Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
grain
Parts:
private, I, me
Kun:
わたくしわたし
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N4
242 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 私 【シ】 private affairs, personal matter
  • 私案 【シアン】 private plan, one's own plan
  • 無私 【ムシ】 unselfish, selfless, disinterested
  • 滅私 【メッシ】 selflessness, being unselfish

Kun reading compounds

  • 私 【わたくし】 I, me, personal (affairs, etc.), private, selfishness, partiality, secrecy, confidentiality
  • 私立 【しりつ】 private (establishment)
  • 不肖私 【ふしょうわたくし】 I, me
  • 私 【わたし】 I, me
  • 私たち 【わたしたち】 we, us

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
si1
Korean:
sa

Spanish

  • yo
  • privado
  • secreto

Portuguese

  • particular
  • Eu
  • me

French

  • privé
  • je
  • moi
797 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
887 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
876 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
221 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3265 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
367 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
232 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
637 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.7 Japanese for Busy People
125 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
125 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
72 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1428 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1432 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
758 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1030 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
911 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24913 Morohashi
1115 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4124 New Nelson (John Haig)
902 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
968 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
852 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2271 2001 Kanji
5d2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-2 SKIP code
2293.0 Four corner code
1-27-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
79c1 Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1014 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 悲 【ヒ】 karuna (compassion)
  • 悲哀 【ヒアイ】 sorrow, grief, sadness
  • 大慈大悲 【ダイジダイヒ】 great compassion and mercy
  • 無慈悲 【ムジヒ】 merciless, ruthless, pitiless, unfeeling

Kun reading compounds

  • 悲しい 【かなしい】 sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful, sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
  • 悲しいかな 【かなしいかな】 sad to say, how sad, alas
  • 悲しむ 【かなしむ】 to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
  • 悲しむべき境遇 【かなしむべききょうぐう】 pitiable condition

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bei1
Korean:
bi

Spanish

  • tristeza
  • compasión
  • triste
  • estar triste

Portuguese

  • célula de cadeia
  • enlutar
  • triste
  • deplorar
  • lamentar

French

  • triste
  • peine
  • déplorer
  • regret
494 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
397 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
375 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1032 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
5082 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
822 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
542 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1782 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1034 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1075 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
341 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
788 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3448 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1775 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2416 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1650 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10720 Morohashi
2775 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1897 New Nelson (John Haig)
1635 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1763 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
409 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1258 2001 Kanji
4k8.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-8-4 SKIP code
1133.1 Four corner code
1-40-65 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
60b2 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
arrow
Parts:
know, wisdom
Kun:
し.るし.らせる
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
205 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 知 【チ】 wisdom, jnana (higher knowledge)
  • 知恵 【チエ】 wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence, prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
  • 認知 【ニンチ】 acknowledgement, acknowledgment, recognition, cognition
  • 熟知 【ジュクチ】 being familiar with, having a thorough knowledge of, being well-informed about

Kun reading compounds

  • 知る 【しる】 to know, to be aware (of), to be conscious (of), to learn (of), to find out, to discover, to sense, to feel, to notice, to realize, to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to appreciate, to remember, to be familiar with, to be acquainted with, to experience, to go through, to know (e.g. hardship), to get acquainted with (a person), to get to know, to have to do with, to be concerned with, to be one's concern, to be one's responsibility
  • 知る限り 【しるかぎり】 as far as I know
  • 吾唯足知 【われただたるをしる】 I am content with what I am (have), rich is the person who is content with what he is
  • 知らせる 【しらせる】 to notify, to advise, to inform

Readings

Japanese names:
さと、 さとる、 しり、 しれ、 とも、 のり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhi1, zhi4
Korean:
ji

Spanish

  • conocer
  • saber
  • entender

Portuguese

  • saber
  • sabedoria

French

  • savoir
  • sagesse
112 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
186 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
169 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
207 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3169 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
196 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
229 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
636 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.18 Japanese for Busy People
214 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
214 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1394 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1446 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
768 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1041 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1231 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
23935 Morohashi
1127 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3978 New Nelson (John Haig)
1223 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1308 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
73 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
160 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2377 2001 Kanji
3d5.14 The Kanji Dictionary
1-5-3 SKIP code
8640.0 Four corner code
1-35-46 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77e5 Unicode hex code

8 strokes
Radical:
step
Parts:
he, that, the
Kun:
かれかのか.の
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
648 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 彼岸 【ヒガン】 equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held), Buddhist services during the equinoctial week, nirvana, opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side
  • 彼是 【アレコレ】 this and that, this or that, one thing or another, this way and that, around, about, round about, roughly, nearly, almost

Kun reading compounds

  • 彼 【かれ】 he, him, boyfriend
  • 彼ら 【かれら】 they, them
  • 前彼 【まえかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 元彼 【もとかれ】 former boyfriend, ex-boyfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend
  • 彼の 【かの】 that well-known ..., the one and only ..., that, those, the
  • 彼女 【かのじょ】 she, her, girlfriend

Readings

Japanese names:
その
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
bi3
Korean:
pi

