| 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
- 膠原病 【コウゲンビョウ】 collagen disease
- 膠化 【コウカ】 gelatinization, gelatinisation
- 神経膠 【シンケイコウ】 neuroglia, glia
- 魚膠 【ギョコウ】 gelatinous glue made from fish, ichthyocolla, isinglass
- 阿膠 【アキョウ】 donkey hide gelatin, ejiao, high quality gelatin made in China from donkey hides
Kun reading compounds
- 膠 【にかわ】 gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
- 膠質 【こうしつ】 colloid
- 鰾膠 【にべ】 gelatinous glue (produced from fish entrails), isinglass, amiability, friendliness, graciousness, flattery
Readings
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3813 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 29841 | Morohashi |
| 4866 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 4b11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 7722.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-71-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81a0 | Unicode hex code |