| 116 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 189 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 173 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 25 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4938 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 155 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 95 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 89 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1837 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3163 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2212 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1939 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41100 | Morohashi |
| 2556 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6379 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1920 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2070 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 90 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
12 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 長 【チョウ】 head, chief, leader, elder, merit, strong point, superiority, major
- 長官 【チョウカン】 secretary (government), director, chief
- 体長 【タイチョウ】 length (of an animal), body length
- 医長 【イチョウ】 medical director, chief physician
Kun reading compounds
- 長い 【ながい】 long (distance, length), long (time), protracted, prolonged
- 長居 【ながい】 long visit, overstaying
- 長 【おさ】 head, chief, leader, the greatest (of all the ...)
- 【オサガメ】 leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- 田長 【たおさ】 master of the rice field, chief farmer, lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
- 死出田長 【しでたおさ】 lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 おしゃ、 たかし、 たけ、 な、 は、 ひさ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- largo
- jefe
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- Longo
- ambicionar
- líder
- chefe
French
- long
- chef
| 3465 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-1 | SKIP code |
| 7173.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9577 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1333 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 克明 【コクメイ】 detailed, scrupulous, careful, minute, faithful, elaborate, diligent, honest, upright, sincere
- 克服 【コクフク】 conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.), overcoming, surmounting, bringing under control
- 相克 【ソウコク】 rivalry
- 超克 【チョウコク】 overcoming, conquering, surmounting, getting over
Kun reading compounds
- 勝つ 【かつ】 to win, to gain victory
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かつ、 まさる、 よし
- Korean:
- geug
Spanish
- vencer
- superar
- ser capaz
- ser diestro en
Portuguese
- Superar
- bondoso
- habilmente
French
- surmonter
- aimable
- habile
| 1272 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1281 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 772 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1673 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1075 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 442 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1372 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1459 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1374 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 147 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2540 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1292 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1760 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 105 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1355 | Morohashi |
| 2046 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 354 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 104 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 109 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1099 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 4021.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 514b | Unicode hex code |
巳
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 巳 【ミ】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 丁巳 【ヒノトミ】 Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
- 上巳 【ジョウシ】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
Kun reading compounds
- 巳 【み】 the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent, hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon), south-southeast, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 巳年 【みどし】 year of the Snake
- 上巳 【じょうし】 Doll's Festival (March 3), Girls' Festival, Peach Festival
- 辰巳 【たつみ】 southeast
Readings
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- signo de la serpiente
- sexto signo del zodíaco
- serpiente
Portuguese
French
- signe de la 6ème branche terrestre
- signe du Serpent (zodiaque)
- 9 à 11 heures du matin
| 1697 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1460 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 30 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2060 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4197 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2873 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2063 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8744 | Morohashi |
| 3388 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1538 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2042 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2200 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a3.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 3-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 7771.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5df3 | Unicode hex code |