| 873 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 863 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 787 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4994 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 887 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 984 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1058 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 947 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 977 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 136 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 731 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 548 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 335 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 414 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1317 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41620 | Morohashi |
| 458 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6450 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1308 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1405 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 898 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
596 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 降格 【コウカク】 demotion, relegation, downgrading
- 降雨 【コウウ】 rainfall, rain
- 乗降 【ジョウコウ】 getting on and off, embarking and disembarking
- 投降 【トウコウ】 surrender
- 降三世明王 【ゴウザンゼミョウオウ】 Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja, conqueror of the three worlds
- 降誕会 【ゴウタンエ】 service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8), Buddha's birthday festival
Kun reading compounds
- 降りる 【おりる】 to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down, to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount, to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold, to be granted, to be issued, to be given, to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.), to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
- 下ろす 【おろす】 to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat), to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge, to withdraw (money), to use for the first time, to wear for the first time, to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches), to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop, to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an altar), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down, to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus), to invoke (a spirit), to call down
- 降る 【ふる】 to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.), to come down, to form (of frost), to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight), to pour in, to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.), to come, to arrive
- 降り 【ふり】 rainfall, snowfall, alighting, descending
- 降りしきる 【ふりしきる】 to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.), to fall hard, to fall heavily, to pour down
- 下る 【くだる】 to descend, to go down, to come down, to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), to pass (of time), to surrender, to capitulate, to be less than, to be inferior to, to have the runs, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to be discharged from the body, to depreciate oneself, to be humble
- 下す 【くだす】 to make a decision, to draw a conclusion, to give a judgement, to hand down a verdict, to pass a sentence, to give an order, to let go down, to lower, to do oneself, to do by oneself, to beat, to defeat, to have loose bowels, to have diarrhea, to pass (in stool), to discharge from the body, to do in one go, to do to the end without stopping
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり、 ふる
- Korean:
- hang, gang
Spanish
- caer
- bajar
- descender
- llover
- rendirse
- desde entonces
- bajarse
Portuguese
- descer
- precipitar
- queda
- rendição
French
- descendre
- pleuvoir
- précipiter
- tomber
- se rendre
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 7725.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 964d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
281 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 格 【カク】 status, position, rank, method, way, style, rule, regulation, law, case, figure (form of a syllogism)
- 格上げ 【カクアゲ】 status elevation, upgrading, promotion
- 規格 【キカク】 standard, norm
- 低価格 【テイカカク】 low price
- 格子 【コウシ】 lattice, latticework, window bars, grid, grating, trellis, lattice door, check(ed) pattern, plaid
- 格子柄 【コウシガラ】 check pattern, checked pattern, checkered pattern, plaid, lattice design
- 格 【キャク】 amendment (to ritsuryō)
- 格式 【カクシキ】 formality, social rules, social status, social standing, amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
- 弘仁格 【コウニンキャク】 Ordinance of the Konin Era
- 格組 【ゴウグミ】 wooden framework
- 格天井 【ゴウテンジョウ】 coffered ceiling
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いたる、 のり
- Korean:
- gyeog, nag
Spanish
- estado
- rango
- posición
- regla
- ley
- aptitud
- capacidad
- carácter
Portuguese
- condição
- posição
- capacidade
- caracter
- caso (lei
- gramática)
French
- rang
- statut
- capacité
- caractère
- cas (loi, grammaire)
| 569 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 663 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 633 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 334 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2259 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 716 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 633 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1099 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 643 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 653 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 852 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1088 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1161 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 627 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 835 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 298 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14749 | Morohashi |
| 926 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2668 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 292 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 312 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 403 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 710 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1877 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a6.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 4796.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 683c | Unicode hex code |
人
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
5 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 人 【ジン】 -ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite), -er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ..., man, person, people
- 人為 【ジンイ】 human work, human agency, art, artificiality
- 米人 【ベイジン】 American person
- 俳人 【ハイジン】 haiku poet
- 人 【ニン】 counter for people
- 人気 【ニンキ】 popularity, public favor, condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature
- 同人 【ドウジン】 same person, said person, the person in question, coterie, clique, fraternity, kindred spirits, comrade, colleague, dōjin, doujin, Japanese fans or hobbyists who produce their own magazines, manga, software, etc.
- 代人 【ダイニン】 substitute, deputy, proxy, representative, agent
Kun reading compounds
- 人 【ひと】 person, someone, somebody, human beings, mankind, man, people, humans, human (Homo sapiens), (other) people, others, character, personality, nature, capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person, adult, grown-up, I, me, one
- 人一倍 【ひといちばい】 (much) more than others, exceedingly, extremely, unusually
- 貴人 【きじん】 aristocrat, nobleman, dignitary, person of high rank
- いい人 【いいひと】 good-natured person, good person, (one's) lover, boyfriend, girlfriend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じ、 と、 ね、 ひこ、 ふみ
- Korean:
- in
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- pessoa
French
- être humain
- personne
| 30 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 39 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 9 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 339 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 4 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 11 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 14 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.5 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 15 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 42 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2111 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2857 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 960 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 344 | Morohashi |
| 3368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 951 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1023 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 2 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 7 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1262 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4eba | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
18 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 事 【ジ】 individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
- 事業 【ジギョウ】 business, enterprise, venture, (commercial) activity, (business) operation, industry, (social) project, undertaking, enterprise, work, activity, program, service
- 商事 【ショウジ】 commercial affairs
- 有事 【ユウジ】 emergency
Kun reading compounds
- 事 【こと】 thing, matter, incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis, circumstances, situation, state of affairs, work, business, affair, after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to, nominalizing suffix, pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..., alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or, necessity, need, you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
- 事柄 【ことがら】 matter, thing, affair, circumstance
- 神事 【しんじ】 Shinto ritual
- いい事 【いいこと】 good thing, nice thing, good excuse, good grounds, good opportunity, interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
- 仕える 【つかえる】 to serve, to work for, to attend
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ろ
- Korean:
- sa
Spanish
- cosa
- hecho
- asunto
- acción
Portuguese
- matéria
- coisa
- fato
- negócios
- razão
- possivelmente
French
- fait
- chose
- matière
- affaire
- raison
- peut-être
| 230 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 309 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 293 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 32 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 272 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 73 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 108 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 768 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 80 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 237 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 30 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4384 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2220 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2986 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1164 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 241 | Morohashi |
| 3567 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 71 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1156 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1240 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 10 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 300 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1547 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-8-3 | SKIP code |
| 5000.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-86 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e8b | Unicode hex code |