| 98 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 54 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 44 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 627 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1167 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 734 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 149 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 33 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 81 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 81 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 95 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 403 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2123 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2871 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 109 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5749 | Morohashi |
| 3387 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 109 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 114 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 20 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
夕
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N4
924 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勺 【シャク】 shaku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml, shaku, traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
- 夕日 【ユウヒ】 evening sun, setting sun
- 秋夕 【シュウセキ】 autumn evening
- 一夕 【イッセキ】 one evening, some evenings
Kun reading compounds
- 夕 【ゆう】 evening
- 夕刊 【ゆうかん】 evening paper
- 昨夕 【さくゆう】 yesterday evening, last night
- 春の夕 【はるのゆう】 spring evening
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ゆ
- Korean:
- seog, sa
Spanish
- tarde
- noche
Portuguese
- Noite
French
- soirée
| 2560 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a3.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-1 | SKIP code |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 2720.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-28 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5915 | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44014 | Morohashi |
| 2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2865 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8073.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 98df | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
340 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 非可換幾何 【ヒカカンキカ】 noncommutative geometry, NCG
Kun reading compounds
- 何 【なに】 what, you-know-what, that thing, whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name, penis, (one's) thing, dick, (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, what?, huh?, hey!, come on!, oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)
- 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
- 何々 【なになに】 what, so-and-so, such and such, something (or other), what?, wait, hang on, well, well, let's see, no, oh (not at all), please, there, there
- 何 【なん】 what, how many, many, a lot of, several, a few, some
- 何か 【なにか】 something, some, any, somehow, for some reason, (so) what (are you trying to say)?, what (do you mean)?
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あが
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- qué
Portuguese
- que
French
- quoi
| 51 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 86 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 80 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 471 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 409 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 254 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 15 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 513 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 390 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 392 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 80 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 73 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 73 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 45 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1021 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 511 | Morohashi |
| 65 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 169 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1012 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1087 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 43 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 137 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2149 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.21 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 2122.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f55 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
16 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 時 【ジ】 hour, o'clock, (specified) time, when ..., during ...
- 時価 【ジカ】 current value, price, market value
- 零時 【レイジ】 twelve o'clock, midnight, noon
- 平時 【ヘイジ】 peacetime, time of peace, ordinary times, normal times
Kun reading compounds
- 時 【とき】 time, hour, moment, occasion, case, chance, opportunity, season, the times, the age, the day, tense
- 時折 【ときおり】 sometimes, at intervals, occasionally, on occasion, from time to time
- 切り替え時 【きりかえとき】 time to switch over, response time
- 逢魔が時 【おうまがとき】 twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- と、 とぎ
- Korean:
- si
Spanish
- tiempo
- hora
- ocasión
Portuguese
- tempo
- hora
French
- temps
- heure
| 87 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 151 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 135 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 19 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2126 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 46 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 57 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1086 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 42 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 25 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 988 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1155 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 625 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 830 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 161 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13890 | Morohashi |
| 924 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2462 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 159 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 171 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 24 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 195 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c6.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-6 | SKIP code |
| 6404.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-94 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6642 | Unicode hex code |