| 365 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 467 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 444 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 104 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4958 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 289 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 982 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2245 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 398 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 402 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 446 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1844 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4129 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2099 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2842 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2036 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41297 | Morohashi |
| 3328 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6402 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2017 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2173 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 84 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 614 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
70 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 関 【カン】 barrier, gate
- 関係 【カンケイ】 relation, relationship, connection, participation, involvement, concern, influence, effect, sexual relations, sexual relationship, related to, connected to
- 連関 【レンカン】 connection, relation, linkage
- 通関 【ツウカン】 customs clearance
Kun reading compounds
- 関 【せき】 barrier, gate, seki, mutual life
- 関取 【せきとり】 ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
- 霞ヶ関 【かすみがせき】 Kasumigaseki, district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located, government ministries (of Japan), Japanese government bureaucracy
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
- 覗き機関 【のぞきからくり】 peep show, device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
- 水機関 【みずからくり】 puppet powered by (falling) water, water-powered contrivance, show using such a device (in Edo-period Osaka)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwan, wan
Spanish
- barrera
- puerta
- relación
- mecanismo
- valla
Portuguese
- conexão
- obstáculo
- passagem
- emvolver
- concernente
French
- relation
- barrière
- lien
- rapport
- concerner
| 3863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8e6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-6 | SKIP code |
| 7743.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 95a2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
232 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 係争 【ケイソウ】 dispute, contention, conflict, controversy
- 係数 【ケイスウ】 coefficient, factor, proportional constant
- 相関関係 【ソウカンカンケイ】 correlation, interrelation, intertwining
- 三角関係 【サンカクカンケイ】 love triangle, eternal triangle
Kun reading compounds
- 係る 【かかる】 to be the work of, to be the result of, to be done by, to concern, to affect, to involve, to relate to
- 係 【かかり】 charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk, connection, linking
- 係員 【かかりいん】 person in charge, official, attendant
- 口座係 【こうざかかり】 teller (in bank)
- 応接係 【おうせつかかり】 receptionist, desk clerk
- 関わる 【かかわる】 to be affected, to be influenced, to be concerned with, to have to do with, to stick to (opinions)
Readings
- Korean:
- gye
Spanish
- cargo
- deber
- concernir
- afectar
Portuguese
- pessoa em carga
- conexão
- dever
- interessa a si próprio
French
- chargé de
- liaison
- devoir
- s'occuper de
| 385 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 286 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 268 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 263 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 449 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 426 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 318 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 931 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 447 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 94 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 108 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 73 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 78 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1404 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 663 | Morohashi |
| 97 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 217 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1392 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1493 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 221 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 324 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2141 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2229.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fc2 | Unicode hex code |
文
sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 文 【ブン】 sentence, composition, text, writings, the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature, statement
- 文化 【ブンカ】 culture, civilization, civilisation, Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
- 公文 【コウブン】 official document, archives
- 異文 【イブン】 variant (in a manuscript or book), part of a text that differs from other versions
- 文 【モン】 mon, one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870), mon, traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm), letter, character, sentence, scripture, incantation
- 紋 【モン】 (family) crest, coat of arms, pattern, figure, playing card suit (in karuta)
- 人文 【ジンブン】 humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture
- 縄文 【ジョウモン】 straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Kun reading compounds
- 文 【ふみ】 letter, note, mail, book, writings, literary arts, learning, scholarship
- 文香 【ふみこう】 scented insert (to enclose with a letter), perfumed insert
- 御文 【おふみ】 Gobunsho (The Epistles, a collection of letters written by Rennyo)
- 雁の文 【かりのふみ】 (a) letter
- 綾 【あや】 figure, design, twill weave, pattern of diagonal stripes, style (of writing), figure (of speech), design, plot, plan, minor market fluctuation, technical correction, cat's cradle, lease rod (in a loom)
- 文つける 【あやつける】 to make a false accusation, to invent a pretext for a quarrel
- 言葉は身の文 【ことばはみのあや】 words betray one's character
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かざり、 ふ、 も
- Korean:
- mun
Spanish
- letras
- literatura
Portuguese
- sentença
- literatura
- estilo
- arte
- decoração
- figuras
- plano
French
- phrase
- littérature
- style
- art
- décoration
- figure (de style)
- plan
- radical littéraire (no. 67)
| 134 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 77 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 68 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 136 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 71 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 180 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 86 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 111 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 320 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 949 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2458 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1708 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1741 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13450 | Morohashi |
| 1962 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2364 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1725 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 89 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 35 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 466 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 0040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6587 | 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 |