| 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 |
片
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
1076 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 片 【ヘン】 counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
- 片時 【カタトキ】 a (single) moment, an instant
- 紙片 【シヘン】 piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
- 砕片 【サイヘン】 debris
Kun reading compounds
- 片 【かた】 one (of a pair), incomplete, imperfect, fragmentary, few, little, off-centre, remote, side, problem, question, matters
- 片側 【かたがわ】 one side
Readings
- Korean:
- pyeon
Spanish
- una parte de un total de dos
- trozo
- incompleto
- pedazo
- imperfecto
Portuguese
- unilateral
- folha de papel
- folha (árvore)
French
- simple face
- feuille
- radical côté droit (no. 91)
| 980 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 969 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 905 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2842 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 937 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 724 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 82 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1045 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1088 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1143 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1287 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4272 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2158 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2910 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1220 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19813 | Morohashi |
| 3461 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3525 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1297 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 833 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j2.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 2202.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7247 | Unicode hex code |
木
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
317 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 木刀 【ボクトウ】 wooden sword
- 木偶 【デク】 wooden doll, wooden figure, puppet, blockhead, good-for-nothing, fool
- 土木 【ドボク】 engineering works, civil engineering, public works
- 名木 【メイボク】 old tree of historical interest, excellent wood, precious woods, choice wood
- 木 【モク】 Thursday, wood (first of the five elements)
- 木材 【モクザイ】 lumber, timber, wood
- 水木 【スイモク】 Wednesday and Thursday
- 火水木 【カスイモク】 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Kun reading compounds
- 木 【き】 tree, shrub, bush, wood, timber, wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
- 木々 【きぎ】 (many) trees, every tree, all kinds of trees
- 本木 【もとき】 original stock
- 青木 【あおき】 Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica), spotted laurel, lush, green tree
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐ、 も、 もと
- Korean:
- mog, mo
Spanish
- árbol
- madera
Portuguese
- árvore
- madeira
French
- arbre
- bois (matière)
| 15 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 17 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 69 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 148 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2170 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 17 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 60 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 109 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 22 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 20 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1045 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4261 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2149 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2901 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 199 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14415 | Morohashi |
| 3450 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2531 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 195 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 207 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 255 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 36 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 4090.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6728 | Unicode hex code |