| 5288 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2547 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2270 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2352 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1209 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1655 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 46070 | Morohashi |
| 1876 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6855 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2817 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2832 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鮎 【アユ】 sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), ayu, salmon
Kun reading compounds
- 鮎 【あゆ】 sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), ayu, salmon
- 鮎掛け 【あゆかけ】 fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)
- 琉球鮎 【りゅうきゅうあゆ】 Ryukyu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis)
- 若鮎 【わかあゆ】 young sweetfish
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あい
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- trucha
Portuguese
French
| 11a5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-11-5 | SKIP code |
| 2136.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b8e | Unicode hex code |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
| 39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8673 | Morohashi |
| 6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1254 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-2 | SKIP code |
| 2200.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5ddd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1093 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 哲 【テツ】 sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple, sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
- 哲学 【テツガク】 philosophy
- 変哲 【ヘンテツ】 something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
- 西哲 【セイテツ】 distinguished Western philosopher, great Western thinker, Western philosophy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さと、 さとし、 さとる、 てっ、 てつん、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- sabio
- sagaz
- filosofía
Portuguese
- filosofia
- clarear
French
- philosophie
- clair
| 1628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 931 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1132 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1486 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1010 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3667 | Morohashi |
| 2738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1212 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5260.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1404 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- や行 【ヤギョウ】 the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Kun reading compounds
- 也 【なり】 to be, to be (location), sum of money
- 弱き者よ汝の名は女なり 【よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり】 frailty, thy name is woman
- 知らぬは亭主ばかりなり 【しらぬはていしゅばかりなり】 the husband is always the last to know, everyone knows of the wife's infidelity but the cuckolded husband
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- ya
Spanish
- ser
Portuguese
French
| 1553 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 75 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1986 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2005 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4214 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2130 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2878 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 171 | Morohashi |
| 3406 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 58 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2094 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2236 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 0a3.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4471.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e5f | Unicode hex code |