Spanish

  • eso
  • aquello
  • otra persona

Portuguese

  • ele
  • que
  • o

French

  • lui
  • celui-là
1725 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
536 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1604 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1764 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
520 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
578 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
977 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1010 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1146 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
624 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
346 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
215 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
259 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
892 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10066 Morohashi
290 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1732 New Nelson (John Haig)
883 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
948 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
1171 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2067 2001 Kanji
3i5.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-5 SKIP code
2424.7 Four corner code
1-40-64 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5f7c Unicode hex code

3 strokes
Radical:
woman, female
Parts:
woman, female
Kun:
おんな
On:
ジョニョニョウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
  • 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
  • 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
  • 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
  • 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
  • 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting

Kun reading compounds

  • 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
  • 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
  • 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
  • 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
  • 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
  • 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
  • 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon

Readings

Japanese names:
おな、 た、 つき、 な
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
nu:3, ru3
Korean:
nyeo, yeo

Spanish

  • femenino
  • mujer

Portuguese

  • mulher
  • fêmea

French

  • femme
  • féminin
32 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
41 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
35 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
178 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1185 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
62 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
42 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
114 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.13 Japanese for Busy People
102 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
68 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
423 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4226 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2135 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
99 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
6036 Morohashi
3418 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1173 New Nelson (John Haig)
98 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
102 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
60 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
19 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1769 2001 Kanji
3e0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
4-3-4 SKIP code
4040.0 Four corner code
1-29-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5973 Unicode hex code

7 strokes
Radical:
mouth, opening
Parts:
revelation, tell, inform, announce
Kun:
つ.げる
On:
コク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N3
188 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 告訴 【コクソ】 accusation, complaint, charge, suit, legal action, legal proceedings
  • 告示 【コクジ】 notice, bulletin
  • 抗告 【コウコク】 appeal, protest, complaint
  • 戒告 【カイコク】 admonition, warning, caution

Kun reading compounds

  • 告げる 【つげる】 to tell, to inform, to announce, to indicate, to signal, to mark

Readings

Japanese names:
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
gao4, gu4
Korean:
go, gog

Spanish

  • revelación
  • contar
  • informar
  • anunciar

Portuguese

  • revelação
  • contar
  • informar
  • anuncia

French

  • révélation
  • dire
  • informer
  • annoncer
398 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
507 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
481 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
320 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
900 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
296 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
408 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
490 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
690 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
703 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
892 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
288 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3062 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2134 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
3381P Morohashi
2409 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
744 New Nelson (John Haig)
247 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
262 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
398 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
480 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2477 2001 Kanji
3d4.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-4-3 SKIP code
2460.1 Four corner code
1-25-80 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
544a Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
power, force
Parts:
Variants:
courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism
Kun:
いさ.む
On:
ユウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
1319 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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  • 勇 【ユウ】 bravery, courage, heroism
  • 勇気 【ユウキ】 courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness
  • 義勇 【ギユウ】 heroism, loyalty and courage
  • 武勇 【ブユウ】 bravery, military prowess, valour, valor

Kun reading compounds

  • 勇む 【いさむ】 to be in high spirits, to be encouraged, to be lively, to cheer up

Readings

Japanese names:
お、 はや
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yong3
Korean:
yong

Spanish

  • valentía
  • audacia
  • heroísmo
  • estar en buen estado de animo
  • ser animado

Portuguese

  • coragem
  • torcer
  • estar em altos espíritos
  • heroísmo

French

  • courage
  • être en verve
  • remonter le moral
  • bravoure
  • héroïsme
524 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
622 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
592 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1167 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
726 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
825 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
371 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
908 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1386 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1474 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1154 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
218 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2592 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1326 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1798 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1419 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2360P Morohashi
2089 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
541 New Nelson (John Haig)
1407 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1509 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
535 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3545 2001 Kanji
2g7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-7-2 SKIP code
1742.7 Four corner code
1-45-06 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
52c7 Unicode hex code

6 strokes
Radical:
steam, breath
Parts:
Variants:
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Kun:
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 気 【キ】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【キアイ】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【ココロイキ】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema
  • 気 【ケ】 sign, indication, trace, touch, feeling, somehow, for some reason, seeming to be
  • 気配 【ケハイ】 indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling, tone (of the market)
  • 嫌気 【イヤキ】 dislike, disgust, disinclination, tired of
  • 水気 【ミズケ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Kun reading compounds

  • 気 【き】 spirit, mind, heart, nature, disposition, intention, mind, will, motivation, mood, feelings, consciousness, care, attention, consideration, worry, interest, (the) air, atmosphere, ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood, fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste, qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
  • 気合 【きあい】 (fighting) spirit, motivation, effort, shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.), cheer, yell, kiai, short shout when performing an attacking move
  • 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
  • 水気 【みずけ】 water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness, water vapor (vapour), steam, dropsy, edema, oedema

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
qi4
Korean:
gi

Spanish

  • espíritu
  • mente

Portuguese

  • espírito
  • mente

French

  • esprit
  • air
  • atmosphère
  • humeur
59 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
68 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
11 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
77 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2480 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
144 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
67 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
319 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.6 Japanese for Busy People
134 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
246 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3960 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1903 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
17046P Morohashi
3194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3025 New Nelson (John Haig)
1885 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
55 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
52 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2356 2001 Kanji
0a6.8 The Kanji Dictionary
3-4-2 SKIP code
2-2-4 SKIP code
8041.7 Four corner code
1-21-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6c17 Unicode hex code