| 529 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 627 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 597 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 651 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5005 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 987 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1312 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 647 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 657 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 833 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 740 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 399 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 496 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41708 | Morohashi |
| 543 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6461 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1631 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 445 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 579 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陸 【リク】 land, shore
- 陸海 【リクカイ】 land and sea, army and navy
- 北陸 【ホクリク】 Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
- 内陸 【ナイリク】 inland
- 六 【ロク】 six, 6
- 碌 【ロク】 satisfactory, decent, good, proper, worthy
- 碌々 【ロクロク】 (not) well, (not) properly, (not) enough, (not) sufficiently
- 双六 【スゴロク】 race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track), ban-sugoroku, sugoroku, traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
Kun reading compounds
- 陸 【りく】 land, shore
- 丘 【おか】 hill, height, knoll, rising ground, bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くが、 たち、 みち、 む、 むつ
- Korean:
- ryug
Spanish
- tierra
Portuguese
- terra
French
- continent
- six
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 7421.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-06 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9678 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 軍 【グン】 army, armed forces, troops, military authorities, team, group, troupe
- 軍医 【グンイ】 military physician or surgeon
- 両軍 【リョウグン】 both armies, both teams, both sides
- 従軍 【ジュウグン】 military service, serving in a war, taking part in a campaign
Kun reading compounds
- 戦 【いくさ】 war, battle, campaign, fight, troops, forces
- 軍神 【ぐんしん】 god of war, war hero (who died in battle)
- 海兵遠征軍 【かいへいえんせいいくさ】 Marine Expeditionary Force (US)
- 大軍 【おおいくさ】 great war, great battle
Readings
- Korean:
- gun
Spanish
- ejército
- tropas
Portuguese
- exército
- força
- tropas
- guerra
- batalha
French
- armée
- forces
- troupes
- guerriers
- bataille
| 593 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 490 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 466 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 193 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 628 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 100 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 938 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 906 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 438 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 444 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 778 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2582 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1318 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 307 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38179 | Morohashi |
| 2080 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5943 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 301 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 323 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 36 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 522 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3655 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2i7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3750.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8ecd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
853 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弾 【ダン】 counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.), counter for bullets
- 弾圧 【ダンアツ】 oppression, suppression, pressure
- 防弾 【ボウダン】 bulletproof, bombproof
- 砲弾 【ホウダン】 shell, cannonball
- 弾棋 【ダンギ】 ancient Chinese board game similar to go
- 弾指 【ダンシ】 snapping the fingers (esp. by striking the side of the middle finger with the thumb; to indicate consent, joy, a warning, etc.), moment, instant, criticism, shunning, rejection
Kun reading compounds
- 弾く 【ひく】 to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
- 弾む 【はずむ】 to spring, to bound, to bounce, to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively, to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.), to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
- 玉 【たま】 ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet, ball (in sports), pile (of noodles, etc.), bullet, bulb (i.e. a light bulb), lens (of glasses, etc.), bead (of an abacus), ball (i.e. a testicle), gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl, female entertainer (e.g. a geisha), person (when commenting on their nature), character, item, funds or person used as part of a plot, egg, okonomiyaki, coin, precious, beautiful, excellent
- 弾傷 【たまきず】 bullet wound, gunshot wound
- 弾く 【はじく】 to flip, to snap, to flick, to repel, to use (an abacus), to calculate, to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
- 弾ける 【はじける】 to burst open, to split open, to pop, to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor), to bounce, to bound
- 弾正台 【だんじょうだい】 Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871), Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Korean:
- tan
Spanish
- bala
- pelota
- chasquido
- golpe seco
- chasquear
- tocar (piano
- guitarra
- etc.)
Portuguese
- Bala (arma)
- fanhoso
- sacudidela
- estalo
French
- boulet
- rebond
- chiquenaude
- vibration
| 1570 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 933 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1575 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1099 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1272 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1880 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1539 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1641 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 590 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 613 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 697 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 418 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1950 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9836P | Morohashi |
| 572 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1699 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1931 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2081 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1529 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3h9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 1925.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f3e | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
207 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 道 【ドウ】 road, path, street, route, way, set of practices, rules for conducting oneself, moral education, Buddhist teachings, Taoism, administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido), administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.), province (administrative region of Korea), circuit (administrative region of China), province (Tang-era administrative region of China)
- 道義 【ドウギ】 morality, moral principles
- 正道 【セイドウ】 path of righteousness, path of duty, right track, correct path
- 海道 【カイドウ】 sea route
- 有道 【ユウドウ】 being good, being virtuous, virtuous person
- 不道 【フドウ】 inhuman, immoral, unreasonable, outrageous, wicked, barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
Kun reading compounds
- 道 【みち】 road, path, street, lane, passage, route, way, distance, journey, road (e.g. to victory), course, way (of living, proper conduct, etc.), moral principles, teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist), dogma, field (e.g. of medicine), subject, speciality, means, way, method
- 道筋 【みちすじ】 path, route, itinerary
- 花道 【はなみち】 elevated walkway through the audience to the stage, honourable end to a career
- 横道 【よこみち】 byway, side street, cross street, wrong way, digression
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さ、 じ、 ど、 みつ、 おさむ
- Korean:
- do
Spanish
- camino
- razón
- modo
- decir
- senda
- método
Portuguese
- Caminho
- estrada
- rua
- distrito
- viagem
- curso
- moral
- ensinamentos
- filosofia
French
- voie
- route
- rue
- région
- voyage
- morale
- enseignements
| 122 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 205 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 188 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 129 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4724 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 141 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 93 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.7 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 149 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 66 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 710 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3888 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2000 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2701 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 283 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39010P | Morohashi |
| 3134 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6091 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 277 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 295 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 123 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 220 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 979 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 3830.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-27 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9053 | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7653 | Morohashi |
| 3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c40 | Unicode hex code |