| 738 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 826 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 807 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 707 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3008 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 581 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 746 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1061 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1106 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1196 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1342 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3195 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1651 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2241 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1814 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21854 | Morohashi |
| 2584 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3757 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1797 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1936 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 918 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 異 【イ】 difference (of opinion), strange, odd, unusual, different
- 異議 【イギ】 objection, dissent, protest
- 天変地異 【テンペンチイ】 natural disaster, cataclysm
- 小異 【ショウイ】 minor difference
Kun reading compounds
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異なる 【ことなる】 to differ, to be different, to disagree, to vary, to diverge
- 異 【こと】 difference (from one another), different thing, other, unusual, extraordinary
- 異な 【けな】 exceptional, praiseworthy, laudable
Readings
- Korean:
- i
Spanish
- raro
- extraño
- inusual
- diferente
Portuguese
- incomum
- esquisito
- estranho
- raro
- curioso
- maravilhoso
French
- inhabituel
- bizarrerie
- étrangeté
- surprenant
- curieux
- extraordinaire
| 3661 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f6.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-2 | SKIP code |
| 6080.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7570 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
293 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 常識 【ジョウシキ】 common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
- 常勤 【ジョウキン】 full-time employment
- 平常 【ヘイジョウ】 normal, usual, ordinary, everyday
- 経常 【ケイジョウ】 ordinary
Kun reading compounds
- 常 【つね】 usual state of things
- 常に 【つねに】 always, constantly
- 経常 【けいじょう】 ordinary
- 人の常 【ひとのつね】 human nature
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とき、 のぶ、 ひ、 ひた
- Korean:
- sang
Spanish
- habitual
- usual
- ordinario
- normal
- siempre
- interminable
Portuguese
- regular
- normal
- comum
- usual
French
- habituel
- ordinaire
- normal
| 642 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 740 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 718 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 356 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1364 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 199 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 499 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1463 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 497 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 506 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 708 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 566 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3203 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1657 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2247 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 807 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 8955 | Morohashi |
| 2590 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1569 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 799 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 862 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 190 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 737 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1044 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 9022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-79 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e38 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
38 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 者 【シャ】 person, -er, expert, geisha, prostitute
- 芸者 【ゲイシャ】 geisha, professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
- 加害者 【カガイシャ】 perpetrator, wrong-doer, aggressor, assailant, offender
Kun reading compounds
- 者 【もの】 person
- 者ども 【ものども】 you, people
- 弱き者 【よわきもの】 weak person, the weak
- 若い者 【わかいもの】 young person, young people, youth, youngsters, young employee, young manservant, young follower
Readings
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- persona
Portuguese
- alguém
- pessoa
French
- personne
- quelqu'un
| 235 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 314 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 298 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 22 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3685 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 56 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 240 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 769 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.6 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 164 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 148 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1578 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3980 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2047 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 28852 | Morohashi |
| 3211 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4698 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1256 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1345 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 19 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 302 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1478 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c4.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4460.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-28-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8005 | Unicode hex code |