Spanish
- realidad
- verdad
- fruta
- nuez
- semilla
- contenido
- buen resultado
- dar frutos
- madurar
Portuguese
- realidade
- verdade
French
- réalité
- vérité
| 233 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 89 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1297 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 233 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 466 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 678 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 203 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 203 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 672 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 470 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1416 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1911 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1586 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7124 | Morohashi |
| 2225 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1324 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1572 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1694 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 37 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 301 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3053.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b9f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1570 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 践言 【センゲン】 keeping one's word
- 践祚 【センソ】 accession (to the throne)
- 履践 【リセン】 implementation, carrying out, practice
Kun reading compounds
- 踏む 【ふむ】 to step on, to tread on, to trample on, to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit, to experience, to undergo, to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete, to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise, to rhyme, to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Readings
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- pisar
- dar un paso
Portuguese
- pisar
- dar um passo
- passar por cima
- paraticar
- persistir
French
- monter sur
- piétiner
- accéder (trône)
- pratique
- réaliser
| 1495 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1769 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4558 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1802 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1794 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1568 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1671 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1588 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1762 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1033 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1294 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37547P | Morohashi |
| 1535 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5873 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1380 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1672 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3759 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 6315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8df5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍛錬 【タンレン】 tempering (metal), annealing, forging, toughening, disciplining, training
- 鍛金 【タンキン】 hammering
Kun reading compounds
- 鍛える 【きたえる】 to forge, to temper, to drill, to train, to discipline
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- forjar
- disciplinar
- entrenar
Portuguese
- forjar
- disciplinar
- treinar
French
- former
- discipliner
- entraîner
| 1569 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1733 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4895 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2651 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1817 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1966 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1605 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40625 | Morohashi |
| 1755 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2868 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 8714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 935b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1527 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 眼 【ガン】 eye, insight, vision, power of observation, gist, main point, hole
- 眼科 【ガンカ】 ophthalmology
- 主眼 【シュガン】 main purpose, chief aim, focus, main point, gist, essence
- 象嵌 【ゾウガン】 inlay, inlaying, damascening
- 慈眼 【ジゲン】 merciful eye (of a Buddha or a bodhisattva watching humanity)
- 開眼 【カイガン】 enlightenment, spiritual awakening, opening one's eyes to the truth, reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.), reaching the highest echelons, gaining eyesight, restoring eyesight, opening the eyes, filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture, ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
Kun reading compounds
- 眼 【まなこ】 eye, eyeball, pupil and (dark) iris of the eye, insight, perceptivity, power of observation, look, field of vision, core, center, centre, essence
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 百眼 【ひゃくまなこ】 using multiple simple paper masks to represent different emotions in a play (from the middle of the Edo period), simple paper mask
- 目 【め】 eye, eyeball, eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, gaze, glance, notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.), an experience, viewpoint, discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality), (an) appearance, chance (of success), possibility (of a good result), spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave, grain (of wood, paper), eye (of a storm, needle, etc.), intersection (on a go board), square (on a chessboard), dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number, graduation, division (of a scale), tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.), ordinal number suffix, somewhat, -ish, point (e.g. of change)
- 眼鏡 【めがね】 glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles, judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight
- 血眼 【ちまなこ】 bloodshot eyes, (doing something in a) frenzy
- 遠目 【とおめ】 distant view, looking from a distance, being able to see a long distance, good long-distance vision, farsightedness
Readings
- Korean:
- an
Spanish
- ojo
- vista
- perspicacia
- punto principal
Portuguese
- globo ocular
French
- globe oculaire
| 754 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 669 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 640 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1127 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3140 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 674 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1561 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1637 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 848 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 867 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 976 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1387 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1504 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1084 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1479 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23318 | Morohashi |
| 1172 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3935 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1467 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 725 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3965 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 6703.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-67 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 773c | Unicode hex code |