| 428 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 535 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 507 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 261 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4215 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 636 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 353 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 427 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 679 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 692 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 440 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 181 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1433 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 759 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1031 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 411 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1911 | Morohashi |
| 1116 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 469 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 404 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 431 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 279 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 483 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
152 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 初夏 【ショカ】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 初演 【ショエン】 first performance
- 年初 【ネンショ】 beginning of the year
- 原初 【ゲンショ】 origin, source, beginning, starting point
Kun reading compounds
- 始め 【はじめ】 beginning, start, outset, opening, first (in line, etc.), origin, such as ..., not to mention ...
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 月初め 【つきはじめ】 beginning of the month
- 初めて 【はじめて】 for the first time, only after ... is it ..., only when ... do you ..., not until ... do you ..., first time, (one's) first
- 初 【はつ】 first, new
- 初夏 【しょか】 early summer, fourth month of the lunar calendar
- 業界初 【ぎょうかいはつ】 the industry's first ...
- 人生初 【じんせいはつ】 (for the) first time in one's life
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し、 はっ
- Korean:
- cho
Spanish
- comienzo
- primero
Portuguese
- primeiros tempos
- começo
French
- première fois
- commencement
| 645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5e2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 3722.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 521d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1230 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 荷 【カ】 counter for loads (that can be carried on one's shoulders)
- 加担 【カタン】 support, participation, assistance, complicity, conspiracy
- 集荷 【シュウカ】 collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.), cargo booking
- 電荷 【デンカ】 electric charge, charge
Kun reading compounds
- 荷 【に】 load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods, burden, responsibility
- 荷台 【にだい】 (truck) load-carrying tray, (bicycle) luggage carrier, roof rack
- 浮き荷 【うきに】 flotsam
- 抜き荷 【ぬきに】 pilfered goods
Readings
- Japanese names:
- はす、 り
- Korean:
- ha
Spanish
- bulto
- carga
- llevar una cargar
- contador para bultos
- equipaje
Portuguese
- bagagem
- pau para carregar no ombro
- carregar (carga)
- carregar (arma)
- carga
French
- bagages
- balancier
- porter (un fardeau)
- épauler (fusil)
- cargaison
- chargement
- fret
| 165 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 259 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 239 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1020 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3956 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 255 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 867 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1259 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 391 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 393 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 570 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 655 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2840 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1464 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1972 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1022 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 31000P | Morohashi |
| 2282 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5059 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1013 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1088 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 351 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1949 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 3-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 4422.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-18-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8377 | Unicode hex code |