| 367 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 445 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 463 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4296 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 567 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 890 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2765 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 604 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 614 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 805 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1649 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 579 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34955 | Morohashi |
| 1880 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 572 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 614 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 302 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 634 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
476 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 観 【カン】 look, appearance, spectacle, sight, observation meditation, outlook on ..., view of ...
- 看過 【カンカ】 overlooking, turning a blind eye
- 客観 【キャッカン】 objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
- 静観 【セイカン】 watchful waiting, careful supervision
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) ...
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan
Spanish
- punto de vista
- mirar cuidadosamente
- mostrar
Portuguese
- perspectiva
- olhar
- aparecimento
- condição
- visão
French
- perspective
- vue
- aspect
- apparence
- condition (état)
| 2357 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c13.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-7 | SKIP code |
| 8621.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-49 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 89b3 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
| 1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41599 | Morohashi |
| 346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7122.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 963f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1687 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弥撒 【ミサ】 (Catholic) Mass
- 弥勒 【ミロク】 Maitreya (Bodhisattva), Miroku
- 沙弥 【シャミ】 male Buddhist novice
- 伊邪那美 【イザナミ】 Izanami (Shinto goddess)
- 弥久 【ビキュウ】 extending over a long time
- 弥縫 【ビホウ】 patching up
Kun reading compounds
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 弥栄 【いやさか】 prosperity, prospering, flourishing, best of luck, all the best, hurray, hoorah
- 弥 【いや】 more and more, increasingly, extremely, very
- 弥生 【やよい】 third month of the lunar calendar, Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE), Yayoi culture, thick growth (of grass, etc.)
- 愈 【いよいよ】 more and more, all the more, increasingly, at last, finally, beyond doubt, (at the) last moment, worst possible time
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わたる、 みつ、 ひろ、 よ
- Korean:
- mi
Spanish
- más aún
- progresivamente
Portuguese
French
| 1536 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1565 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1980 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 832 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2065 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1012 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 214 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 258 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9753 | Morohashi |
| 288 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2241 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1322 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3h5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 1829.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f25 | Unicode hex code |