| 4795 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2500 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1455 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39924 | Morohashi |
| 6184 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2747 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醍醐 【ダイゴ】 ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours), the ultimate truth of Buddhism, nirvana
- 醍醐味 【ダイゴミ】 the real pleasure (of something), the real thrill, the true charm, flavour of ghee, delicious taste, Buddha's gracious teachings
Readings
- Korean:
- je
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 7e9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1668.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 918d | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醍醐 【ダイゴ】 ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours), the ultimate truth of Buddhism, nirvana
Readings
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4794 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2032 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1456 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 39930 | Morohashi |
| 6183 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2749 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 7e9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1762.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9190 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1090 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 冬季 【トウキ】 (season of) winter
- 冬期 【トウキ】 winter, wintertime, winter term
- 越冬 【エットウ】 passing the winter, hibernation
- 春夏秋冬 【シュンカシュウトウ】 spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter, the four seasons
Kun reading compounds
- 冬 【ふゆ】 winter
- 冬場 【ふゆば】 wintertime, winter season
- 初冬 【しょとう】 early winter, tenth month of the lunar calendar
- 毎冬 【まいふゆ】 every winter
Readings
- Korean:
- dong
Spanish
- invierno
Portuguese
- Inverno
French
- hiver
| 120 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 199 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 182 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 903 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1161 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 165 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 125 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 161 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 459 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 467 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 99 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 399 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2679 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1365 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1851 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 434 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1610X | Morohashi |
| 2157 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 410 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 427 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 456 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 112 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-1 | SKIP code |
| 2730.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 51ac | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
241 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 基 【キ】 group, (free) radical, counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
- 起因 【キイン】 to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
- 塩基 【エンキ】 base
- 開基 【カイキ】 founding (of a temple or sect), founder, laying the foundation (for something), base (topology), basis
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
- 失敗は成功のもと 【しっぱいはせいこうのもと】 failure teaches success, failure is a stepping-stone to success
- 生兵法は大怪我のもと 【なまびょうほうはおおけがのもと】 a little learning is a dangerous thing
- 基 【もとい】 basis, foundation, origin, source
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きい、 とも
- Korean:
- gi
Spanish
- fundamento
- origen
- base
Portuguese
- fundamentais
- radicais (Quim.)
- comtador para máquinas
- fundação
French
- fondements
- radical (chimie)
- compteur de machines
- fondations
| 755 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 670 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 641 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 382 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1098 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 688 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 435 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1493 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 450 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 457 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 691 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 354 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3312 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1716 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1783 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5197 | Morohashi |
| 2673 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1040 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1767 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1904 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 251 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 726 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1972 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3b8.12 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 4410.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-80 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 57fa | Unicode hex code |