| 1921 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 818 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4837 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1775 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1844 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1947 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1822 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1971 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1816 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2146 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1125 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1418 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40267 | Morohashi |
| 1710 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6247 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1406 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1508 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1682 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
880 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鈴 【スズ】 bell (often globular)
- 鈴峯女子短大 【レイホジョシタンダイ】 Reiho Women's Junior College
- 亜鈴 【アレイ】 dumbbell
- 鉄アレイ 【テツアレイ】 (iron) dumbbells, (pair) of dumbbells
- 鈴 【スズ】 bell (often globular)
- 鈴を鳴らす 【リンヲナラス】 to ring a bell
- 風鈴 【フウリン】 wind chime, wind bell
Kun reading compounds
- 鈴 【すず】 bell (often globular)
- 鈴鹿医療科学技術大学 【すずかいりょうかがくぎじゅつだいがく】 Suzuka University of Medical Science and Technology
- 大鈴 【おおすず】 large bell (at a shrine)
- 熊鈴 【くますず】 bear bell
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ず
- Korean:
- ryeong
Spanish
- campanilla
- timbre
Portuguese
- pequeno sino
- campainha
French
- clochette
- sonnerie
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8812.7 | Four corner code |
| 8813.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-75 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9234 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
193 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 重 【ジュウ】 jūbako, multi-tiered food box, heavy, serious, extreme, -fold, -ply
- 重圧 【ジュウアツ】 strong pressure, heavy pressure
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 重複 【チョウフク】 duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
- 重厚 【ジュウコウ】 profound, deep, grave, solid, dignified, stately, solemn, composed, substantial, massive
- 加重 【カジュウ】 weighting (in averaging), aggravation
- 九重 【ココノエ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
Kun reading compounds
- 重 【え】 -fold, -ply
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 重い 【おもい】 heavy, weighty, heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy, slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy, important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave, serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical, solid, established, dignified, sensible
- 重い腰を上げる 【おもいこしをあげる】 to get off one's backside, to bestir oneself
- 重り 【おもり】 weight, sinker
- 重ねる 【かさねる】 to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another, to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate
- 重なる 【かさなる】 to be piled up, to lie on top of one another, to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate, to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously
- 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
- 重き 【おもき】 importance, emphasis, stress
- 身重 【みおも】 pregnant
- 気重 【きおも】 heavy-hearted
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さね、 しげ、 しげる
- Korean:
- jung
Spanish
- pesado
- importante
- apilar
- amontonar
Portuguese
- pesado
- empilhar
- pilha de caixas
- -dobrar
French
- lourd
- empiler
- entasser
- s'emboîter
- - couches
| 245 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 326 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 311 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 155 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 224 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 161 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 266 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1017 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.16 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 227 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 227 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 115 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1802 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4390 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2223 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1691 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40132 | Morohashi |
| 3573 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6207 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1675 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1805 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 136 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 330 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2272 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a9.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-8 | SKIP code |
| 2010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-37 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91cd | Unicode hex code |
ease, peace
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
760 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 康安 【コウアン】 Kōan era (of the Northern Court; 1361.3.29-1362.9.23)
- 康永 【コウエイ】 Kōei era (of the Northern Court; 1342.4.27-1345.10.21)
- 小康 【ショウコウ】 lull, breathing spell, respite, remission (of an illness), becoming stable
- 安康 【アンコウ】 calm and peaceful period of time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 こ、 みち、 やす、 やすし
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- tranquilo
- calmado
- sano
Portuguese
- facilidade
- paz
French
- tranquille
- paisible
| 608 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 506 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 480 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 783 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1518 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 860 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 513 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1509 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 894 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 916 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1054 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 592 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3877 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1994 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2693 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1167 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9376 | Morohashi |
| 3124 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1621 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1243 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 565 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 542 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 0023.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5eb7 | Unicode hex code |