| 1330 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1719 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4619 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1258 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1798 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 988 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1023 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1589 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1776 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1908 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1014 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1371 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1121 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38269 | Morohashi |
| 1514 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5952 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1112 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1193 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1591 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls
- On:
- ジク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1261 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軸 【ジク】 axis, shaft, axle, center, centre, focal point, key point, stalk, stem, hanging scroll
- 軸足 【ジクアシ】 pivot foot, emphasis, priority, focus
- 基軸 【キジク】 basis, foundation, core, criterion, standard
- 中軸 【チュウジク】 axis, pivot, central figure, key man
Readings
- Korean:
- chug
Spanish
- eje
- pivote
- péndulo
- mango
Portuguese
- eixo
- pivô
- talo
- caule
- sufixo para contagem de pergaminhos
French
- axe
- pivot
- tige
- compteur de livres en rouleaux
| 1576 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7c5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 5506.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ef8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
127 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 機 【キ】 chance, opportunity, machine, aircraft, counter for aircraft, counter for (remaining) lives
- 機運 【キウン】 opportunity, chance, good time (to do), trend, tendency, momentum
- 端末機 【タンマツキ】 terminal (unit)
- 有機 【ユウキ】 organic
Kun reading compounds
- 機 【はた】 loom
- 機織り 【はたおり】 weaving, weaver
- 高機 【たかばた】 traditional Japanese treadle-operated tall loom
Readings
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- mecanismo
- máquina
- avión
- ocasión
- telar
Portuguese
- mecanismo
- oportunidade
- ocasião
- máquina
- avião
French
- métier à tisser
- mécanique
- opportunité
- machine
- avion
- organique
| 373 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 476 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 453 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 101 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 415 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 646 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2869 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 528 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 537 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 334 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1115 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1365 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 736 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 989 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15561 | Morohashi |
| 1076 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2880 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1382 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 158 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 631 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1859 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4295.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a5f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1321 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 工作機械 【コウサクキカイ】 machine tool
- 産業機械 【サンギョウキカイ】 industrial machinery
Kun reading compounds
- 枷 【かせ】 shackles, fetters, irons, handcuffs, restraint, constraint, bonds (e.g. family), ties, binding relationship, binding relationships, encumbrance
- 足かせ 【あしかせ】 fetters, shackles, hobbles, encumbrance, hindrance, burden, trap
- 手かせ 【てかせ】 handcuffs
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- artilugio
- aparato
- máquina
- instrumento
Portuguese
- artefato
- trava
- máquina
- instrumento
French
- instrument
- machine
- entrave
| 360 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 459 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 436 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 929 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 474 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 635 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 529 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 538 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 511 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1097 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 654 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 870 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 684 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14882 | Morohashi |
| 961 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2685 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 677 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 732 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 562 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1859 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a7.22 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 4395.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 68b0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
106 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 要 【ヨウ】 main point, essential point, important thing, necessity, need, requirement
- 要因 【ヨウイン】 main cause, primary factor
- 所要 【ショヨウ】 required, needed, necessary
- 法要 【ホウヨウ】 Buddhist memorial service
Kun reading compounds
- 要る 【いる】 to be needed, to be necessary, to be required, to be wanted, to need, to want
- 要 【かなめ】 pivot, vital point, cornerstone, keystone, Japanese photinia
- 要石 【かなめいし】 keystone
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とし
- Korean:
- yo
Spanish
- necesidad
- punto central
- esencia
- necesitar
Portuguese
- necessidade
- ponto principal
- essência
- pivô
- chave para
French
- besoin
- point principal
- pivot
- essentiel
- point clef
| 729 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 593 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 117 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 262 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 887 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1218 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 419 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 425 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3263 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2290 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 34768P | Morohashi |
| 2635 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5515 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1604 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 78 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 536 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3269 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e6.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 1040.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8981 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
660 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 素 【ソ】 plain, white silk, prime
- 素案 【ソアン】 rough plan, draft
- 栄養素 【エイヨウソ】 nutrient
- 酵素 【コウソ】 enzyme
- 素 【ス】 one's nature, one's feelings, oneself, plain, unadorned, undecorated, unadulterated, au naturel, mere, poor, exceedingly
- 素顔 【スガオ】 face with no make-up, unpainted face, true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.), real face, true picture, real nature, sober face, sobriety
- 空素 【カラス】 dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
- 鉤素 【ハリス】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元より 【もとより】 from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course, not to mention ..., not only ... but also ..., to say nothing of ...
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 味の素 【あじのもと】 Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Readings
- Korean:
- so
Spanish
- materia prima
- elemental
- normal
- usual
Portuguese
- elementar
- princípio
- descoberto
- nu
French
- élément
- principe
- nu
- découvert
| 658 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 759 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 737 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 717 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3511 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 797 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1623 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1707 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 271 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 636 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1590 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1546 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27300 | Morohashi |
| 2458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1532 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1652 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 500 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 716 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1441 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 5090.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d20 | Unicode hex code |