| 685 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2741 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1250 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2218 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1662 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43159 | Morohashi |
| 1757 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6602 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1647 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 韓 【カン】 Republic of Korea, South Korea, Han (ancient Chinese state)
- 韓国 【カンコク】 South Korea, Republic of Korea, Korean Empire (1897-1910)
- 日韓 【ニッカン】 Japan and South Korea, Japanese-Korean
- 在韓 【ザイカン】 resident in South Korea, situated in South Korea
Kun reading compounds
- 唐 【から】 China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
- 唐国 【からくに】 China, Korea
Readings
- Korean:
- han
Spanish
- antigua región de China
- Corea
Portuguese
French
- Corée
| 1555 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c14.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-10 | SKIP code |
| 4445.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-58 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 97d3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
| 79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 4752 | Morohashi |
| 3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1347 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 喫煙 【キツエン】 smoking (tobacco)
- 喫飲 【キツイン】 eating and drinking
- 漫喫 【マンキツ】 manga cafe, coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
Kun reading compounds
- 喫む 【のむ】 to smoke (tobacco)
Readings
- Korean:
- ggig
Spanish
- consumir
- comer
- beber
Portuguese
- consumir
- comer
- beber
- fumar
- receber um golpe
French
- consommer
- manger
- boire
- fumer
- recevoir (un coup)
| 1143 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1443 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 961 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1080 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 417 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1542 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1240 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1306 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 752 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 309 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 668 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 405 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 505 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1564 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3987P | Morohashi |
| 551 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 855 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1550 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1670 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1509 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 6703.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 55ab | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
1290 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 煙突 【エントツ】 chimney, smokestack, funnel (of a ship), stovepipe, carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
- 煙草 【タバコ】 tobacco, cigarette, cigar, tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
- 噴煙 【フンエン】 (eruption of) smoke
- 黒煙 【コクエン】 black smoke
Kun reading compounds
- 煙る 【けむる】 to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder, to be hazy, to look dim
- 煙 【けむり】 smoke, fumes
- 煙感知器 【けむりかんちき】 smoke detector
- 黒煙 【こくえん】 black smoke
- 砂煙 【すなけむり】 cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
- 煙い 【けむい】 smoky
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たば
- Korean:
- yeon, in
Spanish
- humo
- humeante
- fumarolas
- humear
Portuguese
- fumaça
French
- fumée
| 1027 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1147 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2784 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 914 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 718 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 919 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 941 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1045 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1269 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1294 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 700 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 936 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1626 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 19203X | Morohashi |
| 1021 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3456 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1612 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1739 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1645 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4d9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-1-12 | SKIP code |
| 9181.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7159 | Unicode hex code |