| 816 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 737 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 715 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 430 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4341 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 697 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1660 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 484 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 493 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 666 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1672 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1899 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1010 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1365 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 386 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35341 | Morohashi |
| 1506 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5589 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 380 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 406 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 448 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 754 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 証 【ショウ】 proof, evidence, certificate, license, permit, membership card, ID card, enlightenment, symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition
- 証券 【ショウケン】 bond, bill, certificate, security
- 査証 【サショウ】 visa, endorsing (e.g. a passport), stamping
- 偽証 【ギショウ】 false evidence, perjury, false testimony
Kun reading compounds
- 証 【あかし】 proof, evidence, sign, testimony, testament (to something), vindication, witnessing, testifying, testimony
- 証として 【あかしとして】 in sign of, in proof of
Readings
- Korean:
- jeung
Spanish
- evidencia
- prueba
- testimonio
- certificado
Portuguese
- evidência
- prova
- certificado
French
- preuve
- évidence
- certificat
| 3073 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 0161.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a3c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
67 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 明 【メイ】 brightness, discernment, insight, an eye (for), eyesight, vision, nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
- 明暗 【メイアン】 light and darkness, light and shade
- 公明 【コウメイ】 fairness, openness, impartiality, Komeito (Japanese political party)
- 英明 【エイメイ】 intelligent, wise, bright, brilliant, clear-sighted
- 明 【ミョウ】 vidya (wisdom), mantra, the coming (July 4, etc.)
- 明日 【アシタ】 tomorrow, near future
- 光明 【コウミョウ】 bright light, hope, bright future, light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
- 内明 【ナイミョウ】 adhyatma vidya (one of the five sciences of ancient India), science of spirituality
- 明 【ミン】 Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
- 明楽 【ミンガク】 Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
- 胡志明 【ホーチミン】 Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Nguyen Tat Thanh, Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kun reading compounds
- 明かり 【あかり】 light, illumination, glow, gleam, lamp, light
- 明り先 【あかりさき】 source of light
- 明るい 【あかるい】 light, well-lit, well-lighted, bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored, cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition), encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects, familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in), fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
- 明るむ 【あかるむ】 to brighten, to grow light
- 明らむ 【あからむ】 to become luminous at dawn (esp. the sky)
- 明らか 【あきらか】 clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite, bright, light
- 明らかにする 【あきらかにする】 to make clear, to clarify, to disclose, to make public
- 開ける 【あける】 to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock, to open (for business, etc.), to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room, to move out, to clear out, to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily), to dawn, to grow light, to end (of a period, season), to begin (of the New Year), to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for), to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
- 開く 【あく】 to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.), to be empty, to be vacant, to be available, to be free, to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.), to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to come to an end, to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.), to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- 明くる 【あくる】 next (day, morning, etc.), following
- あくる日 【あくるひ】 next day, following day
- 明かす 【あかす】 to pass (the night), to spend, to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose, to prove, to verify
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら、 あけ、 あす、 きら、 け、 さや、 さやか、 とし、 はる、 み、 め
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- luz
- brillo
- claridad
- listo
- inteligente
- claro
- luminoso
- iluminar
- aclarar
Portuguese
- brilhante
- luz
French
- clair
- lumière
| 141 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 228 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 208 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 84 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2110 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 58 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 186 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 18 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 18 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 106 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 984 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1060 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 756 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13805 | Morohashi |
| 855 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 20 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 20 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 152 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 167 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3846 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 6702.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 660e | Unicode hex code |
traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
80 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
- 富士通 【フジツウ】 Fujitsu
- 食通 【ショクツウ】 gourmandism, gourmet, gourmand, foodie
- 通 【ツウ】 authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person, counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc., understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight, supernatural powers, magical powers
- 通院 【ツウイン】 going to the hospital for regular treatment, going to the hospital regularly
Kun reading compounds
- 通る 【とおる】 to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of, to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect, to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in, to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through, to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout, to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far, to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed, to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted, to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for, to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense, to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood, to pass for, to come across as, to seem like, to be straight (e.g. wood grain), to be well-informed, to be wise, to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly
