| 1515 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4985 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 569 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2258 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 408 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 256 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 305 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1304 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41599 | Morohashi |
| 346 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6435 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1295 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1391 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1126 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 阿 【ア】 first Sanskrit alphabet letter, Africa, Awa (old province of Japan), prefixed to names to show intimacy
- 阿呆 【アホ】 fool, idiot, simpleton
- 南ア 【ナンア】 South Africa
- 阿蘭陀 【オランダ】 Netherlands, Holland
- お亀 【オカメ】 homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks), plain woman, soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
- 加加阿 【カカオ】 cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), cocoa tree
Kun reading compounds
- 阿る 【おもねる】 to flatter, to play up (to), to curry favor (with), to fawn (on), to cater (to)
- 隈 【くま】 corner, nook, recess, shade, shadow, dark area, dark circles (under the eyes), dark rings, bend (in a road, river, etc.), shading, gradation, kumadori, style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほとり、 あず、 あわ、 おか、 きた、 な
- Korean:
- a, og
Spanish
- A fonética
- África
- meandro
- adular
- halagar
Portuguese
French
- flatter
- flagorner
- Afrique
- coin
- recoin
| 2d5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7122.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 963f | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 菩薩揚げ 【ボサアゲ】 ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)
Readings
- Korean:
- ma
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1242 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 6590 | Morohashi |
| 1249 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3e10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 4142.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-53-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5abd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
495 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 港 【コウ】 harbour
- 港内 【コウナイ】 inside the harbour, inside the harbor
- 漁港 【ギョコウ】 fishing harbour, fishing harbor
- 海港 【カイコウ】 port, seaport
Kun reading compounds
- 港 【みなと】 harbour, harbor, port
- 港区 【みなとく】 Minato City (special ward of Tokyo), Minato Ward (Osaka), Minato Ward (Nagoya)
Readings
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- puerto
- portuario
Portuguese
- Porto (navios)
French
- port
| 397 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 296 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 280 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 445 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2630 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 337 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 698 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1583 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 669 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 680 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 909 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1221 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 737 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 440 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 552 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1818 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17783P | Morohashi |
| 605 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3242 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1800 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1940 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 397 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 356 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a9.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3411.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-33 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e2f | Unicode hex code |