| 538 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 637 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 607 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 87 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4702 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 383 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 960 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1238 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 299 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 699 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3849 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1976 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2672 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38902P | Morohashi |
| 3103 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6062 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 305 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 101 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 560 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
30 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 連 【レン】 two reams (of paper), 1000 sheets (of paper), stanza, verse, tribe (in taxonomy), forecast (bet), bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet), party, company, group, set, things strung in a line, e.g. pearls, dried fish, spans of a bridge, etc., falcon
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 労連 【ロウレン】 labour union, labor union
- 常連 【ジョウレン】 regular customer, regular patron, regular visitor, frequenter, constant companion
Kun reading compounds
- 連なる 【つらなる】 to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row, to attend, to participate in, to enrol, to enroll, to join, to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
- 連ねる 【つらねる】 to line up, to put in a row, to add (to a group), to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.), to join (e.g. a list), to link, to put together, to string together (e.g. compliments), to enumerate, to take along with, to bring with
- 連れる 【つれる】 to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with, to be accompanied by
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ずれ、 つれ、 むらじ、 れ
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- unir
- acompañar
- estar junto
- grupo
- agrupar
Portuguese
- Levar pelo caminho
- primazia
- unir
- conectar
- partido
- gangue
- grupo
French
- emmener
- se mettre en rang
- s'unir
- série
- parti
- bande
- clique
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9023 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1250 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鎖国 【サコク】 national isolation, closing the country (to foreigners), sakoku, policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
- 鎖骨 【サコツ】 collarbone, clavicle
- 経済封鎖 【ケイザイフウサ】 economic blockade, embargo
- 学級閉鎖 【ガッキュウヘイサ】 temporary closing of classes
Kun reading compounds
- 鎖 【くさり】 chain, chains
- 鎖編み 【くさりあみ】 chain stitch
- 救命の鎖 【きゅうめいのくさり】 chain of survival
- 人間の鎖 【にんげんのくさり】 human chain (chain of people holding hands, usually in protest)
- 閉ざす 【とざす】 to shut, to close, to fasten, to lock, to block (a street, entrance, etc.), to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.), to shut off, to cut off, to cover (e.g. in darkness), to consume (with negative feelings), to fill (e.g. with sadness), to bury (e.g. in grief)
Readings
- Korean:
- swae
Spanish
- conexión
- cerrar
- cadena
Portuguese
- cadeias
- ferros
- conexão
French
- chaîne
- fers
- liens
| 1286 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1605 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4901 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1698 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1856 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1819 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1968 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1338 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1832 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2213 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1573 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1956 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40708P | Morohashi |
| 1761 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6325 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1937 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1908 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2861 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a10.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 8918.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9396 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
448 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 移行 【イコウ】 transition, changeover, switchover, shift, transfer (of powers, weight, etc.), shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
- 移管 【イカン】 transfer of control
- 転移 【テンイ】 moving (location, with the times, etc.), change, transition, metastasis, spread, transition (e.g. phase transition), transfer (of learning), transference (in psychoanalysis)
- 変移 【ヘンイ】 change, alteration, transmutation, mutation
Kun reading compounds
- 移る 【うつる】 to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern, to elapse (passage of time), to be permeated by a colour or scent, to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
- 移す 【うつす】 to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.), to change, to swap, to substitute, to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.), to divert (one's attention) to, to spend (time), to let (time) pass, to infect, to permeate something (with a color, smell, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- cambio de lugar
- movimiento
- traslado
- mudarse
- ser infectado
- ser contagioso
- trasladar
- infectar
Portuguese
- trocar
- mover
- mudança
- rumo
- pegar (fogo)
- passar (frio)
- passar
French
- déplacer
- transporter
- déménager
- changer
- inconstant
- prendre (froid, feu)
- transférer
| 547 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 613 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 715 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3282 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 607 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 780 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1378 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1121 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1173 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1437 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1508 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 798 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1087 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 907 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25045 | Morohashi |
| 1177 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 898 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 964 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 723 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2260 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2792.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79fb | 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 3
JLPT level N3
191 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 反 【ハン】 anti-, antithesis, fanqie, traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
- 反映 【ハンエイ】 reflection (of light), reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.), application (of an update, changes, etc.), taking effect
- 離反 【リハン】 estrangement, alienation, disaffection, desertion, defection, breakaway
- 造反 【ゾウハン】 rebellion
- 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
- 謀反 【ムホン】 rebellion, revolt, insurrection, treason
- 反 【タン】 variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres), six ken (10.91 m)
- 反物 【タンモノ】 fabric, cloth, textiles, drapery, dry-goods, piece goods, measure of kimono material
- 減反 【ゲンタン】 reduction (of crop size), reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
- 一反 【イッタン】 one-tenth hectare
- 反故 【ホゴ】 wastepaper, scrap paper
- 反古籠 【ホグカゴ】 wastebasket
Kun reading compounds
- 反る 【そる】 to warp, to curve, to arch, to bend, to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
- 反らす 【そらす】 to bend, to warp, to curve
- 返す 【かえす】 to return (something), to restore, to put back, to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn, to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate, to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back, to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back), to do again, to do repeatedly
- 返る 【かえる】 to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, to become extremely, to become completely
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そり、 た
- Korean:
- ban, beon
Spanish
- anti-
- opuesto
- devolver
- reflejar
- curvarse
Portuguese
- anti-
French
- anti-
| 492 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 393 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 371 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 183 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 342 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 391 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 69 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 324 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 324 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 362 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 267 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3663 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1869 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2549 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 730 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3127 | Morohashi |
| 2945 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 722 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 779 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 146 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 244 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2p2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-1 | SKIP code |
| 7124.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53cd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
266 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 応 【オウ】 agreement, affirmative, aye, yes, OK, okay, yeah, all right
- 応援 【オウエン】 aid, assistance, help, support, reinforcement, cheering, rooting (for), support
- 呼応 【コオウ】 hailing each other, acting in concert, responding (to), sympathizing (with), agreement, concord
- 饗応 【キョウオウ】 entertaining with food and drink, treating to dinner, wining and dining
Kun reading compounds
- 応える 【こたえる】 to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect, to take a toll, to strike home, to have an effect on, to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.), to be a strain
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 まさ
- Korean:
- eung
Spanish
- contestar
- responder
- aceptar
- apropiado
- adecuado
Portuguese
- Candidatar-se
- resposta
- sim
- OK
- aceitar
French
- postuler
- oui
- OK
- accepter
- combler (satisfaire)
- répondre
| 556 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 651 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 622 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 413 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1504 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 718 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 530 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 827 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 846 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1119 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 768 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3804 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2640 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 614 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10347P | Morohashi |
| 3066 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 607 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 653 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 362 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 663 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 558 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 0023.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fdc | Unicode hex code |