- 通り 【とおり】 street, road, avenue, thoroughfare, traffic, coming and going, flow (of water, air, etc.), passage, running, transmission (of sound), reach (of voice), reputation, favor, favour, popularity, understanding, comprehension, comprehensibility, clarity, the same way (as), as (follows, stated, expected, etc.), counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
- 通り過ぎる 【とおりすぎる】 to go past, to pass, to pass by
- 通す 【とおす】 to stick through, to force through, to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse, to make a path between two points, to proceed in a logical manner, to let pass, to allow through, to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in, to go through (a middleman), to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.), to pass (a law, applicant, etc.), to force to accept, to force agreement, to continue (in a state), to persist in, to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ..., to do from beginning to end without a break, to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party, to do to the end, to carry through, to complete
- 通し 【とおし】 continuing from beginning to end, continuous run, consecutive run, appetizer, starter, hors d'oeuvre, performance of an entire play
- 通し切符 【とおしきっぷ】 through ticket (e.g. rail, air), ticket good for multiple performances (e.g. both matinee and evening shows), all-day ticket, season ticket
- 切通し 【きりどおし】 road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain, cutting
- 通う 【かよう】 to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between, to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent, to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought), to resemble
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とん、 どうし、 どおり、 みち
- Korean:
- tong
Spanish
- atravesar
- traspasar
- hacer saber
- pasar
- ir y venir
Portuguese
- tráfego
- passar através de
- avenida
- comutar
- sufixo para contagem de letras
French
- circulation
- passer par
- avenue
- trajet (travail)
- compteur de lettres, notes, ...
| 281 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 176 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 71 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4703 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 201 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 261 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1239 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 150 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 204 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 695 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3855 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1982 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2678 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1420 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38892P | Morohashi |
| 3109 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6063 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1408 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1511 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 97 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 198 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3730.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 901a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
348 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 番 【バン】 number (in a series), (one's) turn, watch, guard, lookout, rank, standing, position, bout, match, pieces (in a collection)
- 番組 【バングミ】 program (e.g. TV), programme
- 出番 【デバン】 one's turn, one's shift, one's turn on stage, screen time, screentime
- 春一番 【ハルイチバン】 first storm of spring, strong winds during the change from winter to spring
Kun reading compounds
- 番い 【つがい】 pair (esp. of mated animals), brace, couple, (anatomical) joint
- つがい目 【つがいめ】 joint, hinge
- 手番 【てつがい】 plan, arrangements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 ま
- Korean:
- beon, ban
Spanish
- turno
- orden
- observar
- guardar
- proteger
Portuguese
- vez
- número em uma série
French
- tour (de rôle)
- numéro dans une série
| 306 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 196 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4811 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 257 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 745 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1773 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.9 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 185 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 551 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3416 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1928 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21858 | Morohashi |
| 2748 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3762 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1909 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2058 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 222 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2276 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-11-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-11 | SKIP code |
| 2060.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 756a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
585 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 号 【ゴウ】 number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group, sobriquet, pen-name, size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.), suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
- 号車 【ゴウシャ】 suffix for train car numbers
- 二号 【ニゴウ】 number two, mistress, concubine
- 符号 【フゴウ】 sign, mark, symbol, code, sign (e.g. positive, negative)
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- número
Portuguese
- apelido
- número
- item
- título
- pseudonimo
- nome
- chamada
French
- surnom
- numéro
- article
- titre
- pseudonyme
- nom
- appel
| 215 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 297 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 281 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 368 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 882 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 227 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 399 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 272 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 266 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 442 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 316 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2675 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1361 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1250 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3256 | Morohashi |
| 2153 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 692 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1242 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1330 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 248 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3752 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d2.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 6020.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53f7 | Unicode hex code |