| 58 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 100 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 92 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 27 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4949 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 174 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 96 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1822 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 43 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 43 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 161 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1841 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4122 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2836 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1634 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41249 | Morohashi |
| 3323 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6391 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1620 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1747 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 31 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 215 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
33 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 間 【カン】 interval, period of time, among, between, inter-, good opportunity, chance, estrangement, discord, alienation, spy, secret agent
- 間隔 【カンカク】 space, interval, space character, whitespace
- 短期間 【タンキカン】 short term, short time
- 右中間 【ウチュウカン】 between right and center fielders (centre)
- 間 【ケン】 ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m), counter used to number the gaps between pillars
- 間数 【ケンスウ】 number of ken (in length or breadth)
- 世間 【セケン】 world, society, people, the public
- 六百間 【ロッピャッケン】 roppyakken (type of game)
Kun reading compounds
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 候間 【そうろうあいだ】 as ...
- ついこの間 【ついこのあいだ】 just the other day, quite recently
- 間 【ま】 time, pause, space, room
- 間際 【まぎわ】 the point just before ..., the point of (doing), the verge (of), the eve (of), (just before the) edge
- 茶の間 【ちゃのま】 (Japanese-style) living room
- 床の間 【とこのま】 tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
- 間 【あいだ】 space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch, period of time (during, while), duration, interval, between (two parties or things), among (a group), relations (between), relationship, midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground, due to, because of
- 間中 【あいだじゅう】 during
- 波間 【なみま】 interval between the waves, gap between waves
- 幕間 【まくあい】 intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 は、 はざ、 はし
- Korean:
- gan
Spanish
- intervalo
- espacio
- habitación
Portuguese
- intervalo
- espaço
French
- intervalle
- espace
| 3878 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 7760.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9593 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
523 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 接続 【セツゾク】 connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link, changing trains, conjunction
- 切断 【セツダン】 cutting, severance, section, amputation, disconnection
- 溶接 【ヨウセツ】 welding
- 応接 【オウセツ】 reception (e.g. of visitors), dealing with
- 接心 【セッシン】 concentration, period of intensive zazen
Kun reading compounds
- 接ぐ 【つぐ】 to join, to piece together, to set (bones), to graft (onto a tree)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeob
Spanish
- acercarse
- aproximarse
- unir
- conectar
- entretener
- dar la bienvenida
- contactar
Portuguese
- tocar
- contato
- juntar
- pedir juntamente
French
- joindre
- toucher
- contact
- recoller (morceaux)
| 652 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 753 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 730 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 576 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1951 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 417 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 579 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1548 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 486 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 495 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 748 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 905 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 607 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 368 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 460 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 679 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12280 | Morohashi |
| 500 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2213 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 672 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 725 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 399 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 740 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1369 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c8.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 5004.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-60 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 63a5 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1023 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 撮影 【サツエイ】 photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording
- 撮影会 【サツエイカイ】 photography event, photo session, photo shoot
- 特撮 【トクサツ】 special effects, SFX, tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
- 空撮 【クウサツ】 aerial photography
Kun reading compounds
- 撮る 【とる】 to take (a photograph), to record (audio or video), to film, to shoot
- 摘む 【つまむ】 to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.), to pick up and eat, to snack on, to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up, to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate
Readings
- Korean:
- chwal
Spanish
- recoger
- tomar fotos
Portuguese
- instantâneo
- tirar fotos
French
- photographier
| 1305 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1134 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2001 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1241 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1383 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1520 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1621 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1267 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 925 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 910 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 514 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12748 | Morohashi |
| 737 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2282 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 822 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 885 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1769 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1367 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c12.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 5604.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 64ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 影響 【エイキョウ】 influence, effect, impact
- 影響力 【エイキョウリョク】 influence, clout, leverage
- 遺影 【イエイ】 portrait of a deceased person
- 投影 【トウエイ】 projection
Kun reading compounds
- 影 【かげ】 shadow, silhouette, figure, shape, reflection, image, ominous sign, light (stars, moon), trace, shadow (of one's former self), behind, background, other side
- 陰口 【かげぐち】 malicious gossip, backbiting, speaking ill behind someone's back
- 山陰 【やまかげ】 place in the shade of a mountain, shelter of the mountains, mountain recess
- 夕影 【ゆうかげ】 light of the setting sun, figure lit by the evening sun
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- sombra
- silueta
- forma
- parte contraria
- reverso
Portuguese
- sombra
- silhueta
- fantasma
French
- ombre portée
- silhouette
- fantôme
| 1017 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 630 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1594 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 929 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1276 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2357 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 854 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 873 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1022 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 619 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2381 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1216 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1671 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10019 | Morohashi |
| 1889 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1722 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1712 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1848 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 494 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1758 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3860 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3j12.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-12-3 | SKIP code |
| 6292.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f71 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 法 【ホウ】 law, act, principle, method, mood, dharma, law
- 法案 【ホウアン】 bill (law), measure
- 航法 【コウホウ】 sailing, navigation
- 会社更生法 【カイシャコウセイホウ】 Corporate Rehabilitation Law
- 法被 【ハッピ】 happi coat, happy coat, workman's livery coat, traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
- 法度 【ハット】 ban, prohibition, taboo, something forbidden, law, ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
- 法師 【ホウシ】 Buddhist priest, bonze, layman dressed like a priest, person
- 法華経 【ホケキョウ】 Lotus Sutra
Kun reading compounds
- 法 【のり】 rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope
- 法の筵 【のりのむしろ】 preaching place
- 内法 【うちのり】 inside measure
- 外法 【そとのり】 outside measurements
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほ
- Korean:
- beob
Spanish
- método
- ley
- doctrina
Portuguese
- método
- lei
- regra
- princípio
- modelo
- sistema
French
- méthode
- loi
- règle
- principe
- modèle
- système
| 513 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 612 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 584 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 145 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2535 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 213 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 676 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 824 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 123 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 518 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 391 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 248 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 295 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 758 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17290 | Morohashi |
| 333 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3107 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 751 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 813 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 100 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 516 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 371 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3413.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-43-01 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cd5 | Unicode hex code |