916 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
905 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
573 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4817 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1407 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
974 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1155 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
341 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
341 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
729 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1809 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2099 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1092 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1488 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
280 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
40165 | Morohashi |
1666 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6218 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
274 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
292 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
907 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
505 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍼灸 【シンキュウ】 acupuncture and moxibustion
- 針葉樹 【シンヨウジュ】 conifer, needle-leaved tree
- 指針 【シシン】 needle (compass, gauge, etc.), hand (clock), indicator, pointer, index, guiding principle, guideline, guide
- 検針 【ケンシン】 inspection of a meter, reading a meter, needle detection (in garments, etc.), needle inspection
Kun reading compounds
- 針 【はり】 needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches
- 針金 【はりがね】 wire
- 縫い針 【ぬいばり】 sewing needle
- 無外傷性針 【むがいしょうせいはり】 atraumatic needle
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は
- Korean:
- chim
Spanish
- aguja
- alfiler
Portuguese
- agulha
- alfinete
- grampo
- o que pica
French
- aiguille
- épingle
- agrafe
- dard
2855 | 2001 Kanji |
8a2.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-2 | SKIP code |
8410.0 | Four corner code |
1-31-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
91dd | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉤状 【コウジョウ】 hooklike, hook-shaped, unciform
- 鉤虫 【コウチュウ】 hookworm
Kun reading compounds
- 鉤 【かぎ】 hook, hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
- かぎ括弧 【かぎかっこ】 square bracket, Japanese-style quotation marks
- 自在鉤 【じざいかぎ】 pothook (for hanging a pot, etc. over a fire)
- ひっかけ鉤 【ひっかけかぎ】 grappling hook, grappling iron
- 針 【はり】 needle, pin, hook, stinger, thorn, hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer, staple (for a stapler), needlework, sewing, malice, counter for stitches
- 鉤素 【はりす】 snell (fishing), leader, trace, cast
- 蚊針 【かばり】 fishing fly
- 毛鉤 【けばり】 (artificial) fly, fly lure
Readings
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4841 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1939 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
40319 | Morohashi |
6250 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
8a5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-5 | SKIP code |
8712.0 | Four corner code |
1-78-76 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9264 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 勾股弦 【コウコゲン】 three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
- 勾股弦の定理 【コウコゲンノテイリ】 Pythagorean theorem
Kun reading compounds
- 鉤 【かぎ】 hook, hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
- かぎ括弧 【かぎかっこ】 square bracket, Japanese-style quotation marks
Readings
- Korean:
- po
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4821 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
40220 | Morohashi |
6226 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
8a5.17 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-8-4 | SKIP code |
8712.0 | Four corner code |
1-19-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
920e | Unicode hex code |