| 1300 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1633 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4783 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1605 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1833 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1654 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1867 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2027 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1592 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1792 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1910 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1016 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1373 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1446 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39824 | Morohashi |
| 1516 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6169 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1434 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1542 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1596 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1955 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 酢酸 【サクサン】 acetic acid
- 酢酸エチル 【サクサンエチル】 ethyl acetate
- 木酢 【モクサク】 wood vinegar, pyroligneous acid
- 鉛酢 【エンサク】 Goulard's extract, subacetate of lead, vinegar of lead
Kun reading compounds
- 酢 【す】 vinegar
- 酢の物 【すのもの】 vinegared dish, pickled dish
- お酢 【おす】 vinegar
- 合成酢 【ごうせいす】 synthetic vinegar
Readings
- Korean:
- cho, jag
Spanish
- vinagre
- agrio
- ácido
Portuguese
- vinagre
- azedo
- ácido
- picante
French
- vinaigre
- aigre
- acide
- sur (goût)
| 3254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e5.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-5 | SKIP code |
| 1861.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9162 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醤油 【ショウユ】 soy sauce, shoyu
- 醤油炒め 【ショウユイタメ】 fried dish seasoned with soy sauce
- 肉醤 【シシビシオ】 salted and fermented meat or fish
- 魚醤 【ギョショウ】 fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
Kun reading compounds
- 醤 【ひしお】 paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water, watery mash left over from making soy sauce
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- tipo de miso
Portuguese
French
| 4801 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3537 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 40011X | Morohashi |
| 6186 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2774 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7e11.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-7 | SKIP code |
| 2760.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91a4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
690 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 油井 【ユセイ】 oil well
- 油彩 【ユサイ】 oil painting
- 重油 【ジュウユ】 heavy oil, fuel oil
- 軽油 【ケイユ】 diesel oil, diesel fuel, gas oil, light oil
- 油色 【ユショク】 coating a painting with a layer of transparent oil
- 油然 【ユウゼン】 gushingly, freely (welling up), copiously
Kun reading compounds
- 油 【あぶら】 oil
- 油絵 【あぶらえ】 oil painting
- 匂い油 【においあぶら】 perfumed hair oil
- 機械油 【きかいあぶら】 machine oil
Readings
- Korean:
- yu
Spanish
- aceite
- grasa
Portuguese
- petróleo
- gordura
- óleo
French
- huile
- gras
| 522 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 422 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 400 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 689 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 298 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 671 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 593 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 364 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 365 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 624 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1183 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 400 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 255 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1116 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17253 | Morohashi |
| 341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3106 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1188 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 376 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3516.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cb9 | Unicode hex code |