| 1922 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1206 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5048 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 998 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1823 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1972 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1687 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1864 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3467 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1786 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2433 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1414 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 42242 | Morohashi |
| 2792 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1402 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1504 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1686 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1217 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 零 【レイ】 zero, nought
- 零細 【レイサイ】 insignificant, trifling, paltry, cottage (industry), tiny (company)
- 漂零 【ヒョウレイ】 being ruined (reduced to poverty), falling low, going under, coming to ruin
- 飄零 【ヒョウレイ】 fluttering to the ground (of a leaf or petal), wandering, roaming, coming down in the world, going to ruin, falling low
Kun reading compounds
- ０ 【ゼロ】 zero, 0, nought, nil, nothing, zilch
- 零因子 【ゼロいんし】 zero divisor, null factor, nil factor
- 零す 【こぼす】 to spill, to drop, to shed (tears), to grumble (about), to complain (of), to let (one's feelings) show
- 零れる 【こぼれる】 to spill, to fall out of, to overflow, to peek through, to become visible (although normally not), to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeong, ryeon
Spanish
- cero
- nada
- pequeño
- derramar
- desbordar
- estropearse
- hacerse ruinas
Portuguese
- zero
- entornar
- inundação
- nada
- cifra
French
- zéro
- se répandre
- déborder
- rien
- code
| 3144 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8d5.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-11-2 | SKIP code |
| 1030.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 96f6 | Unicode hex code |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
constitution, law
- On:
- ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
551 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 憲章 【ケンショウ】 charter
- 憲政 【ケンセイ】 constitutional government, exemplary government, excellent government
- 違憲 【イケン】 unconstitutionality
- 改憲 【カイケン】 constitutional change, revising the constitution
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かず、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- heon
Spanish
- regulación
- ley
- norma
- funcionario
Portuguese
- Constituição
- lei
French
- constitution
- loi
| 773 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 863 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 852 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 943 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1342 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 622 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1322 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2562 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 521 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 530 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 787 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 803 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3001 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1533 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2091 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1568 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 11269P | Morohashi |
| 2368 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1988 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1554 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1674 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 429 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 991 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 758 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m13.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-13 | SKIP code |
| 3033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 61b2 | Unicode hex code |
badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
- On:
- ショウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
990 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 章 【ショウ】 chapter, section, medal, badge, insignia
- 章句 【ショウク】 chapter and verse, paragraph, passage
- 受章 【ジュショウ】 reception of a decoration, reception of an order
- 楽章 【ガクショウ】 movement
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あや、 ふみ
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- distintivo
- banda
- capítulo
- frase
Portuguese
- insígnia
- capítulo
- composição
- poema
- projeto
French
- badge
- clairement visible
- composition
- poème
- chapitre
- dessin
| 432 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 334 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 318 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 967 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5112 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 505 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 787 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1461 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 857 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 876 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1027 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1460 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2624 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1819 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 440 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25761 | Morohashi |
| 2117 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4235 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 433 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 464 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 376 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 0040.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-47 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7ae0 | Unicode hex code |