| 214 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 133 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 120 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1063 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5399 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 469 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1021 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1499 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 780 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 794 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 993 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1939 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3116 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1596 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2177 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1766 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47926P | Morohashi |
| 2468 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 7045 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1750 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
1240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黄色 【キイロ】 yellow, amber
- 黄昏 【タソガレ】 dusk, twilight, twilight years, melancholia, melancholic nostalgia
- 玄黄 【ゲンコウ】 black and yellow silk (offered to gods), heaven and earth
- 天地玄黄 【テンチゲンコウ】 heaven is black and earth is yellow, heaven and earth
- 黄金時代 【オウゴンジダイ】 golden age
- 黄金 【オウゴン】 gold (Au), golden, prosperous, excellent, superb, money (esp. ōban coin), cash
- 卵黄 【ランオウ】 egg yolk
- 六フッ化硫黄 【ロクフッカイオウ】 sulfur hexafluoride, SF6
Kun reading compounds
- 黄 【き】 yellow
- 黄色 【きいろ】 yellow, amber
- 海気 【かいき】 sea air, sea breeze, ocean and atmosphere, type of yarn-dyed silk goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うい、 れい
- Korean:
- hwang
Spanish
- amarillo
Portuguese
- amarelo
French
- jaune
| 1961 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k8.16 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 4480.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-11 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ec4 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
53 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 金 【キン】 gold (metal), gold (color), gold (medal), first place (prize), something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence), money, gold coin, sum (of money), Friday, karat (measure of purity of gold), carat, metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing), Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty, gold general, testicles
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 集金 【シュウキン】 money collection
- 納金 【ノウキン】 payment
- 金色 【キンイロ】 gold (colour, color)
- 金剛 【コンゴウ】 vajra (indestructible substance), diamond, adamantine, thunderbolt, Indra's weapon, Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
- 鬱金 【ウコン】 turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
- 葛鬱金 【クズウコン】 arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
- 漉油 【コシアブラ】 Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Kun reading compounds
- 金 【かね】 money, metal
- 金持ち 【かねもち】 rich person
- 細かい金 【こまかいかね】 small change
- 汚れた金 【よごれたかね】 dirty money
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かん、 きむ、 こ、 この、 ん
- Korean:
- gim, geum
Spanish
- oro
- dinero
- metal
Portuguese
- ouro
French
- or
| 16 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 18 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 14 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 59 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4815 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 18 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 94 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 664 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 23 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 21 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1808 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2552 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1302 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1771 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 275 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40152 | Morohashi |
| 2057 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6211 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 269 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 287 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 79 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 72 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 8010.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 91d1 | Unicode hex code |
butterfly
- On:
- チョウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蝶 【チョウ】 butterfly
- 蝶々 【チョウチョウ】 butterfly
- 太陽蝶 【タイヨウチョウ】 sunset morpho (butterfly, Morpho hecuba)
- 猪鹿蝶 【イノシカチョウ】 the boar, deer and butterfly cards (high-scoring meld), inoshikacho (type of hanafuda gambling game)
Readings
- Korean:
- jeob
Spanish
- mariposa
Portuguese
French
- papillon
| 4171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1970 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2236 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 946 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1278 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 527 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 33333 | Morohashi |
| 1401 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5363 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 521 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 560 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 6d9.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-9 | SKIP code |
| 1-6-8 | SKIP code |
| 5419.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-19 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8776 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
1208 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 魚類 【ギョルイ】 fish, fishes
- 魚介類 【ギョカイルイ】 marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- 鮮魚 【センギョ】 fresh fish
- 稚魚 【チギョ】 fry, juvenile fish, fingerling
Kun reading compounds
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚市場 【うおいちば】 fish market
- 川魚 【かわうお】 river fish, freshwater fish
- 活魚 【かつぎょ】 live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
- 魚 【さかな】 fish
- 魚釣り 【さかなつり】 fishing
- 旬の魚 【しゅんのさかな】 fish in season
Readings
- Japanese names:
- い
- Korean:
- eo
Spanish
- pez
- pescado
Portuguese
- peixe
French
- poisson
| 190 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 98 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1008 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5281 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 603 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 103 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 290 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 485 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1931 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1345 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 173 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45956 | Morohashi |
| 2127 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6845 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 183 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 200 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2540 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11a0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-9 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 2733.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-21-91 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9b5a | Unicode hex code |