| 739 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 827 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 808 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 780 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4745 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 656 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1821 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1172 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1179 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 719 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3928 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2023 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2731 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1788 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39134P | Morohashi |
| 3166 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6115 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1772 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 981 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
647 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 遺憾 【イカン】 regrettable, unsatisfactory, deplorable, lamentable
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 拾遺 【シュウイ】 gleaning, gleanings
- 古語拾遺 【コゴシュウイ】 Gleanings from Ancient Stories (Inbe no Hironari, 807 CE), historical record from the Inbe clan
- 遺言 【ユイゴン】 will, testament, last request, dying wish
- 遺骸 【イガイ】 remains, corpse, body
Kun reading compounds
- 遺す 【のこす】 to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- olvidar
- dejar atrás
- legar
- dejar en herencia
Portuguese
- legar
- deixar para trás
- reservar
French
- léguer
- laisser derrière
- garder
| 1661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q12.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3530.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-68 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 907a | Unicode hex code |
transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
416 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 伝 【デン】 legend, tradition, biography, life, method, way, horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan
- 伝記 【デンキ】 biography, life story
- 駅伝 【エキデン】 long-distance relay race, stagecoach, post horse
- 評伝 【ヒョウデン】 critical biography
- 転手 【テンジュ】 tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
- 伝奏 【テンソウ】 delivering a message to the emperor
Kun reading compounds
- 伝わる 【つたわる】 to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.), to travel, to circulate, to go around, to be passed around, to become known, to be handed down (from generation to generation), to be passed down, to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.), to be brought, to come, to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to be felt, to come across, to travel (of sound, electricity, etc.), to propagate, to be conducted, to be transmitted, to go along, to move along
- 伝える 【つたえる】 to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
- 伝う 【つたう】 to go along, to walk along, to follow
- 伝 【つて】 means of making contact, intermediary, go-between, connections, influence, pull, good offices
- 伝言 【つてこと】 (verbal) message, word (from someone), rumour, rumor
- 風のつて 【かぜのつて】 hearsay, rumor, grapevine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つたえ
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- transmitir
- tradición
- ser transmitido
- comunicar
- seguir
Portuguese
- transmitir
- progredir
- andar ao longo
- seguir
- relatório
- comunicar
- lenda
- tradição
French
- transmettre
- côtoyer
- suivre
- rapporter
- communiquer
- légende
- tradition
| 681 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 580 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 553 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 494 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 379 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 554 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 308 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 359 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 434 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 278 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 68 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 28 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 972 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 462P | Morohashi |
| 44 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 141 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 963 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1036 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 331 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 470 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a4.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 2123.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f1d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
105 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 的 【テキ】 -ical, -ive, -al, -ic, -y, -like, -ish, -sort of, -kind of, (something) like, along the lines of, -wise, in terms of, for, from the viewpoint of, from a ... standpoint, as far as ... is concerned, Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- 的確 【テキカク】 accurate, precise, exact, appropriate, apt, right
- 公的 【コウテキ】 public, official
- 人為的 【ジンイテキ】 artificial, unnatural, human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster), man-made
Kun reading compounds
- 的 【まと】 mark, target, object, subject, focus, point (e.g. of argument)
- 的外れ 【まとはずれ】 off the mark, off base, misdirected, irrelevant
- 憧れの的 【あこがれのまと】 object of adoration, longing
- 小的 【こまと】 small mark, small target
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いくは、 ゆくは
- Korean:
- jeog
Spanish
- objetivo
- propósito
- sufijo para formar adjetivos
Portuguese
- Centro do alvo
- marca
- alvo
- objeto
French
- cible
- but
- objectif
- terminaison d'adjectif
| 478 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 578 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 551 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 39 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3097 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 372 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 753 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 635 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 210 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1364 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1444 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 69 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22692 | Morohashi |
| 1125 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 69 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 73 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 511 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 852 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7684 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |