| 1758 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4969 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1899 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2709 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 349 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4134 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2846 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41421 | Morohashi |
| 3332 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6414 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2777 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1748 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
1969 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 暗黒 【アンコク】 darkness
- 暗夜 【アンヤ】 dark night
- 冥暗 【メイアン】 gloom, shade
- 幽暗 【ユウアン】 gloom, darkness, seclusion
Kun reading compounds
- 闇 【やみ】 darkness, the dark, bewilderment, despair, hopelessness, hidden place, secrecy, oblivion, black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels
- 闇垢 【やみアカ】 alternative account (on social media, etc.), hidden account, sub account
- 頻闇 【しきやみ】 total darkness
- 暁闇 【あかつきやみ】 moonless dawn
- 暗い 【くらい】 dark, gloomy, murky, depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood), dark (in colour), dull, ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious, unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising, unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)
Readings
- Korean:
- am
Spanish
- oscuro
- sombrío
- poco claro
- sin esperanza
- confuso
Portuguese
French
| 8e9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 7760.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-39 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 95c7 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
437 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 医 【イ】 medicine, the healing art, healing, curing, doctor
- 医院 【イイン】 doctor's office, doctor's surgery, clinic
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 校医 【コウイ】 school doctor
Kun reading compounds
- 医する 【いする】 to cure, to heal
- 薬師 【くすし】 doctor
Readings
- Korean:
- ye, eui
Spanish
- doctor
- médico
- medicina
- curar
Portuguese
- doutor
- remédio
French
- médecin
- docteur
| 345 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 244 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 225 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 555 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 763 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 440 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 132 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 743 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 220 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 220 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 325 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 237 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3715 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1902 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1710 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2680 | Morohashi |
| 2993 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1694 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1829 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 277 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 7171.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |