| 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
- 【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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
329 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 比 【ヒ】 ratio, proportion, match, equal, equivalent, comparison, compared with ..., relative to ..., Philippines, explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
- 比較 【ヒカク】 comparison
- ギア比 【ギアヒ】 gear ratio
- 口径比 【コウケイヒ】 aperture ratio (inverse of the f-number), relative aperture
Kun reading compounds
- 比べる 【くらべる】 to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い、 ぴっ
- Korean:
- bi
Spanish
- comparación
- proporción
- relación
- Filipinas
- comparar
Portuguese
- comparar
- corrida
- razão
- Phillipines
French
- comparer
- compétition
- proportion
- Philippines
| 697 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 792 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 771 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 557 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2470 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 589 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 660 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 137 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 798 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 812 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 29 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 14 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 456 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16743 | Morohashi |
| 26 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3010 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 447 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 482 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 450 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 643 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1256 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m3.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 2171.0 | Four corner code |
| 2111.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6bd4 | Unicode hex code |