| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person, wealthy person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
481 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 融資 【ユウシ】 financing, loan
- 融合 【ユウゴウ】 agglutination, adhesion, fusion, combination, blending, uniting
- 溶融 【ヨウユウ】 melting, fusion
- 炉心溶融 【ロシンヨウユウ】 core meltdown, meltdown, nuclear reactor core meltdown
Kun reading compounds
- 溶ける 【とける】 to melt, to thaw, to fuse, to dissolve
- 溶かす 【とかす】 to dissolve, to melt
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あきら
- Korean:
- yung
Spanish
- disolver
- derretir
- deslizar
Portuguese
- dissolver
- derreter
French
- dissoudre
- fondre
| 1872 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 702 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5274 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1359 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1719 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2545 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1588 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1695 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1610 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2303 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1053 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33384 | Morohashi |
| 1831 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5371 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1044 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1123 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1865 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3071 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6d10.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-6 | SKIP code |
| 1523.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 878d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
413 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 商 【ショウ】 quotient, business, merchant, dealer, second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale), Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
- 商会 【ショウカイ】 firm, company
- 年商 【ネンショウ】 yearly (annual) turnover
- 画商 【ガショウ】 picture dealer, commercial art gallery
Kun reading compounds
- 商う 【あきなう】 to trade in (commercial goods), to deal in, to sell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- trato
- negociación
- vender
- tratar con
Portuguese
- Fazer um acordo
- vender
- comerciante
French
- commerce
- affaire
- vente
- distributeur
- marchand
| 431 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 317 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 353 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 321 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 293 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 414 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1526 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 412 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 418 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 684 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 330 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2623 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1818 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 446 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3803 | Morohashi |
| 2116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 832 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 439 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 471 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 375 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 375 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-5 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5546 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
225 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 品 【ヒン】 elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity, article, item, counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
- 品位 【ヒンイ】 dignity, grace, nobility, grade, quality, fineness, carat, karat
- 小品 【ショウヒン】 short piece (of music, writing), small work (painting, sculpture, etc.), literary sketch, essay, small article, small item
- 遺品 【イヒン】 things left (to one) by the deceased, inherited item, estate, memento, keepsake, lost item, lost property
- 品 【ホン】 court rank, level, grade, chapter, section, volume
- 品題 【ホンダイ】 chapter title, section title, volume title
- 九品 【クホン】 nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land, Amitabha's Pure Land, nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Kun reading compounds
- 品 【しな】 article, item, thing, goods, stock, quality, flirtatiousness, coquetry
- 品目 【ひんもく】 item, commodity, list of articles
- 一品 【いっぴん】 item, article, dish, course, finest item
- 極め付きの品 【きわめつきのしな】 article of certified genuineness
Readings
- Korean:
- pum
Spanish
- producto
- artículo
- bienes
Portuguese
- bens
- refinamento
- dignidade
- artigo
- sufixo para contagem de para pratos de refeição
French
- marchandise
- dignité
- raffinement
- article
- compteur de plats
| 311 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 405 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 382 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 138 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 923 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 146 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 138 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 916 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 230 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 230 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 683 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 328 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2795 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1937 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 23 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3581 | Morohashi |
| 2248 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 792 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 23 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 23 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 372 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 345 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 6066.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54c1 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
122 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 取 【シュ】 appropriation, obtaining
- 取材 【シュザイ】 gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.), collecting information, covering (an event, incident, etc.), reporting, interview (for a news story)
- 先取 【センシュ】 earning the first (runs), preoccupation
- 聴取 【チョウシュ】 hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.), asking, questioning (e.g. a suspect), enquiry, listening (e.g. to the radio)
Kun reading compounds
- 取る 【とる】 to take, to pick up, to grab, to catch, to hold, to pass, to hand, to give, to get, to obtain, to acquire, to win, to receive, to earn, to take (e.g. a vacation), to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, attitude, etc.), to choose, to remove, to get rid of, to take off, to take away, to steal, to rob, to eat, to have (e.g. lunch), to take (e.g. vitamins), to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather, to extract (e.g. juice), to catch (e.g. fish), to harvest (a crop), to take up (time, space), to occupy, to spare, to set aside, to secure, to reserve, to save, to put aside, to keep, to take (e.g. a joke), to interpret, to understand, to make out, to grasp, to record, to take down, to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper), to take, to buy, to get, to order, to have delivered, to charge, to fine, to take (tax), to take (e.g. a wife), to take on (e.g. an apprentice), to adopt, to accept, to take control of, to take (the rudder), to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play
- 取るに足らない 【とるにたらない】 insignificant, inconsequential, trifling, negligible, of little importance
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
- 取り 【とり】 taking, taker, collecting, collector, remover, removal, last performer of the day (usu. the star performer), last performance of the day, active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration), emphatic or formal prefix
- 取り扱い 【とりあつかい】 treatment, service, handling, management
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 買取 【かいとり】 purchase, buying, buying out, buying used articles as a company, trade-in, buy back, purchase on a no-return policy, lump-sum payment, flat fee
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どる
- Korean:
- chwi
Spanish
- tomar
- coger
Portuguese
- tomar
- trazer
- recolher
French
- prendre
- aller chercher
| 238 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 317 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 301 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 190 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3699 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 393 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 650 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 65 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 270 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 847 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 827 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3158 | Morohashi |
| 1262 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 882 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 194 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 303 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3267 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 1714.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 53d6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
218 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 引退 【インタイ】 retirement
- 引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
- 誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
- 吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
Kun reading compounds
- 引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to fall back, to retreat, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit, to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour), to be turned off, to recoil (in disgust, etc.), to cringe
- 引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
- 引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いな、 ひき、 ひけ、 びき
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- tirar
- remolcar
- retroceder
- ser guiado
- arrastrar
- tocar (instrumento de cuerda)
Portuguese
- puxar
- rebocar
- sacudir
- permitir
- instalar
- citação
- referir-se
French
- tirer
- admettre
- installer
- citation
- référence
- jouer (musique)
- attraper (froid)
| 156 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 81 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 77 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 238 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1562 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 271 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 167 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 144 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 216 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 216 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 257 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 605 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 207 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 160 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1240 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9699 | Morohashi |
| 181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1681 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1318 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 263 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 87 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3554 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 1220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-90 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f15 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Reorganization Act
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |