| 994 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 983 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 835 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4768 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 964 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 970 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 524 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 533 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 226 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 763 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2121 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1107 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1506 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1864 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39485 | Morohashi |
| 1687 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1847 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 935 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
mail, stagecoach stop
- On:
- ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
917 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 郵政 【ユウセイ】 postal system
- 電郵 【デンユウ】 (an item of) electronic mail (e-mail), e-mail message, electronic mail (e-mail) service, electronic mail (e-mail) system
- 携帯電郵 【ケイタイデンユウ】 email from a cell phone or mobile phone
Readings
- Korean:
- u
Spanish
- correo
- servicio postal
Portuguese
- correio
- parada de diligência
French
- courrier
- relais de poste
| 2244 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2712.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 90f5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
729 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 便 【ベン】 convenience, service, facility, accommodation, excreta (esp. faeces), excrement, stool
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 利便 【リベン】 convenience
- 大便 【ダイベン】 feces, faeces, excrement, stool
- 便 【ビン】 flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service, mail, post, letter, opportunity, chance
- 便宜 【ベンギ】 convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
- 穏便 【オンビン】 gentle, peaceable, amicable, quiet, without fuss, simply
- 増便 【ゾウビン】 increase in the number of flights
Kun reading compounds
- 便り 【たより】 news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter
- 便りがないのはよい便り 【たよりがないのはよいたより】 no news is good news
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon, byeon
Spanish
- conveniencia
- excremento
- noticias
- correspondencia
- carta
Portuguese
- conveniência
French
- commodité
- courrier
- vol (avion)
- nouvelles
| 510 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 610 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 582 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 578 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 450 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 265 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 118 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 330 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 227 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 101 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 105 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 75 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1000 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 659 | Morohashi |
| 95 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 219 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 991 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 533 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2166 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2124.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fbf | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7653 | Morohashi |
| 3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c40 | Unicode hex code |
employee, member, number, the one in charge
- On:
- イン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
54 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 員 【イン】 member
- 員数 【インズウ】 (total) number (of people or things), count, quota
- 随員 【ズイイン】 member of an entourage or retinue or party, attendant
- 執行委員 【シッコウイイン】 executive committee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 かず
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- empleado
- miembro
- personal
Portuguese
- empregado
- membro
- número
- encarregado
French
- employé
- membre
- nombre (de personnes)
- personne en charge
| 349 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 248 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 228 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 47 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 928 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 374 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 139 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1167 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.15 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 163 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 395 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 329 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2822 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1454 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1958 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 56 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3633 | Morohashi |
| 2269 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 808 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 56 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 127 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 349 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3761 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 6080.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54e1 | Unicode hex code |