| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
89 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 化 【カ】 change to ..., becoming ..., making into ..., -ization, -ification
- 化学 【カガク】 chemistry
- 機械化 【キカイカ】 mechanization, mechanisation
- 民営化 【ミンエイカ】 privatization, privatisation
- 化粧 【ケショウ】 make-up, makeup, cosmetics, decoration, dressing, veneer
- 化粧水 【ケショウスイ】 skin lotion, face lotion
- 応化 【オウゲ】 assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
- 教化 【キョウケ】 guidance, teaching people and leading them to Buddhism
Kun reading compounds
- 化ける 【ばける】 to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into, to disguise oneself as, to change radically, to metamorphose, to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
- 化かす 【ばかす】 to bewitch, to confuse, to enchant, to delude
- 老ける 【ふける】 to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Readings
- Korean:
- hwa
Spanish
- cambiar
- transformarse
- modificarse
- disfrazarse
Portuguese
- mudança
- tomar a forma de
- influência
- encantar
- iludir
- seduzir
- -isação
French
- transformation
- prendre la forme de
- maquillage
- influence
- fantôme
- enchanter
- tromper
- chimie
- -isation
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 258 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 238 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 100 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 350 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 76 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 378 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 56 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 254 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 414 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 55 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 22 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 12 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1017 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2572X | Morohashi |
| 21 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 580 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1008 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1083 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 104 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 242 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2156 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a2.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.0 | Four corner code |
| 2421.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-29 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5316 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1052 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 芝 【シバ】 lawn, sod, turf
- 芝居 【シバイ】 play, drama
- 霊芝 【レイシ】 bracket fungus (Ganoderma lucidum), reishi mushroom
Kun reading compounds
- 芝 【しば】 lawn, sod, turf
- 芝居 【しばい】 play, drama
- 高麗芝 【こうらいしば】 Korean lawn grass
- 東芝 【とうしば】 Toshiba Corporation, Tōshiba
Readings
- Japanese names:
- こげ、 しは
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- césped
- hierba
Portuguese
- gramado
- relva
French
- pelouse
- gazon
| 1335 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 722 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3893 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 954 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1695 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 289 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 250 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 568 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 640 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2705 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1224 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30699P | Morohashi |
| 2180 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4961 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1216 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1301 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1089 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1970 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4430.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 829d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
836 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 居 【キョ】 residence
- 居室 【キョシツ】 living room
- 入居 【ニュウキョ】 moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.), taking up residence
- 住居 【ジュウキョ】 dwelling, house, residence, address
- 居士 【コジ】 grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix), private-sector scholar
Kun reading compounds
- 居る 【いる】 to be (of animate objects), to exist, to stay, to be ...-ing, to have been ...-ing
- 居留守 【いるす】 pretending to be out
- 居る 【おる】 to be (animate), to be, to exist, to be ...-ing, to (have the audacity to) do
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おき、 ぐ、 すえ
- Korean:
- geo, gi
Spanish
- sentarse
- residir
- vivir con
- ser [nk]
- existir
Portuguese
- residir
- existir
- viver com
French
- se trouver
- résider
- être
- exister
- vivre avec
| 586 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 678 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 649 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 777 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1387 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 483 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 737 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 171 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 171 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 535 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 527 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1959 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2653 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1072 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7663 | Morohashi |
| 3080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1416 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1063 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1143 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 281 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 680 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7726.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c45 | Unicode hex code |