| 604 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 696 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 670 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 653 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 796 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1772 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2877 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1391 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1713 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1088 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1481 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 707 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36038P | Morohashi |
| 1648 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 700 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 756 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 474 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 825 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
351 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 護岸 【ゴガン】 river dike
- 護衛 【ゴエイ】 guard, convoy, escort
- 警護 【ケイゴ】 bodyguard, escort
- 愛護 【アイゴ】 protection, tender care
Kun reading compounds
- 守る 【まもる】 to protect, to guard, to defend, to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- salvaguardar
- proteger
- defender
Portuguese
- salvaguardar
- proteger
French
- protection
- garde
| 3067 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-13 | SKIP code |
| 0464.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b77 | Unicode hex code |
身
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
320 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心身 【シンシン】 mind and body
- 身障者 【シンショウシャ】 (physically) disabled person, person with a physical disability
- 終身 【シュウシン】 lifelong, lifetime, for life, life
- 等身 【トウシン】 body proportions
Kun reading compounds
- 身 【み】 one's body, one's person, oneself, one's appearance, one's place (in society, etc.), one's position, main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
- 身動き 【みうごき】 movement (of one's body), moving about, stirring, acting freely, doing as one pleases
- 肩身 【かたみ】 shoulders, body, honour, honor, prestige, face
- 細身 【ほそみ】 narrow, thin (sized), slender
Readings
- Korean:
- sin
Spanish
- cuerpo
- uno mismo
- posición
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
- fase da vida
French
- individu
- personne
- situation sociale
| 255 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 339 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 323 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 331 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4601 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 791 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 937 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 546 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 59 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 59 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 394 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4368 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2213 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2977 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1256 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38034 | Morohashi |
| 3553 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5928 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1248 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1337 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 174 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 285 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 847 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2740.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8eab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N1
1794 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 刀 【カタナ】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 小刀 【コガタナ】 (small) knife, short sword, small sword
- 大刀 【ダイトウ】 (Japanese) long sword, large sword, guandao, Chinese glaive
Kun reading compounds
- 刀 【かたな】 sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel, burin, graver, knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
- 刀折れ矢尽きて 【かたなおれやつきて】 having exhausted every available means, having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 一刀 【いっとう】 sword, blade, single stroke
- 返す刀 【かえすかたな】 attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
- 剃刀 【かみそり】 razor
- オッカムの剃刀 【オッカムのかみそり】 Occam's razor, Ockham's razor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ち、 と、 わき
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- espada
Portuguese
- espada
- sabre
- faca
French
- épée
- sabre
- couteau
| 289 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 198 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 181 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 665 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 34 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1088 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 12 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 37 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 441 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 177 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3642 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2534 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 84 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1845 | Morohashi |
| 2926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 448 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 83 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 87 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 81 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3545 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5200 | Unicode hex code |