| 1901 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1255 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4999 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1193 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1876 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 946 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 976 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 741 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 661 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 401 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 498 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 41720P | Morohashi |
| 545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6455 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1682 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1500 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
hump, high, noble, prosperity
- On:
- リュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 隆盛 【リュウセイ】 prosperity, flourishing, thriving
- 隆起 【リュウキ】 protuberance, bulge, protrusion, projection, swell, rise, uplift, upheaval, elevation
- 興隆 【コウリュウ】 rise, prosperity
- 膨隆 【ボウリュウ】 swelling up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- お、 たか、 たかし
- Korean:
- ryung
Spanish
- montículo
- giba
- alto
- próspero
- floreciente
Portuguese
- corcova
- alto
- nobre
- prosperidade
French
- protubérance
- haut
- noble
- prospérité
| 3672 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2d8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 7721.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9686 | Unicode hex code |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
243 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 各 【カク】 each, every, all
- 各自 【カクジ】 each (person), everyone, individual, respective
Kun reading compounds
- 各々 【おのおの】 each, you (plural)
- 各々方 【おのおのがた】 all of you
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かか、 かが
- Korean:
- gag
Spanish
- cada uno
- cada
- respectivamente
Portuguese
- cada
- todo
- um ou outro
French
- chacun
- chaque
| 568 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 462 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 438 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 182 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1163 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 620 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 401 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 277 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 642 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 652 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 851 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 281 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2692 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1370 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1856 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 297 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3281 | Morohashi |
| 2168 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 714 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 291 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 311 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 363 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 463 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2577 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4i3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-1 | SKIP code |
| 2760.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-19-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5404 | Unicode hex code |
tribe, family
- On:
- ゾク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
393 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 族 【ゾク】 tribe, clan, band, family, (taxonomical) tribe, group (of the periodic table)
- 族長 【ゾクチョウ】 patriarch, head of a family
- 皇族 【コウゾク】 imperial family, royalty
- 王族 【オウゾク】 royalty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- つぎ
- Korean:
- jog, ju
Spanish
- tribu
- familia
Portuguese
- tribo
- família
French
- tribu
- famille
| 455 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 353 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 333 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 599 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2090 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 448 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 184 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 221 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 221 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 961 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 863 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1230 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13661 | Morohashi |
| 958 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2399 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1222 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1307 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 301 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 379 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 463 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4h7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 0823.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-18 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 65cf | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
19 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 自 【ジ】 self-, from (a time or place)
- 自営 【ジエイ】 running one's own business, doing business on one's own, self-employment
- 出自 【シュツジ】 origin, birthplace, descent, lineage, ancestry, stock
- 海自 【カイジ】 Maritime Self-Defense Force
- 自然界 【シゼンカイ】 nature, the natural world, realm of nature
- 自然 【シゼン】 nature, natural, spontaneous, automatic, naturally, spontaneously, automatically
- 己がじし 【オノガジシ】 each (and every one), individually
Kun reading compounds
- 自ら 【みずから】 oneself, oneself, for oneself, personally, in person
- 自ら進んで 【みずからすすんで】 by choice, of one's own free will, on one's own initiative, off one's own bat
- 自ずから 【おのずから】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
- 自ずから明らか 【おのずからあきらか】 self-evident
- 自ずと 【おのずと】 naturally, in due course, by itself, of its own accord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- より
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- uno mismo
- por sí mismo
- auto-
Portuguese
- a si próprio
French
- soi-même
| 229 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 134 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 53 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 60 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 242 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 340 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 62 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 63 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1587 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4338 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2195 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2954 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 36 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30095 | Morohashi |
| 3525 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4900 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 36 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 14 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 126 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 879 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c1.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2600.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 81ea | Unicode hex code |
reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
109 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 治療 【チリョウ】 (medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
- 治安 【ジアン】 Jian era (1021.2.2-1024.7.13)
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 政党政治 【セイトウセイジ】 party politics
- 治 【チ】 politics, government, administration, rule, peace, medical treatment, cure
- 治安 【チアン】 public order, public peace, public security, law and order
- 完治 【カンチ】 complete recovery
- 地方自治 【チホウジチ】 local (governmental) autonomy
Kun reading compounds
- 治める 【おさめる】 to rule, to govern, to reign over, to administer, to manage (e.g. a household), to subdue, to suppress, to quell, to settle (e.g. a dispute)
- 治まる 【おさまる】 to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.), to calm down, to cool off, to abate, to be settled, to be brought under control, to be at peace, to be governed well, to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.), to be alleviated, to get better, to ease off
- 治る 【なおる】 to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
- 治す 【なおす】 to cure, to heal
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 ぢ、 はり、 はる、 みち
- Korean:
- chi
Spanish
- reinar
- gobernar
- política
- curar
- calmar
- curarse
Portuguese
- reino
- estar em paz
- acalmar-se
- subjugar
- domar
- governo
- cura
- regra
- conservar
French
- règne
- être en paix
- se calmer
- maîtriser
- réprimer
- gouvernement
- guérir
- réparer
- préserver
| 468 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 544 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 181 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2528 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 214 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 672 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 825 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 493 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 502 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 531 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1174 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 393 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 250 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 297 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 754 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17256 | Morohashi |
| 335 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3100 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 746 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 807 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 88 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 506 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a5.28 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3316.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6cbb | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
140 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 県 【ケン】 prefecture (of Japan), county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (of France), province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
- 県営 【ケンエイ】 (under) prefectural management
- 都道府県 【トドウフケン】 prefectures (of Japan), largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
- 同県 【ドウケン】 the same prefecture, the said prefecture
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あがた、 がた
- Korean:
- hyeon
Spanish
- prefectura
Portuguese
- Condado
- prefeitura (região)
French
- préfecture
- département
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 291 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 273 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 195 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1362 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 381 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 226 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1252 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 194 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 336 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1380 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3269 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1687 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2294 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 126 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23210P | Morohashi |
| 2641 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3918 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 513 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 552 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 326 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 2690.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 770c | Unicode hex code |