| 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 |
deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1524 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 逸脱 【イツダツ】 deviation, departure, omission
- 逸材 【イツザイ】 outstanding talent, person of exceptional talent, gifted person
- 捕逸 【ホイツ】 passed ball
- 秀逸 【シュウイツ】 excellent, superb, first-rate
Kun reading compounds
- 逸れる 【それる】 to turn away, to bear off, to veer away, to swerve from, to miss (e.g. a target), to deviate (e.g. of a conversation), to digress, to go astray, to wander
- 逸らす 【そらす】 to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject), to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset, to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
- 逸れる 【はぐれる】 to lose sight of (one's companions), to stray from, to miss (one's chance to ...)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いっ、 はや、 へん
- Korean:
- il
Spanish
- desviar
- eludir
- dejar pasar
- excepcional
- excelente
- desocupación
- ociosidad
Portuguese
- desviar-se
- indolência
- lazer
- perder o ponto
- escapar
- evitar
- desviar um golpe
- divergir
French
- dévier
- oisiveté
- loisirs
- rater
- s'évader
- échapper à
- s'écarter
- parer
- diverger
| 1010 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1581 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4708 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1723 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1812 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 734 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 747 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1748 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 700 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3872 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2688 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1992 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38951P | Morohashi |
| 3120 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6071 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1973 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2127 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1490 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2557 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3730.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9038 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
139 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 多 【タ】 multi-
- 多角 【タカク】 many-sided, versatile, polygonal, diversified
- 過多 【カタ】 excess, surplus, superabundance
- 最多 【サイタ】 most (numerous), largest (number of)
Kun reading compounds
- 多い 【おおい】 many, numerous, a lot, large amount of, large quantity of, a lot, much, frequent, common
- 大いに 【おおいに】 very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
Readings
- Korean:
- da
Spanish
- abundante
- mucho
Portuguese
- muitos
- frequentar
- muito
French
- beaucoup
- nombreux
- fréquent
| 108 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 180 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 163 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 161 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1169 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 181 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 39 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 347 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.8 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 104 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 405 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2694 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1372 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 110 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5756 | Morohashi |
| 2170 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1127 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 108 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 128 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 129 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2560 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a6.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 2720.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 591a | Unicode hex code |