| 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 |
lecture, club, association
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 講 【コウ】 (Buddhist) lecture meeting, religious association, mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
- 講演 【コウエン】 lecture, address, speech
- 進講 【シンコウ】 giving a lecture in the Emperor's presence, lecturing to the Emperor
- 代講 【ダイコウ】 substitute lecturing, substitute lecturer
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- conferencia
- discurso
- explicación
- asociación
- grupo
- reunión
- hacer las paces
Portuguese
- conferência
- clube
- associação
French
- cours magistral
- club
- association
| 609 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 703 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 676 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 649 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4425 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 702 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 910 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2644 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 783 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 797 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1707 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2046 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1078 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1463 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1833 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35824X | Morohashi |
| 1619 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5689 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1816 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1957 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 469 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 818 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3047 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a10.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 0564.7 | Four corner code |
| 0565.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8b1b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
2 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 一 【イチ】 one, 1, best, first, foremost, beginning, start, a (single), one (of many), ace, bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 十一 【ジュウイチ】 eleven, 11, jack
- １対１ 【イチタイイチ】 one-to-one, one-on-one
- 一 【イツ】 one, same (mind, path, etc.)
- 一に 【イツニ】 solely, entirely, only, or
- 均一 【キンイツ】 uniformity, equality
- 画一 【カクイツ】 uniformity, standardization, standardisation
Kun reading compounds
- 一つ 【ひとつ】 one, for one thing, only, (not) even, just (e.g. "just try it"), some kind of, one type of
- 一つ一つ 【ひとつひとつ】 one-by-one, separately, in detail
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 い、 いっ、 いる、 かつ、 かづ、 てん、 はじめ、 ひ、 ひとつ、 まこと
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- uno
- 1
Portuguese
- um
French
- un
- radical un (no. 1)
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 1 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 1 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 4 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 3 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4148 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2105 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2850 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1 | Morohashi |
| 3341 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3072 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-1-4 | SKIP code |
| 1000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e00 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
370 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 席 【セキ】 seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post
- 席上 【セキジョウ】 at the meeting, on the occasion
- 寄席 【ヨセ】 entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.), vaudeville theater (theatre), music hall
- 次席 【ジセキ】 associate, junior, assistant, runner-up
Kun reading compounds
- 筵 【むしろ】 woven mat (esp. one made of straw), seat
- 竹席 【たかむしろ】 bamboo mat
Readings
- Korean:
- seog
Spanish
- asiento
- plaza
- posición
Portuguese
- assento
- esteira
- ocasião
- lugar
French
- siège
- natte
- occasion
- place
| 444 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 549 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 520 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 349 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1513 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 461 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 497 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1242 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 379 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 380 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 332 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 564 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3865 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2683 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1201 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8926 | Morohashi |
| 3113 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1561 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1193 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1277 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 549 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 544 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3q7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e2d | Unicode hex code |