| 4888 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2649 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 40672 | Morohashi |
| 6311 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2772 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2794 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
2321 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍾 【ショウ】 round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
- 鍾乳洞 【ショウニュウドウ】 limestone cave, limestone cavern
Readings
- Korean:
- jong
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 8a9.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 8211.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 937e | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍾馗 【ショウキ】 Shōki the Plague-Queller, Zhong Kui, traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, Shōki (WWII fighter aircraft)
Readings
- Korean:
- gyu, gu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 44492 | Morohashi |
| 6720 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 5c6.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 4801.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-81-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9997 | Unicode hex code |
水
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
223 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 水 【スイ】 Wednesday, shaved ice (served with flavored syrup), water (fifth of the five elements)
- 水位 【スイイ】 water level
- 用水 【ヨウスイ】 irrigation water, water for fire, city water, cistern water
- 浄水 【ジョウスイ】 clean water, purified water
Kun reading compounds
- 水 【みず】 water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water), fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid, flood, floodwaters, water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout, break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
- 水揚げ 【みずあげ】 landing, unloading (e.g. a ship), catch (of fish), takings, sales (of a shop), defloration (e.g. of a geisha), preservation (of cut flowers, in ikebana)
- 飲み水 【のみみず】 drinking water, potable water
- 呼び水 【よびみず】 pump-priming, rousing, stimulation
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うず、 ずみ、 つ、 ど、 み、 みさ、 みつ、 みな、 みん
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- agua
Portuguese
- água
French
- eau
| 14 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 40 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 144 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2482 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 16 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 68 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 54 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 19 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 10 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 132 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17083 | Morohashi |
| 10 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3030 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 130 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 137 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 166 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 31 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1142 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 1223.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6c34 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 仙 【セン】 hermit, wizard, wizardry
- 仙 【セント】 cent (monetary unit)
- 水仙 【スイセン】 daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis), narcissus
- 黄水仙 【キズイセン】 jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
- 仙 【セント】 cent (monetary unit)
- 仙洞御所 【セントウゴショ】 palace of a retired emperor
Readings
- Japanese names:
- そま、 のり
- Korean:
- seon
Spanish
- ermitaño
Portuguese
- Eremita
- mago
- centavo
French
- ermite
- magicien
- centime
- sacrum
| 1490 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1025 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 359 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1959 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1036 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 228 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1891 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2064 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1880 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 59 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 36 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 20 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 995 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 374 | Morohashi |
| 32 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 120 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 986 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1061 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1038 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2176 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2227.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4ed9 | Unicode hex code |