| 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 |
marrow, pith, essence
- On:
- ズイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1652 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 髄 【ズイ】 medulla, pith, marrow
- 髄膜炎 【ズイマクエン】 meningitis
- 骨髄 【コツズイ】 bone marrow, medulla, heart's core, depths of one's heart, main point, vital part
- 脊髄 【セキズイ】 spinal cord
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- médula
- meollo
Portuguese
- Tutano
- medula
- miolo
French
- moelle
- quintessence
| 1463 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1833 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1697 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1915 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2826 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1740 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1863 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1793 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2316 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1198 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1299 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45240P | Morohashi |
| 1842 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6791 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1385 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1926 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3646 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4b14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-10-8 | SKIP code |
| 7423.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ac4 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1117 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 諸彦 【ショゲン】 many accomplished persons
- 俊彦 【シュンゲン】 gifted man, accomplished man
Kun reading compounds
- 彦 【ひこ】 boy
- 彦星 【ひこぼし】 Altair (star in the constellation Aquila), Alpha Aquilae
- 猿田彦 【さるたひこ】 Sarutahiko (deity)
- 長髄彦 【ながすねひこ】 Nagasunehiko, legendary clan leader who opposed Emperor Jimmu's unification of Japan and was subsequently killed by the deity Nigihayahi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- よし、 こ、 ひろ、 やす
- Korean:
- eon
Spanish
- hombre bello
- muchacho
Portuguese
French
- bonhomme
- écho (phon.)
| 1076 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3347 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1931 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2067 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4085 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2072 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2808 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1732 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9981 | Morohashi |
| 3295 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1716 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1852 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 460 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 0022.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-07 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f66 | Unicode hex code |