| 151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 240 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 133 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4358 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 180 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 86 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 238 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 238 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 178 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1684 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1928 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1027 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 350 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35441 | Morohashi |
| 1527 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5608 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 344 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 368 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 125 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 229 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 話 【ワ】 counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
- 話題 【ワダイ】 topic, subject, much talked about, topical, in the news, hot
- 懇話 【コンワ】 friendly talk, chat
- 秘話 【ヒワ】 secret story, unknown episode
Kun reading compounds
- 話す 【はなす】 to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat, to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss, to speak (a language)
- 話 【はなし】 talk, speech, chat, conversation, topic, subject, discussions, negotiation, argument, rumor, talk, hearsay, tale, story, fable, circumstances, particulars
- 話し合い 【はなしあい】 discussion, talk, tête-à-tête, conference
- いい話 【いいはなし】 good story, heartwarming story, good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
- 固い話 【かたいはなし】 serious topic (of conversation)
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cuento
- charla
- hablar
- narrar
Portuguese
- Conversar
- falar uma língua
- conto
French
- parler
- histoire
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 0266.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
578 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 花形 【ハナガタ】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 花園 【ハナゾノ】 flower garden
- 献花 【ケンカ】 flower offering, floral tribute, laying flowers
- 紅花 【ベニバナ】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
- 花かご 【ハナカゴ】 flower basket, flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
- 花瓶 【ケビョウ】 vase used to hold flower offerings (often made of gilded copper)
- 天花 【テンゲ】 flowers that bloom in the heavens, paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
Kun reading compounds
- 花 【はな】 flower, blossom, bloom, petal, cherry blossom, beauty, blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms), ikebana, hanafuda, (the) best, glorious, lovely
- 花形 【はながた】 floral pattern, flourish, ornament, star (actor, player, etc.)
- 菜の花 【なのはな】 rape blossoms, rapeseed flowers
- 紅花 【べにばな】 safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- flor
Portuguese
- flor
French
- fleur
| 43 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 70 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 9 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 551 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3909 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 328 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 81 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 481 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 255 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 314 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 641 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2740 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1018 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30734P | Morohashi |
| 2211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4980 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1009 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 69 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1956 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 82b1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巧笑 【コウショウ】 courteous laughter, forced laughter
Kun reading compounds
- 咲く 【さく】 to bloom, to flower, to blossom, to open, to rise up (of breaking waves)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 さき
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- florecer
Portuguese
- flor
- florescimento
French
- fleurir
- floraison
| 1303 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1435 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 922 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1475 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 413 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 784 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 927 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 951 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 261 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 303 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 413 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 259 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 310 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2037 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3554X | Morohashi |
| 349 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 790 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2018 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2174 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1240 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d6.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 6803.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54b2 | Unicode hex code |