| 47 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 83 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 78 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1124 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5046 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 478 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 997 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2027 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 636 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 646 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 844 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1860 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3447 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1774 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2415 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 430 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42235 | Morohashi |
| 2773 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6522 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 423 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 452 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 213 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1256 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 雲散霧消 【ウンサンムショウ】 vanishing like mist
- 雲海 【ウンカイ】 sea of clouds
- 青雲 【セイウン】 blue sky, erudition, detachment from the world, high rank
- 星雲 【セイウン】 nebula, galaxy
Kun reading compounds
- 雲 【くも】 cloud
- 雲行き 【くもゆき】 weather, look of the sky, situation, turn of affairs, signs, way the wind is blowing
- 白雲 【しらくも】 white clouds
- 八重雲 【やえぐも】 layers of clouds
Readings
- Japanese names:
- き、 ずも、 のめ
- Korean:
- un
Spanish
- nube
Portuguese
- nuvem
French
- nuage
| 3171 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 1073.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
341 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
- 東南 【トウナン】 south-east
- 西南 【セイナン】 south-west
- 南 【ナン】 south wind tile, winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
- 南海 【ナンカイ】 southern sea
Kun reading compounds
- 南 【みなみ】 south
- 南アフリカ 【みなみアフリカ】 South Africa
- 東南 【とうなん】 south-east
- 西南 【せいなん】 south-west
Readings
- Japanese names:
- なみ、 は、 みな、 みまみ
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- Sur
Portuguese
- sul
French
- sud
| 124 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 208 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 190 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 205 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 778 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 157 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 29 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 912 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 74 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 41 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 247 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2584 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1320 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1791 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1627 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2750 | Morohashi |
| 2082 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 619 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1613 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1740 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 401 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 186 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1553 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2k7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5357 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
548 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 省察 【セイサツ】 reflection, consideration
- 省思 【セイシ】 reflection, reexamination, contemplation
- 三省 【サンセイ】 frequent reflection (meditation)
- 内省 【ナイセイ】 introspection, reflection on one's self
- 省 【ショウ】 ministry, department, province (of China), saving, conserving
- 省エネルギー 【ショウエネルギー】 energy conservation, economical use of energy, energy-saving
- 郵政省 【ユウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
- 厚生省 【コウセイショウ】 (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
Kun reading compounds
- 省みる 【かえりみる】 to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
- 省く 【はぶく】 to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さとし、 み
- Korean:
- seong, saeng
Spanish
- omisión
- departamento del gobierno
- omitir
- eliminar
- reflexionar
Portuguese
- foco
- ministério de governo
- umservar
French
- faire le point (introspection)
- abréviation
- omission
- économie
- ministère
- éliminer
| 640 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 546 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 516 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 245 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 218 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 408 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 760 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1013 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 145 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 145 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 389 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1382 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3100 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1583 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2164 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 125 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23179 | Morohashi |
| 2449 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3916 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 124 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 131 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 528 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1179 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c4.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 4-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 9060.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7701 | Unicode hex code |