| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45313 | Morohashi |
| 2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ad8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
576 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 速 【ソク】 gear, speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
- 速度 【ソクド】 speed, velocity, pace, rate, velocity
- 失速 【シッソク】 stall, downturn, slowdown, slump, weakening, decline
- 快速 【カイソク】 high speed, rapidity, rapid-service train (not as fast as express), rapid train
Kun reading compounds
- 早い 【はやい】 fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt, early, soon, earlier than usual, premature, too soon, too early, easy, simple, quick, fast, as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
- 早める 【はやめる】 to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate, to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate
- 速やか 【すみやか】 quick, speedy, prompt, rapid, swift
Readings
- Japanese names:
- わ
- Korean:
- sog
Spanish
- rápido
- veloz
- darse prisa
- velocidad
Portuguese
- rápido
- apressar
French
- vite
- rapide
| 453 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 352 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 534 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 659 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4700 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 848 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 958 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1237 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 502 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 511 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 383 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 693 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3851 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1978 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2674 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1685 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38897P | Morohashi |
| 3105 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6060 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1669 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1799 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 360 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1564 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3530.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-14 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 901f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
| 283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40285 | Morohashi |
| 1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9244 | 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 |