| 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 |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1886 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭学 【ランガク】 rangaku, study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
- 第希蘭 【テヘラン】 Tehran (Iran)
- 伊蘭 【イラン】 Iran
- 蘭 【ラン】 orchid, Netherlands, Holland
- 蘭 【ラニ】 thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 あららぎ
- Korean:
- ran
Spanish
- orquídea
- Holanda
Portuguese
French
- Hollande
- orchidée
| 4091 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1990 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2839 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2233 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3031 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1545 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2114 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1643 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32477P | Morohashi |
| 2383 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5255 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2449 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3k16.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-16 | SKIP code |
| 3-11-8 | SKIP code |
| 4422.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 862d | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 珍陀 【チンタ】 red wine
- 陀羅尼助 【ダラニスケ】 traditional "Chinese" medicine for the stomach (usually prepared as small dark spherical pills)
- 陀羅尼 【ダラニ】 dharani, spell, litany, Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
- 阿弥陀 【アミダ】 Amitabha (Buddha), Amida, ghostleg lottery, ladder lottery, lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner, wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
- 半田 【ハンダ】 solder, pewter
Readings
- Korean:
- ta
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 4982 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 568 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 409 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 306 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 41600 | Morohashi |
| 6432 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2955 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2952 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2d5.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 7321.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9640 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海運 【カイウン】 maritime transport, shipping
- 海域 【カイイキ】 area of ocean
- 公海 【コウカイ】 high seas, international waters
- 内海 【ナイカイ】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
Kun reading compounds
- 海 【うみ】 sea, ocean, waters
- 海辺 【うみべ】 beach, seashore, seaside, coast
- 内海 【ないかい】 inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay, lake
- 血の海 【ちのうみ】 sea of blood, pool of blood
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あ、 あま、 うな、 うん、 え、 か、 た、 ひろ、 ひろし、 ぶ、 まち、 まま、 み、 め、 わたる
- Korean:
- hae
Spanish
- mar
- océano
- playa
Portuguese
- oceano
- mar
French
- mer
- océan
| 55 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 94 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 88 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 158 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2553 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 99 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 211 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1071 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 117 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 454 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 459 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 284 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 344 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 471 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17450 | Morohashi |
| 384 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 461 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 500 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 206 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 171 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3815.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-04 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d77 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 海芋 【カイウ】 calla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
- 阿蘭陀海芋 【オランダカイウ】 calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Kun reading compounds
- 芋 【いも】 tuber, taro, potato, yam, yokel, bumpkin, dud, worthless thing
- 芋洗い 【いもあらい】 washing potatoes (in a bucket), being very crowded, being packed with people
- 焼き芋 【やきいも】 roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
- 唐芋 【とういも】 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Readings
- Korean:
- u, hu
Spanish
- patata
- batata
Portuguese
- batata
French
- pomme de terre
| 1011 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 2001 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3896 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1682 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1694 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 288 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1909 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2081 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 639 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2706 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1381 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1868 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1670 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30670P | Morohashi |
| 2181 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4964 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1655 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1784 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1088 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1947 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4440.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 828b | Unicode hex code |