| 181 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 268 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 250 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 443 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4541 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 579 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 256 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1262 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 373 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 374 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 128 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1755 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2079 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 532 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37048 | Morohashi |
| 3307 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5849 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 526 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 565 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 246 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 352 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
374 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 起源 【キゲン】 origin, beginning, source, rise
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 突起 【トッキ】 protuberance, projection, prominence, protrusion, bump, boss, process, apophysis
- 決起 【ケッキ】 rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
Kun reading compounds
- 起きる 【おきる】 to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
- 起こる 【おこる】 to occur, to happen
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起こす 【おこす】 to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
- 起つ 【たつ】 to take action, to act, to rise (up), to rouse oneself
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- despertar
- levantarse
- comenzar
- comienzo
- despertar a alguien
Portuguese
- despertar
- acordar
- levantar
French
- se lever
- se réveiller
- début
- se produire
- provoquer
| 1470 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b7.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4780.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
73 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 動 【ドウ】 motion
- 動員 【ドウイン】 mobilization, mobilisation
- 人事異動 【ジンジイドウ】 personnel change, personnel shift, reshuffle, (annual) staff reassignment
- 異動 【イドウ】 (personnel) change, transfer, relocation, reassignment, reshuffle
Kun reading compounds
- 動く 【うごく】 to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing, to operate, to run, to go, to work, to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action, to be touched, to be influenced, to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver, to be transferred
- 動く歩道 【うごくほどう】 moving walkway, moving sidewalk, travelator
- 動かす 【うごかす】 to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position, to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, to change, to alter, to deny, to operate, to set in motion, to get going, to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy, to manage (e.g. funds)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- るぎ
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- mover
- movimiento
- moverse
- trasladar
Portuguese
- mover
- movimento
- mudança
- jáfusão
- trocar
- agitar
French
- bouger
- mouvement
- changement
- confusion
- secouer
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 384 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 362 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 86 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 730 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 169 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 130 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 231 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 64 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2232 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1692 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2390 | Morohashi |
| 1778 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 549 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1806 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 47 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 385 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2g9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2412.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52d5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
199 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 画家 【ガカ】 painter, artist
- 洋画 【ヨウガ】 Western painting, Western film, Western movie
- 邦画 【ホウガ】 Japanese film, Japanese painting
- 画 【カク】 stroke (of a kanji)
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 参画 【サンカク】 taking part (in planning), participation
- 家族計画 【カゾクケイカク】 family planning
- 絵 【エ】 picture, drawing, painting, sketch, image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
- 描く 【エガク】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 似顔絵 【ニガオエ】 portrait, likeness, sketch (of a face)
- 影絵 【カゲエ】 shadow picture, silhouette, shadowgraph
Kun reading compounds
- 描く 【えがく】 to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe, to picture in one's mind, to imagine, to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
- 画する 【かくする】 to draw (a line), to demarcate, to mark, to divide, to map out, to plan
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa, hoeg
Spanish
- dibujo
- trazo
- puntuar
- interrumpir
Portuguese
- gravura
French
- trait de plume
- dessin
- écran
- compteur de traits de kanji
| 167 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 91 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 85 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 150 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 50 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 477 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 222 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 991 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 235 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 176 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3723 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1904 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1178 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21739P | Morohashi |
| 3000 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3733 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1170 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1254 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 176 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 155 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3175 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 1077.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 753b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
186 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 面 【メン】 face, mask, face guard, striking the head (in kendo), surface (esp. a geometrical surface), page, aspect, facet, side, chamfer, counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
- 面会 【メンカイ】 meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
- 平面 【ヘイメン】 level surface, plane
- 対面 【タイメン】 meeting face-to-face, seeing in person, facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Kun reading compounds
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面影 【おもかげ】 face, looks, countenance, vestige, trace, reminder
- 水の面 【みのも】 surface of the water, face of the water
- 面 【おもて】 face, surface, mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
- 面伏せ 【おもてぶせ】 being so embarrassed as to keep one's face down
- 細面 【ほそおもて】 slender face
- 面 【つら】 face, mug, surface, cheek meat, cheek, cheeks, surrounding area
- 面当て 【つらあて】 spiteful remarks
- 赤面 【あかつら】 red face, villain (in kabuki, jōruri, etc.)
- 横面 【よこつら】 side of the face, side
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 ずら、 ほおつき、 も
- Korean:
- myeon
Spanish
- cara
- semblante
- superficie
Portuguese
- máscara
- rosto
- recursos
- superfície
French
- masque
- face
- traits
- surface
| 322 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 417 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 395 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 165 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5087 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 321 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1002 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 904 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 274 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 274 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 438 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1876 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2590 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1324 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1796 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1910 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42618 | Morohashi |
| 2087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6566 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1892 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2039 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 117 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 347 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3176 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 1060.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9762 | Unicode hex code |