| 663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 540 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 533 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 575 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4472 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 809 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 916 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1761 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 739 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 752 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 939 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1718 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2647 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1350 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1995 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36372 | Morohashi |
| 2134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5744 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1976 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2130 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
394 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 象 【ショウ】 form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon
- 将棋 【ショウギ】 shogi, Japanese chess
- 具象 【グショウ】 concreteness, embodiment, expressing concretely
- 抽象 【チュウショウ】 abstraction
- 象 【ゾウ】 elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
- 象牙 【ゾウゲ】 ivory
- アジア象 【アジアゾウ】 Asian elephant, Indian elephant
- 海象 【セイウチ】 walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), elephant seal (Mirounga spp.)
Kun reading compounds
- 象る 【かたどる】 to model (something) on, to be modelled on, to be made in the shape of, to take the shape of, to imitate, to symbolize, to represent
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きさ
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- imagen
- imitar
- forma
- figura
- elefante
Portuguese
- elefante
- modelar
- imitar
- imagem
- forma
- sinal (dos tempos)
French
- éléphant
- modèle
- imiter
- image
- forme
- signe (des temps)
- phénomène
| 2551 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-10 | SKIP code |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2723.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c61 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 匕箸 【ヒチョ】 spoon and chopsticks
Kun reading compounds
- 箸 【はし】 chopsticks
- 箸洗い 【はしあらい】 simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
- マイ箸 【マイばし】 one's own chopsticks, washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeo
Spanish
- palillos (para comer o cocinar)
Portuguese
French
| 3422 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2381 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1932 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3359 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2363 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 26224X | Morohashi |
| 2708 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4301 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2640 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1348 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6f9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 8860.4 | Four corner code |
| 8860.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7bb8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
737 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 玉 【ギョク】 precious stone (esp. jade), egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping), stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold, position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer), geisha, time charge for a geisha, king (of the junior player)
- 玉音 【ギョクオン】 the Emperor's voice, beautiful voice, beautiful sound
- 珠玉 【シュギョク】 jewel, gem, gem (of a story, essay, etc.), accomplished work, beautiful piece
- 居玉 【イギョク】 playing with one's king in its original starting position, sitting king
Kun reading compounds
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 卵 【たまご】 eggs, egg, spawn, roe, (hen's) egg, (an expert) in the making, beginning, origin, infancy
- 埼玉 【さいたま】 Saitama (city, prefecture)
- 勾玉 【まがたま】 magatama, comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おう、 だん
- Korean:
- og
Spanish
- joya
- esfera
- bola
- pelota
Portuguese
- jóia
- bola
- gota
French
- bijoux
- balle
- boule
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 48 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 102 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 610 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 103 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 732 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 204 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 295 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 575 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1313 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4289 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2166 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2919 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20821 | Morohashi |
| 3477 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3620 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 272 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 40 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f0.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 1010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7389 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1235 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 杯 【ハイ】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages, counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc., counter for boats, counter for octopuses and squid, cup, championship
- 杯洗 【ハイセン】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
- 賜杯 【シハイ】 Emperor's cup, trophy given by the Emperor
- 苦杯 【クハイ】 bitter cup, bitter experience, bitter defeat, ordeal
Kun reading compounds
- 杯 【さかずき】 sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
- 杯洗い 【さかずきあらい】 small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
- べく杯 【べくはい】 sake cup shaped so it cannot be put down until emptied
- 水杯 【みずさかずき】 farewell cups of water
Readings
- Korean:
- bae
Spanish
- copa
- vaso
- taza
- contador de tazas
- contador de pulpos/calamares
Portuguese
- Copo cheio
- garrafa de vinho
- garrafa
- vivas
French
- compteur de verres
- coupe à saké
- verre de vin
- verre
- toast
| 1685 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1135 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2206 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 961 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 622 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1155 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 983 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1066 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 574 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 761 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1227 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14497 | Morohashi |
| 857 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1219 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1196 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1854 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4199.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-39-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 676f | Unicode hex code |