| 88 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 63 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 31 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 162 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4608 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 54 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 91 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 532 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 133 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1769 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 292 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38172 | Morohashi |
| 3552 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5939 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 286 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 304 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 231 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 64 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
車
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 車 【シャ】 car, vehicle, van, truck, wagon, lorry, (train) car, carriage
- 車検 【シャケン】 vehicle inspection
- 軽自動車 【ケイジドウシャ】 light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp), k-car, kei car
- 台車 【ダイシャ】 platform truck, hand truck, trolley, dolly, cart, truck, bogie
Kun reading compounds
- 車 【くるま】 car, automobile, vehicle, wheel, castor, caster
- 車椅子 【くるまいす】 wheelchair
- 火の車 【ひのくるま】 fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell), desperate financial situation, dire straits
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くら、 くろま
- Korean:
- cha, geo
Spanish
- coche
- vehículo
- rueda
Portuguese
- carro
French
- véhicule
- voiture
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8eca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
37 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 東欧 【トウオウ】 Eastern Europe
- 東亜 【トウア】 East Asia, the Orient
- 北北東 【ホクホクトウ】 north-northeast, north-north-east
- 東北東 【トウホクトウ】 east-northeast, ENE
Kun reading compounds
- 東 【ひがし】 east
- 東方 【とうほう】 eastern direction, the Orient, eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
- 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 【いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし】 that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい、 あがり、 あずま、 あづま、 こち、 さき、 しの、 とお、 はる、 ひが、 もと
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- Este
Portuguese
- Oriente
French
- Est
| 121 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 201 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 184 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 11 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 213 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 27 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 63 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 771 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 71 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 39 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1053 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2221 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2987 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 516 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14499 | Morohashi |
| 3568 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2596 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 504 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 543 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 108 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 164 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5090.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6771 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1134 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 訓 【クン】 native Japanese reading of a Chinese character, precept, lesson, one's teachings
- 訓示 【クンジ】 instruction, direction, briefing
- 特訓 【トックン】 special training, intensive training, crash course
- 校訓 【コウクン】 school precepts
- 庭訓 【テイキン】 home education
- 家訓 【カクン】 family precepts, family motto, rule of the home
Kun reading compounds
- 読む 【よむ】 to read, to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant, to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine, to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji), to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time), to count, to estimate, to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓む 【よむ】 to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
- 訓ずる 【くんずる】 to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- く、 くに、 くの、 さとし、 のり、 ふみ
- Korean:
- hun
Spanish
- lección
- lectura japonesa de un carácter
Portuguese
- instrução
- leitura Japonesa de caracteres
- explicação
- ler
French
- instructions
- lecture japonaise
- explication
- lire
| 764 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 656 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1059 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4317 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 613 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1148 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 771 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 951 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1661 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1844 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 975 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 347 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35238 | Morohashi |
| 1454 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5562 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 341 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 365 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 540 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3054 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a3.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 0260.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a13 | Unicode hex code |