| 2648 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2389 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2282 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3487 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1799 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2448 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 47994 | Morohashi |
| 7049 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2935 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2942 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2335 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 黎明 【レイメイ】 daybreak, dawn, gray of the morning (grey), dawn (of a new age)
- 黎元 【レイゲン】 commoners, the masses
- 萌黎 【ホウレイ】 the masses, common people
- 黔黎 【ケンレイ】 commoners, peasantry, the masses
- 黎族 【リーゾク】 Li (people)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- れ
- Korean:
- ryeo
Spanish
- oscuro
- negro
- muchos
Portuguese
French
| 3a10.29 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 2713.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-83-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ece | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
192 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 元 【ゲン】 unknown (e.g. in an equation), element (of a set), yuan (monetary unit of China), New Taiwan dollar, Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368), Yüan dynasty, Mongol dynasty
- 原価 【ゲンカ】 cost price
- 中元 【チュウゲン】 15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, mid-year gift, summer gift, Bon Festival gifts
- 抗原 【コウゲン】 antigen
- 元祖 【ガンソ】 originator, pioneer, inventor, founder, progenitor, primogenitor, founder of a family line
- 元日 【ガンジツ】 New Year's Day
Kun reading compounds
- 元 【もと】 origin, source, beginning, basis, base, foundation, root, cause, (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock, (one's) side, capital, principal, cost price, root (of a plant), (tree) trunk, part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand), first three lines of a waka, counter for plants or trees, counter for falcons (in falconry)
- 元 【もと】 former, ex-, past, one-time, earlier times, the past, previous state, formerly, previously, originally, before
- 家元 【いえもと】 head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school
- 胸元 【むなもと】 breast, chest, pit of the stomach, solar plexus, epigastrium
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ちか、 はじめ、 はる、 ゆき、 よし
- Korean:
- weon
Spanish
- comienzo
- principio
- origen
- jefe
Portuguese
- começo
- tempo anterior
- origem
French
- commencement
- origine
- ancien temps
| 68 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 117 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 106 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 328 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 275 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 106 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 121 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 60 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 137 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 245 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 141 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2428 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1690 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 59 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1340 | Morohashi |
| 1929 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 343 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 59 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 63 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 408 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 89 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3057 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 1021.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5143 | Unicode hex code |
deluge, flood, vast
- On:
- コウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1778 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 洪 【コウ】 Hungary
- 洪水 【コウズイ】 flood, flooding
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ほん
- Korean:
- hong
Spanish
- corriente
- diluvio
- inundación
Portuguese
- dilúvio
- enchente
- vasto
French
- inondation
- déluge
- vaste
| 1252 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1918 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2544 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1833 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1470 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 811 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1435 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1525 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1396 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1186 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 461 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 286 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 346 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1817 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17402 | Morohashi |
| 386 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1799 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1939 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1273 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 361 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a6.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 3418.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6d2a | Unicode hex code |