| 630 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 728 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 701 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4423 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 765 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1767 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 901 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 923 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 947 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1258 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35827 | Morohashi |
| 1620 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5687 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1250 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 819 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
1028 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 謝罪 【シャザイ】 apology
- 謝意 【シャイ】 gratitude, thanks
- 慰謝 【イシャ】 consolation
- 代謝 【タイシャ】 metabolism, renewal, regeneration, replacing the old with the new
Kun reading compounds
- 謝る 【あやまる】 to apologize, to apologise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 ざ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- disculparse
- agradecer
- rehusar
Portuguese
- pedir desculpas
- agradecer
- recusar
French
- excuses
- remerciements
- refus
| 3048 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b1d | Unicode hex code |
excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled
- On:
- カ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1643 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 佳 【カ】 beautiful, good, excellent
- 佳作 【カサク】 good piece of work, honourable mention (honorable)
- 絶佳 【ゼッカ】 superb (view, landscape)
- 風光絶佳 【フウコウゼッカ】 scenic beauty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けい、 よし
- Korean:
- ga, gae
Spanish
- excelente
- bello
- bonito
Portuguese
- bom
- belo
- excelente
- agradável
- hábil
French
- excellent
- beau
- bon
- plaisant
- habile
| 1044 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1606 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 429 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1450 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1044 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 560 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1462 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1557 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1931 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 87 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 96 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 68 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 979 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 557 | Morohashi |
| 86 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 194 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 970 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1149 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f73 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1159 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 賢 【ケン】 intelligence, genius, scholarship, virtue
- 賢人 【ケンジン】 wise person, virtuous person, sage, unrefined sake
- 遺賢 【イケン】 able men left out of office
- 聖賢 【セイケン】 saints and sages
Kun reading compounds
- 賢い 【かしこい】 wise, clever, smart, well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かた、 さか、 さと、 さとし、 たか、 たて、 のり、 まこと、 まさ、 まさる
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- inteligente
- sabio
- ingenioso
Portuguese
- sábio
- inteligente
- sabedoria
- inteligência
French
- intelligent
- sage
- sagesse
| 1221 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1488 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1072 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 931 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2579 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1288 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1362 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3518 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2472 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 860 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36822 | Morohashi |
| 2839 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5816 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 852 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 915 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1855 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3461 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7b9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 7780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-13 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ce2 | Unicode hex code |