| 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 |
言
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
83 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 言 【ゲン】 word, remark, statement
- 言及 【ゲンキュウ】 reference, allusion
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 狂言 【キョウゲン】 kyogen, farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play, kabuki play, kabuki performance, make-believe, ruse, trick
- 言語 【ゲンゴ】 language
- 言下 【ゲンカ】 promptly
- 過言 【カゴン】 exaggeration, overstatement, saying too much, misstatement, slip of the tongue, gaffe
- 二言 【ニゴン】 double-dealing, double tongue, going back on what one has said, repeating oneself
Kun reading compounds
- 言う 【いう】 to say, to utter, to declare, to name, to call, to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
- 言うまでもない 【いうまでもない】 goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 言 【げん】 word, remark, statement
- 言葉 【ことば】 language, dialect, word, phrase, expression, term, speech, (manner of) speaking, (use of) language, words, remark, statement, comment, learning to speak, language acquisition
- 禍言 【まがごと】 ominous word, ill-omened word, misfortune
- 二言 【ふたこと】 two words, repetition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- palabras
- decir
Portuguese
- Dizer
- palavras
French
- dire
| 392 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 118 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 274 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 279 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4309 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 43 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 85 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 439 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 203 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1653 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2440 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1233 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1698 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 341 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35205 | Morohashi |
| 1941 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5552 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 335 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 357 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 44 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3077 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 0060.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8a00 | Unicode hex code |
耳
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
1328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 耳鼻科 【ジビカ】 otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- 耳鼻咽喉科 【ジビインコウカ】 otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat department
- 中耳 【チュウジ】 middle ear, tympanum
- 外耳 【ガイジ】 external ear, concha
Kun reading compounds
- 耳 【みみ】 ear, hearing, ear (for music, etc.), edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage, ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
- 耳障り 【みみざわり】 hard (on the ears), offensive (to the ear), rasping, rough, harsh, grating, jarring, cacophonous
- 大耳 【おおみみ】 big ears, listening without paying attention
- 遠耳 【とおみみ】 sharp hearing
Readings
- Japanese names:
- がみ
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- oreja
- oído
Portuguese
- ouvido
French
- oreille
| 26 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 29 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1323 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3697 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 107 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 79 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 331 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 169 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1582 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4329 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2190 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2948 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 826 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28999 | Morohashi |
| 3516 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4715 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 818 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 881 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 61 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3255 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 1012.0 | Four corner code |
| 1040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-10 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8033 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
683 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逆 【ギャク】 reverse, opposite, converse (of a hypothesis, etc.), inverse (function)
- 逆効果 【ギャクコウカ】 opposite effect, adverse effect, backfiring
- 反逆 【ハンギャク】 treason, treachery, mutiny, rebellion, insurrection
- 可逆 【カギャク】 reversible, invertible
- 逆旅 【ゲキリョ】 inn
- 逆鱗 【ゲキリン】 one's superior's anger, imperial wrath
- 莫逆 【バクギャク】 cordial relations
- 乱逆 【ランギャク】 rebellion
Kun reading compounds
- 逆 【さか】 inverse, reverse
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さ 【さかさ】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front
- 逆さま 【さかさま】 inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front, wrong way round
- 逆らう 【さからう】 to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- reverso
- inverso
- opuesto
- ir en contra
- oponerse
- desobedecer
Portuguese
- invertido
- inverter
- travesso
- contrário
French
- inverse
- contraire
- opposé
- mauvais
| 758 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 675 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 646 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 857 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 956 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1235 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 451 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 386 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 685 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3835 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1966 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2662 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38849P | Morohashi |
| 3091 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6041 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1959 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 695 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 960 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q6.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3830.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9006 | Unicode hex code |