| 312 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 406 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 383 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 473 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4488 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 503 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 918 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 981 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 510 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 717 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1722 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2594 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1327 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 63 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36660X | Morohashi |
| 2091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5769 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 67 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 346 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
443 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 負 【フ】 negative, minus
- 負債 【フサイ】 debt, liabilities
- 自負 【ジフ】 pride, self-confidence, thinking highly of oneself, being proud of one's abilities or achievements
- 正負 【セイフ】 positive and negative, +-, plus and minus
Kun reading compounds
- 負ける 【まける】 to lose, to be defeated, to succumb, to give in, to surrender, to yield, to be inferior to, to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.), to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
- 負けるが勝ち 【まけるがかち】 he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
- 負かす 【まかす】 to defeat
- 負う 【おう】 to bear, to carry on one's back, to take responsibility for, to accept a duty, to receive (wound), to incur (damage), to be injured, to owe
- 負うた子に教えられて浅瀬を渡る 【おうたこにおしえられてあさせをわたる】 some things can be learned from the young, a fool may give a wise man counsel, to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- llevar
- tomar a su cargo
- deber
- ser derrotado
- llevarse la victoria
Portuguese
- derrotar
- negativa
- menos
- carregar
- dever a
- assumir uma responsabilidade
French
- défaite
- perdre
- moins
- négatif
- assumer
- porter sur le dos
- devoir à quelqu'un
- faire un rabais
| 2561 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2n7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 2780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ca0 | Unicode hex code |
子
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
72 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 子 【シ】 child (esp. a boy), viscount, founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius), master, masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature), you, -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
- 子孫 【シソン】 descendant, posterity, offspring
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 女子 【ジョシ】 woman, girl
- 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
- 恵比寿 【エビス】 Ebisu, god of fishing and commerce
- 久留子 【クルス】 cross sign
- 対子 【トイツ】 pair, eyes
- 七対子 【チートイツ】 seven pairs, winning hand composed of seven pairs
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 子 【こう】 child, interest
- 判子 【はんこ】 seal (used in lieu of a signature), stamp, chop
- 売れっ子 【うれっこ】 popular figure, person in demand, favorite, favourite
- 子 【ね】 the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac), hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am), north, eleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 子忌み 【ねいみ】 collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year)
- 庚子 【かのえね】 Metal Rat (37th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
- 甲子 【きのえね】 Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 き、 ぎ、 く、 け、 ねっ
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- chiquillo
- niño
Portuguese
- criança
French
- enfant
- signe de la 1ère branche terrestre
- signe du Rat (zodiaque)
- 23 h à 01 h
- Nord (0°)
| 31 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 40 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 25 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 56 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 61 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 43 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 38 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 103 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 69 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 455 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4196 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2872 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 96 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6930 | Morohashi |
| 3390 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1281 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 95 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 99 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 42 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 18 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-2-1 | SKIP code |
| 1740.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b50 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
166 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 教室 【キョウシツ】 classroom, lecture room, department (in a university), class, lessons, course, school (for a particular discipline), teaching establishment
- 教会 【キョウカイ】 church, congregation
- 布教 【フキョウ】 propagation (e.g. a religion), proselytizing, missionary work
- 説教 【セッキョウ】 sermon, preaching, homily, remonstration, scolding, lecturing
Kun reading compounds
- 教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to show, to preach
- 教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のり、 ひさ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- educación
- enseñanza
- enseñar
- instruir
- ser enseñado
Portuguese
- ensinar
- fé
- doutrina
French
- enseigner
- foi
- doctrine
| 191 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 112 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 101 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 97 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2052 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 247 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 179 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1408 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.18 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 245 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 214 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 940 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1887 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1002 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1356 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1262 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13213 | Morohashi |
| 1493 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2345 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1343 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 58 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 202 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 4844.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6559 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1253 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浅学非才 【センガクヒサイ】 one's lack of learning or ability, shallow learning and limited ability
- 浅学 【センガク】 shallow knowledge, superficial learning
- 深浅 【シンセン】 depth, shade (of color, colour)
Kun reading compounds
- 浅い 【あさい】 shallow, superficial, slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge), short (time), early, young
- 浅煎り 【あさいり】 light roast (coffee)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あざ、 さ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- poco profundo
- superficial
Portuguese
- raso
- frívolo
- superficial
- desprezível
- obsceno
French
- peu profond
- superficiel
- frivole
- misérable
- honteux
| 655 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 554 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 525 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 838 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2549 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 722 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 683 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 649 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 660 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 122 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 464 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 289 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 349 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 375 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17452 | Morohashi |
| 389 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3129 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 369 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 395 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 359 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3315.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-85 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d45 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
Kun reading compounds
- 瀬 【せ】 shallows, shoal, rapids, current, torrent, position, place, chance, opportunity
- 瀬戸物 【せともの】 earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery
- 早瀬 【はやせ】 swift current, rapids
- 高瀬 【たかせ】 shallow river, shallows, flatboat, river boat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いわた、 がせ、 しげ、 せい、 せっ
- Korean:
- roe
Spanish
- corriente de agua
- rápidos
- torrente
- tiempo
- ocasión
Portuguese
- corredeiras
- corrente
- torrente
- baixios
- banco de areia
French
- rapides
- courant
- torrent
- hauts fonds
| 1469 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 947 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2735 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1037 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1509 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2794 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1614 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1845 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1259 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 995 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 717 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1682 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 18672P | Morohashi |
| 806 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3384 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1666 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1795 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1914 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a16.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 3118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-5 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 702c | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 渡来 【トライ】 visit (from abroad), introduction (from abroad), importation
- 渡米 【トベイ】 going to the United States
- 一寸 【チョット】 a little, a bit, slightly, just a minute, for a moment, briefly, somewhat, rather, fairly, pretty, quite, (not) easily, (not) readily, hey!, come on, excuse me, thanks, but no, not feasible, not possible
- 譲渡 【ジョウト】 transfer, assignment, conveyance
Kun reading compounds
- 渡る 【わたる】 to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span
- 渡る世間に鬼はない 【わたるせけんにおにはない】 all people aren't evil, don't distrust everyone, there is kindness to be found everywhere
- 渡す 【わたす】 to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse, to lay across, to build across, to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たり、 わたな、 わたら、 わたり
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- vadear
- cruzar
- pasar
- emigrar
- entregar
Portuguese
- transito
- vau
- balsa
- cruzar
- importar
- entregar
- diâmetro
- emigrar
French
- transit
- gué
- bac
- traversée
- import
- livrer
- diamètre
- migrer
| 1636 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 615 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2635 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 897 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 695 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1586 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 378 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 379 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 205 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1225 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 746 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 445 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 560 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1203 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17765 | Morohashi |
| 611 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1279 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1561 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.35 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3014.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e21 | Unicode hex code |