| 1594 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1006 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4543 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1051 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 933 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1816 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1000 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1037 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1074 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1757 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4107 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2084 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2824 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 391 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 37096 | Morohashi |
| 3313 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5852 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 385 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 411 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1589 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
597 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 超 【チョウ】 super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme, extremely, really, totally, absolutely, over, more than
- 超音波 【チョウオンパ】 ultrasonic waves, ultrasound
- 出超 【シュッチョウ】 excess of exports, favorable balance of trade, favourable balance of trade
- 入超 【ニュウチョウ】 excess of imports
Kun reading compounds
- 越える 【こえる】 to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past, to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)
- 越す 【こす】 to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across, to get over (e.g. hardship), to pass time (e.g. a winter), to surpass, to be better than, to exceed, to move house, to go, to come
Readings
- Japanese names:
- まさる、 わたる
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- trascender
- sobresalir
- super-
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- transcender
- ótimo
- ultra-
- super-
French
- dépasser
- super-
- sur-
| 1470 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 4780.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8d85 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弩 【ド】 crossbow
- 弩級 【ドキュウ】 dreadnought class (of warship)
- 強弩 【キョウド】 strong bow, stiff bow
Kun reading compounds
- 石弓 【いしゆみ】 crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people), netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net, slingshot, catapult
Readings
- Korean:
- no
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1566 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 9760 | Morohashi |
| 1686 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3h5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-55-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f29 | Unicode hex code |
class, rank, grade
- On:
- キュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N1
785 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 級 【キュウ】 (school) grade, year, class, class, grade, rank, level, kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
- 級友 【キュウユウ】 classmate, friend in the same class
- 同級 【ドウキュウ】 the same grade, same class
- 最高級 【サイコウキュウ】 highest grade, top class
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しな
- Korean:
- geub
Spanish
- clase
- rango
- grado
Portuguese
- classe
- posição
- grau
French
- classe
- rang
- grade
- niveau
| 187 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 273 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 255 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 505 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3496 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 228 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 811 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1680 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 568 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 577 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 410 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1513 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1630 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1175 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1365 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27258P | Morohashi |
| 1279 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4437 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1353 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1453 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 373 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 323 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2767 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 2794.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d1a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
287 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 少 【ショウ】 small, little, few
- 少輔 【ショウ】 assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
- 最少 【サイショウ】 fewest, least, smallest (number), lowest, minimum, youngest
- 過少 【カショウ】 too few, too little, insufficient
Kun reading compounds
- 少ない 【すくない】 few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
- 少し 【すこし】 a little, a bit, a small amount, a few, some, slightly, somewhat, a little while, a short time, a moment, a minute, a little way, a short distance
- 少しも 【すこしも】 (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- poco
- pequeño
- un poco
- apenas
Portuguese
- poucos
- pequenos
French
- un petit peu
- un peu
| 93 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 160 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 231 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 166 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 129 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 47 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 88 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 144 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 105 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 512 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4278 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2163 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 107 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7475 | Morohashi |
| 3467 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1390 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 106 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 153 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 95 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1160 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 9020.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c11 | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6036 | Morohashi |
| 3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1769 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5973 | Unicode hex code |