| 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 【やみあか】 alternative account (on social media, etc.), hidden account, sub account
- 暁闇 【あかつきやみ】 moonless dawn
- 五月闇 【さつきやみ】 dark night in the rainy season
- 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 5
JLPT level N2
303 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 営業所 【エイギョウショ】 business office, place of business
- 営業 【エイギョウ】 business, trade, operations, sales
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 公営 【コウエイ】 public management
Kun reading compounds
- 営む 【いとなむ】 to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.), to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life), to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
- 営み 【いとなみ】 activity, action, performance, execution, occupation, business, work, sexual intercourse, sex, preparations
Readings
- Korean:
- yeong
Spanish
- negocio
- campamento
- dirigir un negocio
Portuguese
- ocupação
- acampamento
- desempenhar
- construção
- conduta (negócios)
French
- travail
- camp
- exécuter
- construire
- diriger
| 741 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 645 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 616 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 348 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 963 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 780 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 418 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1751 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 722 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 735 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 930 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 518 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3216 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1667 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2257 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1043 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4025 | Morohashi |
| 2603 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 857 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1034 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1111 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 388 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 749 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 977 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n9.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3260.6 | Four corner code |
| 9060.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 55b6 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
43 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 業 【ギョウ】 work, business, company, agency, study
- 業界 【ギョウカイ】 business world, business circles, (the) industry
- 鉱業 【コウギョウ】 mining industry
- 興業 【コウギョウ】 promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 業 【ゴウ】 karma, result of one's karma, fate, destiny, uncontrollable temper
- 業因 【ゴウイン】 karma
- 罪業 【ザイゴウ】 sin, iniquity, crime
- 正業 【ショウゴウ】 right action, correct meditative activity (in Jodo, saying the name of Amitabha)
Kun reading compounds
- 業 【わざ】 deed, act, work, performance
- 業師 【わざし】 tricky wrestler, shrewd fellow
- 寝技 【ねわざ】 pinning technique (in wrestling or judo), underhanded dealings
- 投げ技 【なげわざ】 throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なり、 のぶ
- Korean:
- eob
Spanish
- negocio
- industria
- trabajo
Portuguese
- negócios
- vocação
- artes
- performance
French
- activité
- vocation
- arts
- représentation
- karma
| 380 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 278 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 260 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 54 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 143 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 292 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 199 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2024 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 279 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 307 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1066 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2265 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1809 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15170 | Morohashi |
| 2612 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2789 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 74 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 419 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1064 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 3290.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 696d | Unicode hex code |